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We are currently
At home
Our next destination:
Québec, Canada - from Apr 2024 until Oct 2024 View all
Description
Bonjour!
We are Nicole and Pete and we are moving from the UK to Quebec in April 2024 for 6 months. Pete will be working remotely and I am looking for work and volunteer roles for this time. We are hoping to spend weekends or weeks off exploring the province through workaway and connecting with the local community.
Our goals for this trip are:
1) Learn French! (hopefully to a good standard..!)
2) Explore and immerse ourselves in a different country/culture
3) Meet new people and make lifelong friends
4) Be part of a community and contribute our skills
5) Reconnect with my Québécois family
My background is Midwifery (sage femme). I work in Oxford as a full time midwife and although I will miss it whilst I am away, it is a tough job and I am looking forward to stepping away and reconnecting with the wider world. Being a midwife I have great communication and people skills, I am organised, professional, determined and brave! I thrive in busy and demanding environments. I am also very active and spend my time hiking, running and looking after cats! We are big outdoorsy people!
Pete is working as an aerospace engineer for a company based in the UK. His background is engineering and aerospace dynamics and he has completed his masters and PhD in this field. He is passionate about his work and enjoys contributing to something worthwhile. Pete enjoys rock climbing, bouldering, keeping fit and exploring the outdoors. He is an innovative thinker due to his engineering background and is fantastic at fixing things inside and outside the house.
We both have a foundation understanding of French from studying it at school and are currently taking lessons in the UK. We hope we will be speaking a good level of French by the time we arrive in Quebec.
We look forward to meeting you!
Interests
MountainGardeningDIY & craftsAdventure sportsHitchhikingCulturePetsSustainabilityAstronomyBeachBooksCyclingOutdoor activitiesLanguagesHikingFitnessCampingFarmingNatureVegetarian or vegan
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Languages
Languages spoken
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
Eco Projects
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
Nicole:
- Communication and people skills
- Medical knowledge (BSc in Midwifery including first aid/resuscitation)
- Animal/Pet skills (Owned and looked after cats, rabbits, dogs. Worked at a goat farm, bison farm and dog kennel)
- Fit and strong!
- Childcare (Au pair in Australia)
- Vegetarian and vegan cooking
- Ranch and farm based work (Workaways in Hawaii and Canada)
Pete:
- Communication and people skills
- DIY inside and outside the house (Has been a landlord and degree in engineering)
- Mathematics (masters and PhD involved complex maths)
- Coding/computer skills
- Financial advice
- Fit and strong!
- Cooking
Age
30 & 34
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian
