Julie & Gavin

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Description

Gavin is fron South England and Julie is French, we both met in Edinburgh 4 and a half years ago, we both are in love with Edinburgh and the Highlands but so excited to travel inCanada.

Julie -
I Graduated an HND Wildlife and Conservation Management this year I love getting my hands dirty outside, gardening , cooking, helping in General. I love processing food from local sources- foraging and make preserves for winter ( I assist my mum and sister every summer ).
I am passionnate about nature and learn species names, especially Birds and Mushrooms.

I have 6 Years of Hospitality experience ( Housekeeper, kitchen porter, breakfast assistant, barista, receptionnist) and what I love the most is be part of a funny and supportive team.
I have been travelling using Helpx, couchsurfing and woofing in australia for a year and i just loved living staying with locals, this is the best way of travelling and learning about people and local culture.

Gavin -
I have 4 years of hospitality expereince, where I have been a waiter, a deli counter assistant, fishmonger, barback and bartender at both a fish smokery and a high end art deco restaraunt. Coupled with this is 3 and a half years working at an independant book and antiques dealership and in a managerial role with the LEGO Group, before finishing as a Visitor Expereince Team Lead at the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. In between this was a six month stint as a Games Master for an Escape room and somewhere along the line studying a BA Hons in Film and Video and an MA with Distinction in Screenwriting.

I relish taking on new opportunities and trying my hand at different roles, but most importantly its the thrill of meeting new people, hearing their stories and having a chance to connect with a multitude of people from a whole plethora of backgrounds.

Interests

Cooking & food

Plant care

Writing

History

Hiking

Movies & TV

Mountain

Outdoor activities

Vegetarian or vegan

Nature

Culture

Books

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent

More details about my language interests
Julie - Happy to teach french/ learn spanish _ Gavin - Teach english ( trying to learn french)

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

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Some knowledge of:  

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

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Able to teach about:  

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

More details about your skills

Julie - Physically fit for outdoors tasks. Love helping people and find the right information for them. I can cook, clean, build furnitures, be happy, make crepes, drive, paint, be multitask, great Catan player
Hospitality skills, team adaptation :)

Gavin - Inventing dishes, cooking from scratch, mixing drinks, customer facing skills, public speaking, great storyteller, research and manual labour .*Run D&D from scratch

Age

33 & 33

What else ...

We love boardgames and Hiking :)

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  Nuts - walnut, brazil and macadamia.

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  Special dietary requirements
  Mostly eat vegetarian.