Job in einem Kulturzentrum in Eastern Ontario
Land: Kanada
Zuletzt online: 18.10.2011
Beschreibung
We are family of four: Andrzej, who is an artist, photographer; Anna who is a poet and a web-designer; Ika and Antek, two kids age 16. We also have a dog and three cats. We live in very old (160 years) house in small village Yarker, Ontario. We have opened a cultural centre here, with Film Discussion Club, lectures, slide -shows, Reading Club and jam-sessions. We opened an art gallery in the summer 2010 and we hold a big art festival every September. We have small organic garden (mix of veggies, fruits and flowers).
Region
Eastern Ontario
Arten von Arbeit
Help with Computers / internet,Other,
Art project,
Help in the house,
Building,
Gardening
Arbeit
We need help with the renovation of our house and the cultural centre. This includes construction, wall-painting, plumbing and other stuff of this sort. We also have a small organic garden and we need help with weeding, planting, picking and so on. Besides we will need someone to help us with picture-framing, with computer work fund-raising etc.. You would work as much time as you feel is all right for you and if you don't like some task we propose, you can choose to do something else instead. In general we hope for 5-6 hours of help 5 days in a week.
gesprochene Sprachen
English, French, Polish, a little bit of Spanish
Unterkunft
Our volunteer will have separate bedroom in the not-renovated part of the house. There is a bed there and some cupboards. There is a bathroom with shower in the house, the fridge, the washing machine and generally quite good conditions, even with this renovation going on.
Was noch ...
It's really fun to be here. We have all these events going on, we often have guests from all over the world, we have very interesting and nice neighbours, including local artists. There is lots of interesting things to do around here - there is beautiful hiking and biking trail, going all the way to Ottawa (and we have a bike that you can borrow), there is a river just in front of the house, great for canoeing (and we have a canoe too), there are other villages around to visit and all sorts of events going on there as well.
Please, keep in mind that we have the renovation going on in the house, so it certainly doesn't look like a five star hotel. I mean you will have your own bedroom and even with bed :), but the windows are old, walls unpainted and so on. Please read our profile carefully before deciding to write to us.
Please, keep in mind that we have the renovation going on in the house, so it certainly doesn't look like a five star hotel. I mean you will have your own bedroom and even with bed :), but the windows are old, walls unpainted and so on. Please read our profile carefully before deciding to write to us.
Host ref number: 12911848824a
Feedback left about host
Tiphaine stayed with us for two weeks. She is a wonderful person and great helper. She helped us in the garden and in the renovation (furniture renovation, plastering the walls, other tasks). She is very nice and kind, always smiling, with big, warm heart and open mind. Her presence here was like a bit of sunshine for us. I highly recommend her.
I stayed with Anna and Andrzej for about 2 weeks and it was wonderful because of their warmth and kindness, they really made me feel like home. They're very open minded and easy going, and it was a real pleasure working with them on their house and in the garden!
If you want to visit Ontario and are looking for a very nice place to stay, don't more
If you want to visit Ontario and are looking for a very nice place to stay, don't more
I loved staying with Andrzej, Anna and their family!!! It is a beautiful place, and they are really warm people!! I stayed there 2 weeks, helping Anna with the garden and Andrzej with the renovation, and it was a very good experience, i felt like i was part of the family! We ate great food, talked about everything, changing the world, it was so more
We (Laura and Michel from Germany) spent nearly one month at the place from Anna and Andrej. It was not easy for us because after half a year South- and Centralamerica it was cold for us and we needed some time to get used to the “first” world in Canada. But this couple was very nice to us. We worked in the garden, in the gallery and we more
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