2 hrs North of Toronto, Ontario - fantastic beach, nature, biking, skiing, sailing
Description
As we will be travelling at various times during 2012, we will not be able to plan for workaways until about 4 weeks prior to planned arrival, so if you are interested in a short notice stay, feel free to contact us, but please do not write to us with requests for visits at a later time. Also, due to our own plans, we can accommodate shorter stays of one to three weeks only for 2012.
Come and play in one of the best kept secret areas in Canada! We are located a 10 Minuts bike ride from the longest freshwater beach in the world - 18km of powdery white sand called Wasaga Beach! Our house is a short walk from lovely hiking and biking trails.We are located on the edge of town, shopping is about 10 minute bike ride. We often go to Collingwood, a very pretty tourist town nearby, once to twice a week. In the fall, we are surrounded by some of the prettiest fall colours in the world.
In exchange for about 5 hours of work per weekday, we offer accommodation (separate living quarters with bedroom, living room and kitchenette) in our large home and board for single person or couple. Depending on your background, work will consist of teaching our son high school subjects, or, if you have a background in electronics, at university level. Or it can consist of cleaning around the house like washing windows, painting inside and out and gardening
We try to enjoy some of the many events and festivals nearby in the summer and gladly take along our workaway guests.
Please note that we cook in a fairly health-conscious way.
Our household consists of Brian, 51 and Canadian, Doris, 48 and German-Canadian and Daniel, 13. We are located within a 10 minute bike ride of the longest freshwater beach in the world (Wasaga Beach), about 2 hours north of Toronto. Some trips to Toronto possible as my husband works there sometimes. We are an easygoing, well travelled family and have done home exchanges in the past.
The best time to visit our area is May to October, when you can bike to the beach and there is lots to do outdoors. There is skiing in winter, but it is fairly expensive and not comparable to other ski resorts.
Please note that we are unable to accommodate anyone younger than 20.
Come and play in one of the best kept secret areas in Canada! We are located a 10 Minuts bike ride from the longest freshwater beach in the world - 18km of powdery white sand called Wasaga Beach! Our house is a short walk from lovely hiking and biking trails.We are located on the edge of town, shopping is about 10 minute bike ride. We often go to Collingwood, a very pretty tourist town nearby, once to twice a week. In the fall, we are surrounded by some of the prettiest fall colours in the world.
In exchange for about 5 hours of work per weekday, we offer accommodation (separate living quarters with bedroom, living room and kitchenette) in our large home and board for single person or couple. Depending on your background, work will consist of teaching our son high school subjects, or, if you have a background in electronics, at university level. Or it can consist of cleaning around the house like washing windows, painting inside and out and gardening
We try to enjoy some of the many events and festivals nearby in the summer and gladly take along our workaway guests.
Please note that we cook in a fairly health-conscious way.
Our household consists of Brian, 51 and Canadian, Doris, 48 and German-Canadian and Daniel, 13. We are located within a 10 minute bike ride of the longest freshwater beach in the world (Wasaga Beach), about 2 hours north of Toronto. Some trips to Toronto possible as my husband works there sometimes. We are an easygoing, well travelled family and have done home exchanges in the past.
The best time to visit our area is May to October, when you can bike to the beach and there is lots to do outdoors. There is skiing in winter, but it is fairly expensive and not comparable to other ski resorts.
Please note that we are unable to accommodate anyone younger than 20.
Area
Canada - Ontario - Georgian Bay-Collingwood/Wasaga Beach
Type of work
Teaching,Other,
Help in the house,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Gardening
Work
We are also looking for someone who can help around the house, where the work will include things like weeding in the garden, grass cutting, washing windows, painting. Inside: vacuuming, laundry, cleaning kitchen, washing floors, painting and all kinds of other household chores - this can be for shorter workaway stays.
As we are a home schooling family, we spend a lot of time at home. Working hours can be flexible, though we recommend work in the mornings, so that you can be free to come along if we go out in the afternoons. Working days can be flexible to allow going along to Toronto the occasional day my husband travels there.
As we are a home schooling family, we spend a lot of time at home. Working hours can be flexible, though we recommend work in the mornings, so that you can be free to come along if we go out in the afternoons. Working days can be flexible to allow going along to Toronto the occasional day my husband travels there.
Languages spoken
English, German, some French
Accommodation
You would stay in a separate Nanny suite inside our large home - this consists of bedroom with a queen sized bed, living area with large-screen tv, kitchenette and private bathroom with shower. A separate entrance allows you to come and go as you please.
What else ...
We are located in a subdivision that is about 2.5 km from the nearest shopping area, about 3km to beaches. All within easy bike distance. Husband works in Toronto sometimes, so some trips there can be arranged. Google Wasaga Beach and Collingwood - Ontario for further information. Once a week we travel to the closest larger city, Barrie, where there is a mall and other shopping places. We also drive to Collingwood about twice per week, which is a quaint touristy town with lots of small shops and restaurants.
Due to the nature of the accommodation (queen sized bed) this would be suitable for single person or couple only. We will not be able to accommodate anyone younger than 19.
Due to the nature of the accommodation (queen sized bed) this would be suitable for single person or couple only. We will not be able to accommodate anyone younger than 19.
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It was such a pleasure hosting her, she was very open to new things, to go along with our family and always looked at the best of her experiences. Hard worker, pleasant personality - she has enriched our lives during her stay, we would highly recommend her to any prospective workaway host.
I had a great time with this hostfamily. They are very friendly, generous and open-minded. Working hours are quite flexible and easy going. I had a very spacious, nice private area in the house for myself. The family respected privacy but also offered many activities in my free time. The area is inviting for bikerides and has a nice beach. I would more
At our place, Kitty went above and beyond what we asked of her, and certainly never checked the clock - she often worked hours more than required. She did a great job of housecleaning, painting, organizing, window washing and continued on with even the most tedious jobs when someone else might have given up already. She was willing to try doing more
There are many different Workaway experienced to be had, and here, you simply could not ask for a more friendly family to Workaway with... an easy 4-Star rating indeed! :) This is very much a family-orientated family, they are simply the loveliest, most enthusiastic and well-mannered family I've ever had the pleasure to meet and stay with. The more
Alex stayed with us for nearly six months during this winter, and hosting her has been wonderful - I would highly recommend her as a workaway guest to anyone. She is a hard worker, does things that need doing even outside of her working hours when she sees that they need doing. She has a very calm, kind and helpful personality, and while she more
What can I say?! I couldn't have asked for a better first workaway experience! It's hard to know where to start in trying to express the gratitude I have for Doris, Brian and Daniel. From the very first moment I arrived, they were beyond hospitable. They constantly made sure I felt at home and included me in the family outings and events, more
We felt privileged to host Tim and Emma for three weeks this summer. They were both very hardworking, lent a hand when noticing something needed doing even outside their regular working hours and were just a pleasure to have around with their cheerful personalities. We were in an extreme heatwave when they were here, but they happily worked hard more
Wow! What a fantastic work away experience! Neither of us had any expectations of what a work experience would involve or be like, but we seriously got lucky.
From the first moment we met Doris, Brian and Daniel we felt apart of the family. They kindly worked us in with Brian's work schedule so they could pick us up from Toronto, which we greatly more
From the first moment we met Doris, Brian and Daniel we felt apart of the family. They kindly worked us in with Brian's work schedule so they could pick us up from Toronto, which we greatly more
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