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2024 summer update:
Cecilia the host (me) is travelling, and preparing to start a new Zen Permaculture Fairyland home. Let's meet in Daylesford anyway, or connect via social media: Instagram, FB or email, so we can make cool culture-changing things together, at the next home.
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The property is a 4 bedroom house with vegetable garden, just outside the tourist town of Daylesford. The owner runs an organic kombucha brewery next door, but we won't be going there. We will just live in the house, make it nice for him, grow vegetables to eat, and have fun.
There is a good alternative community of artists and 'back to nature' creatives in this town, which is why I came here. You can be part of this community!
The householder isn't me, its my friend, the brewer. I'm staying for a few months, being the permaculture fairy, helping him declutter and reset, so it becomes a sharable permaculture paradise. Your role will be to help me do this, and bring nice energy to the house.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying here with me
I teach my helpers Japanese culture. This depends on what you want to learn: knife skills, how to fold towels, and communication skills such as how to manage annoying people gracefully. It's fun here. I do five rhythms dance, and have dinner parties with cool people that I admire, doing creative things.
You will realise hidden skills you have, because I'll be looking out for them, and making the most of them.
Help
Who we are looking for: Someone super-capable and wonderful, preferably over 26 years old.
We are looking for thoughtful, social introverts, self-directing & observant. We want someone who enjoys creating things that make life better. Familiarity with Japanese culture and language would be wonderful, because I'm in love with Japan and I'm running' workshops at a Japanese guesthouse locally, from this Winter.
Happy couples welcome.
Helping me with my online presence, for sharing a permaculture culture
Graphic Design
Videography and photography for my personal site
Sewing cosplay costumes for parties, when we start having them.
Re-planting the permaculture garden to be enchanting
Wholefood cooking
Cleaning and Re-styling the house
Feeding Chickens
Veggie garden maintenance
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Japanese: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I used to be an English teacher, and I speak Japanese, and used to be able to read it. I need practice!
Accommodation
The host is an enthusiastic vegetarian cook, who prepares elaborate food, and loves making people happy with his creations. We will have dinner together most nights. I'm flexitarian. We will supply basic ingredients for you to make your own breakfast and lunch, and of course, you can eat from the garden. If you are vegan, we might get you to cook for us : ) Send a message with your hobbies, interests, and dreams for the future, and a line or two about why you choose this house.
What else ...
Daylesford is a lovely tourist town, with a beautiful lake for taking walks or swimming. I go for bushwalks in nature almost every evening. There are many festivals here, and beautiful galleries and gardens.
To get here by public transport, take a train to Woodend, and a bus from there. I will pick you up from the town centre. Its 7 minutes to our house.
Its gorgeous here!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes. Internet is fine.
Space for parking camper vans
Driveway!
Can possibly accept pets
Cats are good. Sorry, no dogs
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Only do work you enjoy, feel free to swap any task for one you like better.
