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We are currently unable to host workawayers for the next few months. We wish you all the best in finding a host and for your stay in Perth!
We are a family of four - Erin, Harley, Jasper (5 years) and Anton (2 years) - living in Perth, close to the city.
We are a busy family, we enjoy spending time with people, working hard, and engaging in various activities or interests throughout our days.
We like to spend time outside, at home in the garden or "mud pit" or going to parks, and for nature/bush walks. We enjoy good food and trying different cuisines. We love playing together, which includes Lego, painting, board games, and puzzles. Jasper and Anton love to move and jump and run/crawl and play :)
We often spend time with Erin's sister's family, who have 4 kids. Our nephew/cousin (3 years old) usually visits 1-2 days per week while his parents work and older siblings are at school.
We love learning about the world and have travelled a lot through Europe and parts of America and Asia; we have used Workaway during our travels previously and would love to continue the cultural exchange as hosts.
We would like the opportunity to spend time with people and to experience/learn about different cultures and hear different languages (especially for our children too). We like exploring our own city/area and it's fun to do this with people who are visiting and excited to explore too.
Our extended families live in a small town and on a farm about 1 hour from Perth, occasionally we help on the farm and this might be part of a Workaway stay if it suits.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would love to share parts of our family life and city/area with people who are travelling and keen to explore. We may be able to explore the city/area together or we can help with planning for getting around to see/do different things in the area. If we travel to different areas/to our family's farms, Workawayers are welcome to travel with us if we can accommodate everyone in the car :)
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are always grateful for help with cooking and various cleaning tasks around the house (especially keeping the floors clean!).
We have a nice backyard that needs some repair and ongoing maintenance - gardening, lawn mowing, weeding, etc. We may be doing some bigger projects like digging out a retaining area and removing some trees/bushes.
We may need some help with looking after the children sometimes.
We may help our families with farm chores occasionally (seasonally).
We would like to experience/learn about different cultures and hear different languages. We would like to learn/practice some German in particular (very basic), but any language is great!
We expect approximately 20 hours of help per week.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Accommodation
Workawayers are welcome to stay in our guest room (queen bed) in the house or to camp in our front/backyard in a tent/campervan/caravan if that's preferred, depending on the weather :) There is a bathroom/toilet that is shared (mostly with the children). We provide food/meals and have a washing machine that Workawayers are welcome to use.
What else ...
We live approximately 10-15 minutes walk from a train station that links to the city. Bus stops are nearby depending on the destination. We live approximately 5 minutes drive/30 minutes walk from shopping centers. We have many parks nearby to our house (5-10 minutes walk) that are lovely to go for walks/spend time in green space.
We like to eat meals together and would enjoy Workawayers' company at meal times and in the evenings, but we also appreciate that people need space so this isn't a fixed expectation. We eat meat as a regular part of our varied diet, but can accommodate people with a vegetarian diet during their stay.
While the house can be messy at times (especially with 2 young children), we try to keep it as clean as possible and ask that our guests do the same.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good Wi-Fi, but we do not have a dedicated desk for you to work at.
Space for parking camper vans
There is paved and lawn space at the front of our home that can accommodate a campervan/caravan/camping set up.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
20 hours per week
Feedback (4)
They gave us a list of tasks that needed doing each day (usually either gardening work or cleaning) which we talked through altogether each morning and then were left to… read more
From the moment we arrived we felt right at home. Erin even picked us up from the airport.
We had our own room and everything was at our disposal.
The tasks were to help with the upkeep of the house and garden, and to cook dinner.
The parents are very open-minded and cultured, and talking… read more
first of all, thank you sooo much for the lovely time in Perth :) We had such a wonderful time with you. We felt so welcome and comfortable.
We helped with general tasks, like cleaning and helping in the garden. We enjoyed the play time with Jasper and Anton and we're missing playing with them.
They showed… read more
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They gave us a list of tasks that needed doing each day (usually either gardening work or cleaning) which we talked through altogether each morning and then were left to… read more
From the moment we arrived we felt right at home. Erin even picked us up from the airport.
We had our own room and everything was at our disposal.
The tasks were to help with the upkeep of the house and garden, and to cook dinner.
The parents are very open-minded and cultured, and talking… read more
first of all, thank you sooo much for the lovely time in Perth :) We had such a wonderful time with you. We felt so welcome and comfortable.
We helped with general tasks, like cleaning and helping in the garden. We enjoyed the play time with Jasper and Anton and we're missing playing with them.
They showed… read more
She settled in quickly and would help with most things we asked her to do, and she gave things a try even if she wasn't sure or hadn't done it before. She is very independent but would ask for help if she needed it or if… read more
I would help around the house… read more
