Join our family and play with our kids or help out in the yard in beautiful Bariloche, Argentina

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  Description

  Our family includes two adults and two young children, ages 5 and 4. Don and Rochelle met living in Portland, Oregon in 2011 and some of our adventures together include bike touring the TransAmerica trail across the United States, a year backpacking around South America, thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, completing the 3 Passes Trek in Nepal and motor-biking the length of Vietnam. More recently, we took off on what was meant to be a year-long trip around South America with our then 3 and 2 year olds, but which turned into a permanent move to the incredible town of Bariloche, Argentina in Northern Patagonia. We fell in love with life in Argentina and couldn't imagine raising our children anywhere else. We spent our savings on a fairytale cabin and are building our life as expats, while trying to master Spanish and raise well-rounded and happy kids. Our home is located in a great neighborhood, just 3 blocks from the beach (Lago Nahuel Huapi) and 15 minutes from the Cerro Catedral ski resort. We have a small but beautiful yard that needs a lot of love and our property also has an adorable cabin that we have fixed up and which we hope to offer to our workaway guests. Our children are high-energy, curious, nature-loving, bilingual free spirits.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our family is American and we hail from Michigan and California. Our children are being raised bilingual and are young enough that they will likely identify more as Argentinians than Americans in the years to come. We have inserted ourselves into Argentinian culture and daily life and enjoy asados, mate, the Spanish language and are learning how to live a more simple and tranquilo life. Rochelle is an educator and wilderness therapist and Don has always worked in the outdoor industry but has recently transitioned into tech. We are highly experienced in world travel and outdoor adventure and would love to share our knowledge and experience with our guests. More than anything, we are eager to learn from others and we are an extremely open and accepting family that values differences and celebrates diversity.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are looking for a single person or a young couple that can help us with our kids and our property. We would love to welcome someone who loves young children and is eager to provide art opportunities and lessons, is excited about child-led free-play and who values the importance of time in nature for kids. We'd love if someone was eager to take our children to the beach, on hikes and on bike rides, or set up art activities or science experiments. We could also use help turning our yard into a beautiful garden, so anyone with landscaping or gardening experience would be especially welcomed. Our home is older and in need of many repairs and upgrades so handyman experience or knowledge is a plus.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We have available an adorable one bedroom, one bath cabin with a double bed and a sofa bed that we recently fixed up. It fits one person comfortably, or two adventurous young people who don't mind shared space ;-) It has a full kitchen with stove, oven, microwave and refrigerator, a flat-screen smart TV, fiber optic wifi and a bathroom with a hot shower and great water pressure. Guests will need to provide all their own meals, though we hope to share the occasional asado or family meal.
  
  Our outdoor parilla is also available for guest use. The cabin is on our property and within steps of our home, so guests need to be comfortable living in close proximity to the noise and energy of two young children. We have one amazing indoor/outdoor cat named Grey who we adore. We are very clean and organized people and we are looking for guests who also value cleanliness. On our property there is a place for everything and every is in its place.
  
  We are unable to host smokers on our property and we also ask that alcohol consumption remain mild and responsible. The property is very safe and private, with a fully-enclosed tree perimeter and locked gate. There is parking available outside the gate, and a bus stop 3 blocks away. The bus system in Bariloche is very dependable and every 20 minutes a bus passes that takes you downtown within 20 minutes. There are numerous grocery stores, cafes and fruit stands all within walking distance from the house. Finally, the beach is only 3 blocks away and guests are welcome to use our kayaks or paddle board.

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  What else ...

  Bariloche is a magical place. You are surrounded in all directions by the Andes mountains, dozens of crystal-clear lakes, refugios, thousands of kilometers of hiking trails and the kindest and most relaxed people you've ever met. Argentina is proud of their unique culture which can feel at times a bit European, but with the beloved closeness and joy of South America. Family and friends come before anything else here. One of the main reasons we made the move here was so that Rochelle could eventually start a nature-based, child-led international school...so we are excited to see who we meet and perhaps even find others who share this vision and can contribute to this long-term plan. We look forward to meeting you soon!

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week