Gardening, painting and relaxing outdoors in a lovely quiet neighborhood in Portland, USA

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  Description

  I am a single woman living in a wonderful rambling home in a lovely quiet neighborhood with wonderful neighbors in NE Portland, Oregon. I share my home with 2 sweet cats, Henry and Willow ( Willow is a deaf and loving tortoise shell cat). They live indoors but will join you outdoors on nice warm days. My daughter is grown and lives away.
  
  My home has a lovely front porch and 2 side yards with plenty of room for relaxing outdoors. I have many gardening areas that love attention in the fall, spring and summer months and could use some help with that. If not there are indoor projects too and I can find something that you can enjoy or feel a sense of contribution doing.
  
  COVID vaccine and booster is a MUST.
  
  I have lived overseas and am quasi fluent in French and Italian ( it has been awhile since I used those languages on a daily basis). I love meeting people and supporting people in their travels and transitions and this is NOT a long-term housing/living situation.
  
  I am used to sharing my home and welcome it. I have been drawn to the Work Away program as I have watched my friends host amazing people from all over the world.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  I have traveled extensively in Europe and some in Asia and always welcome learning from people from other cultures. We helped to start a Chinese immersion school as part of a group of families, which was a great learning experience and gave the gift of language and culture to our daughter.
  
  I have friends around the world and welcome the opportunity to make new friends!

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  Aide

  This summer I would love help:
  
  1. Gardening, pruning, general upkeep of the yards, (plus harvesting plums! and other fruits() and redesigning the area around my garden boxes.
  
  2. Power washing ( if you like to get wet!) the outdoor walkways.
  
  3. Maybe painting an outdoor porch (if you are here during the dry months of August and September)

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Italien: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I love languages and am happy to speak with you in English fluently or French or Italian. I would love to learn more languages too!
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  Hébergement

  I will provide you with 2 meals a day and food to make your own lunch. Meals are plant forward and flavorful ( I love cooking and wrote a book on food and Chinese medicine) I don't do dairy but happy to provide if you do, eggs are available, some fish and meat, and lots of veggies and a variety of grains/nuts. I am also gluten sensitive, but happy to provide you with gluten options such as pasta and bread.
  
  You will stay in a comfortable medium size bedroom with a full size bed, separare dressing room/closet with full dresser with a desk/table and chair for reading and relaxing. This could accommodate a couple or a lucky single! The bathroom is shared and you are responsible for sharing a thorough weekly cleaning as well as vacuuming your room and changing/washing the towels and sheets weekly. I prefer a quiet house but there is plenty of room to find places to be together or alone in the house and outdoors.

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  Autres infos...

  NON-NEGOTIABLES:
  
  *VAPE-FREE, SMOKE-FREE and DRUG-FREE property (no tobacco or marijuana). Exceptions: coffee, tea, chocolate!
  If you smoke/vape chew tobacco or weed...not here please.
  
  *NO pets or young children please.
  
  *COVID vaccine plus bivalent booster is a MUST--please do an antigen test before arriving (we have them here).
  
  *NO pets and I do NOT host families.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  The internet here is good and you have a place to work indoors in your room or outdoors on the patio.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Street parking is available.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  20 hours per week. I am flexible on how you put it together