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Description
We are a Belgian-Canadian couple living in the beautiful town of Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada. Élisabeth is a social worker, Roel works in renovation. We really like outdoor activities like hiking, snowshoes walking, skiing and crosscountry skiing and we live in a dream region for that kind of activities. We have renovated most of our 150 year old heritage home, but there's still some work to do around the house and in the garden, depending on the seasons.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will show you our beautiful region, the best places to hike, to see local wildlife and do kayak. And you can get a taste of some traditional Canadian and Belgian recepies. We also like to learn new recepies and taste meals from different countries.
The goal is to work together, the four of us, so we can learn from each other and help each other. If you want to acquire some basic maintenance skills, this would be a good place.
We have traveled a lot and we were volunteers with workaway ourselves. We really liked the experience and the exchange and we know workaway is a two way street.
At home, we speek french, so, if you want, you can learn french !
Help
We have renovated most of our house, but there are still a lot of small chores to do, like painting and some trimming. We still have some heritage windows to renovate. And we need a lot of help with cleaning. We and you together can do that like a whirlwind :-)
Ideally you are a couple and you stay for two weeks.
We have a vegetable garden and fruit garden, so there's always some work to do in our garden, mainly after and before winter.
We would like you to help for 25 hours a week. We can plan together how much hours on which day to get you the maximum of days off during your stay.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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.
Accommodation
We have a big private bedroom with queen-size bed and private bathroom for you. We provide all the meals as long as you stay. Most of them are vegetarian and vegan.
We live in town, next to the Gouffre river. Depending on the season you can rent kayaks. Shops, banks, restaurants and museums are at walking distance. The Saint Laurence stream as well. We can provide rides to go hiking and sightseeing around the area.
We like cultural exchange and we like to get to know you. But we appreciate our private time as well, and we suppose you do also.
We have a cat and some chickens.
What else ...
Community bus : mobilitecharlevoix.ca/
Tourism : tourisme-charlevoix.com/
Rent Bicycle in Baie-St-Paul : baiecycle.org/
Bus from Québec to Baie-Saint-Paul: intercar.ca/fr/carte-des-terminus
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Internet without limit.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week (25 h)
Feedback (4)
The work was enjoyable and varied, and they gave me some indoor tasks for when the… read more
J'ai passé deux semaines merveilleuses avec Roel, Elisabeth et leur adorable petit chat, Smurf. J'avais ma propre chambre avec salle de bain dans leur jolie maison qu'ils ont complètement rénovée.
Nous avons travaillé ensemble autour de la maison.
Nous avons fini de préparer le jardin avant… read more
Le workaway comme on l'aime. Élisabeth et Roel sont les meilleurs hôtes que vous pouvez rencontrer.
On a passé 10 jours merveilleux à leur côté sans oublier Smurf 😻, le petit chat de la maison.
On avait l'impression de vivre avec des amis.
Acceuillis dans leur maison ancestrale, on dormait dans une grande chambre avec… read more
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The work was enjoyable and varied, and they gave me some indoor tasks for when the… read more
J'ai passé deux semaines merveilleuses avec Roel, Elisabeth et leur adorable petit chat, Smurf. J'avais ma propre chambre avec salle de bain dans leur jolie maison qu'ils ont complètement rénovée.
Nous avons travaillé ensemble autour de la maison.
Nous avons fini de préparer le jardin avant… read more
Le workaway comme on l'aime. Élisabeth et Roel sont les meilleurs hôtes que vous pouvez rencontrer.
On a passé 10 jours merveilleux à leur côté sans oublier Smurf 😻, le petit chat de la maison.
On avait l'impression de vivre avec des amis.
Acceuillis dans leur maison ancestrale, on dormait dans une grande chambre avec… read more
