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Hi ! I'm living half of my time in town (Montreal) and the other half in the country, between two fields, in a nice and old little country house. It's not luxurius, but it's a time-traveling experience !!!
I'd like to share this space with amazing people ! I'm a social being and love to have people around. When I'm here, it's a chance to discuss existential-life issues, play boardgames, show you around, cook together... And when I'm not, you can enjoy some time alone in the house. A perfect balance...
I'm a psychosociologist and osteopath (alternative health care), and a dedicated mom. I use to work in collective gardens for years, so when I got this place, I planted a few fruits trees and bushes, and gave love to the organic garden on site.
I don't have so much work to do around, so I'm looking for something closer to a roomate relationship. It's so much easier to take care of this place with others (cooking, chopping wood, shoveling snow, passing the lawnmore and weedeater, fixingbroken things, pass the broom and clean up the space, take care of the garden...). You will stay for free, but we'll share the cost of food.
I have a non-binary teenager who still comes in to sometimes, on weekends, so you need not to be scared of kids ;) And my charming trans boyfriend is sometimes also around with me.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak french and english, we know the place around and nice places to hike and rock climb...
Eco friendly... LGBTQ+ friendly... Vegetarian-vegan friendly...
Projects involving children
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Help
Cold season : Cooking, cleaning, chopping wood, shoveling snow...
Rest of the time : Gardening, cooking, cleaning, mowing the lawn...
Pretty much, being a nice roomate for the time you pass by !
As the work needed is really low, we'll be sharing the cost of the food.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
It will be a pleasure to help you practice your french or english with us. But you have to know enough of at least one of them when you come to be able to communicate your needs and understand what we say...
Accommodation
150 years old traditional canadian country house... Internet but not fast, running water but not heated, electricity but also a big firestove, between two fields but not far from the village.
You'll have a room ready for you, with a double bed (couples are welcome !). The room closes with a curtain. If you come with your kids, we also have access to a single bed and a futon in the living room upstairs.
In summer, we have an outside shower we can use. In winter, it's old fashion (warm up the water for the bath...), but you can always decide to go for a spa-day, or to a gym in town.
As I said, I'm expected to be here on site only half of the time.
What else ...
A lot of local producers around, but also an amazing place to play outside ! (hiking and rock climbing, snowshoeing...)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have access to internet, but it's slow... Perfect place to write your papers if you are a student. Nice place to stay focus, next to the fire.
Can possibly accept pets
To discuss... But would be nice.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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During his stay, he helped with some painting and learned the skills he didn't have by looking at youtube tutorials! I was with him 3 months into his "learning english" adventure and we were always able to understand each other.
My only regret was not to have had more… read more
Malgré le fait que je l'ai peu vu j'ai grandement apprécié nos conversations littéraires ainsi que sa vaste culture sur de nombreux sujets !
Le côté un peu rustique du robinet d'eau froide pour se laver ne m'a pas dérangée, j'ai eu l'étrange… read more
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During his stay, he helped with some painting and learned the skills he didn't have by looking at youtube tutorials! I was with him 3 months into his "learning english" adventure and we were always able to understand each other.
My only regret was not to have had more… read more
Malgré le fait que je l'ai peu vu j'ai grandement apprécié nos conversations littéraires ainsi que sa vaste culture sur de nombreux sujets !
Le côté un peu rustique du robinet d'eau froide pour se laver ne m'a pas dérangée, j'ai eu l'étrange… read more
During my different workaways, I often had the experience to acclimate to the host's routine, to their environment, and the feeling of being an external element was… read more
We talked, played bordgames, when to see a movie downtown, walked outside... When I wasn't there,… read more
Dès le premier soir elle a su nous mettre à l'aise, nous avons super bien mangé, jouer à des jeux de société et bien rigolé. Nous nous sommes occupé des choses du moment qu'il y avait à faire dans cette petite maison... tel que dénneigé, couper du bois, réparé quelques bricoles et surtout entretenir le… read more
