Information du profil
Évaluation d'hôte
100 %
Last replied
23 avr. 2024
Taux de réponse
87.5 %
Usually responds ≤ 27 jours
Feedback
18
Facebook verified
E-mail vérifié
Badges (3)
Infos
Description
** I will be looking for someone to house and Audrey sit for 6-8 weeks sometime in January, February and March. This would be best for someone who has their own vehicle.**
Hi! I'm Jen..a fun and friendly female living in a rustic and almost 200yr old gold miner's cottage in the gorgeous village of Waverley, which is about 20 minutes outside Halifax. I have two sweet little 10lb wonderdogs rescued from the Dominican Republic named Peru and Audrey. Audrey is a relatively new arrival and also has special needs as she was attacked by a large dog while in the Dominican, which initially, paralyzed her hind end. She has made incredible progress since then and is very mobile. She just moves funny, like a 20-something in heels out clubbing in the middle of an icy winter. We are still working on her being housetrained so wee puddles and poops are common. She also has PTSD from the attack, so any form of correction sends her scurrying in terror, leaving a trail of pee 🙈 The extremely cold weather last winter has not helped her progress but she is getting there ❤.
My reality is, my lovely but rustic old house is aging faster than I can keep up with it, so I am hoping to find an animal friendly person with interest and/or skills in carpentry, renovation or construction...or at least a willingness to watch how-to YouTube videos with me as I need help with some long outstanding projects in this lovely old home.
I lead a wonderful, interesting and charmed life.. I travel a lot (pre-Covid), which is why I have so many outstanding projects! Each August I head to Nevada for 4-5 weeks for Burning Man. I am the regional contact for the Burning Man organization here in the Maritimes and love telling stories of adventures in the desert!
I bought 5 acres of beautiful forest in the spring of 2021 and am gradually building a small off-grid cabin on it, so help with that would also be wonderful!
I offer a very warm and welcoming environment and will ensure you are comfortable and well fed! While my home is not on a bus route, I can run you to the closest bus stop which has an express bus to Halifax. I have been a Couchsurfing host for over 10 years and have hosted people from all over the world. I heat predominately with wood in the winter, although I do have a furnace to take the chill out of the air in the mornings.
I have high speed internet but not so high speed in the guest cottage!
If we get along well, there are often opportunity to for you to stay here while I am off adventuring.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I am happy to help you with your English language skills, and teach you all about Burning Man. Also, even if you have only basic renovation skills, let's learn how to do things together! 😆
Aide
I have many projects for us to tackle! If you have experience with home renovations, carpentry skills, woodworking, or even a really strong drive to learn how to do these things, I think you'd enjoy hanging out here!
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
Single bed in living room for winter months. Shared bathroom with claw foot tub and separate shower. In spring/summer/fall, I have a rustic guest cottage that can accommodate a single or couple in a queen bed. There is an electric heater for spring/ fall season and a pellet stove for the winter.
Autres infos...
There are gorgeous walking trails close to my home. I have a couple of kayaks you can use in the lakes that surround where I live. Plus, there is Halifax only 25 minutes away, which is a fantastic city to explore.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
Jen rescued me from a previous disastrous workaway experience in november 2020. I stayed until march 2021.
It took me two years to complete this feedback (sorry Jen) maybe out of denial that it was over? We spent a incredibely wholesome winter together, laughing a lot, crying a… read more
Feedback
Ce sont des évaluations supplémentaires en option lorsque les membres laissent un feedback. La note moyenne pour chaque option est affichée.
Exactitude du profil:
(5.0)
Échange culturel:
(5.0)
Communication:
(5.0)
Jen rescued me from a previous disastrous workaway experience in november 2020. I stayed until march 2021.
It took me two years to complete this feedback (sorry Jen) maybe out of denial that it was over? We spent a incredibely wholesome winter together, laughing a lot, crying a… read more
Jen can tell you a thousand stories about traveling, burning man, life… read more
We house sat for 3 weeks whilst she was at Burning Man, and then enjoyed 2 further weeks of her company getting involved in various projects around the house. She is a goldmine of information and we learnt a lot both in regards to DIY and life itself.
We leave having made a new friend… read more
She really strives to ensure you experience the cultural exchange that WorkAway is about. Here you can work hard, but you will play hard too!
She generously welcomes you into her beautiful home, you'll… read more
Holly is absolutely amazing!! She arrived in Halifax with a smile and a can-do attitude! Every moment we spent together was enjoyable. Holly takes direction well but is also very capable of being thrown a task and just getting it done well. Welcome her into your home with open arms and enjoy her charm and hard work given.
She showed me around the most beautiful places in Novia Scotia (although she kept repeating that I havent even seen half of it) and I could live out… read more
