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Nestled beside the Sifton Bog in London Ontario, our location features a vernal pond, lots of deer in the yard, rare birds and plants with hours of wooded hiking trails. We are also walking distance to Starbucks, gourmet shopping etc. I am a senior but very active.
I take care of Adam a 41 year old developmentally delayed but very loving gentleman who gets along with others well and is fun to be around.
We also have an 8 year old Roti who loves attention but mostly just sleeps! . We like to eat well, enjoy concerts at the music school, ebiking in Springbank Park and along the Thames Valley Parkway, active in VR with an old school Meta Quest 2 but mostly enjoy learning about other cultures.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Events & social
Videography
Technology
Sustainability
Self development
Movies & TV
Culture
Drawing & painting
Animals
Carpentry
Performing arts
Photography
Plant care
Music
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Art & design
Architecture
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Beach
Sailing / Boating
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
London has great bike trails along the river. State of the art live Theatre as well as a large music and art scene. Festivals and fun events all year long.
There is lots of recreational activities in this University town. Great Theatre, large parks. We have a canoe available with a wheeled carrier close to the Thames River ( 5 min walk). There are two shopping areas within walking distance with most amenities. Boler Mountain the southern most ski hill in Canada is a few minutes away by car and features Zip line and Canapy Walk. Use of a ebike when available comes with the room as well as food. There is also a covered 4 season gas Barbeque and camp fire pit.
We have tickets to the Stratford Festival ( Canada's premier theatre) until October you are welcome to join us. Great line up for 2024 season.
Help
Light duties around the house, yard work including weeding ,mulching , painting (touch ups), cleaning, sorting, stain and repair wood deck Four to five hours a day 5 days a week.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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
Bright Sunny private room with massive headboarded queen bed and leather easy chair. The single family home is a 3 bedroom side split with four levels of finished space including a glass sunroom. Room comes with an ebike when available.
What else ...
The Stratford Festival, Canada's national theatre is 40 minutes away by car. Warm friendly safe area with lots of wooded trails and wet lands right out the back door! Ebike and Virtual reality system included
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
wifi is good, room is nice chores are light,extra ebike is here for your use once back from the shop. Downtown is a 20 min ebike ride away along the river.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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We thoroughly enjoyed her stay and give her our highest recomendation.
We loved having her… read more
Strongly recommend
lovely and beautiful girl Rottweiler dog Lola!
They were very tolerance and kind to me, who can hardly speak English.
The neighbors are also nice people.
They always say morning! hello! hi!
Rick accepts people's pace, and he believes and leaves the job to me.
My job was… read more
Rick is a knowledgeable fellow and great company. I very much enjoyed spending time with him and his girlfriend and learn about London and its history. They are very kind people… read more
Also I had some chances to interact with locals. They were also nice and kind.
The work of repainting was not hard for me. It took 3-4 fours a day, so I could value my personal time.
Rick always praised me after I finished my job.
This was my first time to use workaway,… read more
She is… read more
They are such kind and generous people, and it did not take me long to feel comfortable with living at their place(the house itself was cozy, too).
My work was mainly organizing and cleaning in the house, and it was not hard at all. Both Rick and Adam were really appreciative and… read more
She was great at reorganizing cupboards, cleaning tile grout on the entrance floor and finding and harvesting a big Christmas tree. We will miss her.
Rick needed help with clearing and painting his garage as well as some doors in the house and was really easygoing and encouraging… read more
She is well traveled and was highly regarded at several dinner parties where her cultural exchange prowess was noted by all who met with and enjoyed her company. Highly recommended.
Went to cooking classes with them and to concerts… read more
