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I have a large artistic house and garden in the Dandenong Ranges of outer Melbourne, near Belgrave. I have 4 children in their twenties who have just left home. I am used to a house full of people and have travelled through many countries. The travels I have enjoyed the most are when I have stayed with local people and developed relationships with them and shared our countries, language and lives. So, when my youngest daughter left home, I decided to fill their rooms with workaways. I am an architect, designer and project manager and work some days from home. I am also a qualified chef and pastry chef. I have a focus on sustainability and my house uses reclaimed timbers and recycled furniture and pieces made by my father a wood craftsman. Puffing Billy a vintage steam train runs along the back of my property, and we have views across to the sea.
The Dandenong ranges are an area where many tourists come. We have beautiful walks though temperate Mountain Ash forests, tea and coffee shops and many public gardens.
There is a bus stop that is 3 mins away which will take you to the train station, which takes you to Melbourne city. I am 45km from the city by car and the train takes around 60-70 mins. The bus runs every 30 mins until 9.30pm. If you travel to the city for the evening you will need to catch a taxi or Uber to my home. I will always be here to advise and help you and give you any information that you need. Please be aware that it is quiet and peaceful in the hills, and you are 8 mins by bus from the local shops/village and train. If you want a party house or lots of action you may need to look at Workaway hosts closer to the city.
I am a warm and welcoming person, who loves hospitality, and I don't expect you to do anything I wouldn't. But I do work hard. I have 3 rooms available with a shared bathroom. My house is yours while you are here.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
In my experience it is the cultural exchange that benefits us all. Learning language, sharing our lives. Specifically gardening, composting and seed raising. Design and building projects. And in the house, pickling, breadmaking, sourdough, fermenting and preserving, jam making and anything food related.
Arbeit
I am looking for workaways happy and experienced with projects around the garden specifically, which will involve digging, weeding, moving soil and mulch, planting and if you have the right skills, I work fulltime and don't have the time to teach you basic skills. Therefore I expect you have used garden tools, know that plants need watering and how you do that. I am also building a shed and arbor so experience in carpentry is preffered. There is also painting and general jobs around the house.
I have curtains to be .ade so sewing skills would be great and I have a pool that I need help to maintain. Whilst there are some general cleaning jobs inside and of course weekly housekeeping, most of the projects are in the garden and outside.
If it is raining or you feel the weather is too hot or cold, you may not be able to help those days and will need to make up the hours by working longer on more suitable days.
Your work is 6.30 hours on 4 days. You will have more three free full days to explore or chill. My minimum stay is a rwo weeks.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Deutsch: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
I am learning German and would love to learn how to speak it. I am also interested in understanding all languages and love to learn new words from everyone
Unterkunft
You will have you own room with a double bed, a couple of friends or partners will share a double bed, depending on availability. I provide towels, there is wardrobe space and bedside lamps, spare blankets and washing machine available. There is a shared bathroom and 2 living areas in my home, TV and some streaming services. Plenty of outside space, a large decks, courtyard and lawns to lay on. Shared kitchen. Swimming pool. There is free WIFI.
I will provide you with food and make evening meals when I am home, I cook cuisines from many countries. I eat some fish but provide mainly vegetarian meals.I encourage workaways to cook dinners to share with us all. . You are welcome to cook your own food and have access to many of the items in the fridge and pantry. If you wish to eat meat you will need to buy this and cook your own meal. Please feel at home and make your own breakfast and lunch, picnic or takeaway of needed when you are out travelling for the day. I think it is great to eat together when we are all home so we can get to know one another.
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There are many walks around the hills. It is a bush environment with many artists living here. Some need you to catch a bus and others you can walk from here. We have many parks and gardens that are worth visiting. Coffee shops and tourist shops. I can take you to some places when I can and drop you off when I am out and about. There are a couple of walk around here where you will see kangaroos or wallabies and lyrebirds which I am happy to show you.
With easy access to the city there is also the opportunity to enjoy galleries, art, museums and cultural events there. There is always something happening. Just let me know what you are interested in and i can help you with an itinerary.
I expect people to help willingly and see the exchange of help as an equal exchange for your room and food and my hospitality. I will provide a list of jobs needed and show you what they are and the tools needed the night or day before. There will be priorities on the list which will need to bed done first and then inside jibs if it is raining. Again I don't except you to do anything I wouldn't do.
I have internet access. I have 2 cats and it is a non smoking house
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
I work from home some days and the internet connection is fine
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
I have a large front drive that park your motorhome and an extension lead for power if needed.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
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She was arriving tomorrow. I had sent her 2 what's app messages and another message on workaway over the last 3 weeks. No answer.
I sent a message yesterday confirming her arrival.
She then… read more
He worked well with the other workaways and enjoyed their company. He mainly worked in the garden, using the ride on mower, weeding and making compost and mulch for the vegie patch. He was quite capable in using the equipment and tools which was great… read more
Normally, I have been working from Friday to Monday and had the other days off. You’ll have to work 3.6 hours per night that you spend there.
My tasks were to produce mulch by using a mower, raking, separating… read more
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She was arriving tomorrow. I had sent her 2 what's app messages and another message on workaway over the last 3 weeks. No answer.
I sent a message yesterday confirming her arrival.
She then… read more
He worked well with the other workaways and enjoyed their company. He mainly worked in the garden, using the ride on mower, weeding and making compost and mulch for the vegie patch. He was quite capable in using the equipment and tools which was great… read more
Normally, I have been working from Friday to Monday and had the other days off. You’ll have to work 3.6 hours per night that you spend there.
My tasks were to produce mulch by using a mower, raking, separating… read more
During my stay I helped to build a greenhouse in the back garden, I had… read more
Jody was dedicated to her tasks and took the work seriously. She was helping another workaway on the greenhouse project and very graciously took direction.
She was keen to learn new skills and became my window restorer. Puttying holes, bogging and sanding second hand windows… read more
She works as a tutor during the night and is very respectful of everyone and minimises any disturbance.
Antonia is enthusiastic to take… read more
He is always willing to please and takes any feedback with maturity and understanding.
He stayed with me for 10 weeks and fitted into the house like he had always been there. He loved all the other workaways that passed through during that time. He was eager to understand the country and its differences to… read more
She is a genuine, generous and cheerful person that made me feel like home as soon as I entered her beautiful property.
If you stay with her you will eventually find out that she is also an incredible cook and a hard-working woman with… read more
He sanded the floors in one of the bedrooms and painted the walls and trims. He is quite detailed and I felt confident that I could leave him… read more
An absolute delight. He is funny, energetic, easy going, skilled, loves cooking and baking and is very kind and considerate.
Bridger did so many projects little and big. When he woke he just got on with whatever task he was doing with no prompting.
He repaired doorknobs, replaced decking boards,… read more
There greatest skill is common sense. I could trust them to do anything. They were open to seeking advice on anything that was new to them and could anticipate any problems or impacts of the work the did.
Julia was assigned to planting all the seeds for my vegetable patch. She was… read more
He fitted in to the household well and put a huge effort into helping with the foundations of the greenhouse and concrete pouring. He was always keen to help and made sure that he understood the task at hand and asked questions.
David worked hard at everything he did. He spent… read more
I loved chatting
about life with her as we prepared dinner together. Georgina mainly worked outside in the garden and was a fearless weeder. She was respectful of house rules and always contributed with ease to anything that was happening..
She… read more
Kaaren is a master chef in the kitchen, and her meals (of all the cuisines you can possibly think of) only contribute more to the feeling of being welcomed into her home. Food is a spiritual mainline to the soul for me, and I… read more
We stayed in a lovely house surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers and felt at home as if we were in our own home.
The days we spent with Kaaren and the other workawayers made me feel like I had a family in Australia and I was happy.
I (Ayumi) was studying English and when I felt anxious… read more
She did find the gardening tasks a bit tiring but always asked for clarification if she didn't understand. She… read more
She graciously did all the work I needed her to., when others would not. She spent days clearing a shed full of timber and old building materials to get ready for a garage sale. She was methodical, and communicated well when she needed guidance. I could not have had the sale if not for her commitment to the job..… read more
