Profilangaben
Host Bewertung
100 %
Letzte Antwort
14 Sept. 2025
Beantwortungsquote
100.0 %
Usually responds innerh. 5 Tage
Feedback
16
ID verified
Verifizierte E-Mail
Abzeichen (4)
Geforderte Mindest-Aufenthaltsdauer: mindestens 1 Monat
Informationen
Beschreibung
Come and experience life out in Glen Eden West Auckland, gateway to the Waitakere Ranges and Karekare, Piha beach.
Kerri is as Kiwi as they come, and works part time at a University mentoring students from the school of education.
She has been teaching for 20 years and has lots of experience and knowledge.
When she is not working you may find her in the garden or running errands for the kids or reading, or fixing stuff in her shed.
This winter is drawing to an end spring is upon us, summer is glorious in Auckland.
Aniela is 11 now she is outgoing talkative and loves fashion and nail polish, she is independent and loves animals.
Now she is at intermediate she keeps to herself a bit more.
Lukasz is 9, he lives to play football, and he can likely tell you all the stats of your famous football players.
He also likes basketball and skateboarding and cricket.
Both kids are pretty busy with school.
In our week we usually have football training and a weekend game.
Swimming lessons during the weeks,
Tap dance at the weekend.
My children help me so much so it is a nice break to have a workaway to help out around the house.
Every second weekend they are with their Dad in the city, so there is plenty of un interupted downtime for you.
We have 2 cats, they are crazy lovely.
Kerri's Dad helps out with childcare as well, Ian's passions are travel and he is widely travelled chances are he has been to your homeland.
He also used to teach English as a second language and would be helpful with travel tips.
He has also worked in the car industry all his life and is great to chat to about cars.
If you have time to listen his stories are elaborative.
My Mum loves animals and has dogs and shows them in dog shows and does agility, you will see a bit of my parents if my dad is not away traveling.
We like to think we are really easy going and friendly and would make anyone feel at home and relaxed.
We don't have many house rules, just be open and communicate and be honest.
The kids Dad Mieszko lives in an apartment in the city, he is an expert on Urban development and infrastructure and transportation and transport planing as well as leadership.
He also loves football, you will see him around around from time to time
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Sprachpraxis
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
House sitting
Interessengebiete
Karitative Arbeiten
Sprachen
Gartenarbeiten
Zeichnen & Malen
Heimwerken & DIY
Tiere
Natur
Camping
Strand
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
To the West of Glen Eden is Oratia where you will find farmers markets and vineyards, To the East is New Lynn with trendy eateries and shopping malls.
Southwest is a Suburb called Titirangi.
West Auckland has stunning Fauna and Flora and trees, it is a diverse area with so much to offer.
The beaches are spectacular if you have time go and see them.
Check swimsafe online to see if they are safe to swim and if there are flags aka ways swim between the flag.
NZ West Coast beaches have an undertow and rips which can be dangerous.
We are not far from the centre of Glen Eden with local shops and a 15 m walk to the train station, bus services at the end of our road.
I have a Hop card you can use but if you are coming from the airport you will have to buy one to be able to use the bus.
There is so much to do and see in Auckland, we don't consider ourselves close to Auckland CBD, but its only 40 minutes on a train.
From Kerri Learn about Children's development and why children are becoming risk adverse and what skills children need to survive nowadays to grow up to be contributing to society.
Auckland is a vibrant diverse town, if you are open to learning then you can learn what ever you want.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
You main role is to be a help to me and the children, when I have online meetings you could play a board game with them or do art, they both have art tables.
You can shoot hoops with Lukasz and kick a football with him, go for bike rides with him.
You can walk the kids to the local Library .
Sometimes you may help get the kids to school or just be available to see they have breakfast and get to school if I have an early meeting.
You could also babysit at nite so I can go out to the gym.
Also general help around the house is appreciated.
I may ask you to help my elderly parents with odd job s as well.
Odd jobs like washing windows or help in moving stuff outside.
I find I have to help them more and more so I may involve you.
The children have been learning Polish so if you speak Polish then we would love to teach them some more, us as well.
When you are with the children I request that you give them your attention and are most mindful of how much time you spend looking at your phone.
Cooking wise, you would make dinner a couple of nights a week when i work that would be appreciated.
Now that the kids are older it helps to have workaways cook the evening meal.
It would help if you can bake.
We don't have much in the way of foods with sugar in the house but they can have treats on weekends and I don't mind if you buy your own sweets but you have to keep them in your room and not eat them in front of the kids.
We will provide basic food, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, breakfast and Lunch in NZ is very casual and you just find your own from what we have.
There is always Veggies, Fruit, Bread cereal and eggs.
I am happy to include foods you like in the grocery shop but if you are a big eater then please buy your snack foods yourself.
Food is expensive in NZ so we have to stick to a budget and be mindful not to waste food.
I don't drink coffee, sorry you have to provide your own.
Kiwi's do not have a big sit down lunch, we will eat out in the garden, or grab a sandwich.
I hear that is different from other cultures.
Most workaways enjoy using our kitchen, it has lots of space.
When the kids are away at their Dads we can share the cooking, I am not that motivated to cook a full meal when the kids are away so you may be cooking for yourself a lot:
I love workaways that see a job that needs doing and offer to do it, like meal prep or making the kids beds or tidying the lounge room that is the best as it gives me a break.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Maori: Grundkenntnisse
Polnisch: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
It’s is so beneficial to be exposed to new languages I love this for my children. We would love to learn more Polish and begin learning Spanish.
Unterkunft
Single dwelling house Small study off the garage with desk and chair, single bed wardrobe, Internet, your own access through the garage if you want but most people just use the main access with us.
You would share a bathroom with the children with a bath and a shower.
You could help keep it clean and clean the shower before you leave us.
There is a fridge in the garage as well for your drinks and any special foods you buy. The garage has carpet and it is very cosy.
Was noch ...
We want to learn from you, teach us your language.
We are so close to the train and bus services
Download the AT mobile app to understand our transport system.
There is a great initiative called EcoMatters and they have a hub in New Lynn where you can purchase sustainable products, this is where I refill my shampoo and conditioner and cleaning products.
They also have a bike hub where you could buy a cheap bike or go to fix your bicycle and access free use of tools and maps, this is where my children have got there bikes from.
Google them.
Ecco matter and bike hub New Lynn
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We are down a long drive so there is ample room, but no turning space so as long as you can reverse well, all good.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
eine(n)
Meine Tiere/Haustiere
Forest
Forest is a female feline :) she is lovely and follows you around.
We also have Raven
Also a female feline she is very sweet but it takes her some time to adjust to new people in the house.
Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
Feedback (5)
Claudia has a calm and proactive trustworthy way about her, she was also happy to help out with gardening and DIY… read more
She joined us for an active summer couple of weeks.
We took her to beaches and kayaking.
She would ride the bicycle with the kids most days.
She helped me navigate my local Asian shop and she cooked the best Laksa!
And before she… read more
She took the kids on outings in the community and let them teach her how to skateboard so she is brave.
Gabriela is reliable and honest and s he is easy to talk to.
She even made us a traditional Bulgarian… read more
While my main role was assisting with the children and tackling a few garden tasks, I liked how vibrant the energy of the household… read more
Weitere Bilder
Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
Feedback
Dies sind zusätzliche optionale Bewertungen, wenn Mitglieder Feedback hinterlassen. Es wird die im Schnitt hinterlassene Bewertung für jede Option angezeigt.
Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
(5.0)
Kultureller Austausch:
(4.8)
Kommunikation:
(4.8)
Claudia has a calm and proactive trustworthy way about her, she was also happy to help out with gardening and DIY… read more
She joined us for an active summer couple of weeks.
We took her to beaches and kayaking.
She would ride the bicycle with the kids most days.
She helped me navigate my local Asian shop and she cooked the best Laksa!
And before she… read more
She took the kids on outings in the community and let them teach her how to skateboard so she is brave.
Gabriela is reliable and honest and s he is easy to talk to.
She even made us a traditional Bulgarian… read more
While my main role was assisting with the children and tackling a few garden tasks, I liked how vibrant the energy of the household… read more
She played endless monopoly which takes patience.
Some of the jobs were tedious like sorting Lego but she made the most of it.
She is super adaptable which is important to us because the kids go between 2 parents:
Marlou also helped out… read more
Kerri immediately made me feel at home. She is very easygoing and I enjoyed our interactions and conversations. Aniela and Lukasz are just lovely. They are happy and very… read more
Margot has a great energetic energy with children, her love of sport and culture was a great fit for our… read more
Claudia has a diverse background and upbringing which meant she was knowledgeable and practical with DIY skills and she completed many jobs around the house inside and outside for us.
Claudia also shared her Polish customs with us including cooking and we… read more
My house has not been this organised and tidy in so many years.
Sandrine also has a lovely natural ease with children and she is adventurous, my son taught her to use a skateboard and she took the lessons so complimentary from a bossy 6… read more
Kami came to us initially for 2 weeks and then Covid hit NZ so she stayed with us for much longer, words can't really express the gratitude I feel for the care and respect she gave our 2 children, and the friendship she showed my husband and i.
Our children… read more
She loves to sing, and she likes to potter around the house and can adjust to a new home in just a few days.
Jetties has a friendly disposition that enables her to to talk to anyone of any age and she was… read more
She was very hardworking from day dot and didn’t even seem to be jet lagged.
She is extremely confident and can relate to new people really easy,
She was very kind to our children and we really appreciated all the meal planning and cooking and she is a great… read more
She is very wise and sociable and made us all feel at ease.
She has a very calm relaxed nature with children; our children miss her very much already.
Annika was eager to learn new skills and asked lots of questions to help her understand her… read more
