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Beschreibung
*Availability for volunteers*
Hello, we are family, Helen, my husband Shun, Wren (11) and Taiga (8),
We live in a house with a reasonable garden and caravan (where you will be staying) We are a jolly bunch (most often). I am an Artist and Teacher, and Shun is a Shearer. We are a Japanese/English family and used to volunteering so know how it is to be in your situation. We love food and eat everything. but can cater for you given prior notice... (to avoid confusion please make a feature of your dietary requirements when initially contacting us inc specific likes/dislikes - we live frugally and need to shop carefully and would like you to have a pleasant time, food for us is so important!)
On a side note: if you have Japanese language I would love it if you could talk to the children to help them by surrounding them with Japanese. However, being a Japanese speaker isn't a condition of you coming to stay with us. -
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Kunstprojekte
Leichte Gartenarbeit
Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
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Interessengebiete
Camping
Politik & Soziales
Nachhaltigkeit
Leben im Camper-Van
Farmarbeit
Kultur
Karitative Arbeiten
Musik
Darstellende Künste
Geschichte
Fotografie
Tischlerarbeiten
Bücher
Astronomie
Gartenarbeiten
Zeichnen & Malen
Heimwerken & DIY
Kochen & Backen
Architektur
Kunst & Design
Outdoor-Aktivitäten
Natur
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We are a multicultural family and if you are looking to spend time in a homely atmosphere, learn about Art or food, improve your skills artistically or learn more about cooking, gardening then this is the place for you. :) x
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Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
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We are looking for helpers with day to day cooking and householding, light gardening, occasional child care too please. We are pretty flexible as to hours vs time off and would be expecting 20 hours of work a week in exchange for full board.
The vital times for us are on the week days. I would like help to get the children and myself out of the house on the school run and in the evening your help will be appreciated preparing evening meals for the family and to load and start the dishwasher/ clean the kitchen after dinner every night you are in!
Most of every day you will have to yourself between the hours 8.15 - after 3pm (more likely after 4pm) So you can, for the most part, do as you please! -
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Englisch: Fließend
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Unterkunft
'Minty' our roomy caravan is where you will be staying.
You will be expected to eat with us for dinner (it’s weird if you don’t want to eat the food you have prepared!), but breakfast during the week and lunch is more low key, help yourself...! Dietary requirements can be catered for with prior notice but I find catering for vegans tricky but not impossible (are you are willing to cook the bulk of the main meals??) cause I’m reluctant to use highly processed foods too often.
All you need to bring are your clothes and shampoo. (showers are brief as there is a small water tank).
In the caravan you have use of a little heater that can be switched on in the night/ morning (not overnight, sorry, for fire safety reasons and it trips out the washing machine and freezers). There is a choice between a single bed which will give you the use of a sofa or you can turn the sofa into a double.
We have lots of duvets and blankets and hot water bottles so you will be cosy in bed overnight. -
Was noch ...
We live near the centre of Geraldine. It is a village with a great vibe, street art, Saturday market, Art Galleries, cinema, boutique shops, cafes and lots of events. We live a walk away from the native bush, fab bird life, and there are good walks over the hill and by the river. There are wild penguins that you will be able to watch during the season(for free) 40 min drive in nearby Timaru from Caroline Bay and the have the occasional seal. 50 mins in the other direction is Tekapo and the mountains. And it’s only 1.45 hours from Christchurch. It is a great place, come and visit.
As mentioned before we both used to be in work exchange programs as wwoofers so we are pretty relaxed folks. We highly value, openness and honesty and a good work ethic. If in doubt, just ask, we will all get along I'm sure. -
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Wir besitzen Tiere
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Wir sind Raucher
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Familien möglich
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Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
we have fiber!! :)
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Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
There is lots of room to park here. :)
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We hit it off right away and she was easy to talk to.
Jasmine was very clear with communication and was open to suggestions. She was undaunted by cooking for a hungry family and did all she knew how to slip into our family life.
Niamh is an intelligent and perceptive helper who only enhanced our family life. I would have her back anytime! Thanks for everything, Niamh!
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We hit it off right away and she was easy to talk to.
Jasmine was very clear with communication and was open to suggestions. She was undaunted by cooking for a hungry family and did all she knew how to slip into our family life.
Niamh is an intelligent and perceptive helper who only enhanced our family life. I would have her back anytime! Thanks for everything, Niamh!
Our English was not smooth and we apologize for the inconvenience.
But we were really happy that you tried to communicate with us!
Your stories were informative and fun!
And thank you for teaching us English!
The after dinner time spent with Wren and Taiga was most enjoyable!
We hope to see … read more
This was the first time I spent time with a family with young children, and I could experience how to raise children and what a family is like.
My main work was preparing lunches and dinner on weekdays. If I can cook delicious food, that will be a plus.
The … read more
Thanks for this last minute welcome ! Helen is very reactive. Thanks 😊😊
We cooked many dishes during the three … read more
Helen and children are very kind.
Helen took the time to communicate with me even though I wasn't good at English.
Timaru was a very beautiful place.
I also saw penguins in the brightly color sea.
Thank you for a fun time.
What a special person is Janosch. He is helpful, kind, patient, intelligent, he has an old soul and a sharp young mind. What a privilege it was to host such a man as this.
He would play with the children, get them up and help them go to bed and sometimes get them to sleep too because I had a massive deadline looming.
He was … read more
They often offered to prepare lunch for us and it was made a social occasion. 👍
George put a lot of effort into lining our wash house and and Courtney was constantly … read more
My English was not good. When I couldn't understand Helen wrote and made gestures and explained in simple English.I … read more
We had lots of great time together: celebrating Helen’s birthday, making fresh pasta, enjoying homemade sourdough bread, … read more
oh i had some of my loveliest memories with this family, whether it was singing about the ducks with Wren and Taiga, watering the plants, sitting in the pots and pans or chilling (not in pots and pans) with Helen in the kitchen in the evening over a strong cuppa tea and some biscuits. I had the most lovely time, i met their … read more
We had good conversations while … read more
They have left us with plenty of jobs under our belt. Together, they dug new flower beds and laid a stone path. Turned the compost and weeded the veg patch. But by far the best thing about having them come to stay was Ambers … read more
Helen and Shun are very friendly and always positive and fun! Lots of fun! Hilarious! ;)
The children are both so sweet, we miss them.
We learned a lot about cooking (Helens cooking is amazing!) and we helped them with the kids and the garden.
Time was rushing by when we … read more
