Join us for an experience of downtown Ottawa, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  We are a family who lives in downtown Ottawa in one of the hip/fun/walkable neighbourhoods - Hintonburg. Our house is a duplex and we rent out the other unit. However, we also have a guest suite in our part of the house and we would love to host guests from other parts of the world. We just had our first workaway guest stay in April 2026 and it was so AMAZING.
  
  We are a pretty busy household, doing lots of community building and activism to make our neighbourhood a better place to live. We also do a lot of folk dancing (contra dance; square dance; etc) and one of us plays trad music (think irish fiddle music).
  
  Because we are quite busy, I (Emily) am a bit nervous about adding additional responsibilities to my plate relating to hosting. Therefore, we would hope you'd be fairly independent. However, we really like meeting other people and learning about their lives and we would definitely connect -- we just need to be able to fit all our other life goings on in!

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Karitative Arbeit

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  Events & Sozialleben

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Kultur

  

  Karitative Arbeiten

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Darstellende Künste

  

  Tiere

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern

  

  Radfahren

  

  Tanzen

  

  Wintersport

  

  Natur

  

  Camping
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We are an anglophone household with a bit of french language skills. There are two adults and one 11yr old in our home.
  We so lots of community building and some of the projects we do could involve workaway hours.
  We live right downtown within a 5min walk from the OTrain and are VERY close to the Ottawa River and many cycling paths.
  We do a lot of folk dancing and have gatherings at our place including occasional house concerts, trad dance, parties, games nights, and more.

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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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  Arbeit

  We'd be looking for help either with things like cooking/kitchen support and general cleaning. In the summer there are opportunities for yardwork (we nave a native pollinator garden) and my husband often needs help on renovations projects. (He knows how to do all the work but having a second pair of hands to help him would make projects go faster.)
  We're also interested in improving our French skills so if you are a first-language French speaker, sharing your conversational skills in French could be part of the exchange. Our kiddo is also very interested in Japanese food and culture so that could be part of an exchange too.
  The maximum time for work per week won’t vary but the specific times may vary depending on the tasks we need done, the weather and definitely taking into account your wishes/activities.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  We speak English so could support someone working on their English skills. We are very happy to host folks from anywhere. It would be particularly fun for us to host folks from a French language background (for us to learn more French) or from Japan (our kiddo is interested in Japanese).
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  Unterkunft

  We have a two room suite with a double bed, sitting area, small desk, and a closet. It is located at the front of the house and is separated from the hall with sliding doors. There is a separate bathroom beside the suite that the guest has access to. (We use a different bathroom for morning/evening activities but throughout the day use the bathroom near the guestroom.)
  In terms of food - we are hoping that as part of your workaway hours, you might help or lead meal preparation. We are happy to discuss this with you and we can do it in some instances - it's just that we see meal prep as a main way to exchange work for stay. Either way, we will have groceries and a fully working kitchen on hand. :)

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  Was noch ...

  Please, non-smokers only and no drug use. Looking for thoughtful, warm, and engaged workaway guests. :)

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  We have two cats!

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