Lots of funwork to do in my back yard and in general in Montreal, Canada

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Last activity : 8 Mar 2025

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I am a geographer, traveller, dad and I work as an environmental animator. I am a born and bred Montrealer and know my city very well and would love to show someone around.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can speak French or English, if you need to practice one of the two. I can also talk lots about the history of Québec and Canada. Necessito de practicar mi espanol tambien.- I need to practice my angla too.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Endless work to do in the garden, some more complicated work renovating the kitchen and also a bunch of painting to do. I also need help with general cooking and cleaning. Please do not be afraid of this work if you've never attempted anything like this before, we,ll learn as we go!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
it's a 3 bedroom apartment with all the amenities, in a quiet but cool neighborhood, not too far from the center. Workstayer will stay on a fold out couch in the living room, but we'll make it as comfy as possible. There are 2 kids around, 12 and 14 years old. I also have a bicycle you can borrow.
What else ...
I've had very good expériences with Workaway so far, please write to me if you think you might be interested, richard
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two

Host ref number: 115457637499

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9 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host

I'm sorry for the delay.
I stayed Richard's place for 2 weeks in June.
I was the only workawayer at the time.
I made a vegetable garden by myself while Richard was away.
He is a nice guy who let me use his room because I wanted a private room!
Thank you very much, Richard!!
It was a short while, but it was a very relaxing stay!!
And it was nice… read more

(Excellent )

8 Mar 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Marta)

Marta is very nice and easy to get along with. She does require some supervision though, I was not always able to be present and often Marta had trouble advancing on projects that were not explicitly clear. The hours of her avauialbility were also less than optimal for me, be sure to check this with her before starting.

(Good )

23 Feb 2019

Left by Workawayer (Marta) for host

I stayed with Richard for a couple of weeks. He’s good at keeping in touch, friendly, funny. You can talk with him on any topic, he’s traveled a lot. Easy going, flexible, his kids are very nice. I did various tasks around the house, and helped his dad to move. Thanks for everything. Definitely recommend, good experience.

(Very good )

20 Apr 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Cécile)

Cécile is a great guest. She is easy-going, discreet, works diligently, is careful and has initiative. She is very easy to be around and always positive. She did a beautiful complicated paint job in the kitchen amongst a ton of other small tasks. She also is an incredibly motivated tourist so make sure you tell her everything that can possibly be… read more

(Excellent )

17 Apr 2018

Left by Workawayer (Cécile) for host

Richard was my first workaway. It was really a great experience. I did a variety of tasks with a majority of painting. It was fun.
Richard is a very good and welcoming person. All his little family is nice.
I was lucky to live with them for 1 month

Richard a été mon premier workaway. C'était vraiment une super expérience. J'ai accompli des tâches… read more

(Excellent )

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9 Sep 2019

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8 Mar 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Marta)

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23 Feb 2019

Left by Workawayer (Marta) for host

(Very good)

20 Apr 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Cécile)

(Excellent)

17 Apr 2018

Left by Workawayer (Cécile) for host

(Excellent)

24 Feb 2018

Left by Workawayer (Steve & Luke ) for host

Our stay with Richard was fairly short but certainly sweet! Super chilled and great company, would love to stay again.

(Excellent)

15 Nov 2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Daniel & Carola)

Daniel and Carola were super easy to have as guests. They are easy-going, friendly, and adaptable. They also did great work. They extended a deck with relatively little supervision. They were careful not to advance if they weren't sure about something. but moved forward steadily through the project. I would highly recommend these two!

(Excellent)

2 Nov 2017

Left by Workawayer (Daniel & Carola) for host

We stayed for one week at Richards place and we enjoyed it! We build a platform in his garden and did some other garden chores. He recommended a lot of things you can do in Montreal and you can take bikes to explore the city. We slept very well and there was always enough food in the fridge, thanks for the delicious pumpkin! Richard is a… read more

(Excellent)

26 Jun 2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Evelien)

Evelien was a great workawayer. Communication was clear and easy. Evelien worked diligently on our garden setting up the beds, she did this with creativity and taste. Evelien often had to figure things out herself as I was little around, she did so with brio.. she also showed initiave, helping a great deal with the cooking and cleaning which was… read more

(Excellent)

13 Jun 2017

Left by Workawayer (Evelien) for host

Richard's was a nice place to stay in Montreal. I spent 2 weeks there, together with another helper, and we worked in the vegetable garden together (planting, borders, adding good soil). I also cooked some meals for the family when the children were there (one week in two). There's always enough and good nice food in the fridge, or we could shop… read more

(Good)

27 Oct 2016

Left by Workawayer (Willem & Anton) for host

We had a really good experience during our 10days stay at Richards place. He was very welcoming to us and made us feel at home, we could use everything there. Our job was to help to renew the brick joints at the backwall of the house. As nobody, neither Richard or us had any experience we had to figure out how it works. Nevertheless it was fun and… read more

(Excellent)

16 Sep 2015

Left by Workawayer (Katharina) for host

It was great to stay and work with richard. He is a realy nice, open mined, sociable and super cool person. I enjoyed two weeks at his house, had my own room and allways very good meals. The family, the neighbors everything is great and realy easy going. The gardening was fun and a nice way of work. Your lucky if you can stay with him :) it was my… read more

(Excellent)

15 Sep 2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Katharina)

It was great to host Kathi, she was a diligent worker, accomplished a lot, had a great attitude, was simple to deal with and always willing to help. She fit well into the neighborhood. Kathis is welcome back to my house working or not, anytime.

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