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Hi there!
Myself and my partner have just bought a house in East Cork and would love some help with some DIY projects in the house and in the garden. We would specifically be looking for help with planting, digging, painting and weeding. The garden is quite small but needs a good bit of work.
The area we live in is 5 minutes drive from a gorgeous beach and lighthouse(approx 40min walk), 5 minutes walk from the village which has a great café and supermarket and two pubs, 3 min drive from a great bar and pier that often has live music and other events and less than 5 minutes drive from a local farm which is also a gorgeous café. There is a bus that goes approx. three times a day into Cork city but I also work in the city so could help with lifts. My partner works from home. It would be approx. 30 mins drive to Cork City and we would be very happy to give lots of recommendations of things to do etc.
We ourselves are both very active and I love sea swimming and going out for walks at the beach. We are involved in local swimming, running and football clubs. Tiarna plays fiddle and often goes to Irish trad sessions in the city.
The house itself is a small three bedroom cosy house in an estate and when the weather is good you can lie out in the sun all day in the back garden! The views in the back are looking at local farms as the area itself has quite a country feel. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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Interests
Events & social
Culture
Sustainability
Movies & TV
Charity work
Carpentry
Plant care
Books
DIY & crafts
Music
Cooking & food
Gardening
Languages
Drawing & painting
Art & design
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Beach
Dancing
Mountain
Water sports
Outdoor activities
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would love to host someone and learn more about their culture. We have been travelling and backpacking for the last few years and have had some amazing experiences doing workaways so would love to provide that opportunity to someone else.
We both speak Irish and would love to teach some of this if the workawayer was interested. We would also love to teach the workawayer more about Irish culture and show them famous places/sites. -
Help
We would like help with gardening specifically planting,weeding,painting fences and some small indoor DIY projects. We would be able to help with some of these jobs and Kevin would be there during the day to offer guidance.
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Spanish(exchange) Happy to teach basic Irish -
Accommodation
Double bed bedroom with ample storage. Shared bathroom with hosts. Communal kitchen and garden. Space for a car if you have one but not essential(you can walk to the village).
We are happy to provide breakfast(muesli,yougurt,bread,tea,coffee) and dinner(changes daily but could be fish, meat, veggie dinners, slow cooker meals etc.). Lunch will be up to the workawayer to get themselves however as mentioned there is local cafes and supermarkets.
Two meals a day(breakfast and dinner) in exchange for 3 hours work a day for 5 days a week. -
What else ...
Suggestions for time off: Visit White bay beach, go to Inch beach and check out the sauna and walk along the headland, visit Cork city and go to the English market, visit Cobh and get the ferry over to Spike Island.
House rules: As the house is quite new we would prefer no eating on the couch and shoes off inside.No smoking/vaping inside. -
A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
Internet is very fast.
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Space for parking camper vans
Lots of space in the driveway for a campervan.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
