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Host rating
55 %
Last replied
6 Apr 2024
Feedback
6
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Description
My husband and I live in a small country town by the beach ,
We have a small dairy farm not needing help on that ,
Wanting to do some clearing in the garden ect.
We are 20min out of akaroa on the banks peninsula.
We have cats and dogs and some chickens
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will be learning about country life in New Zealand and living in an old family homestead in a beautiful slice of paradise,
We are hoping to learn about different cultures as teaching about our culture.
We have beautiful walks around the peninsula as well as akaroa not far from us .
Projects involving children
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Help
Welcoming help in the garden also clearing out the back wood pile and some grabbing thistle
Accommodation
Shared with my husband and I we have a big 6 bedroom place.
We will supply meals and would love to learn some of there cultures in food .
I'm also a trained baker so can teach them about baking and have started cheese making and would love to teach this to them as well
What else ...
There is no public transportation but am willing to take them to akaroa,
Lots of walks around that I would live to take them on .
And a beautiful beach down the road to swim in
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (4)
Also had a good sense of humor.
We both l9ved finding out more about France.
Was easy to have around the house .
We liked that he explored the peninsula.
Loved having you to stay and I will send a photo of the cottage finshed .
Please if ur ever over… read more
Donna and Peter are amazing! They were super friendly and always happy to share conversation.
The work was pretty easy. I've done some painting on the second house.
Donna and Peter are flexible and you can have days off to enjoy the surroundings.
I recommend to… read more
I felt I was a member of their family, we shared a lot ! They even show me places around that are really nice
They ask you for 3/4h of work per day and they are really easy to work with and they are flexible 😊! You dont have the… read more
We now consider her our daughter she was brilliant.
She was a hard worker and grate sense of humor.
She fitted on well and worked so hard .
Any time she wants to come back she is more than welcome
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Also had a good sense of humor.
We both l9ved finding out more about France.
Was easy to have around the house .
We liked that he explored the peninsula.
Loved having you to stay and I will send a photo of the cottage finshed .
Please if ur ever over… read more
Donna and Peter are amazing! They were super friendly and always happy to share conversation.
The work was pretty easy. I've done some painting on the second house.
Donna and Peter are flexible and you can have days off to enjoy the surroundings.
I recommend to… read more
I felt I was a member of their family, we shared a lot ! They even show me places around that are really nice
They ask you for 3/4h of work per day and they are really easy to work with and they are flexible 😊! You dont have the… read more
We now consider her our daughter she was brilliant.
She was a hard worker and grate sense of humor.
She fitted on well and worked so hard .
Any time she wants to come back she is more than welcome
They really enjoy meeting new people and make you feel very welcome!
For work I mainly did some thistling and helped cleaning up their cottage for guests but had lots of free time to go to the beautiful beach nearby or just enjoy the nice nature around!
We also… read more
