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Homestay in Markham, Ontario, Canada

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello. My husband and I are looking for someone mature and/or a couple who is/are independent, self-sufficient, and who is comfortable doing hkuse keeping, dog care,as well as gardening, organizing and housekeeping. This might be a great place to take a break from longer travel, or to take the time to write a novel while you are here.... I basically need someone to make my life easier as I go back and forth between Stratford and Markham. For the most part your day would look like making sure that areas in the house are clean and tidy, and helping organize and selling things on fb as needed. So whoever comes, we are looking for maybe 2 to 3 months stay, so that you can learn routines, and integrate into the fabric of the household, where you become familiar with the place and the routines, you look after the dogs and the property. It's a large home and we also have a long term roommate who is here who knows the ropes. And Markham is an amazing place from which to travel. We have been so grateful to all of our workwayers. I think for this particular opportunity, we need someone who has a level of maturity and responsibility to maintain a place, and make mature decisions running a house in our absence. If you are looking for a long term place to lay your head, love animals and house maintenance, do send us an email:) We respectfully request wearing a mask in the common area where jeff and I are as I have health issues, and food won't be included in this exchange, unfortunately. Best, Angie

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Elderly Companionship
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    By all accounts, even though I think Jeff and I are old and boring, people generally like us and have good things to say about staying with us. Sadly, I did get covid during Delta and have a long haul symptoms and had a vaccine reaction so I do ask that people still wear a mask when in close proximity with me. But I think they could learn a lot of what not to do with their lives, as well as how to enjoy life.

  • Help

    Help

    So the details are being worked out as we move forward. If you are mature, responsible, good at cleaning, organizing, and being independent and self directed, and doing yard work/gardeninh as well, that would be great.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Great for individual who wants a stable home base from which to tour around. Depending on which room is rented in the house, you will have a choice of places to stay. We have posted our least good one... which is in the pictures and you will see. It's a bathroom shared with one other person, but you have your own place for your own things and your own sink... The other places in the house have their own bathrooms.. So the worst you would get is what is pictured.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Markham Ontario is 40 minutes North of Toronto and a great launching off place for many of Ontario's great attractions. Our best line is within walking distance

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Great wifi and i net

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Yes

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 216728578525

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