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Looking for a mature couple or two friends to come and look after our house and pets while we are travelling.
We do not have any plans to travel until September or October this year, when we will need a couple to look after our pets for around 3 weeks. No fixed dates yet.
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We are a South African couple who live in a small coastal village called Aguas Dulces in the Rocha department of Uruguay.
Aguas Dulces has miles of beautiful beaches and is surrounded by forests and lagunas. It is the perfect spot for nature lovers and very quiet with no night life out of season.
We have 5 dogs and 2 cats who are important members of the family and live indoors so this position is only for animal lovers who don't mind sharing the couch with dogs and cats.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn about life in this unique part of Uruguay with its amazing birdlife, unique palm forests, beautiful beaches and unbelievable stars at night. There are loads of seaside villages to explore with regular buses to get around and lots of activities at the local community hall and library.
Help
We are looking for people to keep our pets company while we are away. As we have a small garden the 4 younger dogs need frequent walks. You can choose to walk on the beach or through the forest.
If you enjoy gardening you can also spend some time in our small garden where we grow edible herbs, fruits and vegetables.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Workawayers will have their own private room, bathroom and kitchen. There is no TV but there is good cellphone reception and the internet signal is reliable enough to live stream movies.
During the first week of your stay we will be here to introduce you to the pets and show you around the area, during this time you can join us for meals.
While we are away you will need to cook for yourselves as there are no fast food outlets in Aguas Dulces. We will leave basic provisions and there is a weekly market where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables. There are also several small store that stock everything you need all within walking distance (around 600m) of the house
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
As this is a pet sitting opportunity you will need to be around to walk the dogs and to feed them every day and it would be nice if you could spend some time at the house as our pets like company.
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They were very helpful and excellent with our dogs, who are not always the easiest to manage. They continually looked for opportunities to help around the house and also cooked us some delicious meals.
Communicating in English was not a problem and they kept us updated daily… read more
Working with them has been a beautiful experience, they made us feel really comfortable. We helped them taking care of their lovely dogs. Going for walks through the forest and beaches nearby, was a whole lovely experience. We… read more
She is a spiritual soul with a lovely energy who was always willing to help and coped well with our energetic dogs.
While in our home, Sanna stayed with another workawayer, who she had never met before, and I was impressed with how the girls got along and helped together to ensure everything… read more
We had a great time chatting and laughing with her and practicing our Spanish while she improved her English. She has a much better grasp of English than she thinks.
She is also a true animal lover and gave all our pets lots of love and attention.
During her time at our home,… read more
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They were very helpful and excellent with our dogs, who are not always the easiest to manage. They continually looked for opportunities to help around the house and also cooked us some delicious meals.
Communicating in English was not a problem and they kept us updated daily… read more
Working with them has been a beautiful experience, they made us feel really comfortable. We helped them taking care of their lovely dogs. Going for walks through the forest and beaches nearby, was a whole lovely experience. We… read more
She is a spiritual soul with a lovely energy who was always willing to help and coped well with our energetic dogs.
While in our home, Sanna stayed with another workawayer, who she had never met before, and I was impressed with how the girls got along and helped together to ensure everything… read more
We had a great time chatting and laughing with her and practicing our Spanish while she improved her English. She has a much better grasp of English than she thinks.
She is also a true animal lover and gave all our pets lots of love and attention.
During her time at our home,… read more
We enjoyed getting to know them in the days before we left, and they quickly got the hang of the dogs and how everything worked. While we were traveling, they kept in touch and sent us regular updates and photos. After 9 days away, we got home to happy pets, a… read more
They are really friendly, accomodating and laid back people. They had prepared the little cabin for us to stay: such a cozy place!!
Before their trip we shared food, played card games and had interesting conversations about life- taking care of the pets was good and we… read more
This was our first experience as Workaway hosts and it could not have been better. Romy and Vicente were very responsible and looked after our pets and home extremely well. They sent us regular updates and pictures during the 3 weeks we were away and we came home to happy, healthy dogs and… read more
Aguas dulces is a beautifull little town that really gives you rest and peace, you have everything you need there. We walked trough the forest and on the beach with the dogs (without leash, wich is… read more
