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Hi there,
We are Yuka (Japanese) and Glen (Australian). We live in this magical place called Currumbin Valley located in Gold Coast with our children Hana(6)and Sara (3).Every fortnightly Glen’s older children(18,15)come to spend time with us.
There is a creek and famous Currumbin Rock pools that you can swim or relax with the sound of water right across the road from us. 15 min drive from beaches and 20min drive from the airport.
* At this stage we will be much appreciated the help with house cleaning, gardening and other relevant tasks outside and child minding.
We homeschool our children and they love to play in the nature and nature craft, leaning new skills. Who loves being outside and can show our children some outside play skill and nature knowledge. They love imaginative play, art works and music. We try to parent with hints of Stiner education and Montessori methods. Anyone can show them outside play skills, enjoy loose parts play and artist and musician are very welcome! We have a guitar and piano in cafe dawn stairs.
We also need help with general house chores, cleaning, gardening and some other job are available.
The accomodation will be a semi private studio space down stairs ( shared bathroom and kitchen with us) and meals in exchange 20-25 hrs of work a week.
We look forward to meeting people from all over the world who are independent, and reliable who can share the joy of living life.
IT IS NOT A PLACE FOR WHO ALWAYS NEEDS AN INTERNET ACCESS AND DIGITAL GADGETS TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY. We strictly limit screen time inside our house. We also DO NOT have wifi access. Please be prepared to immerse yourself in the nature and be at present.
We enjoy swimming in the creek and beaches. We have young children so who enjoys kid’s company is a must! Our children always would love your company!
We can pick you up from a bus stop in the area and also help you with the transportation if you don’t have your own vehicle.
If you are a Japanese person and not confident with the language, Yuka can assist you with the language if you wish.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
We look forward to meeting you.
Thank you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can experience Australian semi-rural family life. Glen and children and help you to learn English/ Australian and Yuka can teach you Japanese also can cook/teach some Japanese cousin.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment we would like to welcome someone for
- Outside help( Garden maintenance, pavering)
- Child minding( our children love to play in the nature and also imaginative play, art works and music. We try to parent them with hints of Stiner education and Montessori methods.)
- Cleaning inside and outside and of the house.
- Cooking and washing
There are some other jobs needed to be done also.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
Accommodation
A studio space which has built down stairs in the main building. There are two single beds.
Food will be provided or unproved with less hours. We mostly eat organic/ spray free food. We eat all types of food don’t cater for specific dietary requirements/ preference so no vegan food can be provided sorry. Vegetarian meals can be considered for a short term stay. More than welcome to share your recipes!
What else ...
There are a lot of books that you can read on your free time. There is Currumbin Rock pools and creek right near us that you can swim and sit and relax, meditate. It’s a perfect spot to connect with nature and yourself.
There is a national park and you can see glow warms at night.
We are 5min from Eco village where you can see lots of wild kangaroos, 15min from the most stunning beaches, 20min from the airport.
There is no public transport so if you have your own vehicle that’s a bonus but we can assist you with transportations.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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As I write this review, I can remember the precious time I spent in Australia as if it were only yesterday.
Wonderful stay with Yuka, Glen and their children.
Thank you so much for a wonderful 3 months.
I had originally planned to stay for about a week, but I really really enjoyed it so much I stayed for 3 months until… read more
He also has a good sense of humor. We had so many fun moments and good laugh together. We all… read more
We must… read more
For me was perfect as i held an evening job and i could help them in the morning with different tasks...
The life wasnt always easy there, you will be blending with a family which can be difficult at times but surely is rewarding ...
Yuka was just… read more
She is a beautiful natured person, always calm and sensible yet we still shared good laughs together. She is quiet but friendly and has a good patience with children. She also listens instructions carefully and can work independently. She always makes sure to get tasks done properly… read more
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As I write this review, I can remember the precious time I spent in Australia as if it were only yesterday.
Wonderful stay with Yuka, Glen and their children.
Thank you so much for a wonderful 3 months.
I had originally planned to stay for about a week, but I really really enjoyed it so much I stayed for 3 months until… read more
He also has a good sense of humor. We had so many fun moments and good laugh together. We all… read more
We must… read more
For me was perfect as i held an evening job and i could help them in the morning with different tasks...
The life wasnt always easy there, you will be blending with a family which can be difficult at times but surely is rewarding ...
Yuka was just… read more
She is a beautiful natured person, always calm and sensible yet we still shared good laughs together. She is quiet but friendly and has a good patience with children. She also listens instructions carefully and can work independently. She always makes sure to get tasks done properly… read more
See you soon!
He is also a motivated worker. He helped us with digging out a huge drainage… read more
