Join a welcoming family close to Montréal, Canada

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  Description

  ** WE FOUND OUR NEXT WORKAWAYER from March to July **
  
  We would like to find our next workawayer for at least 4 months starting in February or early in March, until the end of June or later.
  
  Hello,
  We are a family of 4 (soon to be 5), living 15 minutes from downtown Montréal (St-Lambert neighbourhood).
  
  We are Anaïs & Guillaume, a French-Canadian couple who immigrated from France to Canada in 2016. Our son, Tom (almost 3) was born in Canada, and we are expecting our second baby early in April. We have a dog: a cute samoyed called Willo, he is very friendly & affectionate.
  
  We both work from home and we are going to the office a few days a week.
  Anaïs works for a bank and will be soon on maternity leave.
  Guillaume owns his company, he is working with long hours so we struggle sometimes to take care of everything. As our close family is in France, we don't have much help.
  Tom is going to daycare on weekdays & Willo is sleeping all day long :)
  
  We would love to welcome a traveler that could help us in the day to day logistics, like house chores, childcare & pet petcare.
  You will learn French by practicing with all the family, eat great food (we love to cook) and get to enjoy Montréal.
  We are kind, respectful, tidy, and helpful and we are looking for someone the same.
  We want to share good times with people from all over the world.
  Looking forward to meet you !

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We speak French and English with really basic Spanish.
  We are looking for someone who does not speak French as her/his mother tong.
  
  The future team member will be immersed:
  - In a fantastic family
  - Could learn French
  - Will be part of our family for activities

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We would love to welcome a traveler that could help us in the day to day logistics:
  - Can help with the kids & our dog
  - Can help with the house (cleaning & tidying, etc...)
  - Can help with the errands (prepping meals, dishes, groceries, etc...)
  - Can come with us in our various activities
  - Improve our English or learn a new language
  
  We will need your help 4 to 5 hours per day / 5 days per week, one of the day could be Saturday or Sunday.
  
  The most necessary times for us are those when we are at home with our son: in the morning between 7 am to 8 am and 5 pm to 7:30 pm (weekdays). Weekends are more flexible.
  
  You get to have a lot of free time to do your own project, whether it’s learning a language or pursuing an activity/hobby or working or sight-seeing around Montreal.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We’d be more than happy to learn any languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese etc..)
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  Accommodation

  Townhouse with backyard
  You will have your private room & bathroom in the basement.
  We do not smoke.
  
  It depends, but usually we all eat together.
  Sometimes our son eats before us.

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  What else ...

  Lot of public transport near by our house and we can easily give you a ride sometimes.
  We would have a bike for you if you wish to ride.
  
  We are always open for little roadtrip to explore the surroundings.
  Don't hesitate to tell us the type of activities you like so we can suggest you something or even plan something together if you feel like it !
  
  About our neighbourhood:
  - We live in Longueuil (neighbourhood LeMoyne, our post code is J4R2C1)
  - The closest city/downtown is St-Lambert downtown, with cafe, groceries shops & restaurants
  - By public transportation, we are 30 mins away from downtown Montreal: Berri station
  - The closest metro station is Longueuil-université-de-Sherbrooke on the yellow line, you have to go by bus or bike; there are many buses options close to our home: bus 1 from RTL is right around the corner and goes by every 15 mins during peak hours! - You also take buses 3,4,6,21,54 from RTL.
  - The closest train station is St-Lambert (you can go either by bus or by bike - 5 min): it will bring you at Gare Centrale in 15 mins
  - We have various parks close to our home, le closest is Empire park, a library is there: Greenfield Park Library.

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  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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week