Help with gardening and share skills, art and music in Miranda, New Zealand

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  Description

  Hello Everyone - we are Mark, a semi-retired(ish) maths and English teacher and Kanani, an artist and grower. We have been lucky enough to live on a wonderful 5 1/2 hectare lifestyle block, rich with native life, for the last 16 years. There always projects to be undertaken both inside and out. We are lively, curious, kind and welcoming 64/65 year olds, with adult children who are sometimes here. We live 10kms from the nearest shop and 30kms from the nearest town.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Pets

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work

  

  Culture

  

  Fitness

  

  Team sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Dancing

  

  Hiking

  

  Writing

  

  Languages

  

  Music

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Gardening

  

  History

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Animals
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We both love languages and are happy to share. Español is the gold standard! Art and music feature strongly in our lives. We are involved in many activities and people are welcome to join in.

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  Help

  There's always garden tasks to be done and lots of house tasks as it's quite a big 200 m2 house. We make our own firewood and try to keep our land clear of pest plants. Sometimes we start new landscaping projects. Every year brings new ideas. Practical skills are always valued. We have picked up many skills and we are always happy to share.
  For 2025, we're looking at improving our 70m driveway, using a caulking gun to seal the inside of the house and clearing old vegetable gardens.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  German: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We both practice Spanish ever day.
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  Accommodation

  We have one double bedroom and one single bedroom available. These are very nice rooms :) We offer 3 meals per day 5 days per week.
  
  We have plenty of room for camping and for vehicles.

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  What else ...

  We can often help with lifts to other places at the weekend or you can do things with us.
  There are 2 pubs within 10kms and this is a great place if you like hiking. The coast is within 5 kms and there is a great bike trail. There is a seabird centre about 5ms away which is very popular. Thames and Pukekohe are about 35 kms away and the Coromandel Peninsula is wonderful if you have a car.

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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?

  More than two

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