Gardening and babysitting in our friendly family home in Victoria, Canada

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  Description

  Hi I have a house in Victoria BC and a 2 year old daughter who loves meeting travelers. If you're good with gardening (June-September) or childminding (August-December) lets chat and see if youd be a good fit.
  The house is on the water and you have access to kayaks, bikes and quiet apartment suite.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Events & social

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Culture

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Charity work

  

  Plant care

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Fitness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Beach

  

  Water sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We love going to museums and art galleries. Lots of festivals in the summer and we have family/friends over for BBQs.
  We will also have opportunities for the Workawayer to visit other parts of Vancouver Island as we like to camp and roadtrip during the summer.
  Hope you like to learn about Canadian culture and what its like to live in a capital city. We are close with our neighbors.

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  Help

  We are looking for a childminder (15 hours/week from August-December) and a gardener (5-10 hours/week from June-September)
  You will mostly be helping alone but we live 20mins by bus to Downtown so you'd have your weekends and evenings free to explore.
  There will always be another responsible adult around if you need help or advice. Sometimes taking take of children is stressful and taking breaks and having days off is available.
  If you have babysitting experience then singing, dancing, playing and quiet time is important. We can teach you songs and activities to help you bond with the child

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We love non English speakers to speak to our child in their native language
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  Accommodation

  Single bedroom if staying long term (+2weeks) or shared kitchen and bathroom if short term (1 week or less)
  You can camp longer in our backyard if you'd like but you wont have access to bathroom or kitchen
  
  Both parents are up at 7am to prepare breakfast. If you're not an early riser we will leave cereal and coffee out. At lunch you can use the fridge and pantry to make yourself a meal. At dinner we all eat together at 5-6pm and you are welcome to join.

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  What else ...

  We're vegetarian and non smokers

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  We get up early and need help with cooking, cleaning and doing errands. Evenings (after 5pm) and all weekend you have free

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a big parking lot that fits most RVs. If you have a tent and want to camp you can set up in backyard in summer

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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