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You have to be completely awesome to stay here.
Needed : HELP and company wanted. Cleaners, Gardners, trailbuilders
Skilled Mechanics , welders , plumbers , carpenters, gourmet chef's brain surgons and rocket scientists are not required but can be included.
I have skills in most of these areas (rocket science and brain surgery aside) and am up for safe coaching skills.
I am an adventurer and inventor who knows how to live life.
My work brings me around the world for product inspections as a garment tech, but I also do some graphic design, and product R&D across many fields.
On the island I am known as Zeuss because there are far too many Daves haha.
I love good food, music, and company.
I am passionate, energetic and generally busy but the calm and peacefulness of staring at a fire, sunset or stars and sitting with good food and drink.
I enjoy hard work and feel I am a patient communicator.
My projects are many on the property from setting up water systems to building sheds , and trails.
My projects on the boat are never ending cleaning and scrubbing to fibreglass and carpentry work to wiring and plumbing.
Only accepting guests who are willing to stay 2 weeks or more. Due to difficulties aquiring food and supplies from off island and wanting to limit my laundry duties!
Check out Galiano island !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Helping me you have a pelthra of opportunity to work with and learn many skill sets ( how to be safe working around alternative energy like solar systems, plumbing use of tools and different skills on prep, instalation and maintenance, carpentry safe use of tools , fibreglassing safe use of tools and equipment , systems controls , composting, ect. I am a certified breathing air Technician and work with high voltage high pressure plumbing and currently in training as a first responder.
Rather sporadic work schedule but always doing something interesting.
Once a week or more I do a biodiversity cataloging dive , and regularly boating and in nature.
Galiano island is awesome, travellers will benefit from the fresh air , peacefulness and serenity of the area we live in.
Galiano island has many parks to wander; it is a short ferry ride from Vancouver and Victoria (on Vancouver island).
Galiano island has 1400 colourful people. and offers many cultural community based activities including games night, soup and bread , pingpong and volleyball.
Galiano has seven restaurants, four stores and miles of shoreline and forest trails.
I am a former tour guide and can help you discover our beautiful province of British Columbia .
Help
The boat, projects are cleaning, cooking, assisting in carpentry, plumbing, electrical and fibreglassing provided tou show the skills nessasary to do things safely and effecently most of these projects are done by my side.
The property: building ,carpentry, jointery post and beam buildings, heavy duty mechanics to work on tractors backhoe, excavator and other machinery. Cleaners, cooks and sewers to help with the day to day. Yard work and maintenance like trail building and landscaping.
Looking for some Strategic management and people who are good with seeing the big overall picture.
You could also play live music while I work... bahahahahah ;)
Hours are flexible, depending on the tasks being done. Not a slave driver but I like to see progress.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Lived in Shanghai, for many years.
Accommodation
There is a trailer/caravan or a 1961 highway bus. There is currently an outdoor composting toilet and shower shed.
What else ...
My expectations for my guests will be to be social, help with projects around the property and boat, helping to keep things tidy and clean, I expect a good work ethic and to keep to a schedule.
I am not a slave driver, (more of a slave diver) but love the drive the workaways have given me so far. Thanks to Toots, Kai, Sandra, Kenzo, Antoine, Alex, Adi,Jeff,Erin, Delphine, lauren, Keegan, Chris, Paulina, Moe, Justus, Clement and all the others ;) . <3
This is a safe place , quiet and free of drama (unless we are playing charades)
Not cool with racists, xenophobic, sexist folks smoking bothers me.
My politics are non-dogmatic centrist and open-minded, try and change my mind:)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Solid WiFi, don't need any online help but your welcome to use the WiFi to do your business when your here.
Space for parking camper vans
A Camper van could be accommodated
Can possibly accept pets
Could consider workaways with pets provided they (dogs :) are kept on a leash as there is live stock close by. Also required to clean up their poop ! Aggressive dogs and workaways need not apply 😉.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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I have thoughroughly enjoyed our time together cooking, exploring, sunsets, laughing and logging over 6000km together on our road trips.
Paulina has a great passion for animal welfare that is admirable. And you would be fortunate to have her as a companion/guardian for your… read more
Chris , you are always welcome back mate !
Clem was an enthusiastic worker and excelled at the most difficult tasks we had in front of us.
Every day we worked on big things together opened up more of my admiration for him as hard work just added to his drive to get… read more
Zeus is a really good cook, a smart and versatile builder working on many interesting projects. You can be sure to learn something as he's always happy… read more
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I have thoughroughly enjoyed our time together cooking, exploring, sunsets, laughing and logging over 6000km together on our road trips.
Paulina has a great passion for animal welfare that is admirable. And you would be fortunate to have her as a companion/guardian for your… read more
Chris , you are always welcome back mate !
Clem was an enthusiastic worker and excelled at the most difficult tasks we had in front of us.
Every day we worked on big things together opened up more of my admiration for him as hard work just added to his drive to get… read more
Zeus is a really good cook, a smart and versatile builder working on many interesting projects. You can be sure to learn something as he's always happy… read more
Working with Zeuss I learned a ton of valuable life skills, from carpentry to boat knots to the secret to a perfect waffle. Zeuss is a wealth of knowledge -… read more
I am very happy to have met him!
I couldn't have imagined a better start to my journey.
From the first meeting we already got along well.
I have been able to learn a lot from him as he has shown and taught me a lot.
We did a lot of different things and it was never boring.
I met a lot of new people through… read more
Is a super awesome Guy I had a great time hanging out with him.
Justus was only planning on spending a month with me but it quickly turned into 2 months ... where does the time go? We did many things from small motor repair to larger jobs around the property. Justus has an excellent work… read more
There were so many things We didn't get to on her visit , but with some kind of luck we will see each other again and get to go on an adventure ! Maybe Lenart will make it out too! Thanks so much Lene , I… read more
The three of us certainly had some fun times together. Thanks so much Mo, hope to catch you on the rebound ! Love Zeuss
She was a very pleasant adapatable person. I'm sure she could do anything she puts her mind to.
It was sad to see her leave.
During my stay, I had… read more
She has a wonderfully calm and quiet energy that warms everyones soul.
She was thorough, and cleaver in the tasks she performed.
Lauren really challenged herself in many ways staying with me, to swimming in the ocean and living off the grid with limited power and water.… read more
Adi came to me kind of on short notice but she was a joy to have around, making my days more productive.
She was good on the water , or on land doing so many different things , she is a great cook and was Tidy and clean.
Love to have her back !
Spent about one month and a half here and i was very confortable and the work was… read more
now i finished my trip and i went back to Japan. the trip had so big and deep meaning to me and even after my tip i thought about it over and over. i found lots of important things from that trip and it was one of my biggest turning point in my life. if i had not meet the… read more
I will be sad the day he… read more
Zeuss is a one of the guys I instantly like,positive,lots of humour and authentic. He has an impressive collection of instruments and we had plenty of jam sessions… read more
