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Min stay requested: 1 week or less
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Description
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️We are looking for an easy-going, independent Workaway to join us for ONE WEEK helping with general household duties garden clean-up, cooking/baking, In return during your stay, you will enjoy being part of our family and have lots of time to explore beautiful Victoria and Vancouver Island. *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️
We would be willing to host you for about 7 days till mid-August.
We are a family with three young adult children. We have lived, studied &/or worked in the US, Canada, Asia and Europe.
As a family, we love to travel and discover new places and meet new people.
When you write to us, please let us know a bit about yourself. How many in your family? Do you live in the city or country? What do you like to do when you are not working or studying? Do you have any special talents ie soccer or crocheting, for example?
We receive multiple requests on average per month. Thus, the more detailed your introductory email to us, the better. You would more likely receive a response from us. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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Interests
CulturePlant careDIY & craftsLanguagesGardeningCooking & foodNatureFitnessYoga / Wellness -
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will benefit seeing hard-working parents and forward-thinking children. Take a break from travelling and enjoy the comforts of home.
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Help
At this time, we need help with garden clean-up, cooking/baking and painting of fence, as time and weather permits.
We love to eat and would love to share our favorite recipes with you. AND, if you like, we'd like to learn some new dishes from you!
We would be flexible with the volunteer work you can provide. We appreciate your positive energy and ability to work independently.
If you love to cook, you could have full reign of the kitchen.
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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
You will have your own room where all the bedrooms are.
Absolutely no smoking or vaping, please, inside or outside.
There is no eating in your room.
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What else ...
We live on an enchanting half acre property by a lake, surrounded by many trails, on a mountain in the city of Victoria.
We have had exchange students in the past and have been exchange students ourselves so we have a good understanding of cultural diversity and communication. If you are looking to have a language and cultural exchange with a gregarious group, we are the family for you.
We have hosted many workaways when the kids were younger and we are ready to host again.
HOW TO GET TO US:
Whichever way to get to us, please email in advance and advise when you will be arriving in the area so we can pick you up or expect you at the house.
Please take the ferry to Swartz Bay (Victoria) sometime before noon.
Take a bus to the Tsawassen ferry (Vancouver) which takes you to Swartz Bay (Victoria) on Vancouver Island. ($20 walk-on)
Suggestion is to take a ferry before 2pm.
Then bus 70 or 72 towards downtown Victoria. ($6.00 cash)
Get off at at Uptown Mall, then take bus 95 towards Colwood/Langford. (Ask the bus driver)
Pick up will be at McDonald's at 860 Langford Parkway, Langford.
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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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My animals / pets
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I would definitely recommend staying with this family!
I had such a good time, there was always time for exploring the area, joining a hockey play and scout meeting, iceskating and I got an impression of the family life. It was also great to see how close the relationship with the neighborhood is. I felt like a … read more
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This is my first workaway experience and also my FAMILY in Canada. I cannot expect even more. Everyday I just took few hours to help … read more
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It was brilliant to get to know them all, we loved spending time with the kids and taking part in their family trips. The projects were relaxed, creative and fun!
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