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We are an animal loving family of five looking for a cultural exchange and extra helping hands.
We have been hosting international language students and au pairs for 14 years and have loved the experience of sharing cultures and also food. We have made lifelong friends and have kept in touch with and are still visited by previous au-pairs.Our children are now 18, 15 and 11 and no longer need an au pair, so we are looking for travellers to bring a little of their culture into our home and help us the day to day running and maintenance of a home and bush property.
We would also like to show you around our lovely corner of the world. We are 30 minutes from Brisbane CBD by car, however public transport isn’t very good near our house so it is more suited to people wanting more of a Farmstay/semi-rural experience. We live in an area that is great for bushwalking, mountain biking and horse riding. Our families interests are rock climbing, skateboarding, horse riding, bush walking and camping.
We live on 10 acres and have chickens, sheep, dogs, guinea pigs, horses and an abundance of weeds that all need taking care of.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
Camping
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You are welcome to come on outings with our family. We always eat dinner together and have long chats over dinner. We are happy to help with improving your English . We love trying new foods and attempting to learn new languages.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are particularly seeking help from people with a love of horses and children as you will be spending a lot of time around them.
We are working on some home maintenance projects such as building fences, painting the house, high pressure washing outside areas and oiling decks. There will also be times I’d like you to supervise the children when they are riding their horses, so some confidence and familiarity with horses will be a bonus.
We like to match your jobs to your interests. We would like 20 hours a week or 4 hours a day 5 days a week in exchange for meals and accomodation.
We are mostly home during the day so will often be working alongside you on projects. However there will be times that you will need to work alone or with the children if I am running errands. With a busy house of people coming and going there is always a list of jobs sitting on the kitchen bench for family members to pick from.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You would have a large room with a queen bed, a single trundle bed, table and chairs and desk. The room is downstairs from the kitchen and we are early risers so it can sound like elephants stomping above you. There is a shared bathroom and toilet with the children. Dinner we all take turns cooking and eat together. Some nights we go for a walk and have a picnic dinner.
We like to eat healthy, gluten free meals.
What else ...
Our home is in a very quiet area so isn’t really suitable to people who like the bustling city life and partying. Public transport isn’t very good in our area and it is a 40 minute, hard walk to the nearest bus that comes hourly. We are more than happy to drop you to the bus when we are around but we aren’t always available at short notice.
We don’t accept smokers or vapers in our house. Also we ask that you don’t wear strong perfumes as we are quite sensitive to smells.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The internet can be a little slow at times, but we manage to make it work when working from home.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a number of areas you can park and we can hook you up to power and water.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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