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We’re just back from 4 months travelling with our kids around Asia and Europe. We’d love to host you!!!
Come and stay with our family of 5 on our lifestyle block in the leafy suburb of Te Horo, on the Kapiti Coast. We moved back to NZ in 2018 after working and travelling extensively for 19 years abroad. This gave us a love of different cultures and we're excited to host visitors in our country, and our home.
Our house is active :) there's always plenty going on thanks to our three kids (Isaac, Yulisa and Ella) plus Milo our dog, Sugar our cat, 2 cows, 2 sheep and 4 chickens!
We got involved with cultural exchange because a) there are ALWAYS things we need help with here :) but more importantly b) we love to host people from abroad who are like-minded and who share their experiences of traveling the world with our family. We are thrilled to be able to open our home and our family to travelers, many of whom are from countries we have spent time in.
See you soon!! :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Self development
Technology
Pets
Movies & TV
Culture
Farming
Events & social
Photography
Performing arts
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Blogging
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Winter sports
Water sports
Team sports
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
Fitness
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We're a fun, active, loving family living in a rural setting in NZ, we have a lot to share about ourselves, our lives, and that of our family. We've traveled a fair bit of the world, we love different cultures and it's something we will never stop exploring. We love where we live and we love to share it with others
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
There is work to do around the property helping with things like gardening, clearing the section of unwanted trees, picking fruit and lots of other things which go into keeping a property of this nature. It is largely manual labour and there is no need for childcare support.
In exchange for 25 hours work a week you receive accommodation in our beautiful home (a large room in a separate guest wing that can either be setup as a King bed or two singles, complete with it's own ensuite). Food is provided for you to self cater breakfast, lunch is often left overs or Ronel will whip something up like home made soup or a quich. Dinner is prepared for you Monday to Thursday. Friday through Sunday we provide the food and you can prepare your own as we are often out and about with the kids and we find people are keen to get into Wellington and see the city. Feel free to take a packed lunch. We have wi-fi available throughout the house.
Please feel free to ask us if you have any questions - many thanks for reading. Hope to see you soon!!!
Cheers Ben, Ronel, Zac, Isa, Ella, Milo and Sugar :)
Languages spoken
Afrikaans: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
Te Horo Lodge is our lovely cedar home - it has 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms with the guest wing separate from the main house. Accommodation is king bed or twin bed set-up with it's own ensuite. It's a very comfortable space overlooking the garden.
What else ...
Explore Otaki Gorge, Tararua ranges, Kapiti Island, Kapiti Coast Beaches... plenty to do for those willing to explore
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
NA
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Regards Ben
I was able to do some work outside but also around the house. The work is not difficult, Ben is really chill about working time and explains really well.
Ben is a truly incredible father… read more
Both of them were really interested in our trip and invested in our stay ; we talked a lot about New Zealand and the great places to visit, work, food, activities, everything you can think of. They helped us a lot to find and visit what's around their home, and we spend a lot of… read more
