Dog sitting , baby sitting and helping with daily life while learning about photography in Cockatoo, Australia

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  Description

  We are a young family of 4 staying in Cockatoo, Victoria. We have a 4 years old daughter who is very friendly, a newborn , and a greyhound retired race dog who we have adopted. Gary has his own camera shop in Melbourne CBD and WeiWei is a wedding photographer.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Videography

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Events & social

  

  Team sports

  

  Mountain

  

  Art & design

  

  Photography

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  DIY & crafts
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We offer a unique language exchange experience with Mandarin and Cantonese speakers, paired with a passion for Asian cuisine and photography, particularly in analogue formats. Living in a rural part of Australia, surrounded by vast native nature, we are constantly learning about the local flora and fauna, allowing us to adapt and appreciate our environment.
  
  As business owners, we love discussing business ideas, offering inspiration, and helping future entrepreneurs make better decisions on which ventures to pursue and how to successfully launch, staff, and scale their businesses.
  
  We often share meals and engage in conversations about life and hobbies, making our guests feel like part of our family. Additionally, we are eager to introduce our child to people from different cultural backgrounds, learning from our visitors’ cultures, as we are avid travelers ourselves.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are looking for workaways to help caring & playing with our daughter when she's not in daycare and in the evenings after daycare, evening walks for the dog and also to help with light house chores and gardening ( maintaining the property).
  
  Visitor and guess will not be expected to be taking care of our daughter alone and will only be assisting us in this task, Wei Wei is always at home.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
  Chinese (Cantonese): Fluent
  Malay: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are a multi-lingual family, we can speak multiple languages and if you're interested in any, we could help you out in learning them too.
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  Accommodation

  Private room, shared bath. You will have your own room in the house with us. It also double as my daughter play room so you could play with her in the room as well. We offer privacy so let us know if you want some alone time. You will have mornings and afternoons free to explore or bush walking in the rich nature surroundings in the Dandenong Ranges.
  
  We will be providing all food as well as ingredients to cook if you have special dietary requirements. Accommodation will be provided, private room with shared bath.

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  What else ...

  We have a spare car that you can use, you will need to have a valid driving license and at least 2 years of driving experience as we are in the mountains.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  Blue Moon (2 months)

  A rescued retired racing greyhound is who very gentle and docile .

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