A red house in the woods of Williams Lake, BC, Canada

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  Description

  Ekai and Emma live with two cats on a forested acre on Fox Mountain, above Williams Lake, in a unique gothic arch style home. We live close to the trail network for biking and hiking, and are fifteen minutes from town by car.
  
  Williams Lake has awesome mountain biking, climbing and hiking opportunities, and is a great base camp when exploring all the Cariboo has to offer. During recent travel (Norway!) we met several kind workawayers and when we got home decided to open our home to those looking to explore the Cariboo.
  
  Lots of hopes and dreams for our home in the woods equals lots of potential projects for workawayers! The top priorities right now: laying wood chips in the garden, taking the leaf insulation off garden beds, cleaning up the yard making meals & building for small projects (pig pen, sauna deck, shed, etc), and beyond.
  
  Perks of being here:
  - Mountain bike with us! We can help outfit you with a bike during your stay.
  - Test out the new sauna and cold plunge tub.
  - Community - we are hyper social and spend many nights a week with friends or at community events.
  - Workshop/studio space available. Currently set up for plastic recycling, formerly a pottery studio. There are sewing, crafting & painting supplies galore.
  - Home gym for you to use! We have a squat rack, chin up bar, mats, & a bike trainer.
  
  Ideally we like to host people for a maximum of 2-3 weeks.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We love outdoor activities and offer a cultural exchange opportunity that includes mountain biking, climbing, hiking and skiing potential. We are social and can share with you the community life we love so much here. We are both working professionals and can share about our love of the environment, community building and learning too.
  
  We have a big yard with a fire pit and garden, a micro recycling lab, a home gym, a small workshop and are getting a sauna soon too.

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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

  The main project we are looking for help with is clearing brush and sticks to reduce wildfire risk. We have a small forested property (1 acre) with many woodpiles and fallen trees that need to be cleared. The piles will be turned into hugelkulture garden beds or trailered for disposal. Other projects could include gardening, fence-building, painting, house maintenance or making meals. It's really up to your interests and skillset!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Interested in learning French and Spanish. We are both beginners in these languages.
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  Accommodation

  We have a private bedroom available. It is located on the main story of the house, and accesses the main bathroom. The other bedrooms and office are upstairs. There is also a big yard and driveway for those that are more interested in being outdoors.
  
  We will cover all food expenses and share cooking responsibilities.

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  What else ...

  Williams Lake is a great place to explore the Cariboo from. We live outside of walking distance but a short drive away from town. One of us commutes to town for work so there are rides available on weekdays. We often go into town in the evenings or on weekends.
  
  We can lend sporting gear during your stay, and invite you to join our adventures.
  
  One of us and works from a home office and is home all day.
  
  Transit to Williams Lake can be challenging, there is a private bus service and an airport. There is a possibility to arrange for pick up from Kamloops or Prince George.
  
  We have not hosted a workawayer yet.
  
  We are not big party people and cannot offer that type of experience. We expect those who stay with us not to smoke cigarettes while at our home.

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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

  Internet connection can fully support a digital nomad. 1 other person working remotely from here too.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Not able to host tow behind trailers but campers and vans will fit! Long driveway.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Max 4hrs/day, 5 days/week

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