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Our nature paradise & charity home office is a small backpacker type / farmhouse near Lawrencetown Beach on a lake & farmland. As a base for our international children's aid society the farmhouse is used as a stay over for adventures which we use to create an income for our aid projects overseas.
My name is Sunyata, an international children's aid & animal rescue worker. Volunteers help with the old family farm house yard, painting, garden & organizing tasks, help with rescue pets, sort donations for international children's aid & sometimes jewellery fixing. I am happy to show the area and introduce to new friends.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is a best location to be close to surf, sea and sky. You will love nature. You can learn English, meet new friends and learn about this areas of rural surf community of Eastern Canada. NOVA SCOTIA. We have had travelers and volunteers from all over the world come here. I have also hosted many international volunteers while working in South Africa, Dominican & Sri Lanka.
Help
While enjoying our farm house & community, I'm looking for someone to or help 4 days a week for 3 or 4 hours a day.
Main tasks are helping sort donations for childrens aid, create 1st aid kits & workshop materials while also organizing extra storage space twice a week, getting our space ready for tourist season through light gardening twice a week, 2-3 small painting projects, helping with tasks that create an income to help our childrens & animal rescue charity, mow once a week, cuddling and sometimes feeding the cats Gismo, & walking the a small cuddly Dominican rescue dog Peppers. Help organizing or designing the volunteer bedroom to be the best it can be.
You can help with trails in the forest (if you like) & gathering brush for bonfires but nothing intense. I will help start you off on most tasks but they are mostly independent as I manage the bnb, teach & charity managment.
All tasks are very flexible & can be spread to leave room for lots of surfing, hiking, biking and bonfires with other guests.
2nd job: We could also make a 2 week placement for someone who likes to be creatively handy. This would entail fixing old doors, some painting, yard work, forest trail making, mowing and gardening. Also helping with pup and cats from time to time. If you love the outdoors, nature and can make something out of nothing being creative this could be a forfilling odd jobs gig for you.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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
Farmhouse in rural beach & forest area. Volunteer will have 1 of 2 private rooms depending on bnb guests (with small kitchenette), 2 bathrooms. A few times a week we can share main meals in the main farmhouse kitchen. Basic vegetarian food you can make will be in your kitchenette room and we go shopping once a week for you to buy your own extras and drinks. Eating out and drinks is the volunteers responsibility. The volunteers room is slowly being made into volunteers accommodation so each volunteer makes the space better and better. You also have your own entrance apart from main house.
What else ...
During time off you might enjoy surfing in one of the best surf spots in Eastern Canada, Lawrencetown Beach. Also the house is surrounded by lakes and trails. The TransCanada trail is 5 min walk away and beach 7 min walk. There is a cafe & small shops 20 min walk away.
There are no bus so I will take you shopping once a week so you can buy what you need but I will provide you with some basic vegetarian items for your kitchenette.
You can use the bike.
I will pick you up at the airport and drop you back at the airport or at the bus stop if you choose to continue travelling.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Of you have a camper van you can park in our garden across the street and use the bathrooms. You are also welcome to camp in our massive yard if you like.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 4 days a week.
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She can take on projects as a team and alone and is very good with animals.… read more
The work I did was very diverse, from sorting donations to painting the outside deck. I loved knowing that I was helping Sunny's charity by doing these… read more
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She can take on projects as a team and alone and is very good with animals.… read more
The work I did was very diverse, from sorting donations to painting the outside deck. I loved knowing that I was helping Sunny's charity by doing these… read more
