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Description
My husband and I live on 3/4 of an acre in Shawnigan Lake. We are an English speaking, non-smoking, retired couple. Rick worked at a local college in the IT department and I was an elementary school teacher. We have 2 large golden doodles and live in a rural area.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
Culture
Performing arts
Books
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Pets
Gardening
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The workawayer will have the benefit of living near a lake, the ocean and other outdoor adventure areas. While we live within a 10 minute walk to a bus stop, we live in a rural community with limited bus transportation. We strongly advise Workawayers have their own vehicle.
Our community is 30 minutes away from Greater Victoria, the capital city of BC.
Help
The Workawayer will be helping with tree pruning and getting our yard ready for the Spring. We are looking for someone who can do physical work and use various power tools. Experience with pruning is a bonus. You may also be asked to help with some decluttering, house cleaning and dog walking.
Because of our location, you will have more independence if you have your own car.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have a bedroom with a single bed, a mostly private bathroom, partial kitchen and living room. We will provide food for your stay but you will be required to make your own breakfast, lunch and the occasional dinner.
What else ...
Again, we strongly recommend you have your own vehicle.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We can provide a 1gig segmented hardwired connect or a WiFi connection.
Space for parking camper vans
We can provide power and internet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Millie
Maarlidh
Golden Doodle
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We were accommodated in a spacious and very clean RV. We had access to their bathroom in their house.
The work went well despite the high temperatures. Rick and Karen are very caring. It was satisfying to help them with their home projects.
Rick cooks very well and we were able to go hiking with Karen.
The… read more
We enjoyed getting to know them both during discussions at dinner. We… read more
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We were accommodated in a spacious and very clean RV. We had access to their bathroom in their house.
The work went well despite the high temperatures. Rick and Karen are very caring. It was satisfying to help them with their home projects.
Rick cooks very well and we were able to go hiking with Karen.
The… read more
We enjoyed getting to know them both during discussions at dinner. We… read more
My stay at Karen and Ricks house was just perfect and I felt like home every minute of it.
From the beginning on they did everything so that I felt very comfortable and safe.
Their fifth wheel was amazing and so were all the dinners they cooked for me!
I went on some beautiful hikes with Karen and she also taught me fun new… read more
Some of the jobs Emma helped us with were cleaning up around our yard, put up privacy fencing and deep cleaning paint from… read more
The tasks Julia and Luis did for us included; building a concrete block retaining wall for a garden, putting up a fence, removing rocks from soil so we could plant grass and… read more
We stayed in their big fifth wheeler/RV which was a perfect home.
Rick and Karen are so kind and helpful with anything. It was nice to have their local experience for beautiful hikes and things to do! We also had great nights with… read more
