Live with a local family in Vancouver, Canada

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  Description

  I am a working mom with a teenager living in a home in East Vancouver. I am looking for some help around the house and garden, in exchange for a friendly and convenient place to stay. Our home is a short bus ride to downtown, and to other parts of our beautiful region. Now that my eldest has moved out, I have a small spare bedroom and would welcome guests who would like to provide some personal help to our family and community. If you are a couple, I can provide you with a larger room.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet

  House & pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Culture

  

  Music

  

  Performing arts

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Books

  

  Cycling

  

  Hiking

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Staying with us means an opportunity to live with a Vancouver household, speak English, and experience day-to-day living activities. We will cook together, play board games, shop, and other activities based on your interests.
  Our family speaks German, French and Swedish in some amount. We would love to practice those languages with you so that you can practice English. We love to share information about our city and region and can help you navigate transit, bureaucracy and other challenges.
  From the cultural exchange with us, you will learn how to live in a Canadian city and experience life like a Canadian!

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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 kind of help I would like includes:
  - gardening (weeding, harvesting, pruning, watering, planting, depending on the season)
  - yard work (raking leaves)
  - cooking and baking (batch meal preparation)
  - small house tasks
  - housecleaning
  - mending and sewing
  - doing errands in our neighbourhood (shopping, etc)
  
  Some of the tasks we might work on together.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Swedish: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We would love it if you would speak French, German or Swedish with us!
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  Accommodation

  You will have your own small bedroom with a single bed, desk, and wardrobe. It is a small room suited for one person. You will share a bathroom. We have one kitchen which you will fully share with us! We have a large living room, and a nice back deck for when the weather is nice. Your room is on the main floor.
  If you are a couple, I will take the spare room and give you my room upstairs (own bathroom).
  
  I will provide meals or ingredients for meals by mutual agreement. Generally, we will share one meal together (typically evening meal). I will do the grocery shopping based on your preferences for meals. Typically we eat an uncooked breakfast, a cooked or uncooked lunch, and a cooked dinner.

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  What else ...

  We are located close to public transit. You can have access to a bike, and possibly a car.
  There may be times when you are alone in the house for a day or two, as I travel frequently for work. No smoking of any kind on my property please. And no overnight guests. Regrettably, I can't host animals / pets.

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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

  Your room has a desk and access to the household wi-fi network. It is reliable, as I also work from home.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

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