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80 %
Last replied
20 Jul 2020
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12
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Description
Our busy family is looking for someone to help us in Owaka, the Catlins. We are a family of five (Kiwi Mother, Japanese Father, 12 year old girl, 10 year old boy and 6 year old girl), with three cats, a dog, some lambs and goats, living on a lifestyle property just outside the small town of Owaka. We are 15 minutes drive away from the coast, and it is a great area for sightseeing, fishing and walking.
We are about 1.5 hours drive from Dunedin.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our children are very open to people of other cultures, as they are half Japanese. So as well as getting the Kiwi experience the traveller will get a Japanese experience too. There are a lot of great sites to see in the area, waterfalls, beaches, seals and penguins.
Projects involving children
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Help
We need someone to help out with our gardening and help looking after the children, especially over the Summer holidays. The children are all well behaved and love to get outside jumping on the trampoline, biking, etc.
We have a very large garden, so if you enjoy gardening that's great!
You will need to do some household chores and some cooking (we will provide the food!).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
Accommodation
Own room, with comfortable bed. Wi-Fi.
What else ...
The Catlins is a great area for exploring the outdoors. There are many places to walk, rivers and sea for fishing and swimming, and a great place to see birds and wildlife.
We are a very relaxed family and enjoy spending time together and having fun.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Feedback (6)
They did an amazing job working in our garden, and looking after our dog.
We would recommend them to anyone, as they are very honest, hard working and reliable.
Thanks for staying with us!
They communicated really well and were very friendly.
We wish you all the… read more
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They did an amazing job working in our garden, and looking after our dog.
We would recommend them to anyone, as they are very honest, hard working and reliable.
Thanks for staying with us!
They communicated really well and were very friendly.
We wish you all the… read more
The kids loved spending time with her.
I really enjoyed my time with the family.
Thanks for everything guys!
They welcomed us very kindly and we felt at home from the first second on.
The kids are great and we had a lot of fun with them. One day we even baked some christmas cookies together.
Furthermore we did a lot of gardening… read more
They were the first workaways that we had, and were a great experience for us, making us want to have more workaways stay with us in the future.
