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My wife and I are living with 4 children and on occasion, we have a 5th child stay with us.
We would like to host people in the Manawatu.
We like the outdoors, enjoy exercise and some sports, I am fond of a variety of movies as well. We like structure and routine and am trying to teach the kids the same. My children are good, fun kids... My wife, children and I enjoy all sorts of things, board games, video games, movies, artistic creativity, outdoors play, sport and general adventure.
The kids are very inquisitive and like discovering new things, they enjoy conversation about a variety of things too. They could be very helpful in teaching English.,
We will only accommodate 1 person so not to overcrowd the house prefer only females (due to having daughters and being protective of them). We have had a variety of nationalities come and stay with us, and like the diversity as we find it very interesting.
If this sounds like you, please let us know what your plans with travel, to see if we can accommodate you.
We look forward to meeting you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our family could help improve your English language / vocabulary. Help build new friendships and appreciation for how other people live. My wife speaks Czech and a bit of French.
We would benefit from learning about your culture and language, which would help the children's diversity in foreign language / vocabulary. Help them understand the hidden mysteries of what is out in the world first hand rather than from a book or television.
Projects involving children
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Help
Childcare: Sometimes I would need your help getting the children off to school in the mornings, and also uplifting the children from after school if required. Also getting out and about with the children doing activities with them for exercise / entertainment. Then sometimes chilling out with us with board games and movies.
Sharing the tasks of preparing meals.
Helping around the house with general upkeep / cleaning.
Occasional weeding of gardens.
Kids are independent on most occasions, but supervision is required a couple hours a day.
Kids will happily get you to engage with them... board games, Lego, Nerf guns outside and some cricket or ball play...
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
You would have your own room sharing with my family in this 4 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms and a large section.
Until we move into our new home.
What else ...
Time off offers many opportunities,
Beautiful countryside and views that are not available to everyone else due to the nature of our location.
Access to a Gym, Pool, squash and tennis courts are available..
Transport is limited, so would prefer for you to have your own vehicle as we only have the family vehicle which we use for regular long distance trips.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Thank you guys for inviting me into your home for the two weeks. Hope to see you again when the trail takes me to… read more
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Thank you guys for inviting me into your home for the two weeks. Hope to see you again when the trail takes me to… read more
She fit into our family very well, had no concerns, or issues with how she conducted herself living in our family.
Thank you for spending time with us, the girls missed you as soon as you left.
Hopefully we will see you again.
Kind regads
Jeff, Lenka and the little people
It was great to meet you, and we really enjoyed your company.
We wish you all the best and hope you have a great year, you are more than welcome to visit anytime you are in this part of the world again.
I will try and get that gift away to you as soon as I can.
Stay safe, and… read more
I had a great time in Waiouru. Jeff is a great guy - fun to talk to and very open-minded. He took me out hunting a couple times, let me borrow his car to go on day trips, always made sure I was comfortable and we really became friends over the time that I stayed with him. I actually went back to help him out with his kids again.… read more
The kids had an older sister who they really enjoyed being around and spending time with.
I think your adventurous… read more
These girls were funny, helpful, entertaining and interesting. The kids enjoyed your company very much, as did I.
I'm glad we got to experience your personalities and hope you had a pleasant time while you were a part of our family.
You are always welcome back, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.
Safe travels,… read more
Jeff lives on a mlitary camp with a great gymnasium and a pool at only 5 minutes.
We had our own room and three meals a day provided by Jeff (he left us cook a lot of french meals too :) )
We had to look after the children from 3pm… read more
Glad things fell into place for you... .… read more
Kids had a lot of fun with you guys, and miss your company....
Excellent progress on the baking front, and you are very welcome with the outings we had... had a wonderful time getting to know you both, and I am pleased you enjoyed your stay... safe travels for the… read more
