Profile information
Host rating
80 %
Last replied
14 Feb 2024
Reply rate
53.9 %
Usually responds within 2 days
Feedback
19
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Description
Hello there! I'm a single mother and own a beautiful big home located in the heart of Brentwood Bay (25 min drive from Victoria BC). I'm organizing a few house renovations which include: painting & gardening mainly.
I need help in house for 5 hours / day from Monday to Friday. We can also plan to work longer days if you’re interested in taking Friday's off : I’m very flexible with hours and we can work out a flexible schedule to accommodate your needs.
We sometimes start working at 8 or 9 am but depending on the project we might start at 1 pm and work during the afternoon
Food is provided for you to cook: we can sometimes cook together and share communal meals
I share my home with amazing young and fun roommates so we are looking forward to welcome someone that can fit our lovely home.
A small room furnished with queen size bed, cupboard and closet is provided along with bedding and toiletry.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I share my home with other roommates from France and other parts of Canada. We enjoy sharing the occasional communal meal and organizing outings together if the personalities are compatible
It is a huge home with 2 separate living spaces (the upstairs and the downstairs suite)
We can enjoy the house on it's whole : huge deck and natural gas BBQ on the top floor with views of Malahat mountain range and glimpse of water (2 blocks away from the Ocean and town center)
Help
I'm looking for someone that can give me a hand in painting projects (exterior & interior), bit of gardening and other general maintenance for a house.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Small Room with Queen size bed, cupboard and closet in a shared house
What else ...
Butchart Gardens is close and we can see their fireworks during the summer from our deck. Ocean is 2 blocks from the house (Brentwood Bay Marina: paddle bording, canoe, kayak, fishing & prawning)
Lots of easy hikes.
Bus transportation to Victoria city center in 1 hour
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
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
I liked the time I spent there. I worked in the garden, did some cleaning tasks and worked on the terrace.
Thank you for taking me in so lovingly. I wish you all the best.
Ronja
Super easy to arrange our working schedule as they were very flexible also.
We missed them dearly when they left ;-)
Wishing them great luck in their future projects and travels!
xx
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Cultural exchange:
(4.9)
Communication:
(5.0)
I liked the time I spent there. I worked in the garden, did some cleaning tasks and worked on the terrace.
Thank you for taking me in so lovingly. I wish you all the best.
Ronja
Super easy to arrange our working schedule as they were very flexible also.
We missed them dearly when they left ;-)
Wishing them great luck in their future projects and travels!
xx
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A treasure to have home
He was also very friendly and personable
I will miss him dearly and wish him luck on his next adventures !
the Host is Amazing ! we went on a colombian bus trip by night in Victoria. Dancing and singing on the bus, it was so incredible.
the hikes around are verry nice 👌
thanks Ximena !
He is very kind and amicable
Extremely helpful and knowledgeable in painting, he also learned very quick how to build a rock wall and helped out with that
He was extremely helpful in the house and haloed out with house chores
He’s a very sweet young man and I was sad to see him leave
They cooked amazing dishes also ... we spent… read more
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He is unbelievably kind and polite
He learns fast, has a sense of initiative and is detail oriented which makes him a great person to have around helping out with various different projects
I’d recommend him with my eyes closed and wish him all the best!
Very detail oriented and follows instructions greatly. She is also very kind and polite, tidy and organized
She got along really well with all of us and we were sad to see her go ….
We hope she enjoys the many adventures awaiting for her …
She’s welcome home any time !!
I’d recommend her my eyes closed!
It was very easy to communicate with her, especially if I had plans for the day and needed to adjust my working schedule! Speaking of work: there were always fun… read more
The jobs were not hard and Ximena is very flexible in when you do your hours.
The room-mates are all very nice guys and nice to hang out with.
The only downside is that they wouldn't always clean up too… read more
She is easy to communicate with and always happy to offer a hand.
The short time she stayed with me I happened to be on holidays: she was able to take on a few projects on her own and did a great job painting and gardening.
I recommend her with my eyes… read more
