Help with our busy family life and enjoy the cultural diversity of North Vancouver, Canada

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27/10/2020
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2020

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Description
Very friendly Canadian family welcomes you to come and stay with us. Nice room and healthy meals provided in return for help around the house both inside and out. There is already a full-time nanny who is main caregiver for nine-year-old boy and four-year-old girl but some assist may be needed taking children to playground etc.

Beautiful house is within walking distance of Lonsdale and the shops of North Vancouver.

It is an easy walk to the ocean and seabus to downtown Vancouver. There are lots of buses and easy access to North Shore hiking trails.

We have a strict No Smoking policy!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Mother is Greek, father is British, Nanny is Filipino, children are a mix of all three...haha.
Vancouver and North Vancouver in particular are extremely culturally diverse.
Help
Help both inside and outside the house. Mother is a surgeon, father is a director, so very busy household and lots to do including gardening, taking care of two lovely dogs, and maintaining a house. Lots of great food and fun to have too.
Languages spoken
Old Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian: Fluent
Greek: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Comfortable king size bed, feather filled duvet cover with shared bathroom. Very comfortable. Healthy diverse food, generally Pesco vegan, fish, no dairy. But anything available at request.
What else ...
Easy to get anywhere with local public transportation, we also have a second car so if available you can use that occasionally. North Vancouver is nicely situated between downtown Vancouver and lots of hiking trails on the North Shore, very close to Whistler also.
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 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (7)

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(4.8)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)

03/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Enric & Alma) for host

During the last 3 months, I've been surprised several times by their generosity, kindness and understanding. This family is the personification of "pay it forward".
They genuinely want to make sure all the workawayers feel at home and they value their opinion.
I honestly don't think I could have found a better place, specially during the… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Neus)

Neus stayed with us for more than a month.
She is a lovely, hard-working, honest and warm-hearted person.
She is very conscientious and took good care of our two kids.
We loved having her around and can warmly recommend her to everyone as a workawayer.

(Excellent )

05/05/2020

Left by Workawayer (Neus) for host

My experience with the family has been very special for me. Since I arrived at Elena’s home I felt how they enjoy having helpers around the house. Elena is very generous and flexible. Besides she is really hard worker and a great cook. I could move to the home even when the family was on a short holidays. Shyl (the nanny) wellcomed me as an… read more

(Excellent )

12/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Nadine & Sascha) for host

These hosts are awesome!

Elena and Chris are genuinely nice and generous persons. We felt like part of the family and their everyday life from the moment we stepped through their door. Elena is so cheerful and Chris knows a story about everything you might mention. The dinner conversations were always something to look forward to - there were… read more

(Excellent )

05/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Jan)

Jan was extremely helpful. He's a quiet one - understandable at his age and as this is his first international experience. Jan is extremely polite, considerate and very useful with maintenance jobs around the house. Our kids were very happy happy with him as well. Our 2 dogs loved him even more! Ask him any science question for a very considered… read more

(Excellent )

15/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Jan) for host

I stayed with Chris, Elena, Shyl, Mike, Grey and Elle for about one month and I felt welcome from the first second I entered their house. They have been very nice and really let me be part of their life. I'm would like to come back every time and would recommend them to everyone who can manage with a crazy and busy family.

(Excellent )

18/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Tabea & Florian) for host

You will love them! We stayed with Elena, Chris, Shyl, the kids und their cute dogs for about 3 weeks in total and had an amazing time. We've been part of their busy lifestyle and they included us everywhere. It instantly felt like home. Mainly we took care about their garden and we loved to play with the kids. We already miss you so much! All the… read more

(Excellent )

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