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We are in the late 70 and my husband Stuart is an artist and i was a designer/ builder / furniture broker but retiered now
Living on Bowen island bc and we need a bit help mainly gardening and helping with cleaning up a forest and making passways and possible some light carpentry and painting to improve the inside of the home etc
i am only have a small room available with a nice view and with private bathroom , but some time possible to stay in my bnb if not booked
in general the max time i am looking for is 10 to 20 days as the house is to small to accommodate couples
We flexible with the working days if needed
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
Interests
LGBTQ
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Beach
Nature
Plant care
Architecture
Art & design
Pets
Movies & TV
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
English , learning how to paint in oil on canvas
Help
Just general help around the house and garden , cleaning up a forest from stormy fallen trees and burning
Also looking for some one who can paint
Maybe help with diy and computer
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Privat room with private bath
What else ...
We are a short ferry ride to Vancouver and busses going direct to city , lots to explore depending what your looking for, great trails to hike and skiing 30 min away from west vancouver
Also we vegetarian and eat the latest at 4 pm dinner
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Parking is available
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
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During my stay, I helped paint the exterior of their house. The work was enjoyable and rewarding, and it was great to see the progress each day. I appreciated the… read more
During her stay, Sarah helped us paint part of our house. She completed the work efficiently, took pride in what she was doing, and delivered results of a quality… read more
Margit is full of life, wisdom, and generosity. From the moment we met, she showed genuine care. Stuart is calm and kind, I truly… read more
Very good worker helping me to winterize a small garden and helping with deep house cleaning
Also sharing her life knowledge of health, herbs and overall intellect was a pleasure to be around and my pets loved her , would highly recommend Estella for pet and house sitting too
I wish I could keep her for… read more
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During my stay, I helped paint the exterior of their house. The work was enjoyable and rewarding, and it was great to see the progress each day. I appreciated the… read more
During her stay, Sarah helped us paint part of our house. She completed the work efficiently, took pride in what she was doing, and delivered results of a quality… read more
Margit is full of life, wisdom, and generosity. From the moment we met, she showed genuine care. Stuart is calm and kind, I truly… read more
Very good worker helping me to winterize a small garden and helping with deep house cleaning
Also sharing her life knowledge of health, herbs and overall intellect was a pleasure to be around and my pets loved her , would highly recommend Estella for pet and house sitting too
I wish I could keep her for… read more
