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Covid 19 has changed so much. At this time I only accept fully vaccinated and boosted workawayers who are willing to provide a copy of their vaccination record. I hope this will change in the not too distant future.
I am a hospitable, mature woman, living in a inner ring suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I am mother of 5 adult children with many grandchildren. I am a gourmet cook in many cuisines, enjoy classical music and jazz. My interests are varied from the arts, science, culture, language, etc. Before Covid I volunteered for several performing arts organizations. I have returned to volunteering but not as often.
In my professional life I was adjunct professor of photography, both analog and digital. I also had my own portrait studio until my retirement in 2011.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am a retired adjunct professor of photography and am fairly knowledgeable about plants and gardening and would happy to share any of that knowledge.
I am an accomplished and creative cook in many cuisines and would be happy to teach those skills to another, happy to accomodate any dietary needs/desires and create menus around those needs/interests.
I live near top cultural and medical institutions including a vibrant public theater (CPT), Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orchestra, the second largest theater district in the US, University hospital, MetroHealth and Cleveland Clinic hospital systems near by.
Lake Erie is awesome. As are: Cleveland Metro Parks, Cleveland Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Aboredum, Aquarium.
Cleveland is a culturally diverse city with lots of rich experiences in other cultures from the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to Asia town, Little Italy, a Polish Opera company to mention but a few.
Help
Would be grateful for help with gardening, including weeding, planting, cutting grass, etc.
Would also appreciate help down sizing, including sorting books for donation, preparing for garage sale, posting items online.
I speak some french and italian and would love to improve my skills.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Italian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Italian, French, Spanish
Accommodation
Quiet home with private, clean and comfortable bedroom in inner ring suburb of Cleveland. Shared bath, laundry, wifi, TV but no cable, piano. You may prepare your own meals or share mine as you wish and schedules allow.
What else ...
I am a mature active woman.
I volunteer at local theaters and music organizations and therefore occasionally away evenings. You may wish to volunteer or may take advantage of vouchers I may have for various performances.
As previously mentioned, my home is quiet. It is not my practice to have television or radio on. I use head phones when listening to mostly NPR. I do practice piano.
I live near top cultural and medical institutions, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orchestra, University, Metro and Cleveland Clinic to name but a few.
Lake Erie is awesome, Cleveland Metro Parks, Cleveland Zoo, Aquarium, Lake Farm Park, Chapin Forest, Amish communities near by.
Good public transportation but am willing to provide transportation when planned in advance.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good internet connection and room with a desk.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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And Kevin was no exception. What a joy to host him. He fit into the household immediately.
Kevin is quiet, warm, curious, intelligent, helpful, cooperative, always eager to learn new things and brave enough to venture across country on a motorcycle.… read more
So there I was, for two weeks, doing a variety of things, learning, laughing, working, listening. Teaching is in her bones. And the people I got to meet, whether it was Hot Meals at a church or… read more
I expected to travel during May so I was not going to accept a workawayer but Jules was only asking to stay a week which I could accommodate and still travel. However, a few days before her arrival I experienced an acute inflammatory event which left me unable to travel or to do much of anything including daily food prep for… read more
This was my first workaway experience. Although I recognize myself as an extrovert, I still feel unsure about what I would experience before I truly did this.… read more
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And Kevin was no exception. What a joy to host him. He fit into the household immediately.
Kevin is quiet, warm, curious, intelligent, helpful, cooperative, always eager to learn new things and brave enough to venture across country on a motorcycle.… read more
So there I was, for two weeks, doing a variety of things, learning, laughing, working, listening. Teaching is in her bones. And the people I got to meet, whether it was Hot Meals at a church or… read more
I expected to travel during May so I was not going to accept a workawayer but Jules was only asking to stay a week which I could accommodate and still travel. However, a few days before her arrival I experienced an acute inflammatory event which left me unable to travel or to do much of anything including daily food prep for… read more
This was my first workaway experience. Although I recognize myself as an extrovert, I still feel unsure about what I would experience before I truly did this.… read more
As I prepared for his arrival I kept thinking: "WHAT AM I DOING ACCEPTING SOMEONE THE DAY BEFORE A DAY OF INTENSE PREPARATION!!????!!!
WELL!!!
Damien was AMAZING! Turns out his goal is to study bread making in France. What luck! He was at my side… read more
I was happy to help her in the garden and around the house whenever she needed it. The hours of work… read more
She was super helpful to me during the crazy busy days before the holidays. She was an helpful extra set of hands in the kitchen during the frenzy of food prep and managed to keep on top of the mountain of pots and… read more
About the work, I mainly helped cleaning the kitchen, housekeeping and taking Jack for walks, nothing difficult or tedious and it was quiet… read more
Clara is kind, intelligent and , while soft spoken, engages in conversation with ease. With 3 workawayers around the table conversations were interesting… read more
Every day that we shared with Chris was a learning experience. We had… read more
Chris is a wonderful person and I felt like home from the day I arrived.
She is a great cook and loves to experiment with different flavors. She is a very open-minded and kind person and I thoroughly enjoyed having intellectual discussions with her on various… read more
I felt helpful, i was in the cozy, warm atmosphere.
I… read more
Admittedly I was a little trepidatious before beginning this journey and experience. That feeling was gone the moment I met Chris.
She is an eclectic, intelligent, sophisticated and laid back person.
She is one of the most kind interesting… read more
He's been with me 4 times and will return again before he departs for his next adventure to give me a hand around the house and garden. He helped me install my garden border fence, garden, cleaned the garage and… read more
At the end of his first visit i expressed hope that he would come back.
He promised he would and he did. I thought his return was to go back to Poland but he came back to keep his promise. He is a hard worker, a good cook, a great guest and a wonderful person. He folded into my… read more
As promised we got stuck into some… read more
Nico helped in the kitchen and around the house as needed or requested and worked in my garden, took direction well and worked very hard.
He was great with my developmentally disabled sister, always stepping up to help her whenever… read more
She made me feel like at home from the moment I first stepped into her house! Thanks to Chris I went to so much places and events and I met a lot of amazing people in just one month. She really likes her city and she will make you like it too! She is… read more
