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Hello and welcome to your future home stay in Tropical Far North Queensland ☀️🌴 Joe and I are 33 years old and Alana is 2. We have travelled the world as backpackers in our 20’s and have done work exchanges while we travelled. Now it is our turn to host 🤗
We recently bought our first home and need help around the house gardening, weeding, putting up new fencing, painting etc. We currently have a spare room with a king bed to suit a couple, single person or friends who don’t mind sharing a bed. We also have an Oztent and camp mattress that could be used if needed. We live very close by to beautiful parks, creeks and hikes. We have a boat and go out on the reef when the weather is good. We have two bikes you can use and are happy to help accomodate where we can ☺️
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Self development
Events & social
Sustainability
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Art & design
Yoga / Wellness
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
Camping
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Joe is Australian and I am Irish so we have both cultures at our home. We have travelled a lot and done work exchanges while travelling. These were some of the most lasting memories of our travels! We now want to offer to host people in the same position.
Staying at our house as part of a work exchange will gain an authentic cultural experience of Cairns. Our family likes to go to community markets and events that are on. We also like to go camping, fishing on the Great Barrier Reef and bush walking. We like to go into the Esplande in central Cairns on a weekend to see street performers and enjoy the ambiance. It is beautiful along Cairns esplande ☀️You can experience this, as well as the opportunity to improve your English skills as part of daily conversations and interactions with us. You are more than welcome to come along to any event you would like to with us or if you prefer not to that’s fine too 🙂
In return for your help, you can enjoy home-cooked meals and a genuine sense of community that goes beyond typical travel. If you want to, you can join in preparing traditional dishes and celebrate local holidays with us.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help around the gardens, weeding, making garden beds, landscaping, planting trees and plants. Making a path with
Painting exterior fence, small interior paint jobs.
Helping Joe with making a new rear timber fence.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
There is one spare room available with a king bed. We also have an Oztent with mattress that could be used as extra if needed. We cook dinner every night as a family. Meat, vegetables and generally healthy meals. Happy to offer 2 x hours work a day for accomodation without dinner if that suits better
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
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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