Help with home and garden in Corvallis Oregon, USA

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I am a Yoga, Dance, and Acrobatics instructor and teach AcroYoga in Corvallis Oregon. I enjoy eating healthy and prefer to host people with similar healthy lifestyle habits. No smoking, no alcohol, no drugs. I also prefer no pets. I'm an avid world traveler and love cultural exchanges. I've made wonderful friendships with people from many cultures through working together and sharing conversations.

I'm based in Corvallis Oregon near OSU and lots of great hiking and nearby waterfalls!

The accommodation is a small private barn 10x20 with a Loft and Bed for sleeping located behind a new manufactured home next to a City Park and a mile or so from downtown Corvallis. Rustic glamping setup with tent shower and compost toilet. Outside hose bib for water, no inside running water or plumbing in barn. Helpers work 7-8 hours a week for the basic accommodation, and take care of their own meals.

I need help mostly with gardening and the yard. I can also use help from time to time with Photography and Videography for AcroYoga. I often have special projects to furnish, decorate or improve the home and the grounds to create a beautiful environment.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Language practice
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
In the summer especially, Corvallis Oregon is a beautiful place to go hiking and exploring. I am located a few miles from Oregon State University.
Help
I'm an easy-going host, but I do expect a fair exchange; it helps a lot if you are self-motivated, and enjoy helping, helping earnestly and cultural exchange. Most of the helpers I've hosted so far have contributed satisfactorily and some have been exceptionally helpful for which I am most grateful.

I have also been a workawayer myself and I believe its important to see both perspectives to be fair and balanced in these exchanges. The help varies, put mostly involves help around the home, gardening, yard help, or cleaning, and sometimes photography/videography.
Languages spoken
English, Spanish
Accommodation
Small private barn 10x20 with bed, table, refrigerator, microwave, hot plate. Located behind new manufactured home next to a park and near downtown and OSU. Outdoor hose bib, tent shower, compost toilet. No running water or plumbing inside the barn.
Work 7-8 hours per week in exchange for basic glamping accommodations is typical, and schedule is very flexible.
Helpers are responsible for buying and making their own meals.
What else ...
A few miles from Oregon State University and downtown Corvallis
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
About 7-8 hrs a week flexible schedule for basic “glamping” housing provided

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Feedback left by and about host (10)

29/06/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicole)

Nicole did a great job on her first Workaway assignment! She handled all the work with focus and determination to get it done well.
She successfully completed a variety of tasks from weeding, painting, cleaning and her cooking was amazing! Such a treat to share a couple of dinners together with her and another helper and to sample her culinary… read more

(Excellent )

22/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Hirbod)

Hirbod was exceptionally helpful in managing my house and guests while I was away. He is a hard-worker and willing to tackle any job I gave him, which were many any varied: from selling furniture, to cleaning, to greeting guests, painting and more. He is a good all around helper with good administrative/office/IT skills as well as "hands-on, hands… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Adam)

Adam was exceptionally helpful in putting in insulation in my new barn. He has good skills in light carpentry too and made a loft ladder and entry step. He works independently and was quiet and polite, very easy person to host. I felt he went beyond my expectations for the amount of work, so I offered him a future stay in Arizona where I go as… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Adam) for host

I stayed with Tam for a week. Working on her acrobarn was fun and interesting. She clearly has lots of experience with hosting guests, cultural exchange, and work-trade, and I felt really well taken care of.

(Excellent )

16/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Philip) for host

Tam is really appreciative of her workawayers! She knows how to create a really comfortable atmosphere to work in and you will have some the greatest laughs with her in your lifetime! She's passionate about her Yoga (which I tried with her and it was so much fun!) She's like superwoman, her glass is always half full and that's what makes spending… read more

(Excellent )

14/01/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Rebecca Jade)

Rebecca stayed with us for about a week and was very helpful in completing a variety of tasks from painting a chiminea, affixing a decorative wall paper tree, cleaning and organizing the laundry room, making a checklist and cleaning our airbnb guesthouse, moving a big stack of bricks in the yard, placing carpet tiles outside, and preparing… read more

(Excellent )

14/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Rebecca Jade) for host

Tam was very welcoming. My room was a cute little space with a private entrance, very separate from the main living area and I had my own small refrigerator. Public transportation is convenient and close by. There were lots of different projects happening, and Tam had me do things that matched my skills and preferences. The tasks varied from… read more

(Excellent )

10/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Von) for host

This was my first workaway experience, I'm glad to be able to share with Tam, the host. She's an experienced yoga teacher who specializes in AcroYoga and other modalities. If you don't know what AcroYoga is, then I highly recommend you searching on YouTube to learn more: AcroYoga
Tam was easy to work with and most work was not complicated. … read more

(Excellent )

08/01/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Von)

Jacob has done an exceptional job on this workaway assignment. He has many skills including property maintenance which came in very handy with all the remodeling projects we had going on this year. He is very detail oriented and thorough in his work and is equally good at handyman-type work as he is at customer service and working with guests. He… read more

(Excellent )

20/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Julie)

Julie stayed with me about a week and was very helpful with marketing for my acroyoga business. She is pleasant and easy to get along with and very talented in making promotional flyers and designing websites.

(Excellent )

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