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🌿 Workaway Introduction – Family Babysitting & Cultural Exchange
Hello there 😊
My name is Monica.
I live in Danyang, a small and beautiful town in Chungbuk Province, South Korea. It takes about two hours from Seoul by train or express bus.
Danyang is surrounded by nature. Guinsa Temple is one of the largest temples in Korea, and Sobaek National Park is famous for trekking. There are many peaceful and scenic places to explore, and it is very safe to travel around. (Korea in general is very safe.)
You can enjoy peaceful views of Sobaeksan and the Han River from my place yet everything you need — a convenience store, restaurants, and the intercity bus terminal — is just a 3-minute walk away.
🧡 About Our Family
I am a mother of two children (8 and 4 years old). This is not a business — just our family home.
The main purpose of this exchange is English and cultural exchange. I hope my children can naturally experience English through play and daily life.
My children are quite shy at first, especially with new people. They may need some time to feel comfortable. But once they open up, they are sweet, playful, and full of curiosity.
🌿 About the Stay
You will have a small private room with your own bathroom. Although it is not large, it is comfortable and fully private.
You are welcome to use the kitchen
Please note that this exchange includes accommodation only.
Meals are not provided.
There are supermarkets and local markets nearby, so it is easy to buy groceries.
⏰ Work Schedule
3 hours per day
4 days per week
🧡 Main Responsibilities
* Being a playmate for my two children (8 and 4 years old)
* Having English lessons and conversation practice with me
* Joining our small weekly gathering with local Danyang friends
Once a week, we have a small and casual get-together with local people. It’s a relaxed time to talk and enjoy cultural exchange together. We hope you can join us and be part of the experience 😊
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
– Free private accommodation
– Free coffee, tea, and kitchen available
We also offer you as below.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️en suite bathroom *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️System air conditioning. *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Boiler heating system *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Bath towel. *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Individual light and plug
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Free dual band wifi & internet *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️anti-bug Waterproofed mattress and pillow *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ fresh, tumble-dried linen
Please note that this exchange includes accommodation only.
Meals are not provided.
There are supermarkets and local markets nearby, so it is easy to buy groceries.
Help
⏰ Work Schedule
3 hours per day
4 days per week
🧡 Main Responsibilities
* Being a playmate for my two children (8 and 4 years old)
* Having English lessons and conversation practice with me
* Joining our small weekly gathering with local Danyang friends
Once a week, we have a small and casual get-together with local people. It’s a relaxed time to talk, and enjoy cultural exchange together. We hope you can join us and be part of the experience 😊
Languages
Languages spoken
Korean: Fluent
English: 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
private bathroom in the guest house. The room is pretty small.
Located three minutes walk from the intercity bus terminal, it is very accessible to major cities in Korea. You can use a private room, as well as a cooking kitchen.
Please note that this exchange includes accommodation only.
Meals are not provided.
There are supermarkets and local markets nearby, so it is easy to buy groceries.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Separate Wi-Fi is supported in the guest house building 1st and 2nd floors, so the internet is smoothly supported without interruption.
Space for parking camper vans
I don't have a dedicated parking lot that my building has, but Danyang has free parking for all public parking lots, and there are plenty of free parking spaces for camping cars.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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He always arrived on time, worked diligently, and showed great manners throughout his stay.
He followed the schedule well and completed every task with care and sincerity.
It was a pleasure to host him, and we would be more than happy to invite him again in the future.
One of my best places i visited in Korea.
Her daughters are adorable, very polite and welcoming.
Thanks for yr hospitality Monica.
I hope we can meet again in the future.
We truly loved the time spent with you and your girls – whether at the park, the library, or kids’ cafés. Your daughters are incredibly lovely, polite,… read more
Monica accepted a quite last minute request from mine and from the very first moment we got in touch, she was super responsive and incredibly helpful. Once I had arrived, it was super easy to find the guesthouse she runs and where I had my… read more
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He always arrived on time, worked diligently, and showed great manners throughout his stay.
He followed the schedule well and completed every task with care and sincerity.
It was a pleasure to host him, and we would be more than happy to invite him again in the future.
One of my best places i visited in Korea.
Her daughters are adorable, very polite and welcoming.
Thanks for yr hospitality Monica.
I hope we can meet again in the future.
We truly loved the time spent with you and your girls – whether at the park, the library, or kids’ cafés. Your daughters are incredibly lovely, polite,… read more
Monica accepted a quite last minute request from mine and from the very first moment we got in touch, she was super responsive and incredibly helpful. Once I had arrived, it was super easy to find the guesthouse she runs and where I had my… read more
I usually tend to stay in one place for at least a month for the sake of slow travel but I ended up staying even longer in Danyang - two full months, almost until the end of my time in Korea. And this was only possible because of Monica's wonderful… read more
What amazing experience I just had, thank you so much for all these beautiful days I really enjoyed every single moment of my stay. Monica is one of the best host I've ever had, she's so kind, helpful and chill, we shared many great talks about life and our travel experiences, I learned a lot from her and She helped me a lot too. I… read more
We thoroughly enjoyed… read more
As others have said, the English classes don't feel like 'work' and the… read more
I did have good feeling about this engagement since my host, Monica, was responsive to communications from our first exchange.
I was wowed by my first sight of Danyang on my bus ride from Seoul. Danyang is beautiful. The mountains are verdant and lush. The river wraps around the… read more
Not only were we able to connect with other Workawayers, we enjoyed helping with Jihye, her family, and other members of the community.
Our tasks mostly included babysitting,… read more
Danyang is the… read more
Monica is the loveliest person, and was such a kind and wonderful host. She gave me lots of recommendations for things to do in Danyang, and anytime I had a question she was always there to help me. The English lessons we had felt like I was chatting with a friend! It was so lovely talking with… read more
Monica is the kindest and funniest person, I enjoyed our talks so much. She helps with everything and does so many nice things for her guests, as well as giving the best recommendations for food or hikes.
Danyang is such a cute city and there are many things to do in the area, the… read more
Being a babysitter is something I never tried before😅 it was very interesting to do it in Korea, especially when I don't speak Korean at all but if you wanna learn it… read more
I spent 1 month in September in Monica's lovely guesthouse. I am really thankful that she accepted me even though I'm not an English native speaker. The work is really light, actually it's more like a relaxing chat rather than a task. I've learnt a lot about Korean… read more
Playing with her daugther Jungle was also a treat as it is an adorable child. Staying with Monica, you will feel part of the family. During English lessons, Monica… read more
I stayed… read more
Monica is a very kind person with a brave and strong heart, conversations with her were interesting and time flew by. She helped me out whenever I asked her :).
Since pandemic is all around, she suggested my work at her place would be regular conversation in… read more
She takes great care of her guests - when I was feeling unwell she even ordered porridge for me :)
Will definitely recommend! We also had a lot of interesting conversations in English.
