Help around a typical suburban home in Krugersdorp, South Africa

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  Description

  Accomodation offered for easy going, non neat freak, vegan friendly, animal loving volunteer in Krugersdorp, a suburb of Johannesburg . Mainly things like meal prep, looking after dogs and cats, gardening etc. It might be as mundane as repacking cupboards or digging holes in the garden, converting photo albums to digital.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Elderly Companionship

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Krugersdorp is near The Cradle Of Humankind, Maropeng and the Sterkfontein caves. There is a lot of history in the area, and several monuments. There are also a lot of hiking and biking trails.
  
  Johannesburg is a very cosmopolitan city, and integration is far more relaxed here.
  
  At the moment the country is straining under loadshedding (ie rolling blackouts). But we make a plan!
  
  Volunteers will have enough time off at their request to explore, go to the attractions and meet other people .

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  Help

  Looking for someone practical and creative, and fairly organised and who will be able to look what is in the pantry, freezer and fridge, and be able to cobble a meal together, and who doesn't mind being alone in the kitchen. Also who will be able to follow my many saved recipies!
  
  Although the kitchen is mainly plant based for humans, volunteer needs to be prepared to cook with meat for the dogs and cats.
  
  If we have to go away, volunteer needs to be comfortable looking after the animals, overseeing the domestic worker and gardener etc.
  
  A practical side is helpful, being able to start a generator etc.
  
  It's a must to be environmentally, energy and water conscious.
  
  Volunteer should be prepared to use their own initiative and help on their own occasionally, as I have fibromyalgia and other physical difficulties.
  
  The volunteer preferably needs to have a valid SA driving permit.
  
  Days, weekends and mornings/afternoons off are freely available on request. Volunteers please to read all the information carefully to make sure they have no unrealistic expectations on arrival.

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  Languages spoken

  Afrikaans: Fluent
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  A private room, shared often by cats. The bathroom facilities are mainly shared. It has quite a low ceiling for taller people!
  
  The dogs and cats like to sit on human laps! Most of the animals are rescued or adopted, and share the furniture. So a love and understanding of animals is a must! This is the animals house, we just live here.
  
  Preferably on the younger side, there are steps to negotiate.
  
  The weather can be freezing in winter, it has been known to frost and snow. Summers can either be a series of rolling heatwaves or thunderstorms and hail!

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  What else ...

  There is Uber in our area, and neighbours are helpful with lift requests

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  There is good WiFi around most of the areas in the houses, including at the lapa and pool

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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