Beautiful big house near Cronulla Beach, Sydney, Australia

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Come stay in a large house in a beautiful, leafy, quiet area in South Caringbah
near the beautiful beaches of Cronulla and bays all around
( 5 min drive = 20 min walk)

We have a have 2 young dogs, free range rabbits and 2 cats

It's 50 mins by train to Sydney centre. 35 mins to airport by train.

We have a salt water pool and NOW ALL of our home water is filtrated as we recently got Complete home water filtration installed.. so that's showers as well as sinks.. everything even the laundry!

I have an organic online shop with eco travel tips in the free resource section.

My father is retired Radiologist and my mother was a primary teacher from Boston- she lived in Spain for 4 years.

We lived in Saudi Arabia from 79-84 (and before that the USA) and have been in Sydney since.

I like to be economical when I drive - I might go out once a day by car and could drop you at a station- it takes about 20-33 mins to walk to Woolooware or Caringbah Train station. There are also buses and Uber.

My dad usually goes out once a day so can drop you at the train station too or places nearby. Mum doesn't drive.

We have solar panels, worm farm for composting, 4 rain water tanks and we grow a few herbs.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Could learn some interesting things from my mom as she loves trivia and knowledge.

I could teach you a bit about business as I have a couple and work part time online for a home decor fair-trade company.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
My mom and dad are in their 80s.

Help with cleaning, decluttering cooking. Lots of outdoor sweeping.

Indoor and outdoor.

Maybe Painting rooms/doors.

Selling our things on gumtree and FB.

I have 2 young dogs.

They will bark at you when you arrive for about 6 mins.. they don' t bite

We look forward to meeting you!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
This host offers a language exchange
Any language
Accommodation
You have a small room that has a comfy single bed with all new bedding

There are organic natural shampoos, laundry soap and soaps provided in the bathroom upstairs for you to use.

No smoking.

Lots of wine here.

I don't drink but my folks do.

I prefer to eat plant based/ gluten free/vegan/vegetarian but my folks eat everything... so I just go freegan while I live

here- ie I'll eat meat a lot more because of my dogs.

We have a piano, bunch of ukuleles, couple guitars, a mandolin and a merlin.
What else ...
There is a big park nearby… you can walk down to the water.

National park near by.

Cronulla beach is about 5 minutes drive away-nice cafes, shopping, new cinema and a beautiful beach.. massive long beach.

Big shopping mall in Miranda that is really nice too with great restaurants and a cinema.

We have wild possums -birds: Cockatoos, Kookaburras and Rainbow Lorikeets.

Lots of yoga studios around- you can join for a cheap price in packages. $40 for a month at Bhava studio in Cronulla
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes. Great Wifi. Unlimited.
Space for parking camper vans
We have enough room for a long wheel based van.
Can possibly accept pets
Possibly ~ it depends
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours, 5 days a week

Photos

Polly from Scotland did yoga every morning on the deck that Andrea built. She was a super hard worked and very warm. Unfortunately the deck doesn't look as good anymore. The wrong screws were used so its in not great shape.

Another great lunch- with Lauren and Andreas... and my mum.

Eating outside which we can do in the summer with Erik our first ever workaway.

Me, my business is cruelty free.

Pollie loves to do puzzles and crafts. My mother

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This is part of the granny flat where you would sleep

My little studio.. it looks different now. You can play any of our instruments... guitar, piano, many ukuleles, madonlin and a merlin.

Our piano in the garage which is my little studio.

This is the garage that needs clearing out and I want to turn it into a yoga studio with a bed for workaways

Nila she's a bit shy with people she doesn't know

Tony, retired doctor, Pollie, retired Teacher. Nila, cat, speaks for itself.

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24/02/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Nora)

What a fabulous human being!!!

She works hard and is super nice. So easy going. I highly recommend her.

We loved having her and miss her!

(Excellent )

14/07/2020

Left by Workawayer (Juri ) for host

Nerissa and her family are amazing. They were so kind with me and always available to have a nice conversation, to let me explore the area or to let me play their piano or their guitar in my free time. She has lovely and friendly pets too and a big heart.
We had a beautiful dinner with their french friend and I felt like home. Her parents are… read more

(Excellent )

30/06/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Juri )

Juri is a very, very lovely person. Well mannered, friendly, a very nice person. He was only with us for 4 nights as he was going to a yoga workaway. I love that he is vegetarian. He is good company.

He is a an excellent cook and made some delicious meals and did as many tasks as we asked.

There were a couple miscommunications because of… read more

(Excellent )

05/04/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lennart & Mariela) for host

Pollie, Tony and Neri were all wonderful people, and I enjoyed staying with them for 8 days. Spent my days helping out with cleaning, groceries, cooking, fixing stuff, sweeping leaves etc., but there was free time as well and I got to explore Sydney a few days. Lots of cats, rabbits, sulphur-crested cockatoos, crested pigeons, kookaburras, rainbow… read more

(Excellent )

20/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Ina)

Ina was incredible!!

She was so helpful and did SO much for us.

She took the initiative if we hadn't asked her to do anything and went ahead and cleaned out cupboards and decluttered them. The house looked so good by the time she left. And she did some cooking, helped decorate the Christmas tree, swept out side, did lots of big jobs like cleared… read more

(Excellent )

20/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Helena)

Helena was kind enough to come down and help out for 2 days.

She did so much! She did lots of ironing for clothes I wanted to donate for the fire victims, wept our garage area, helped me sort out so much clutter in my studio and clean up AND helped me with a bit of marketing for Instagram.

She was great company. I whole-heartedly recommend her.

(Excellent )

30/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Dirk) for host

I had a great time, with Polly, Tony, and Neri. I planned to stay about one week, but at least I stay for 4 weeks, because it was great to be a part of this family. I felt warmly welcome, they made my stay to a fantastic time, I will never miss.

We had nice conversations, and every time I had a wish (about food or time off, or whatever) they do… read more

(Excellent )

24/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Dirk)

Dirk is a phenomena of energy and positivity.

He did some awesome tasks for us-put up my shelf into brick.. quite difficult, did indoor and outdoor cleaning, all kinds of handiwork, cleaned all the junk and boxes out of the top of our garage and got all kinds of trees that were stuck out... he did SO many things... tiled our pantry, cooked many… read more

(Excellent )

25/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Kate & Frederic)

A very lovely, gentle couple. It was really nice to see their sweet relationship and play one of their board games.. Wingspan.. they are board game fanatics and I am REALLY glad I got to play it as now I must buy it myself.

Kate and Fred were really helpful, cooked, cleaned, drove me around. Really recommend them.

(Excellent )

28/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Michelle)

Michelle is a positive ball of delight. Such a nice person and very hard worker!

She did so much for us-decluttered our whole kitchen, cooked, cleaned, helped with the pets.

She's great at puzzles and is a really lovely person, I highly recommend her.

(Excellent )

28/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Michelle) for host

I had a wonderful stay with Neri, Pollie and Tony. They are lovely people who welcomed me right into their family. I enjoyed helping them around the house with cleaning and organization projects. In addition, I enjoyed cooking with Tony and Pollie, as well as cooking for their family. We had great conversations while sharing meals. They were great… read more

(Excellent )

19/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Inanna) for host

I have spent three days with Nari, her parents and all the bunny’s, cats and the dog. Nari catched me up form the train Station. Faster than I could see I had this little super cute dog Magic on my knees.
We spent a lovely time together. The whole family was looking so kindly after me when I got sick. Thanks a lot for that!
I did a lot of… read more

(Excellent )

29/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Polly)

Polly was only with us a week but we wish we'd had the room for her to stay longer... she is an exceptional woman and hard worker! She looked after me when I was sick-making me drinks, changing my linen and bed when I spilt one-seeing if I needed anything.

She cleaned all of our downstairs windows, helped with cooking, sweeping, vacuuming and… read more

(Excellent )

25/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Polly) for host

I stayed with Neri and her parents for a week in January and had an amazing time. I really enjoyed the tasks I was asked to do and there was no pressure given to completing them, I felt like one of the family and would have been happy to stay for longer. I would definitely recommend this workaway if you have something to offer. The house, garden… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Eric)

Eric is a beautiful soul. A very lovely and caring man who helped us greatly with some handy man tasks and took great care of my dog, an elderly fluff ball that likes to be carried around. I highly recommend Eric.

(Excellent )

12/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Eric) for host

What a great time I had with Neri and her beautiful family of people and animals for three days. First of all, Neri is very social and we made friends everywhere we went touring around Sydney. We laughed a lot and enjoyed good music, shops, cafes, even an escape room, she is like my long-lost sister from Australia. The food was amazing, her family… read more

(Excellent )

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