Have a fun and memorable experience and learn how a local family lives in Kapaa, Hawaii, USA

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  Description

  We look forward to meeting you "-)
  Kauai, HAWAII. USA.
  Have fun with us in PARADISE!
  
  **1 person maximum
  **Female only (for accommodation reasons)
  
  
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  **If hosting feels like a good fit for both of us, the next step would be for us to connect via Facebook Messenger to have a video chat (I don't have WhatsApp), and then I will reach out to 3 of your references that you provide. Connecting your FACEBOOK PROFILE via "My Account" to your WORKAWAY PROFILE is very helpful as well. Thank you so much.
  
  About us:
  We like to go with the flow day-to-day. We get up anywhere from 6-9am (depending on the season) and I work online from home in the education field. During the school year, in the later mornings, we do school and work. In the afternoons/evenings, we like to have another kid over to play, do projects around the house, host taco nights or attend dance lessons. We also have a female roommate.
  
  Our small dog "Panda" is very sweet and active. We have hens named "Grit," "Gertrude," and "Hannah," a sulcutta tortoise named "Homer", a fish tank, a small pond and 2 sweet and silly guinea pigs called "Chewbacca" and "Coconut."
  
  A great workaway match would be someone who loves kids and animals and is laid-back like us. I do not usually need help with caretaking but most often deep cleaning and landscaping-digging, pruning, planting, hauling.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Events & social

  

  Plant care

  

  Animals

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Yoga / Wellness
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Kauai is a beautiful place and brings out the ALOHA in people. We'd love to serve as your local "ohana," (family) while you're here. Before we moved to Kauai 16 years ago, we visited and always appreciated the local hospitality and want to return that to our workaway guests to make it the most fun and memorable experience for them as possible.
  
  We love getting to know the world through YOU and having you be a part of our story. I love the way the world opens up through meeting workawayers and the value it brings to my daughter's life experience to share with people from around the world.
  
  You will see how a local family lives and thrives here and will hopefully feel relaxed and grounded getting to stay in our home with us. So far we have met people from Poland, England, Germany, Netherlands, France and many states in USA including Tennessee, Florida, Nevada and Texas and others that I'm forgetting at the moment. We are so grateful for all of our workawayers and this program. MAHALO (thank you!)

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  About the Workaway tasks:
  
  A good fit would be someone who has experience taking care of a home, is able to look at a dirty space and feel confident to clean it, and/or motivation to learn and do cleaning and DIY projects. Ideally, you are confident about figuring things out or asking questions to get clarification. You aren't afraid of bugs or getting dirty. You can shovel and pull weeds or get down on hands and knees to clean base boards inside.
  
  I usually need help with deep cleaning and yard projects such as weeding, clearing and landscaping. Indoor projects might also include wiping baseboards and walls, emptying and cleaning cabinets, and deep cleaning rooms, top to bottom. I might ask you to vacuum and polish the wood floors, clean the fans, and dust the shelves. There will probably be outdoor projects like painting, weeding, digging, pruning trees, and clearing a fence line.
  
  When you arrive, I'll share a list of house rules. Each day I'll have a list of work trade tasks. The night before, I'll be able to let you know whether the work will be in the yard or inside or both.
  
  15 hours/week. Workawayer provides own food.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Currently, I have a very comfy couch in the living room for a guest. There is space for one suitcase only. There is a shared bathroom with our housemate, and any friends we have over. This house is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath/shower home. The third bedroom is used by our female roommate.
  
  This would be a good fit for a clean and tidy, experienced, independent traveler who is MINIMALIST packer as you won't have much space to spread your things out. Ideally, we like things to be fairly quiet and ask if you listen to music to please have ear buds/earphones to use. I usually go to bed around 8 or 9pm so the living room would be all yours after that. I have a shoji privacy screen we will prop up for your privacy while sleeping on the couch at night. During the day the living room is used by everyone, including my daughter doing schoolwork.
  
  You are welcome to travel with us when we go out and about but you won't want to depend on us for getting around as we have a pretty full schedule and won't be on vacation when you're here.
  
  We are a short walk from a bus stop for the KAPAHI SHUTTLE ROUTE 60. It will take you into Kapa'a where you can shop for groceries at HOKU (local store, organic) or BIG SAVE (a further walk but cheaper) or find a connecting bus taking you north or south. There is the Kapahi Food Mart within a 15 minute walking distance that has ready-made snacks if you prefer.
  
  There is a gym within walking distance from our house where you can get a day pass for $25, if you're interested.
  
  A few workawayers have rented cars which would allow you to see the maximum number of things (Waimea Canyon and Kokee, many more beaches). "Rent-A-Wreck" or Turo might be a good affordable option for a car rental. If you're not able to rent a car though, you can still see about 20% of the island from the bus (Hanalei Bay, Kealia, Hoopii Falls, NaPali Coast with a pass reserved in advance plus bus and shuttle reservation) which in my opinion is enough to see something beautiful everyday.
  
  Some workawayers are content to just relax with us at home and to go out occasionally. Others aim to see as much as possible. One workaway did a helicopter tour and felt like she saw it all. One workaway met friends while here through an app called BUMBLE BFF and they had adventures together.
  
  Please arrange for your own transportation to/from the airport as I can't guarantee my availability (though please let me know and I will if I can). I am told the bus will go to the airport and Turo car rentals and rent-a-wreck also provide a shuttle from the airport. If you are traveling during a busy time, you can probably get an UBER driver to take you to our home if you don't want to take the bus. Uber is not reliable, especially in the early or late hours, as there aren't many drivers here so I would have a Plan B if that is your preference.
  
  Absolutely no smoking, vaping or drinking is permitted anywhere on or around the property please.

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  What else ...

  You will have access to Wifi but we don't have TV. We do stream movies/Youtube on our computer sometimes and you'd be welcome to join us.
  
  People on Kauai tend to go to bed early and get up early, going with the natural flow of daylight and making the most of hours at the beach in the sun. There isn't much 'night life' here unless you're at a bon fire party on the beach.
  
  I look forward to meeting you.

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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

  Yes, I have reliable internet connection.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  Panda

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