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Helping in a musical home, help with Mandarin,learn music, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia

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  • Last activity: 19 Mar 2024

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    At the moment, these are things that need more help with alongside with other small tasks.
    * Cleaning, decluttering and tidying the home
    * Helping a child with Chinese Language (Mandarin)
    * Helping a child and an adult with English Language
    * Helping children with learning piano

    Hello Workawayers, I am Michelle, a vegetarian, and a teacher. I teach mainly music (Piano, Violin and Singing), and also Mathematics. I also run a small touring side hustle.

    My home is the most suitable for those who are keen to learn piano as a new instrument, or those who are seeking to further improve their musical skills. My home is also suitable for those who are eager to experience a typical Malaysian life as it is not located in a touristic area.

    I live in a local government housing area. The people who lives here are low income people. In my building, you will see many local people and the way of their daily life. I am located in Georgetown, Penang Island. My building is very near the sea.

    My home is vegetarian home. Meat and Seafood are not allowed.

    On fridays, saturdays and sundays, children come to my home to learn music. So, you will get to observe the children and might be able to interact with them. You are however not allowed to take photos of the children to protect their privacy. You are allowed to play music on weekdays 10am - 8pm only

    I have reduced mobility as I have partially torn 6 of my ligaments in both knees. I cannot stand for a long period of time, walk a long distance, kneel and squat. Therefore, I do not go out much unless if I have to. During my free time, I draw and colour, read books and enjoy spending time with the children.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The place where is stay is just a 3km walk to the city center and UNESCO Heritage Site. It is very convenient and bus 12 goes there.
    There are many museums in the heritage area to visit.

    You can learn about my country and culture by staying in a local government flat. My neighbours from my block consist mainly of people from lower income people. You get to observe their life. You will also get to interact with the local children who comes to my place to learn. You can have conversations with the children.

    I offer music lessons (Piano, Violin and Singing) to workawayer at a discounted rate. Minimum 4 hours lesson a week. Write to me and I will tell you more about this if you are interested in lessons.

  • Help

    Help

    Description of help needed.

    Assisting in learning

    - Helping children to learn Piano
    I have school children coming to learn. They are all classically trained piano students. You have to be a classically trained to be able to assist them. They play a wide range of music from baroque, classical, romantic to jazz. They learn scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, and music theory.

    - Helping one child with English
    You must have at least C1 English. Happy to help her with reading, writing 150 words essay, and grammar.

    - Helping one adult with English writing. You need to be a liberal art major or have similar writing experience. This adult, my friend, wishes to improve in her written english to write better articles for the charity organization she works with

    - Helping one child with Mandarin, Must be a native speaker or have at least HSK 6, this child is sheepish and responds well to younger people, age 25 and below, you must be enthusiastic to read to her.

    For teaching children help, you must help on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for least two weeks, that is , two fridays, two saturdays and two sundays.

    Help at home
    - Cleaning and organizing, decluttering
    - Sorting things
    - Cleaning Kitchen
    - Cleaning Bathroom and Toilet
    - Cleaning windows, doors, walls and ceiling.
    - Vacuum the entire place, arranging things
    - Car wash

    Eco project
    - Remove labels of glass jars and plastic containers, these jars and containers must be very clean, and these will be sent to people who use these jars and containers to put food and sell.

    Helping me to improve and learn German
    - Teaching and practice German (Native German speaker)
    - Helping me to practice reading and writing the language.


    I am looking for someone young and vibrant, age 35 and below, honest, patient , punctual, has humility, reliable, sensible, far sighted, health conscious, healthy, physically fit,early bird, passionate about working and enthusiastic to learn new things. For everyone's safety here on workaway, you must have your ID verification on workaway. As I have children coming here, I prefer workawayers with 2 positive references from previous host.

    I STRICTLY do not host children, smokers, drug user, and people who use profanity and also those who do not bother to read my profile.

    You must help on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You have 2-3 off days a week. Your offdays are on weekdays.

    Depending on the days and tasks, tasks in the mornings start as early as 9am. Task at night ends at 9pm. I will write you a schedule and we can discuss about it.

    You must always be punctual.
    I do not have Wifi at home. If you need to be constantly on the internet, this is not a place for you.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Malay: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    My language proficiency are as below Malay My national language and I am a native speaker English The 2nd language in Malaysia and my proficiency is C1. Chinese - Mandarin My 3rd language and my proficiecy is B2 German Completed B1. Chinese (Other dialects) Speak Teochew and Hokkien fluently. Could understand and speak some Cantonese. Improving and learning German is my priority. I have no interest to learn other languages as I have no time to practice a new language.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Minimum stay is 10 days. Preference given to those who could stay at least 15 days. Maximum stay is 30 days. My schedule changes every month, so I could only confirm your stay 2 weeks in advance.

    I provide accomodation without meals as I have no time to cook for you. You can use the kitchen to do some light cooking.

    Your room has mattress, pillow, blanket, light, fan, plants, window, and piano.

    I will write out a weekly schedule for you depending on the hourly agreement. This is a guideline and you can shift around the hours depending on your preference. I will ask you to keep track of the hours that you work. There are generally two days off a week. If you want more days off a week, you can work longer hours other days.

    You are only allowed to cook vegetarian food in my home. No cooking with oil. No frying, no deep frying.

    I have no time to cook for you. There are many food sold outside my place.

    Your responsibilities :
    When you live with me, you will be treated like a family. Therefore , it is your responsibility to keep the place that you stay clean.
    - Vacuum the home at least twice a week.
    - Change the bedsheets and pillow cases before you leave, put the used bedsheet, pillow case and blanket in the laundry basket and I will wash them, so that the next guest will have clean place to live. Do not do unto others what you dont want them to do

    Keeping the common place tidy :
    - pick up your hair after you shower and throw in the rubbish bin
    - clean up the kitchen and dining table after using.
    - arrange books back into the shelf after reading.


    HOW TO COME TO MY HOME :
    Coming by train is the safest way. Take a train to Butterworth. From butterworth, walk and take the ferry to go to Penang island.
    Once you reach the island, from the Jetty , take Bus number 12 to Ocean View. You can also walk for 3km if you do not want to take the bus.

    If you take bus or flight to penang, take any bus that goes to Komtar or Jetty. From jetty or komtar, take bus 12 to Ocean View. I will meet you at this bus stop. My home is right there. I do not provide my home address, therefore, if you are travelling internationally, you have to be responsible for the arrival card.


    IMPORTANT THINGS TO OBSERVE IN MY HOME
    - do not offer meat and seafood to me
    - You are only allowed to cook vegetarian food in my home.
    - You are NOT allowed to use oil to cook in my place. (No deep-frying, no frying)
    - Dress code : Shower everyday, wear clean clothes and dress modestly during weekends when the children are around for class. Remove body piercings, cover excessive tattoos.

    As I teach music in my home and have children coming to my home, you have to be understanding that children are noisy!! You must be comfortable being around rambunctious children.

    Understand that I work everyday and I have no day offs, so you have to be very independant. My job is busy. Most days, I work as early as 9am and finish work at 9pm. I will find time to spend with you and to teach you as much as you can learn.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    I have hosted on Workaway since 2017 and receive many applications on a weekly basis. I consider each application carefully and will decline any copy and paste application, any candidate that has not fulfilled the requirements as stated above and applicants who does not answer the questions below. Your profile, CV, and your first message is very impotant to stand out among the rest.

    As I have many children here, I prioritize those with 2 positive reference from past host. If you do not have 2 reference from past host, it would be acceptable to show me 2 references from host from other hosting site. As I am very busy, do not expect me to conduct a video call/ phone call interview with you. I only correspond here after you answered all the questions below and will only send you my location once your stay is confirmed.

    Please include the following in your message, to show that you have read everything in my profile
    - Exact Arrival and departure date, time. How are you coming? By bus, train flight?
    - Minimum and Maximum length of stay.(Minumum 10 days ,Maximum stay is 30 days)
    - Highest level of education
    - Type of work that you prefer to do.
    - Hobbies and interest
    - Whatsapp number
    - Why do you choose Penang as a destination? And why do you want to work at my place?
    - What is your biggest fear, what can you not do, and how are you going to improve that?
    - How can my work / home make you a better person?
    - What could you learn being at my place?
    - What can I learn from you by hosting you?

    I live in a Muslim country, and a muslim neighbourhood, so please dress according to the custom. Please refrain from wearing revealing clothing such as: showing your butt crack and cleavage. No excessive piercing, no gothic or punk style. People here are more conservative. If you have tattoos, wear clothes that cover your tattoo.Do not eat pork in front of my Muslim neighbors. Be respectful to them.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

    15 hours a week.

Host ref number: 755762199855

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