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Help with our overgrown garden in Youbou, Canada

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  • Description

    Description

    This is an accommodation and meals position, no pay is offered.

    We are 2 motivated Seniors who enjoy meeting new people. We live on Vancouver Island, in a small urban village. We live amongst the wildlife, elk and deer are seen almost daily,

    We need to ensure that all Workawayers have the correct visas and insurance.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Light gardening
    Creative DIY projects
    Light maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live in Youbou, (pronounced Ubow) a very small place just outside of Lake Cowichan. The lake is just across the road and down a trail. Lake Cowichan is 25 minutes away. There is always something happening in the area!

  • Help

    Help

    We recently bought a 7 acre property, with a large overgrown garden, it was obviously a beautiful spot many years ago but has been neglected for years.

    Not a paid position!

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    We speak English and very limited French. Interested in learning French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Italian, Japanese ....

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer the use of our 40 foot motorhome with full bedroom, queen size bed. There is a full bathroom with bath, shower, sink and separate toilet. There is a full kitchen with gas stove, microwave/convection oven, full size refrigerator with ice-maker.There is a Samsung Smart tv with Netflix, Prime etc. Wifi is available. We offer meals or you can make your own. We have 3 hypoallergenic dogs, 2 poodles and a Maltese, and one cat. Please no smoking of any kind in the motorhome. There is a hot tub for your use. Lake Cowichan is just across the road and down a trail. You also have the use of 2 kayaks.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    PLEASE NOTE: Not a paid position. Room and board offered in 40 foot high end motorhome . We have a good Internet connection, password protected.

    Vancouver Island is located 35km from Vancouver. There are BC Ferries from Vancouver to either Victoria, Duke Point or Nanaimo. Victoria is a little over an hour away, driving South. Nanaimo is about an hour away, driving North. Duncan is about 30 minutes away.

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    We have 3 friendly dogs and a cat. There is a fully fenced back yard for them to play in and many trails, with the lake is close by.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    My animals / pets

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