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Description
My husband & I live on a lifestyle block in North Canterbury, about 20 minutes out of Christchurch. We’ve lived in the area for over 40 years & love being part of this rural community. Over the years we have developed quite a large garden but it has got a bit out of control and needs some attention.
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Light maintenance
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Interests
Pets
Movies & TV
Farming
Culture
Plant care
Music
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Nature
Adventure sports
Fitness
Team sports
Dancing
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We really enjoy meeting new people and it’s always uplifting & humbling learning about their lives. For the last 10plus years we have had guests from Europe staying with us. We are very interactive - obviously providing breakfast for our guests - in our home at our dining table and we’re always there - chatting - giving travel advice. We also frequently provide an evening meal for our guests & which we share with them, spending a few hours with them. We would expect to do the same with anyone from workaway. We see the benefits really just about the experience of meeting people from different cultures - the exchange of life stories - other people’s lives. We find this very enjoyable and hope to meet like minded people who also enjoy the simplicity of meeting new people.
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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
Mostly we welcome help with tidying the flower garden areas and some help in the vegetable garden as well. We would be here and doing tasks together.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
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Accommodation
We have a modern home with separate guest accommodation and easy access to laundry facilities. We envisage that evening meals would be taken together. Food for all 3 meals will be provided by us and while we eat a full diet, we are able to work around other food requirements. It may be that cooking some evening meals maybe shared.
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What else ...
There isn’t any public transport so you would require your own transport. But there is a multitude of options for time off. Our local town is just 15 minutes away. Beaches or hills (tramping) & Christchurch 20 to 30 minutes away.
We have 2 small dogs (fox terriers).
We expect people to be respectful of our property. -
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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Space for parking camper vans
We have easy access for parking and plenty of space
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
Mac (4 years)
Fox terrier
Lella (8 years)
Fox terrier
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