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Description
I'm Rob, a single dad living in inner city Melbourne who may need some help from time to time housekeeping and dog sitting, I have a long history as a couchsurfing host and enjoy meeting travellers, my daughter (born April 2014) also enjoys hosting and sharing, especially similarly aged kids. It's unlikely that we would host males without kids, sorry boys!
Update, Cookie had puppies so we now have 3 dogs, Buster and Browny are the cutest pups who will want to get to know you, they're 'free range' so if you're not comfortable being set upon for attention look elsewhere.
If we're not going away and don't need a dogsitter it's still possible to meet us, I offer 2 nights "couchsurfing" for new arrivals to Melbourne to help them get their bearings.
If you have no feedback on your profile it's best if you can provide a link to some other online presence so I can verify that you are who you say you are :)
I'll be brutally honest, I prefer mature guests that want to corrupt me, I sit at home alone every night when my daughter goes to bed so If I have a guest I want to hang, chat, maybe a drink :)
I expect you to prepare us a meal from whatever you find in the fridge, we eat meat :)
Outside of that you can do what you want, you're able to pick my brain on all things Melbourne, I can help you to get established in Melbourne, if that's your plan :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You could learn how to take care of a child and small dogs, I'm (was) an executive coach who can teach you all sorts of communication/life skills.
Projects involving children
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Help
We prefer new arrivals to Melbourne, that is you just flew, trained or bussed into Melbourne for the first time!
My expectations are that any guest would be a contributing member of the household, sharing normal tasks like any housemate, there could be times I have a specific requirement, like dog sitting, housekeeping or maybe some gardening which we can discuss. Otherwise I value what you can offer in terms of fun, friendship and cultural exchange.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Depends on who is around, it will be private with shared bathroom of if we are away and you're working you will have the en suite.
For kids I have a bunk in my daughters room, shared bathroom.
What else ...
We are in Richmond a vibrant inner city suburb with great transport links from where it's easy to explore everything about Melbourne, trams and trains are 5 minutes walk away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Browny
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I spent a couple of night in… read more
It was so nice that I could join part of their daily routine while I still had plenty of time to explore Melbourne. We played monopoly, went cycling, and even joined a birthday party together. And I really enjoyed listening to Robert sharing things about bowling or Ushi telling… read more
