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Hi my name is Ruth and live with my new husband Bren and my daughter Sophie and her partner Taylor & our 3 cats in my house in Warrane, Tasmania. Which we are improving & organising!
We live in the suburb of Warrane which is near the Derwent River. We're a 5 minute walk to the bus mall which can connect travellers to anywhere in Tasmania. We live in a 4 bedroom home with a good sized garden which i enjoy! I love to cook & garden & play table tennis.
I can happily cater to all dietary needs, vegan, vegetarian,pescatarian,gluten free & super healthy.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I enjoy company & have travelled quite extensively due to working for an airline. I am very happy to have visitors who would like to improve their English.
Tasmania is known for its beauty. It is a small island at the bottom of Australia & it is very green. Tassie has a cool temperate climate compared to the rest of Australia. The Tarkine, containing Savage River National Park located in the island's far north west, is the largest temperate rainforest area in Australia covering about 3,800 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
In January 2011 philanthropist David Walsh opened the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart to international acclaim. Within 12 months, MONA became Tasmania's top tourism attraction.
Tassie has many tourist attractions, such as Port Arthur,lLocated on the Tasman Peninsula, the site has more than 30 buildings, ruins and restored period homes dating from the prison's establishment in 1830 until its closure in 1877.
There are many markets in Tassie but the biggest is Salamanca market which is a 10 minute bus ride from my house.
Help
I need gardening help, my front garden is fine but I need to build a fence.
My back yard requires more work including digging over, building raised garden beds, pruning, planting & possibly espalier a couple of fruit trees.
I have a lovely big deck which I need help to build a pergola.
I also have a big double shed which I am going to strip out as much as possible & put in an organised workshop & table tennis table & table tennis robot.
Inside the house I will again be stripping the rooms back to bare bones & turning each room into a micro apartment with their own facilities as much as possible. There will be cleaning,painting & possibly some carpentry. I will be taking up
carpet & putting down new flooring in 3 of the bedrooms.
I need to start downsizing by selling/donating or storing my belongings.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Accommodation will be in my home. I will provide a double bed & linen etc.
I will also provide 3 meals a day for my helpers and can easily cater to any dietary requirements.
What else ...
So many things to do in Tasmania & particularly in my area the south, which hosts the capital city of Hobart.
Because I am so central it is easy to get to many places by bus. We do not have trains or trams. We do of course have taxis and Ubers. It is a 1 hr plane ride to Melbourne on the mainland.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have an excellent internet and unlimited wifi.
Space for parking camper vans
I have an very long driveway!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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She also painted and applied a large decal to a chest of drawers. I would highly recommend Wendy to any hosts!
My missions in their house was mostly : cleaning the kitchen and the house, painting, and a little bit of gardening.
They both were happy to share their life’s experiences. Sophie, Ruth’s daughter was really nice and I loved the company of the three… read more
They are very hard workers, very fit and healthy. We had many interesting conversations and really enjoyed their company.
I would recommend them to all hosts!
After three days, Ruth and Bren returned home, and we immediately felt it was a great match. Ruth’s engaging… read more
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She also painted and applied a large decal to a chest of drawers. I would highly recommend Wendy to any hosts!
My missions in their house was mostly : cleaning the kitchen and the house, painting, and a little bit of gardening.
They both were happy to share their life’s experiences. Sophie, Ruth’s daughter was really nice and I loved the company of the three… read more
They are very hard workers, very fit and healthy. We had many interesting conversations and really enjoyed their company.
I would recommend them to all hosts!
After three days, Ruth and Bren returned home, and we immediately felt it was a great match. Ruth’s engaging… read more
They were excellent and I enjoyed staying with them, Sophie and Taylor and their 3 cats.
Ruth was so helpful and knowledgeable. And she is generous enough to save people. Amazingly, she had been away from home to take care her friend in an emergency in MEL for 3 weeks just… read more
Thankyou both for help and hard work.
We were very impressed at how happily they worked together and completed their tasks.
We had a lot of laughs. I would really recommend them to any hosts!
Ruth is a fabulous lady. She fed us so well, lent us a car and gave great recommendations of things to see and do in Tassie.
The work we did was simple but rewarding; weeding, organising, pruning and a cheeky bit of brick laying… read more
Also a reiki practioner!
Baba is the youngest 81 year old you will ever meet, anxious to contribute by both cleaning, cooking and gardening, but mainly by giving… read more
tasks I enjoyed. The food was amazing and Ruth is a great cook. She cares a lot about workawayers to be happy and with a full belly!
One morning they took me wine tasting and it… read more
I would recommend her to anyone looking for a Workaway warrior!
The work he completed whilst here was so helpful and has given me a much needed boost.
Monty cleared and organised my large back deck and garden, consistently did little extra jobs, was extremely helpful in the kitchen, knows heaps about electronics and washed/cleaned the… read more
Whilst she was here we worked on cleaning and organising my house including the pantry. Fiona loved to organise so that was fabulous!
She is happy to help in… read more
