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Home away from home, help with house and garden projects in Oamaru, New Zealand

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello, we are a well travelled middle aged couple keen to carry on travelling through sharing experiences and stories with travellers that stay with us and hopefully become part of our family. We welcomed a number of travellers (couchsurfers, hitchhikers) in our days and have enjoyed that a lot. We are busy in house and garden. We have a vegetable garden and a green house that feeds us very well. Apart from that there is always maintenance and painting. However we really love it when people leave a mark. Leave a mural or take on your own little project. We love remembering anyone who stayed with us by looking at their project or the produce that is growing extra well because of their efforts.
    By the way you are more than welcome to leave a mark in your heart with respect, appreciation and good work.

    We live in Oamaru , steampunk and penguin capital of the world 😀 not too far from lookout point and the botanical gardens.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Technology
    Pets
    Culture
    Plant care
    Performing arts
    Languages
    History
    DIY & crafts
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Books
    Astronomy
    Animals
    Nature
    Camping
    Cycling
    Dancing
    Hiking
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    A home away from home. If this is what you are looking for get in touch.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We welcome anyone that would love to care for a veggie and flower garden or is house proud. But then there are the arty people We have a number of projects on the go and coming up. There is painting if you are arty come and paint a mural, sorting, gardening and a few other projects. DIY skills in every field are more than welcome.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    We speak English and German fluently. Love to learn Maori, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese. And maybe a few others. ® not a main goal but love languages

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a 2 storey house and our visitors stay on the bottom floor with a bathroom and toilet to share with whoever stays downstairs. It is up to you and fellow visitors to keep the area clean and tidy. One room has a king bed and the other one can have two singles but is also the library 🙃

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Oamaru is the capital of penguins and steampunk. Every November the Victorian Heritage Festival is celebrated. We are close to a geo park and Dunedin, Christchurch any Queenstown are within 3-4 hours

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have unlimited wifi. Usually the connection is very stable.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    As long as you don't have to plug into power and are happy to park on the curb.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Friendly dogs, cats and birds

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 836871612229

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