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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
16 Nov 2023
Reply rate
66.7 %
Usually responds within 7 days
Feedback
22
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Description
I am a university Lecturer working on my PhD in Galway Ireland and need help at home in the mornings from 8-9 and in the evenings with my 3 children, the house and cooking. We live a 15 minutes drive from Galway city.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am a University Lecturer finishing my PhD who would also offer help with English if needed.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
I am looking for a female volunteer who would help look after my three year old twins from around 8am to 9am when they go to creche and 6pm to 8:30pm (when the twins go to bed), 6 days a week with 1-2 week days off. I would also appreciate help with light cleaning and cooking.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Old Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian: Intermediate
German: Intermediate
Turkish: Intermediate
Accommodation
Private room. We would eat together.
What else ...
I could bring volunteers into Galway when I go to the university and also on the weekends as we also go in ourselves every weekend. We go into Galway a lot! Galway is a charming, medieval, Irish town with great music and a lot of local culture. There is also a bus near our village into the city.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours per day during 5 days. 2 days off!
Host ref number: 888742947514
Feedback (7)
6 May 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Leona)
Leona was a lovely, kind and helpful person! It was a huge help to have her visit with us and her sensitivity and kindness will be an asset to her wherever she goes! I would very highly recommend her.
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5 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Martine )
Martine was really a pleasure to have at home. She was extremely well organised and very very helpful!! She is also a lovely person and it was so nice to have her spend some time with our family! She would be a huge help to any family and I highly recommend her! Huge hugs to her from the girls and me!!!
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5 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Maria Grazia)
Maria Grazie was a lovely person who stayed with us for over a week this Fall. She was incredibly handy and could fix absolutely anything and also incredibly creative! She also had a great sense of humour and is a person with a big heart and a lot to give! We wish her all the very best in her future work-away travels!!!
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6 May 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Leona)
Leona was a lovely, kind and helpful person! It was a huge help to have her visit with us and her sensitivity and kindness will be an asset to her wherever she goes! I would very highly recommend her.
(Excellent
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5 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Martine )
Martine was really a pleasure to have at home. She was extremely well organised and very very helpful!! She is also a lovely person and it was so nice to have her spend some time with our family! She would be a huge help to any family and I highly recommend her! Huge hugs to her from the girls and me!!!
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5 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Maria Grazia)
Maria Grazie was a lovely person who stayed with us for over a week this Fall. She was incredibly handy and could fix absolutely anything and also incredibly creative! She also had a great sense of humour and is a person with a big heart and a lot to give! We wish her all the very best in her future work-away travels!!!
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30 Oct 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Nadine)
Nadine was a huge help!! It was lovely to have her visit with us and she really helped me a lot with the children and the house! Given her work ethic, patience with children and interest in teaching, I have no doubt that she will be an outstanding teacher in Germany!! Good luck Nadine and let's stay in touch! Thank you so much for all your help!
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8 Oct 2018
Left by Workawayer (Nadine) for host
I had a lovely time in Galway with Sally, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Anna. It is a really welcoming family so I felt at home right away. Anna and Elizabeth are two really fun kids, very lively and just adorably cute!
I met so many interesting people while staying with Sally and that was really an eye opener for someone who studied politics!
The work… read more
I met so many interesting people while staying with Sally and that was really an eye opener for someone who studied politics!
The work… read more
5 Oct 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Rachele )
We adored the adorable Rachele! She was a lovely addition to our family for the 2 months she stayed with us. An extremely loving and kind young woman who adored the babies and loved playing with them. Very responsible and considerate. It was a pleasure to have her and I hope we will see her again!!
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5 Oct 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Klaudia)
Klaudia was a lovely young woman who stayed with us this past Summer. She was excellent with the children and was an extremely kind and responsible person! She was a huge help to me and all the children loved her! I would not hesitate to recommend her for any similar positions. She also has a very high work ethic and an excellent level of English!… read more
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16 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Klaudia) for host
It's been a great experience to stay with Sally & the girls as they are very warm, welcoming family. The babies, Anna & Elizabeth are incredibly cheerful and adorable, you'll love playing with them !!! Kathleen, Sally's older daughter is a lovely girl and is always a great help. For me and the other Workawayer staying there in the same time it was… read more
20 Jul 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Mona)
Mona was such a wonderful person to have visit us at home! She was only here 1 month but it really seemed like much more because she was such a huge help and fit in so well with our family! We all really miss her very much. A few of the best things about Mona are her kindness, work ethic, her great sense of humour, open heart and her fantastic… read more
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19 Jul 2018
Left by Workawayer (Mona) for host
Thank you Sally for the amazing time with you and your family.
I stayed with Sally, Kathleen and the twins for one month. It was a month full of great experiences and a lot of fun. There was also a very nice Spanish exchange student staying with us which was also a lot of fun. We had a lot of movie evenings together. :)
Sally is such a nice… read more
I stayed with Sally, Kathleen and the twins for one month. It was a month full of great experiences and a lot of fun. There was also a very nice Spanish exchange student staying with us which was also a lot of fun. We had a lot of movie evenings together. :)
Sally is such a nice… read more
21 May 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Silvia )
Silvia was a pleasure to have at home. She was a very kind person, a huge help with the children and around the house and of course not to mention the wonderful Italian food she made for us!!!! We all gained 2 kilos but we were very very happy!! I would recommend her without any reservation to any family!!
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25 Apr 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Stefanie)
Stefanie stayed with us for 8 weeks over her university break. She was a pleasure to have in our family and we all loved her company! She was an invaluable help with the 2.5 year old twins who referred to her finally as "Snuffie"! A cute nickname for a genuinely lovely young woman. She was a thoroughly responsible and lovely person and was a HUGE… read more
(Excellent
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9 Feb 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Petra)
Petra spent a few weeks with us this past Summer. She was a lovely and very kind person who was wonderful with the children. I was very happy to meet her.
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27 Jan 2018
Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host
I had so many great moments staying with Sally, Kathleen, Anna and Elizabeth. They really are a lovely family ! Since the begining I felt at home. Thank you so much for your help, for all our discussions and for being who you are ! Anna and Elizabeth, the twins, are so funny and lovely. They can be shy at the begining but after fifteen minutes… read more
26 Jan 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Sophie)
It was a great experience to have Sophie with us! She really was a huge help and now the twins are addicted to piggy back rides thanks to her...!! They loved playing with you Sophie! I hope we will see you on your way back to France! We are looking forward to it! I would not hesitate to recommend Sophie as as work-awayer! She is kind and very… read more
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26 Jan 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Marion)
It was lovely to have Marion with us! She was a very gentle and kind person who really helped me in a HUGE way during our house move and who was lovely with the children! Thank you very much for all your help Marion!! I would definately recommend her for a future work-away placement!!
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16 Oct 2017
Left by Workawayer (Giuditta) for host
Staying with Sally and her daughters was wonderful, an experience I will treasure forever.
I felt like I was part of the family from the very beginning, and it was so hard to say goodbye after three weeks.
We also went to Galway many times and spent a weekend in Sligo, so I got to see beautiful places with them.
I wanted to improve my English… read more
I felt like I was part of the family from the very beginning, and it was so hard to say goodbye after three weeks.
We also went to Galway many times and spent a weekend in Sligo, so I got to see beautiful places with them.
I wanted to improve my English… read more
11 Oct 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Giuditta)
Giuditta, was so wonderful to have at home and she really helped so much. We loved having her and she was a huge asset! I would not hesitate to recommend her for any position with her work ethic and kind and personable personality. Really a lovely person. Thank you so much Giuditta!!!
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11 Oct 2017
Left by Workawayer (Marta) for host
My first experience with WorkAway was with Sally and her daughters. Since the first minute with them I felt like home, Sally is the kindest person I’ve never known. Kathleen, is also very lovely, and she helped me to improve my english. You’ll also love the twins, they are so funny and clever. I’m still missing them, I really hope to come back one… read more
11 Oct 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Marta)
Marta was really an incredible and lovely person to have with us this past Summer for 2 months. We still miss her so much and the twins (2 years old) still ask about her! She is an incredibly warm, kind and loving person and was such a HUGE help! he was really like a part of our family and we hope very much she will come back and visit us again… read more
(Excellent
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13 Jul 2017
Left by Workawayer (Moniqui) for host
Sally thank you so much for everything, your family was my first workaway and i had a wonderful experience i felt that i was in home with my family. The girls are amazing and Sally a very lovely person, i feel like i have made a friends for a lifetime. I miss you and i really hope comeback someday :) Sally and Kathleen helped me a lot with my… read more
4 Jul 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Moniqui)
It has been such a pleasure to have Moniqui here with us for one month and we hope very much she can come back and stay with us again this Summer. She was an asset to our family with her kindness, lovely personality and gentleness with the children! I would not hesitate to recommend her to any family. We really enjoyed so much having you… read more
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