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Join our family in a wonderful neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Last activity : 12 Nov 2026

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Are you crazy about dogs, love healthy cooking and family life? Then, this is the right place for you. Our family in San Antonio, Texas is looking for help with general household chores including cleaning, meal preparation, walking and playing with our Flat Coated Retriever.
Types of help and learning opportunities

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Help around the house

Light maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

You will have the opportunity to stay in a nice home in a wonderful neighborhood, and be able to explore what San Antonio has to offer. We have a nice and spacious home near the airport. You will have your own bedroom and a shared bathroom. We live a few blocks from the Salado bike/hike trails where you can ride a bike and walk for miles around town. All your meals will be provided and you will be a part of our family during your stay. We will pick you up at your arrival.
Help

Looking for a guest or couple interested in spending time with our family and helping with daily chores. Your activities will consist of meal preparation, help clean-up after meals, playing with and walking the dogs, household chores like vacuuming, window cleaning, patio cleaning, some gardening and watering the plans, and so forth. We like to eat family style and eat a healthy and mostly vegetarian diet.
Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Beginner

This host offers a language exchange
We are all fluent in Spanish, except for my husband who only speaks English. All adult children are bilingual including Spanish and German. Interested in learning French.
Accommodation

Twin bed in a private room and shared bathroom OR
Queen bed in a private room with private bathroom, depending on availability
WiFi
Cable TV
Bicycle
Sauna
Pool
Cold Dunk
Laundry
What else ...

We live in a central location near the airport. The bus stop is half a block from our house that can take you downtown in about 30 minutes so you can explore downtown San Antonio. There is a strong Mexican influence so you will have lots of opportunities to practice your conversational Spanish. San Antonio is all about: the Alamo, the River Walk, the Missions, cowboy boots, rodeos and Mexican food! You can visit SeaWorld park, Six Flags Fiesta theme park, The Alamo World Heritage Site, the Institute of Texas Cultures and more. There are also a number of outdoor and indoor shopping malls with restaurants and bars nearby. The newest culinary and cultural destination, The Pearl District, hosts a dynamic mix of craft breweries and restaurants. You could also visit Austin, the Texas Capital, less than 2 hours away. We occasionally go hiking and camping and you are welcome to join us.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads

Good wi-fi connection and printer available
How many Workawayers can stay?

Two

Host ref number: 894982483993

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5 May 2026

Left by Workawayer (Sabrina Christiane) for host

I stayed for 6 weeks at Gaby's and Brad's house and enjoyed it a lot, felt like home. Very nice family, amazing "kids", "Louie" the dog and his brother "Luca" are wonderful souls. Did cleaning, watering the yard, taking care of the dog(s) and preparing dinner for the busy family It was a great experience and I hope to see them again soon 🤍

(Excellent )

5 May 2026

Left by host for Workawayer (Sabrina Christiane)

Sabrina stayed with our family for 6 weeks and really bonded with all the family members, including Louie, our retriever. She helped cooked dinner every night, started an herb garden, took care of watering the plants and the trees, helped with some house cleaning, and spent a lot of time with Louie. She was a great guest, respectful and friendly. … read more

(Excellent )

6 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Carlo & Vivien) for host

This was our first Workaway experience and Vivien and I had a pleasant staying with Gabriela and her family in San Antonio. Gabriela and Brad kindly provided helpful suggestions for places to visit in the area and we really appreciated their willingness to lend us their car when needed.
During our time with them, we enjoyed engaging in … read more

(Excellent )

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Carlo & Vivien)

Vivien and Carlo were delightful guests, always smiling and willing to help. They were very kind to grandma and spent a lot of time with her, walking, talking, playing games. We had great conversations about life in the United States and life in general. We went on daily walks with the dogs and became experts at preparing the dogs meals. They … read more

(Excellent )

16 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (France) for host

Pour ma première expérience avec Workaway je suis heureuse d’avoir débuter chez Gabriella. Il s’agit d’une famille habituée avec Workaway donc tout a été très simple et facile. Il suffit d’aimer les chiens et vous aller adorer cette famille. J’ai bien aimé mes promenades du matin avec Gabriella, Hong et les chiens. Une belle façon de commencer la … read more

(Excellent )

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (France)

France spent a short three weeks with our family. She showed great initiative and took on some cleaning and much needed organizing in our home office. She is still learning English so we had fun learning English and French words together. She was very kind to grandma and spent a great deal of time with her walking, and just sitting the in back … read more

(Excellent )

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5 May 2026

Left by Workawayer (Sabrina Christiane) for host

(Excellent)

5 May 2026

Left by host for Workawayer (Sabrina Christiane)

(Excellent)

6 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Carlo & Vivien) for host

(Excellent)

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Carlo & Vivien)

(Excellent)

16 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (France) for host

(Excellent)

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (France)

(Excellent)

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Gary)

Gary was a very fun guest to have around. He helped take care of our very energetic dogs and played with them for hours in the back yard. He helped with some gardening, cleaning, and other projects, all of which he did very well. He and our son Alek got along great, they were very compatible and competitive, and it was fun to watch them play video … read more

(Excellent)

25 Apr 2023

Left by Workawayer (Gary) for host

Thank you again to the Barba family for hosting me for a month in their home in San Antonio!
I really had a great time discovering the city and the Texas culture.
I couldn't have expected better, the family was very welcoming with me, they integrated me easily to their way of life and they allowed me to do many activities with them.
Moreover the … read more

(Excellent)

3 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Davide)

Davide spent three months with our family in 2022 and time really flew by. He felt like part of the family right away, like another one of our children. From our WhatsApp video chat we new he would make a great addition to our family. Davide is a very respectful young man, very caring, helpful, thoughtful, with a good spirit and is a great cook. … read more

(Excellent)

16 Nov 2022

Left by Workawayer (Davide) for host

If you are reading this feedback, you probably ended up on one of the best hosts on workaway. I spent 3 months with these amazing people and they were fantastic! Everyone is always kind and respectful, they made me fell immediately part of the family, i had great time with them! Their house is about 5 minutes walking from the bus stop that takes … read more

(Excellent)

12 Jul 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Quinten)

Quinten is such a nice young man, always happy and with a big smile. He is always willing and eager to help wherever help is needed. He quickly become part of our family and got into our family's routine with no problem. Quinten prepared some Belgian dishes for us using his grandma's recipes and everything was absolutely delicious. He was a great … read more

(Excellent)

8 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer (Quinten) for host

I stayed with Gabriela and her family for about 1 month and I really do wish it was longer. I had the most amazing time with thw family! They are all relaxed, friendly and open people who really do appreciate any type of help you give. The three dogs are also great family members who love attention so if you are a dog lover like me, this is the … read more

(Excellent)

7 Dec 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Michael & Maike)

Micha and Maike were great houseguests. We had great communication before they arrived and keep in touch with us the whole time. We had planned a family trip that got cancelled last minute, however, they stayed at our house for a week to help us around the house. They were great with the dogs, walked them daily, helped in the kitchen, and even … read more

(Excellent)

11 Jan 2021

Left by Workawayer (Mya) for host

I could not have picked a better host family for my first workaway experience. I was quite nervous going out on my own for the first time, but Gabi and Brad exceeded my expectations and made me feel right at home. There aren’t enough words in the thesaurus to describe these good-hearted, amiable people. Gabi and Brad not only welcomed me into … read more

(Excellent)

10 Jan 2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Mya)

This was Mya’s first Workaway experience and we weren’t sure how it was going to go. Surprisingly, she exceeded all of our expectations and we couldn’t have been more pleased with her. She is mature for her age, reliable and has a great sense of humor. Mya is a very responsible young woman and has a great deal of initiative and willingness to … read more

(Excellent)

10 Sep 2020

Left by Workawayer (mynicolewright) for host

Gaby & Brad & their family, are good people. They are educated, traveled, relaxed, friendly, and more. They were kind and gracious, as well as patient with me, during the WorkAway. Thank you! Warm wishes

(Excellent)

17 Feb 2020

Left by Workawayer (Christina) for host

I visited Gabriela and her wonderful family back in October 2019 and stayed for 1 month. This late feedback is by no means a reflection of my experience! Gabriela and her family are the most amazing people you will ever meet. They are the reason Workaway should exist! I was warmly welcomed into the family from the first day. My days at the family … read more

(Excellent)

31 Dec 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Christina)

Christina was a great guest and she exemplifies why we love hosting Workawayers. She came prepared to work and help in any way she could. She took a personal interest in caring from grandma which included daily exercise, reading, preparing meals, taking her to church and shopping. She even brought her friend, an audiologist, to examine and help … read more

(Excellent)

6 Feb 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Janeth0327)

We were very fortunate to meet Yanneth and spend time with her. It was her first Workaway experience and she exceded all our expectations, leaving such an impression that when she left San Antonio it felt like we lost a family member.

She is a genuinely nice and humble person that is authentically kind and generous. She is good natured, always … read more

(Excellent)

22 Jan 2020

Left by Workawayer (Janeth0327) for host

Esta fue mi primer experiencia como Workaweyer. Tuve la fortuna de compartir con esta maravillosa familia un poco más de dos meses y no pudo ser mejor para mi. Desde el primer día me acogieron como parte de su familia y recibí un excelente trato por parte de todos. Me enseñaron muchas cosas a cerca de la alimentación, comidas saludables (Gaby … read more

(Excellent)

27 Aug 2019

Left by Workawayer (Giulia & Diego) for host

They say you can choose your friends, but not your family.
I can’t tell how lucky we’ve been then, because with Gabriela and Brad (and Rogelia and every single one living in that magic house!) we had that once-in-a-lifetime chance to pick out a brand new, tailored for us, whole family!
We’ve left for 20 days or so now, and still counting the … read more tears...

They are among the most generous, loving, respectful, curious, intelligent and (right because of it) humble people we’ve ever met.
Their philosophy of life, along with an impressive knowledge on naturopathy, will bring you straight to a way deeper level of mutual discover, understanding and consciousness.

We’ve been given so many tools, means, so much freedom and, most of all, LOVE to leave us unbelieving and in awe for most of our staying. It was our first time ever in US (and I can only guess how lost and clumsy we looked like!), but they let us learn so much every day, respecting our times and limits with infinite patience, from the biggest to the less relevant detail about this (oh so) very colorful corner of the Earth.
But what struck, and enriched, us the most was becoming aware of the whole “healing through alimentation” thing. We’ve been interested and strongly willing to dig deeper this topic for such a long while and finally finding a living, solid example of this approach put in practice on daily basis, has changed our way to deal with food -hopefully- forever! Getting access then to Gaby’s recipes cabinet (yes, “CABINET”!!!) was like entering the Sacred Graal’s cave! Needless to say, we’ve never eaten this healthy and deliciously good at the same time in our whole entire lives!

But still... the food they most crave for is the one for the soul, and they wouldn’t miss one single opportunity to (gently and softly, always) absorb any kind of teaching from their neighbor. I mean, THEY could teach about life to ocean crowds, but instead they just keep learning from, literally, every single human being crossing their path.
People like this are rarer (and more essential) than oxygen on Mount Everest!
We are so grateful and in debt with you all.

A special, final mention to the rest of the happy “tribe”...
Rogelia (Gabriela’s mom) is the cutest and most elegant grandma in San Antonio. Her Mexican background combined with a way-above-the-average sense of humor made her company something so precious and impossible to forget to say the very least. We both lost all our grandparents (some recently) and staying this close to Rogelia for all this time was like getting that second, priceless chance we wouldn’t even had the courage to ever ask for. Thanks Universe!
Alek, Monica and Andrei are loved and loving, easygoing but caring guys. They’re only on their early 20s, but the time spent with them is everything but shallow or cheap!!!
Last but not least... Carly, Chloe and Ashton: you’ve been our puppies, our fun, our pain and delight... our kids! And forever you’ll be. We are missing you, your characters, your moods and your endless and unconditional love in a way that’s simply impossible to express.

Thinking of you all, humans and not, with infinite gratitude all the time.
See you soon dearest friends.
See you soon Family.

(Excellent)

14 Aug 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Giulia & Diego)

Our experience with Diego and Giulia was nothing short of amazing. They are special and beautiful people, and we now consider them part of our family.

Not only did they help take care of grandma, the dogs, the house, the garden, the cars, etc., etc., in our absence….. they took our place and were absolutely dependable, responsible, and caring, … read more

(Excellent)

13 Aug 2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Kristina)

Katt is an amazing, experienced and fabulous cook that can prepare a buffet for a group in no time. She can improvise with any ingredients and end up with an impressive Smorgasbord. Her dishes are absolutely delicious. She can combine flavors like no one else. We enjoyed her short stay and her willingness to offer help where help was needed. She … read more

(Excellent)

19 May 2019

Left by Workawayer (Kristina) for host

If you are incredibly lucky enough to become a member of this extremely hospitable and inviting family, you should jump and plead for the opportunity. Gabby and Brad not only offer cultural exchange and amazing food, they share their entire lives with you --- literally -- you are adopted into their universe. As a nomadic wandering soul through the … read more

(Excellent)

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