Join our family of three on a small lifestyle block in the Wairarapa, New Zealand

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  Description

  Hi we are a family of three, who live on a small lifestyle block in the Wairarapa. We have two kittens, one dog and two sheep, all super friendly.
  
  We live in a rural paradise, with mountain views, wild birds, native trees and beautiful sunsets and sunrises. We live near a Lake, and also a globally recognized not so secret swim spot.
  
  We love to garden, and grow our food spray free. We have planted over 200 trees and love to plant more.
  
  We would love to host international guests as we plan to travel to the UK, Italy and Greece in the next couple of years and we need good travel tips!
  
  Please feel free to contact us.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Culture

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Pets

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Events & social

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Nature

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  If you would love to learn a bit more about living off the land, small farm/lifestyle block living, learning to cook New Zealand food, heritage seed planting, soil regeneration, NZ native trees, & animal husbandry (domestic and sheep), then you may love it here. You could also learn some Te Reo as I'm a Kindergarten Teacher.

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  Hi, I'm Kim, I am partially disabled and need help with household chores, some pet babysitting (dog and kittens), and some garden maintenance plus tree planting too. If you could teach me how to cook food from your country that would be wonderful too.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Maori: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  Keen on learning any language.
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  Accommodation

  A spare room with a single bed and trundle bed, closet, bed stand & nearby shared bathroom.

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  What else ...

  On your time off you could explore the our coast, Wine region, Mountain hiking, Biking, Tramping, Cafes, Shopping, Booktown. With local buses traveling the region regularly and just an hour on the train to the capital city of Wellington.
  
  I'm home more often than not as I work part time, my son works part time and my husband full time. I am also available to drive you into town of needed. We live just a 15 minute walk into town too. The bus stop is a five minute walk.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Yes but we have limited data.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We can host a campervan of any size

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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