Come and spend some time with our family by the sea in beautiful Kinsale, Ireland
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: 18 Apr 2025
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Left by Workawayer (Hinako) for host
I stayed there for 10 days. I had a really wonderful time.
Everyone was so friendly, and I was genuinely happy that they were interested in Japan. They always complimented the Japanese food I made.
I was given a comfortable room, I had plenty of time for myself, and the cat, Siúcra, often stayed in my room and comforted me (I have allergies, but
… read more it was okay. I don't know why though).
The weather wasn't great, but on clear days, the town was so charming that just walking around lifted my spirits.
Susie is friendly, intelligent, and loves nature. She told me many stories and took me to the nearby forests and to Cork.
Arran was very interested in Japanese, and we greeted each other in Japanese. He is really cute and sweet. I hope he can join a program in Japan.
Isaac is really adorable yet intelligent. We played card games, and he usually won. He seems to like cooking too, so I'm looking forward to his future.
Marcus was at work most of the time so we didn't spend many days together, but he was incredibly friendly, and I was really happy to meet him. He was so kind as even to buy me a souvenir.
I am truly grateful for the time I spent with you all.
I hope we can meet again in Japan, and next time I will host you.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Irina) for host
I stayed with Susie and Isaac for three weeks in the last summer. I really enjoyed spending the time in Kinsale and with the two of them. Their openness and hospitality quickly made me feel at home! They lent me a bike so I was able to explore the beautiful countryside around Kinsale. Susie always gave me new ideas where to go! Furthermore, she
… read more introduced me to friends of heres and showed me a facebook side to get to know other workawayers and aupairs around Kinsale. So I quickly got in touch with other people and made new friends.
To summarise, I highly recommend to stay with Susie, Marcus, Arran and Isaac!! It was amazing, thank you!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Martina) for host
Hello! I had the pleasure to stay with this family for 2 weeks in August. This has been my first workaway experience and I could not have enjoyed it more! Susie and Marcos are so kind and friendly. I was warmly welcomed in their home with a very good lunch all together. The kids are very sweet and polite: Arron helped me a lot with the language,
… read more he always explained me new words. He’s very intelligent and quiet. He loves drawing: he’s a young artist. Isaac is very nice and curious: his smile is a sunshine. Both the children are helpful with household chores. Susie and Marcos treated me as a friend from the first moment we met. We had very interesting conversations and they are also great cooks: they made healthy and delicious meals. Working wasn’t hard and it took around five hours a day sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon. I took care of the kids and helped at home with some small chores.
Kinsale is a cute little town by the sea. I spent lot of my free time on the beach, or relaxing in the cafes/pubs of Kinsale. I enjoied walking on the country streets or visiting heritage sites near the town. So I highly recommend workawayers to come here and spend such a good time as I did with this family! :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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Left by Workawayer (Hinako) for host
I stayed there for 10 days. I had a really wonderful time.
Everyone was so friendly, and I was genuinely happy that they were interested in Japan. They always complimented the Japanese food I made.
I was given a comfortable room, I had plenty of time for myself, and the cat, Siúcra, often stayed in my room and comforted me (I have allergies, but
… read more it was okay. I don't know why though).
The weather wasn't great, but on clear days, the town was so charming that just walking around lifted my spirits.
Susie is friendly, intelligent, and loves nature. She told me many stories and took me to the nearby forests and to Cork.
Arran was very interested in Japanese, and we greeted each other in Japanese. He is really cute and sweet. I hope he can join a program in Japan.
Isaac is really adorable yet intelligent. We played card games, and he usually won. He seems to like cooking too, so I'm looking forward to his future.
Marcus was at work most of the time so we didn't spend many days together, but he was incredibly friendly, and I was really happy to meet him. He was so kind as even to buy me a souvenir.
I am truly grateful for the time I spent with you all.
I hope we can meet again in Japan, and next time I will host you.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Irina) for host
I stayed with Susie and Isaac for three weeks in the last summer. I really enjoyed spending the time in Kinsale and with the two of them. Their openness and hospitality quickly made me feel at home! They lent me a bike so I was able to explore the beautiful countryside around Kinsale. Susie always gave me new ideas where to go! Furthermore, she
… read more introduced me to friends of heres and showed me a facebook side to get to know other workawayers and aupairs around Kinsale. So I quickly got in touch with other people and made new friends.
To summarise, I highly recommend to stay with Susie, Marcus, Arran and Isaac!! It was amazing, thank you!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Martina) for host
Hello! I had the pleasure to stay with this family for 2 weeks in August. This has been my first workaway experience and I could not have enjoyed it more! Susie and Marcos are so kind and friendly. I was warmly welcomed in their home with a very good lunch all together. The kids are very sweet and polite: Arron helped me a lot with the language,
… read more he always explained me new words. He’s very intelligent and quiet. He loves drawing: he’s a young artist. Isaac is very nice and curious: his smile is a sunshine. Both the children are helpful with household chores. Susie and Marcos treated me as a friend from the first moment we met. We had very interesting conversations and they are also great cooks: they made healthy and delicious meals. Working wasn’t hard and it took around five hours a day sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon. I took care of the kids and helped at home with some small chores.
Kinsale is a cute little town by the sea. I spent lot of my free time on the beach, or relaxing in the cafes/pubs of Kinsale. I enjoied walking on the country streets or visiting heritage sites near the town. So I highly recommend workawayers to come here and spend such a good time as I did with this family! :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lorenza) for host
I stayed with Susie,Marcus, Arran and Isaac from the end of January to the first week of March 2016.
It was my first exerience as a workawayer,and I have to say that this family is really nice,friendly and welcoming!
My work was not always the same,sometimes I had to look after Isaac,or collect Arran from school...sometimes I was asked to
… read more cook,or hoovering,doing some light houseworks,but they always tried to follow my commitments (my english and cookery classes),and they also let me go away for a few days when I found a short job as a petsitter in the countryside near Cork.
Susie and Marcos really made me feel at home,and I think that this is the most important thing when you are away from your home.
When I left them to stay with another family in Cork,I felt as I was leaving my place...I don't know how to expalin it...
Thank you Susie,Marcos,Arran and Isaac!!!!
A big big hug to all the family
The family is awesome and made me feel at home from the very start. I was able to explore the town of Kinsale and go into Cork and a few other places with them. They know a lot about the area and can reccomend things to do. Marcus and Susie have also travelled a lot themselves and can give good advice about places to go.
I stayed in the winter when the weather is sometimes terrible and still managed to have a good time so I can only imagine how amazing it will be when the weather improves.
I am sure you will feel comfortable and at home if you choose this family, like I did. :)
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Left by Workawayer (Katie) for host
I stayed with Marcus and Susie for 2 months in January and February 2015. I stayed with them in their new house in the beautiful town of Kinsale.
The work that I did varied but was mostly looking after the boys (mainly Isaac the 2 year old who is a joy) and also driving Arryn to school and general house work (laundry, hoovering, dishes,
… read more cooking etc).
No day was exactly the same and some days I worked long hours and some very few, so as long as you are willing to be flexible you will be fine.
The family is awesome and made me feel at home from the very start. I was able to explore the town of Kinsale and go into Cork and a few other places with them. They know a lot about the area and can reccomend things to do. Marcus and Susie have also travelled a lot themselves and can give good advice about places to go.
I stayed in the winter when the weather is sometimes terrible and still managed to have a good time so I can only imagine how amazing it will be when the weather improves.
I am sure you will feel comfortable and at home if you choose this family, like I did. :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Aliye) for host
I spent 3 exciting weeks (from August to September 2014) in the beautiful house of this family, looking after the kids. Both were very lovely, funny and clever young children. The family are a very kind and polite family. We had great dinners with interesting cultural exchange and delicious food. I also had the possibility to have nice outings on
… read more weekends to visit Kinsale and Cork. I strongly recommend to have some walk at the surfing beach in Garretstown – there are really wonderful views! Work was absolutely okay and not too much. It was a perfect mix of working and being part of the family.I always had the opportunity to spend some time alone in my own room and to relax. They always wanted me to feel home and I really did. I enjoyed my time there and recommend this family to you to the best of one's knowledge!
Hope to see you again in your new beautiful house :)
Love, AliyeYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lau_Ra) for host
I spent 2 wonderful months with this lovely family from October to December last year. What can I say... I fell in love of their children from the first moment, they are so sweet. Susie is just great, we had so many interesting chats. I learnt many interesting things from her about homeopathy, babies, yoga,... She has travelled a lot and she will
… read more enjoy telling you her past experiences.
Marcus is very nice as well but he was really busy during the time I spent there. I had the chance to go to one of his plays in Cork, Aladdin. That was simply amazing! I also went to one spectacle of impro he did with some colleges, that was so funny!
The grandma, Margaret came every week to visit us. I really like her she is very nice and warm.
About the area where they live... Garrettstown is so beautiful and Kinsale so colourful!You will love it. They got me a bike so I had the chance to explore all the area but it was difficult sometimes, so many hills!
I did some good friends there, there are many au pairs in the area so you can meet people and go out from time to time. I went to traditional irish dance lessons with them in Kinsale, try it!
They always made me feel welcome, wanted and comfortable.
Thanks guys! Sorry for the delay.
I really hope to have the chance to visit you
XxxYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host
I don't know how to start, there are so many great things i can write about you. I felt sooo comfortable from the first moment on i came in to your home! Susie... you are an amazing woman and mother. i really enjoyed the conversations with you. It felt like talking to a very good friend :) and you have such a great husband! Marcus, you are a very
… read more creative and inspiring man. You love what you do and i am so happy that you gave me the chance to take part of it. I had so much fun with your boys. They are amazing, funny and made me smile so many times a day. I really hope i will have children like them some day :) and everyone should have a grandma like Nana Maga! Thank you for the great time and for all the great experiences i had with you! I will definitely come back! Everyone who has the chance to stay with you can count oneself very lucky :) miss you all.. Love, AnnaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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