Help with our kids and get to practice your English or French in Quebec, Canada
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Left by host for Workawayer (Pia Sofie)
Pia stayed with us for 2 months during the high quarantine / lockdown period. We didn’t “need” the help because we were at home but we decided to let her come so the kids have a new friend that can help break up the day.
Because of lockdown, there wasn’t much for her to do but we had her do some crafts or play with the kids toys or outside when
… read more weather permitted. They got along well when we were around but unfortunately on the rare times (maybe twice) that she was alone with the kids, she couldn’t get them to listen or gain control of the situation. Perhaps it was because we were always around she didn’t get a chance to learn authority over them? But from what we saw she mostly got along with them so it’s a surprise to us that she would leave a comment saying they didn’t listen.
We also gave her other tasks such as help clean the garage, organize toys and clothing etc. With this she needed little supervision and got it done within the time frame.
As for the car rides comment, we were on full lock down and heavy fines of $1500 were being given to people who didn’t live at the same address so we had already explained to her why. Also because of the lockdown we were definitely not going anywhere special and certainly not taking any road trips and leaving her behind. It was a strange time dealing with Covid-19 but we had always told her if she felt like she needed to go back to Germany we were ok with that but she chose to stay.
As for the comment about not learning about her culture, we’ve hosted at least 4-5 different German workaways so we’ve learned quite a bit about Germany. We also know about her hometown, her family situation, life growing up so am not sure what else we were missing? She cooked for us once a German dish which was delicious and she was more than welcome to also cook more often if she wanted to but she didn’t. Whenever we had family dinners or friends over she was always included. When we would order takeout food we always got her own meal as well (at our expense) so we included her a lot.
Overall, Pia is quiet and doesn’t talk much which is perhaps why some of the comments can be a bit surprising as she didn’t give us feedback. Again because of lockdown maybe the experience wasn’t as great as the other workaways that we had because they could actually explore/travel on their time off. Overall, we are happy with her and we trusted her in our house and she followed all the quarantine rules.
Left by Workawayer (Pia Sofie) for host
I stayed with this wonderful and lovely family for more two month in April and May. Unfortunatly due to Covid 19 there were a lot of restrictions. As everybody was at home I had or got to watch the kids a lot during the day but also do some organizing, painting, gardening or what ever they needed help with. I really enjoyed my work. The kids are
… read more lovely and kind but a lot of times they didn't want to listen which made it hard sometimes to keep them under control. Kelly is a great woman who was welcoming and always made sure I was comfortable and had everything I needed. Arsalan is a lovely person too as well as the whole family I got to meet :) I learned some things about their culture but it seemed a bit as if they weren't too interested in mine. Due to the virus I didn't get to do much which is the reason I tried to see as much as I could by foot and bike. Unfortunately for me the whole family had more time then usual and went for car rides a lot of times leaving me at home sometimes without telling me that they were even going.
As Kelly rewrote her profile for Covid19 now everything is basically as she says there :)
I had a lovely time with them and really hope to see them again! I already miss them a lot.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lea & Jasmina) for host
Dear family,
We had a great time with you and a lot of fun. It was great for us to had the chance to explore Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City during our stay with you guys. You were always so kind to drop us off at the bus or train station and to pick us up again by night time.
We won’t forget our BBQs with your whole family and the trip to
… read more Montreal with the kids and our trip to the zoo which ends up in the rain so we went for a laser tag game.
The work was not too hard, it was very flexible and we had a lot of things to do with the kids. All three are really energetic and lovely kids.
We had fun to do some creative work in the garden and plant some plants :)
We will miss you guys and hope to meet you again, maybe in Germany this time.
All the best
Jassi and LeaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Lea & Jasmina)
Lea & Jasmina were such a great addition to our family! The girls are extremely hard working and worked well with us and the kids from day 1. We had such a good time getting to know them and we already miss them dearly!
They stayed with us for 3 weeks July-Aug. They helped us with childcare tasks such as, watching the kids, preparing their
… read more lunches, tidying after them, help with their laundry. They also organized our cupboards and garage as well as did weeding and planting. We definitely kept them busy but they were up to the task! We still had fun too of course and spent time together in our backyard with BBQ and swimming in our pool. We also got to do laser tag and mini golf with them as a family.
Will miss you girls and wish you safe travels! Enjoy :D
Left by Workawayer (Capucine) for host
I actually spent 5 weeks with the family (but I think that's a good point if they have the feeling that I was there for 4 weeks haha), and they welcomed me very well!
It was my first workaway experience and I will remember it !
Kelly and Arsalan are a very lovely couple, and they always made sure that I felt comfortable, because going into a new
… read more family who has a different way of living than yours is not always that easy!
Kelly took me with her at her work, at her sister's house (they are so nice!), at Kingston's soccer, we had really nice moments together.
Arsalan dropped me off and picked me up at the bus station, he is very flexible and that's really nice! They both are flexible about the schedule.
In July, the weather was so good, so the kids and I went to the pool and played for hours, we went to the park, we played games, we drew and painted... that was great!
In the morning, I gave them "french lessons" and that was really nice when they were in the mood haha!
Kayla, Kingston, and Princeton are lovely, but if you're not used to take care of children that can be hard sometimes because Kayla is a very anxious girl and having the three of them is work !
Thank you so much for welcoming me in July, that was such a nice workaway experience !
I wish you the best with your future workawayers! :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Capucine)
Capucine stayed with us for 4 weeks in July and the kids miss her greatly! She was really good with the kids, was always playing in the pool with them and was ready with little games to play with them. She helped us by keeping the kids entertained during the day and was quite flexible in changes in schedule.
She was very neat and clean and kept
… read more her space always tidy. We will miss her and wish her the best in her studies back in France! Merci :DPhotos
Our 3 kids with our first workaway couple we hosted! The kids loved them
With our workaway Johanna
With one of our workaway, Ronja!
Our first workaway experience! We hosted Sam & Alex for almost 3 weeks :)
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Left by host for Workawayer (Pia Sofie)
Pia stayed with us for 2 months during the high quarantine / lockdown period. We didn’t “need” the help because we were at home but we decided to let her come so the kids have a new friend that can help break up the day.
Because of lockdown, there wasn’t much for her to do but we had her do some crafts or play with the kids toys or outside when
… read more weather permitted. They got along well when we were around but unfortunately on the rare times (maybe twice) that she was alone with the kids, she couldn’t get them to listen or gain control of the situation. Perhaps it was because we were always around she didn’t get a chance to learn authority over them? But from what we saw she mostly got along with them so it’s a surprise to us that she would leave a comment saying they didn’t listen.
We also gave her other tasks such as help clean the garage, organize toys and clothing etc. With this she needed little supervision and got it done within the time frame.
As for the car rides comment, we were on full lock down and heavy fines of $1500 were being given to people who didn’t live at the same address so we had already explained to her why. Also because of the lockdown we were definitely not going anywhere special and certainly not taking any road trips and leaving her behind. It was a strange time dealing with Covid-19 but we had always told her if she felt like she needed to go back to Germany we were ok with that but she chose to stay.
As for the comment about not learning about her culture, we’ve hosted at least 4-5 different German workaways so we’ve learned quite a bit about Germany. We also know about her hometown, her family situation, life growing up so am not sure what else we were missing? She cooked for us once a German dish which was delicious and she was more than welcome to also cook more often if she wanted to but she didn’t. Whenever we had family dinners or friends over she was always included. When we would order takeout food we always got her own meal as well (at our expense) so we included her a lot.
Overall, Pia is quiet and doesn’t talk much which is perhaps why some of the comments can be a bit surprising as she didn’t give us feedback. Again because of lockdown maybe the experience wasn’t as great as the other workaways that we had because they could actually explore/travel on their time off. Overall, we are happy with her and we trusted her in our house and she followed all the quarantine rules.
Left by Workawayer (Pia Sofie) for host
I stayed with this wonderful and lovely family for more two month in April and May. Unfortunatly due to Covid 19 there were a lot of restrictions. As everybody was at home I had or got to watch the kids a lot during the day but also do some organizing, painting, gardening or what ever they needed help with. I really enjoyed my work. The kids are
… read more lovely and kind but a lot of times they didn't want to listen which made it hard sometimes to keep them under control. Kelly is a great woman who was welcoming and always made sure I was comfortable and had everything I needed. Arsalan is a lovely person too as well as the whole family I got to meet :) I learned some things about their culture but it seemed a bit as if they weren't too interested in mine. Due to the virus I didn't get to do much which is the reason I tried to see as much as I could by foot and bike. Unfortunately for me the whole family had more time then usual and went for car rides a lot of times leaving me at home sometimes without telling me that they were even going.
As Kelly rewrote her profile for Covid19 now everything is basically as she says there :)
I had a lovely time with them and really hope to see them again! I already miss them a lot.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lea & Jasmina) for host
Dear family,
We had a great time with you and a lot of fun. It was great for us to had the chance to explore Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City during our stay with you guys. You were always so kind to drop us off at the bus or train station and to pick us up again by night time.
We won’t forget our BBQs with your whole family and the trip to
… read more Montreal with the kids and our trip to the zoo which ends up in the rain so we went for a laser tag game.
The work was not too hard, it was very flexible and we had a lot of things to do with the kids. All three are really energetic and lovely kids.
We had fun to do some creative work in the garden and plant some plants :)
We will miss you guys and hope to meet you again, maybe in Germany this time.
All the best
Jassi and LeaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Lea & Jasmina)
Lea & Jasmina were such a great addition to our family! The girls are extremely hard working and worked well with us and the kids from day 1. We had such a good time getting to know them and we already miss them dearly!
They stayed with us for 3 weeks July-Aug. They helped us with childcare tasks such as, watching the kids, preparing their
… read more lunches, tidying after them, help with their laundry. They also organized our cupboards and garage as well as did weeding and planting. We definitely kept them busy but they were up to the task! We still had fun too of course and spent time together in our backyard with BBQ and swimming in our pool. We also got to do laser tag and mini golf with them as a family.
Will miss you girls and wish you safe travels! Enjoy :D
Left by Workawayer (Capucine) for host
I actually spent 5 weeks with the family (but I think that's a good point if they have the feeling that I was there for 4 weeks haha), and they welcomed me very well!
It was my first workaway experience and I will remember it !
Kelly and Arsalan are a very lovely couple, and they always made sure that I felt comfortable, because going into a new
… read more family who has a different way of living than yours is not always that easy!
Kelly took me with her at her work, at her sister's house (they are so nice!), at Kingston's soccer, we had really nice moments together.
Arsalan dropped me off and picked me up at the bus station, he is very flexible and that's really nice! They both are flexible about the schedule.
In July, the weather was so good, so the kids and I went to the pool and played for hours, we went to the park, we played games, we drew and painted... that was great!
In the morning, I gave them "french lessons" and that was really nice when they were in the mood haha!
Kayla, Kingston, and Princeton are lovely, but if you're not used to take care of children that can be hard sometimes because Kayla is a very anxious girl and having the three of them is work !
Thank you so much for welcoming me in July, that was such a nice workaway experience !
I wish you the best with your future workawayers! :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Capucine)
Capucine stayed with us for 4 weeks in July and the kids miss her greatly! She was really good with the kids, was always playing in the pool with them and was ready with little games to play with them. She helped us by keeping the kids entertained during the day and was quite flexible in changes in schedule.
She was very neat and clean and kept
… read more her space always tidy. We will miss her and wish her the best in her studies back in France! Merci :D
Left by Workawayer (Ronja) for host
Thanks for an awesome month with you! The family welcomed me in their beautiful house in June and I felt at home immediately! Kelly & Arsalan are super friendly parents and always made sure that I would feel comfortable. My tasks concerned mostly taking care of the kids ... get them ready for school, pack their lunches, bring them to the bus stop
… read more and also watch them in the afternoon. It was so much fun to spend time with the lovely Kids Kayla, Kingston and Princeton! We played a lot in the house, went for a bikeride or swimming in the pool! (I wish I had a pool at home too haha!)
On my days off I took the bus/ train to Montreal and discovered the exciting city! There is so much to do! (It takes 1 hour by train but Kelly & Arsalan were always happy to give me a ride to the station!) Thanks for this great workaway! I had a really good time in Vaudreuil and time flew by so quickly!
I can totally recommend this family for anyone who loves to take care of kids and is looking for an Au Pair experience!!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Ronja)
Ronja was an absolute pleasure to host! She was always ready and eager to help with the children and they got along with her fantastically.
She took care of helping the kids get ready for school and packing their lunches in the morning. Then after school, she helped take care of them by giving them snacks and entertaining them until we got home.
… read more She also helped us with chores around the house such as cleaning the dishes, sweeping, kids laundry etc.
She adapted very well into our family and was very caring towards our kids. She was also very flexible which helped a lot because of me having a very busy month in June with work.
Ronja was a joy to have in our home and we wish her the best on the rest of her travels! We hope to stay in touch with her =)
Left by host for Workawayer (Johanna)
Johanna stayed with us for 6 weeks and helped with our 3 kids. She is very kind and hard working. She followed our routines and was very flexible when there would be changes in our schedule. With 3 kids life can never be predictable!
She helped us to get the kids lunches ready for school, walked them to the bus stop and was there for them after
… read more school. She also performed any cleaning duties we asked of her which included making the kids bed, doing the kids laundry and helping tidying overall. She keeps her space very clean and tidy.
Johanna became a part of our family is such a short time! She’s sweet and always in a good mood. She was super patient with our kids and was great interacting with them and finding activities to do. We would highly recommend her to any other workaway and we wish her the best on her trip! Til one day to hopefully meet again.
Left by Workawayer (Johanna) for host
What a great workaway experience!
I'm really grateful to have been a part of this family for almost two months. I was so warmly and lovingly received by Kelly, Arsalan and their three children, and even the rest of the entire family, I never would have expected that! We spent a lot of time together, I was included in everything (but it was not
… read more mandatory!) And so I had exactly the experience in a canadian family, I wished and I wanted.
Kayla, Kingston and Princeton are three wonderful children I have always had fun with and who have quickly built up trust in me. The daily tasks were quickly clear and not too difficult or too exhausting. After a short time, I got along well in everyday life and with the routine.
On the weekends I had some time off and Kelly and Arsalan helped me a lot, gave tips when I planned trips and they even took me to the bus or picked me up. Even late at night, so nice! I loved the entire family very much and I'm so lucky to have had my first Workaway experience here. It could not have been better!
I hope I'll see you all again someday and I wish you all the best. Thank you for everything!!! :)
For those who want to be part of a
canadian, funny and modern family and who feel like getting involved in this amazing and exciting adventure, I highly recommend this family! :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
It was a short but sweet stay for Samantha & Alex and we are so sad to see them go!! They were to stay for 2 months but their intent was always to find a job and re-locate to Quebec permanently so we knew the time could get cut short anytime. Happily for them they found something sooner than expected =)
As our first workaway experience we had an
… read more excellent time and loved the experience. Alex and Samantha were both so helpful and never said no to any help we asked for. They helped Arsalan's mom move and helped by cleaning out her apartment. They were also super helpful around my business and helped clean/tidy as well as did little repairs.
Samantha & Alex were also both wonderful with our 3 kids, the kids loved them from the 1st day of meeting and already was asking for them to tuck them into bed and read to them at night. They're full of positive energy and we wish them both the best. We wish to keep in touch with them and hope to have them over for BBQs in summer! Best of luck to you guys, we'll miss you!
Nous avons passé presque 3 semaines dans la famille de Kelly et Arsalan, c'était une super expérience ! :-)
Les trois enfants sont adorables et ce fut un réel plaisir de s'en occuper, ils vont beaucoup nous manquer ! Les horaires et les tâches sont conformes à ce qui est écrit dans la description.
Les week-ends sont OFF et nous sommes souvent
… read more allé à Montréal, la station est à environ 40 minutes de marche de la maison ce qui est correct mais si on leur demandait Kelly et Arsalan venaient nous chercher à la station, ou nous amener :-) ( le billet de train allé-retour est à environ 15 dollars).
La famille nous a tout de suite fait confiance et ça nous a permis de nous sentir "comme de la famille :)". Kelly et Arsalan sont très attentionnés à ce que nous ne manquions de rien et n'ont pas hésité à nous aider sur toutes les questions qu'on avait à propos du Québec ou si nous devions nous arranger sur un horaire spécial.
On ne peut que te conseiller cette famille si tu aime les enfants et que tu recherche à vivre dans une famille québécoise :-)
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