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Hello Workaway Friends!
Update March 2025. We are not currently accepting travelers. We are booked for the spring and unable to host over the summer. If you're interested in coming in the fall, feel free to reach out. Safe travels!
How to apply-
In the body of your email please include:
1. Your name, age, and country of residency.
2. The specific dates you would like to come, how long you'd like to stay, and how flexible you are.
3. Your skills and interests.
4. Your travel/volunteer/camping experience.
5. A bit about your job or studies in "real life".
6. Why you want to Workaway!?
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Update 2/9: Now accepting travelers for late March and April. *We can host two people and coming with a companion may make your stay more enjoyable. *Having a car is good too if you can rent one during your stay.
Hey travelers!
We've had such an amazing time hosting you all! Since 2016, we've hosted nearly 30 people from 12 countries. We've spent the last few years living near Washington, DC, but big life changes have brought us to a beautiful, secluded 40 acres on a lake in Florida. We miss our friends in DC but we are excited to host again in Florida...camp style!
A bit about us: We've spent the last 20 years living in every corner of the US - Florida, California, US Virgin Islands, Oregon, Georgia, and Virginia - and traveled to nearly all 50 states. I am a teacher of myriad things, inventive and resourceful, and was a swim and triathlon coach in DC. I am currently going back to school to become a Registered Dietitian. My husband is recently retired from 20 years with the US Coast Guard, and races and coaches triathlon. My son is 16, adventurous, and loves mountain biking and all things BIKE. My youngest is 13 and is our artist, game player, and reader. She even runs her own Etsy Shop called SpottedTherian! As a family, we are open and welcoming for all humans. We are non-smokers, non-religious, and eat a varied, whole-foods, omnivorous diet.
In January of 2023, we left DC and spent three months camping on our lake and six months on the road. From April to October, we drove 22,108 miles from Key West Florida to Fairbanks Alaska and back again. We hit 31 states and provinces and 13 national parks.
This past year, we built our dream home and we are ready to host workaway again! For you we have a large canvas tent with a GREAT view! You also have an outdoor shower and composting toilet, but access to the house shower/restroom as well. Your tent site also includes a small deck and outdoor kitchen area.
If you join us, projects primarily include organic/natural land management techniques. We are interested in planting a wild flower garden and reintroducing native fruit-bearing trees and locally adapted cultivars. Other tasks and projects might include: native plant identification and wild edibles, building projects, trail construction, permaculture and native ecosystem restoration, invasive plant management, on site milling, forestry management, and who knows what else!
We welcome workawayers as family. We love sharing cooking, meals, games, music, adventures, and fun. We hope you'll join us!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We enjoy hosting and mentoring. We love the outdoors, language, and education. Who knows what you might learn!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Sky's the limit! Build a tree house, plant some trees, design a pool, build a dock, paint a room, tile a bathroom, cook good food, hang with young people, hang with old people. Seriously, you name it, we're open to it!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We love to share the ins and out of the English language with all its quirks! I also speak Italian and love learning about other languages and cultures. Three of us speak a little bit of Spanish and my husband speaks a bit of high school French.
Accommodation
Yurt with foam mattress and linens/sleeping bag provided. Outdoor shower, kitchen, and composting toilet with access to the main house as well.
What else ...
Our property here is very rural, but we are often in town, at the beach, or off finding adventure somewhere. Public transit is extremely limited. Having your own car while you are here would be beneficial, but it depends on what kind of experience you are looking for (for example - homestay/camping vs sightseeing).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Cell service is pretty good and we have WiFi.
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of space for campervan or RV
Can possibly accept pets
Friendly pets welcome. We have a super friendly dog. Nothing is fenced, so they need to know to stay close.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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It was our first time as workawayers and we could not have hoped for more welcoming hosts. The property with the lake is so beautiful and the work (in our case some yard work) is fun, because you really get to see what you got done on a day.… read more
Their lifestyle it's very perfect for a workaway : breakfast, work until 1:30 and after lunch, as you want ! visiting, sharing moments, sports, games...
Their families are so cute too ! They enjoy to meet you, talk, share meals and family moments if you… read more
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It was our first time as workawayers and we could not have hoped for more welcoming hosts. The property with the lake is so beautiful and the work (in our case some yard work) is fun, because you really get to see what you got done on a day.… read more
Their lifestyle it's very perfect for a workaway : breakfast, work until 1:30 and after lunch, as you want ! visiting, sharing moments, sports, games...
Their families are so cute too ! They enjoy to meet you, talk, share meals and family moments if you… read more
They are a healthy and sporty family, with a… read more
It is super fun to stay with them, because they will… read more
They were so friendly, welcoming and open towards me and I hope that I get to visit them in the future. The Kids, Elly and Aean are two bundles of energy and creativity, and always up for board games, outdoor activities or family projects. I admire… read more
While I was in America, after their house, I had stayed aother host family too. Actually, the family was not good, so I left there and went back to their house.
Even they were very busy, they were very welcome to stay there again.
My dream is that I have a family like them.
I… read more
My English isn’t enough but Luke and Liza talked to me in easy English,taught me new words and phrases a lot. Also the kids were amazing. Aelan and Elly both were… read more
They did everything for me, they taught me their culture, their language.. I was more than just a workaway, I became a member of their family. The 2 kids are really nice… read more
It was very fun to play with the kids, especially with Elly because she always taught me new games and we had a lot of fun! I won't forget the long hours we spent playing Poker. We played a lot of games in… read more
They are all really welcoming and has always considered me as a member of their family. They tried to make me discover as many things as possible and they have made my trip even better that what I was expecting. The kids are really nice and it was a pleasure to… read more
