Come and practice English and French with our family while helping us with cleaning, maintenance and gardening in Calgary, Canada

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15/01/2021
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2021

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Description
We are a family with older chidren and grandchidren. We have some properties that we want maintance and help. Some rooms are in short term rental.
We speak English and French.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can practice English and French with us.
Sometimes we travel to some areas around, you can come with us.
We live in Calgary (20 min by car).
Banff, Lake Louise, Drumheller, Provincial Park (dinousar), Watertown, is near (around 1hour).
Help
We are looking for a clean and tidied people.
Cleaning the properties.
Maintenance
Gardening
Talking for tourists
building
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
Please contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
We have some rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen.
We provided with food and you can cook it.
What else ...
Free pass for Calgary tower
Steven avenue during lunch time
Music museum,,,,,Glembow museum ,zoo...science museum. stampede ,etc......Heritage Park,
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Communication:
(5.0)

07/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (FELIPE & NICOLE) for host

Normand and Michellin are really lovely, so friendly and energetic.
They tried us like one member more of their family and always took care us. We felt welcome all the time.
We spend really good time with their grandchildren too, they are so funny!
When we arrived was just for one month, but we extend and finally stayed for 5 months!!
They gave us… read more

(Excellent )

04/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (FELIPE & NICOLE)

Felipe and Nicole are two amazing persons,
They are very polite ,cordial ,friendly,honest and just a pleasure to be around,
Nicole is a great chef ,great book keeper clean and fast always ready to help !
Felipe is always ready to help extremely friendly and helpful with new guests .and handy man
They both very reliable and specially patient with… read more

(Excellent )

05/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Paola)

Paola,
She is a great cleaner very detail and conscientious
Great chef ,very friendly, !

(Excellent )

14/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Millie)

Millie is amazing girl Very polite,friendly just a rayon of sun in our live!
she did many paintings and we were very sad to let her leave
she could return any time she will always welcome in our familly
micheline

(Excellent )

14/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Millie) for host

I was very lucky to find Micheline, I was supposed to stay one week but ended up staying 2 and would have happily stayed for much longer! She is a extremely lovely lady, I felt like I was part of her family from the beginning and felt welcomed and appreciated. I did a lot of painting for her during my stay, which was lots of fun and I felt like… read more

(Excellent )

13/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host

I spend a really good time in Micheline and Normand place.
You are a part of the family and they gonna tell you all the good place to go and visit. They are very energetic and active.
If you like meeting new people and sharing with each other, it's a good place to be.

(Excellent )

13/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Simon)

Simon is a great asset to our familly
need no supervision and very alert to the need of the guests
He could return any time we will be always glad to host him
Micheline and Normand

(Excellent )

05/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Fernando ) for host

I spent two and a half months with Micheline, Norman and Avery. It was a very good experience. In their house, I could met different people from Canada, practice my english and develop my cook, paint and pool skills. The acomoattion is very close to the downtown and you can know the main places from Calgary. Thanks a lot for teaching a lot of… read more

(Excellent )

01/04/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (haoen)

Haoan is a great person!
Always ready to help he was a delight to host
Our grand children enjoyed guitar lesson ,pool, cards !
The most he feed us like kind!
Extremely good chef ... we had a terrific experience with him
he is welcome any time He was a great asset in our life!

(Excellent )

30/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (haoen) for host

I stayed with Micheline and Normand from Mar 5 to Mar 28.
this is my first workaway. At first I was worry about everything, the job, accommodation, people…… as soon as the times pass by, They treated me like their grandson, and they like my grandpa and grandma take care of me all the things. The worry at first was so unnecessary. This 24 days past… read more

(Excellent )

15/03/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Candice & Gerald)

Candice and Gerald are a great couple
We talk French and English with them
They love the snow and we provide as much they desire!!!!
They teach us a lot and we were very please to share some time with them!

(Excellent )

13/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Candice & Gerald) for host

We stayed with Micheline and Norman one month in Calgary. The experience was great. Micheline and Norman are very homely and warm. The work was primarily housekeeping in houses of Micheline and Norman, and help with differents tasks like storage. But, tasks can change, it depends the needs of the moment.
Micheline let us the freedom to work in… read more

(Excellent )

07/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Estefania & Joan)

John and Stef are great people and really good workers and reliable. All what they did was like done by professionals, also they can work without supervision. We really enjoyed to have them here, they became part of our family. They checked in some tenants, and all of them were very happy with them. Also they did an amazing work (fixing, painting… read more

(Excellent )

07/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Estefania & Joan) for host

We stayed with Micheline and Normand for few months. They are amazing people. They always tried to help us and we felt as part of their family from the beginning. The work was great and enjoyable. They let us the freedom to work in our style and that was so thankful. The accommodation place was like luxury. The neighborhood is really quiet and… read more

(Excellent )

06/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)

We stayed with Micheline and Normand for few weeks. They are amazing people. They always tried to help us and we felt as part of their family from the beginning. The work was great and enjoyable. They let us the freedom to work in our style and that was so thankful. The accommodation place was like luxury. The neighborhood is really quiet and… read more

(Excellent )

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