Help with a house next to the seaside, surrounded by forest, in a small water access only community in Canada

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  Description

  A private studio/family home on an island on the eatern BC coast. Our home is a beautiful seaside three story structure we built from local wood, surrounded by forest, in a small water access only community. We use firewood for heat and appreciate help with that, grow a garden of flowers and food which always needs effort!
  We eat well altho not vegetarian or gluten-free.
  Plent of wildlife to see from birds to humpback or orca from time to time.
  Comfortable rooms and good people to hang out with in this isolated wilderness artstudio/home.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  English improvement if they don’t speak it well.
  Build muscle (seriously!) and physical skills, boating skills, possibly some artwork instruction depending on individual.
  How to live off-grid and observe weather and chose appropriate activities.
  History at our neighbbour’s amazing musuem
  Birds and wildlife of the area, possible whale sightings and other marine mammals

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  Help

  Filling shed with split firewood, so you must be physically healthy and fit. Each morning some firewood work will be done working with Al to learn what is needed. Afternoons some garden work with Yvonne or a field trip out and about to islands

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Our home is definitely not rustic altho it is in wilderness. Two guest bedrooms are available with double bed, and private bathroom on the upper floor of home.
  Main living area includes a pool table, tv for dvd’s and Netflix radio, cd player, living room with deck, ocean view, big kitchen, pottery studio and painting studio

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  What else ...

  This is place for a healthy fit person open to new experiences, flexible in their daily activities and able to take instruction, ask for clarification and not to pretend to know or understand things they don’t quite. Need to work with moderate supervision and no prodding for up to three hours (with moderate rest breaks). We work hard and we also take time to fully enjoy ourselves, for example when whales or dolphins go by we drop everything and go see them.
  We have limited use of internet which people can use to stay in touch with family but NO large data usage.
  Probably best to have no allergies, (we have a cat) and to like boats

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week