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Bible study and California wilderness adventures in Hemet, USA

Hi, I'm Asa. I'm looking for intrepid adventurers who are also enthusiastic about studying and discussing the Christian Holy Bible! In addition, my house is a fixer upper built in 1957 and I could use some help with yard work, painting, easy ......

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Help us to keep our house in shape in Moss Beach, California, USA

Douglas and Frances have a small home by the ocean, with a private second apartment behind the garage. Moss Beach is a beautiful little town on California's Route One.

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Off-grid forest homestead welcomes help with firewood and garden in Northern California, USA

I'm living an off the grid life in the middle of the forest, in a remote beautiful location close to the redwood forest in Northern California, surrounded with rivers and wild life. I would like to share my off grid way of life with people ......

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Join our family at our home in the San Francisco Bay area, USA

Hello and welcome! We are Bruce and Kim, living in Walnut Creek, California, about 28 miles east of San Francisco. Our home is cozy and full of warmth, humor, and animals including two service dogs, one of them still in training, and two ......

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Stay in a cozy cabin and help us on our forested land near Grass Valley, California, USA

We are excited to welcome a new season of WA to our lil forest paradise in Nevada City, California! The weather is amazing in Spring, Summer and Autumn with the Yuba River just a couple miles down the road from us! We would love help from those ......

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Learn about sustainability where Redwood Trees grow in beautiful Northern California, USA

Nestled in the coastal range of Mendocino County, California (about 45 minutes Northwest of Ukiah where the weather is cooler) we are establishing a small farmstead and wildlife sanctuary. Based on principles of sustainability & permaculture our ......

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Help my rescue dogs in my beautiful tranquil home with epic views in California, USA

I am a very involved volunteer with two community groups — one focused on animals, one on protecting wild open space. Both are described below, along with how volunteers here would help. I co-founded a grassroots 501(c)(3) working to create ......

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Look after my pets while I'm away and discover Santa Ana, Orange County, USA

My name is Karlie and I am a 30 year old woman living in Santa Ana, California. I have a 2 year old tuxedo cat named Murphy. She is very talkative and friendly to anyone she meets. She loves to play but is also content lounging around for most of ......

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Help a family with a little gardening and enjoy backyard paradise in Simi Valley, USA

We live one hour north of Los Angeles in a small town called Simi Valley on one acre, with many native plants, birds, and lizards. You can barely tell you're in the middle of a neighborhood because of the plants towering over the walls. It looks ......

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Enjoy the serenity of our private mountain top home and garden near Yosemite National Park. USA

We are a non smoking middle aged couple who recently purchased our 9 acre property near beautiful Yosemite National Park. My husband is a retired heavy equipment operator who thoroughly enjoys building and creating around our 'little piece of ......

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Join us and explore the San Francisco bay area, USA

Our needs are meal preparation, cleaning and gardening. Even though we have been home all year, there is a backlog of gardening and cleaning. Any and all of your help is appreciated. Even though we've been home, our home is in much need of tidying, ......

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Help with various tasks plus cultural exchange in the Bay Area, outside San Francisco, USA

Hello there! I'm male on my early forties and living in the Bay Area, about 50 min from San Francisco, CA. Born in South America but USA is home now. I'm a gay man with a four legged daughter (my dog :) ) . So you would need to be open minded and ......

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Join us on our homestead in beautiful San Luis Obispo, USA

We are a fun loving family of five with lots of creative enthusiasm. We love nature, hiking and working with our hands. Just over seven years ago we moved to a beautiful 10 acre property just outside of the town of San Luis Obispo, CA. and need help ......

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Join our sustainable way of life in Santa Cruz, California, USA

Join us in a sustainable way of life on a hilly plot of land in Santa Cruz, California, USA We are currently seeking immediate assistance with preparing, organizing, cleaning and fixing toward summer. We are two older residents and few younger ......

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House and dog sitting in beautiful Northern California, USA

Seeking a kind workawayer for dog sitting and home help in Northern California! Learn about American Culture and improve your English while spending time in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Help at non-profit Buddhist center in the coastal hills of Northern California, USA

Learn about land stewardship, gardening/food production and traditional Buddhist meditation, at our retreat center on 485 acres of woodland -- homelands of the Kashia Pomo tribe, with open spaces, rolling hills and forests of redwoods, madrone, pine ......

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Help with some artistic projects at our home in the Richmond District of San Francisco, USA

Pink house project! Come and stay in the Richmond District of San Francisco and help us with home, garden and furniture restoration projects (we're just chipping through a long list) while you explore San Francisco or use the time as an art/writing ......

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Pet sitting near San Francisco Bay, USA

We are a family of four Peter , I and our two cats. Peter was born and rase in the US and I was born and race in Chile. Often we need help with the house, our cats, and the plants, Our home is near San Francisco and there are many options to get ......

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Join our multicultural family and help around the garden in sunny Southern California, USA

I live in Southern California with my teenage daughter, three cats, one dog and goldfish. We love going to the beach, Disneyland, cooking and eating out.

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Help with horses in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, California

Please note that I cannot accept more than one helper at a time and I cannot accept any helpers traveling with pets/service animals of any kind, so please do not ask. Note: Since I am in very high wildfire danger zone there is absolutely NO smoking ......

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