Profile information
Travel information
We are currently
At home
Description
We are an retired couple; Kyle as an Officer from the Canadian Military and Diana as a teacher in Nutrition and elementary French. We enjoy an active, physical lifestyle as well as travelling with purpose. We are looking very forward to cycling the Vallée de la Loire and Haut-Modoc region while there.
Having raised five children and having moved frequently (nationally/internationally), we do not shy away from work challenges. We work best as a couple and can readily adapt to most environments. We have travelled extensively in Europe with children, but are now eager to explore together various cultures in depth . We want to apply existing skills and acquire new ones in various fields. At the end of a hard day's work we always enjoy a convivial atmosphere! Hope to see you soon.
Interests
Mountain
Winter sports
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Languages
History
Hiking
Gardening
Fitness
Cycling
Culture
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Camping
Books
Adventure sports
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Languages
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Teaching
More details about your skills
Kyle:
Organization and deductive skills as well as computer skills gained from experience as a senior military officer.
General maintenance and building/construction skills associated with with homes including; framing, landscaping and gardening through the ownership of multiple houses. The pictures reflect some of his landscaping and carpentry.
Diana:
elementary teacher by profession, with an education in Nutrition Science
mother of 5 adult children
General house maintenance as well as cooking skills
General gardening/landscaping labour
Good spirit and teamwork ability
Age
69 & 66
What else ...
We are very good at taking direction and following a task through to the end to the best of our ability/skill set. Please see some of our work in pictures below. We have done all the internal work in the studio and all the stone work/steps by hand except for major retaining walls.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
HazelnutsSpecial dietary requirements
No
Feedback
What more is there to say?!
A tremendous 'Thank You', Doug & Wendy; although circumstances in our prior planning made for a shorter stay, we really appreciated your… read more
Kyle has made a fantastic job with electric network installation in the mill and Diana was fully willing to any job in the gardens .
And we were so happy to have them for dinner while we had excellent conversations ans good… read more
There are not enough stars to accurately reflect these hosts and their residence/ location.
We feel very enriched after spending time with Jocelyne and Jean- Claude. We unfortunately spent only one week with them but what a cultural experience and education which… read more
Maria and Uxio were incredible, incredible hosts- it's not possible to describe their wonderful personalities in a limited space:)
And the 3 children were so patient & so very good with an older couple in their space!
Even Badi welcomed us daily:)
We did some gardening during the week when we were there,… read more
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Feedback
What more is there to say?!
A tremendous 'Thank You', Doug & Wendy; although circumstances in our prior planning made for a shorter stay, we really appreciated your… read more
Kyle has made a fantastic job with electric network installation in the mill and Diana was fully willing to any job in the gardens .
And we were so happy to have them for dinner while we had excellent conversations ans good… read more
There are not enough stars to accurately reflect these hosts and their residence/ location.
We feel very enriched after spending time with Jocelyne and Jean- Claude. We unfortunately spent only one week with them but what a cultural experience and education which… read more
Maria and Uxio were incredible, incredible hosts- it's not possible to describe their wonderful personalities in a limited space:)
And the 3 children were so patient & so very good with an older couple in their space!
Even Badi welcomed us daily:)
We did some gardening during the week when we were there,… read more
I would definitely recommend them and have them back again without a doubt.
