Kenyan-Canadian family starting our homesteading journey on Hornby Island, Canada

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Blended Canadian-Kenyan family starting our homestead on gorgeous Hornby Island, BC - a summer destination with wonderful beaches, amazing mountain biking trails, and astounding local artistic talent (from visual to performing).
  
  Melanda - host "mom", Swiss-Canadian born in BC, lived and worked abroad, good cook, good planner, fun and caring.
  Iggy - host "dad", Kenyan and new Canadian immigrant, seniors' care aide and still learning building skills. From a small subsistence farming village and absolutely loves to grow food!
  Mike - our son, 22 years old, a budding chef and all 'round nice guy.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática
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  Intereses

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Cultura

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Libros

  

  Jardinería

  

  Idiomas

  

  Escritura

  

  Animales

  

  Fitness

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Baile

  

  Playa

  

  Ciclismo
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Our household includes native speakers of several African languages and skilled cooks familiar with several cuisines. We are active in the wider community and there are amazing opportunities to take in extraordinary musical and art shows and performances, and to join in community dances.
  
  Iggy teaches AfroDance fitness classes, and our guests would be welcome to join classes we offer for free. These are super fun high energy fitness classes set to modern and classic African tunes.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  We would love to host friendly folks with basic skills related to clearing land, planting and tending food gardens, and building/renovating. Summer 2026, we particularly would like to have an outdoor enclosure built onto one of our trailers, some digging of veggie gardens and building of raised beds. Iggy, Mike and local friends with building skills will pitch in as well and we'll have some of our community's famous " work parties" to do blasts of clearing and digging. If our workawayer stays through all of summer and harvest season, we'd love to do some canning and preserving with you too!

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluido
  Francés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
  Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
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  Alojamiento

  A one bedroom trailer with own kitchen and shower, and adjacent shared outhouse. Meals are with the family in our house, where you can also access laundry facilities.

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  Algo más...

  There is a free community bus during summer months that goes all around the island, and the entire island is easily accessed by bike. We have spare bikes workawayers can use.
  
  We are omnivores and easygoing... it would be challenging for us to host people with very restrictive dietary needs.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We could potentially hook up someone's own camper or motorhome instead of them staying in our trailer, this would be fine!

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Small well behaved dogs that like other dogs. No cats or large dogs.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Uno

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  

  Sukari (means Sugar in Swahili)

  Sweet friendly small rescue dog from Mexico.

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