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Medallas (4)
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Our family lives in a smaller growing town just East of Dallas, TX. We have a home on 7 acres with a pool to cool you down in the heat of summer.
Dallas is an amazing city with many things for youngsters to see and do - excellent arts district and great shopping and dining.
We are surrounded by lakes for fishing and water sports.
We have a 30 year old son who traveled for 2 years with "workaway" and now lives and works in Dayton, Ohio.
Our other son, Hanco, is 29 years old ... he works with his dad, lives at home with his beautiful family (wife Kara, Klaire (5) , Daniel (3) ). He is quite busy, but they are usually around for game nights and BBQs by the pool.
We live in a city with no public transportation, so travel days should be planned ahead of time so you can be dropped at the bus stop to venture into Dallas, or other cities.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are a South African (Afrikaans) family living in the USA for 26 years. We can offer two cultural experiences at once.
We are looking to host some enthusiastic, friendly young people who can join us as part of the family so we can all make some wonderful memories together. Life is too short to just chug along in our own little world --- we would love to share our world with yours and learn of your culture and life experiences.
We would love to help our visitors see some of the USA by helping with inexpensive travel plans and offer advice and guidance. We try to show them around Dallas a bit as well. (Dallas Sights, Ft Worth & Rodeo)
On occasion I allow responsible workaways to use my own car with a security deposit for damages.
Ayuda
We need help with some home maintenance & yard work to keep the property tidy.
Your duties will range from the mundane (water plants, to cleaning the house/garage, streaming laundry, garden work, sweeping the pool, keeping yard tidy from fallen branches/leaves, babysitting) to carpentry / painting (helping me build things when needed or revamping some living space with a fresh coat of paint or stain).
We have hosted 35 workaways to date (5/16/2024) and have enjoyed the experience very much.
Apart from the enjoyment we get from having people in the house to share conversation and laugh and learn from each other, our main objective is to have help with with daily chores/cooking.
We expect about 20hrs of work per week.
I have been trying to learn Italian but it's very slow going. I hope to pick up a few words.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: FluidoEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Would like to learn Italian
Alojamiento
We have two bedrooms downstairs - most of the time the one with en-suite bathroom is available, but if occupied by my father, the bathroom will be shared.
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The USA is really a car country. Even if you live in Dallas, you still need a car to get around.
Although we are in the country, Uber has finally reached Greenville, TX.
Movies are within 2 miles (walk, bicyle or Uber).
Town is about 4 miles.
Dallas is about 40 miles away - if really needed there is a Greyhound bus that can take you to Dallas or Houston ... or anywhere else really.
No Trains.
No Trams.
If you are over 22 and you have an international Drivers license, you have the option to use our car with a $500 damage deposit.
We will make sure you get to see the sights around Dallas and take you shopping whenever needed.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
I have fast internet with wifi
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have a paved, shaded RV stand that was used for a 5th wheel and class A RV.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Outdoor pets only
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From the moment I arrived, I was warmly welcomed by Carin, who showed me their magnificent home where I would be staying. Carin, Chris,… read more
Carin and her family welcomed me into their home as if I were one of their own. From picking me up at the airport on the very first day, to taking me to various restaurants around Texas, and even arranging a day trip to the cowboy town of Fort Worth, they not only provided me with a complete Texan experience but also offered… read more
I can only confirm the reviews from the guys before me.
They are special people and you will feel good with them.
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From the moment I arrived, I was warmly welcomed by Carin, who showed me their magnificent home where I would be staying. Carin, Chris,… read more
Carin and her family welcomed me into their home as if I were one of their own. From picking me up at the airport on the very first day, to taking me to various restaurants around Texas, and even arranging a day trip to the cowboy town of Fort Worth, they not only provided me with a complete Texan experience but also offered… read more
I can only confirm the reviews from the guys before me.
They are special people and you will feel good with them.
The food was great and Carin kitchen really well, they make the best sandwiches in the world!!!
In the weekend we were always at their friends’ house and olso their are very nice.
They showed me the texas for what a beautiful state… read more
If you guys want to learn something, being close to nature and have fun this is your option, but remember always to be respectful :)
I hope I'll see you… read more
Such beautiful nature around, a serene property they live on, and the pool and hot tub are very relaxing.
All around, a great social experience, with the peace you may be looking for.
Carin and Chris are exceptional hosts,… read more
They seemed to actually enjoy every task they were given and did a splendid job of it too.
It was so nice hearing them
around the house and outside - always talking up a storm and laughing and… read more
In the 3 weeks he spent with us he crept so deep in our hearts, and we miss him daily. Every task he worked on was done meticulously and with awesome happy music playing while Matteo sang at the top of his voice! He even created a list of Italian music I should download… read more
These two have such a beautiful relationship and they have such amazing experiences that they enjoyed sharing with us. We could not help but love them from the start.
Apart from the many hours of conversations we enjoyed, we really appreciated the excellent work they did for us. They… read more
thank you sooooo much for this awesome time we had:-) We stayed 2.5 weeks at this beautiful House in a very luxury RV.
We thank you to treat us so friendly like we would be part of your family,
to be so generous to us, we had the whole time everything we could imagine of,
for funny and also serios conversations about culture,… read more
I miss you so much !! I miss first of all the feeling that you feel every day in that house, since the first day ,i felt love and the desire to share their life with you in total.
After a week i felt completely at home , exept for the millions of… read more
Nothing could be better! The food is great,the house is neat and beautiful and you are treated like a family member.The work is fun and I never had to work too hard or work more than 5 hours per day.Specially the view into the Granite business was really… read more
