Información de perfil
Evaluación del anfitrión
100 %
Porcentaje de respuesta
100.0 %
Usually responds ≤ 8 dias
Comentarios
56
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Medallas (2)
Detalles
Descripción
We are an active family of four: Ryan, stay at home dad and property/family manager extraordinaire, Meghann, workaholic nurse mom, Margaret, dragon/horse lover, and Benji, lego and mountain biking machine. We are living on a busy rural property at the edge of Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, home of the amazing Kluane National Park and Reserve.
We have a small hobby farm with two old sled dogs, three house dogs, a cat, and three horses. This summer, we have a small garden planned, taking a break from our usual huge garden and greenhouse. We are in the middle of doing some home improvement: installing a wood fired hydronic heating system from the ground up and fixing the well casing. We also have another property to maintain and clean up with a life time's worth of puttering to do! And as with most Northern Canada properties, lots and lots of firewood to process!
We live close to a swimming lake in the summer and right on an amazing trail network for biking, hiking, and dog walking. There are countless opportunities for recreation, all in the stunning beauty of the St. Elias mountains.
We love to share our property with people who like to work and play as hard as we do. Hosting workawayers has been an amazingly enriching experience for our family...like travelling without leaving the house! We have learned so much from our new friends and know that these will be memories and connections to go on in our hearts forever!
We will respond very quickly as of spring time. We were on a hiatus over the winter, so our response rate looks very slow!
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
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 will be your connection with the local community, letting you know great places to go, people to see, and regaling you with incredible hunting/adventure stories. We can't work all day when there is 22 hours of sunlight, so we may take you out recreating when it's time for a break. We love to get out and show our workawayers a good time, when we can. We've taken people rafting, wilderness camping, whitewater canoeing, to remote cabins, and on our 7.9m sailboat.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We would love help with everything from housekeeping and building to animal care. There is a daily chore list for the home that guides the flow of work. We will try to ensure you will be working with someone, to make it more productive and fun but sometimes we need to attend to the daily grind of family life and really love a workawayer that is helpful, self-starting, and motivated!
We are prioritizing work on the property and home this summer, with lots of help needed with installing the lines for the new heating system, supporting the home with light housekeeping/meal making, and processing firewood. Ryan is willing and able to teach skills to those who are conscientious, great listeners, and happy to learn.
For those who are less mechanically inclined, there are a million ways to help!
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
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Alojamiento
We have a private room in the basement and, in the summer, a camper. You will have access to a private bathroom, including bathtub/shower and access to shared laundry. We have a communal kitchen and share meals depending on how the day is going and what everyone is up to. Generally, everyone does breakfast independently, but we try to sit down together for lunch and dinner. We love to cook and many meals are based on the food we grow and harvest. We are regular meat eaters (chicken and pork raised on the farm, bison hunted in the woods).
We aren't big drinkers but do enjoy a beer every now and then. You would be responsible for your own snacks, alcohol, and specialty foods. We have internet but it is limited, so HD streaming is not really possible but if we all turn down the quality of youtube, it should be fine for the month.
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We live on a beautiful hobby farm with countless opportunities for hiking, biking, paddling, and more! There is always loads to do, even if it's just hanging out petting Duke, the friendliest dog in the kennel, while taking in the views of the beautiful Auriol range. Haines Junction is a 90 minute drive from Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon. Some transportation may be available, depending on need and timing.
We try to spend as much time together, outside, as possible. We are very open and value direct, honest communication. We understand that people need downtime to recharge and refresh and are able to identify when we need time as well.
Although we have a bunch of animals and kids, we work to keep the house and property in order as we find that a tidy house is important for our sanity. We really appreciate workawayers who are energetic and motivated and jump in to help wherever they see a need or an opportunity.
We genuinely love to meet new people and make new friends! We are excited to welcome like minded people who are excited to check out Haines Junction into our home!
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have limited bandwidth, but can support basic internet needs. For example, loads of email/messaging, but limited high quality Zoom meetings.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have loads of space and could provide power and water to a camper or motorhome, as well as a beautiful view!
Podría aceptar mascotas
Friendly animals are definitely negotiable.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (25)
They took us in very spontaneously as we decided to explore the Yukon and especially the Kluane National Park for longer. As there was already another couple we first decided to only stay a week. But it was such a nice atmosphere and we got… read more
Meghann and Ryan were very welcoming and I instantly felt included in their family. They are super reliable and… read more
Lisa was a vortex of activity...very motivated, hardworking, and capable of doing… read more
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They took us in very spontaneously as we decided to explore the Yukon and especially the Kluane National Park for longer. As there was already another couple we first decided to only stay a week. But it was such a nice atmosphere and we got… read more
Meghann and Ryan were very welcoming and I instantly felt included in their family. They are super reliable and… read more
Lisa was a vortex of activity...very motivated, hardworking, and capable of doing… read more
Whilst I was there, I helped out around the shop and the house - mostly cleaning and organising in preparation of the heating… read more
The kids are enegetic and they loved to teach us their passion (horse riding or playing lego).
In our free time we… read more
We started with harvesting and processing a lot of vegetables. We learnt how to cure them and Meghann made Salsa and apple sauce with us, she was a great teacher and… read more
This was my first ever workaway and also my first time being so far away from Israel and for a long time so I was a bit nervous before meeting, a feeling that washed away within minutes.
They were so friendly, warm and inviting from the… read more
He was very fun to have around as… read more
Meghann and Ryan took care of us from the very beginning, cooking nice meals, sharing their time, they are a lovely family!
We felt very well integrated and they are very easy to connect with.
We learnt a lot of things such as feeding animals, watering plants, collecting poos, even… read more
I actually planned to stay for 3 weeks and in the end I stayed for 6 weeks.
Meghann, Ryan, Margaret, Benji and their Grandma Jan really treated me from the beginning like a family member. And I am so thankful and glad that I met these… read more
They helped so much with setting up and planting the gardens. We welcomed a bunch of crazy little… read more
We have a trailer so we stayed there rather than in the house, but Meghann and Ryan were very generous about… read more
Firstly, I would like to sincerely thank Meghann and Ryan for being such wonderful hosts, parents and human beings. They made me and my buddy, CQ, felt like family the moment we stepped into their home.… read more
For this project, one of my friend Chris decided to join me… read more
We experienced a lovely stay, deeply involved in the daily chores and within their family.
The kids are lovely, intelligent, full of energy and their parents showed us true and authentic kindness.
Ryan and Meghann are 2 really different personalities,… read more
We spent most of our time working on the property with Ryan. From shovelling snow and picking up dog poop ("the sins of winter") to fixing up a sailboat and… read more
Natasha and Micha are wonderful people. Wise beyond their years,… read more
Having them here was such a gift...they are super fun, hard working, motivated people out to get the most of life. They were a natural fit into the home and loved by everyone who got to know them. Thank you so much for all your efforts, you made our fall so much more… read more
Our stay with their beautiful family was too good to write in words, it was something one must feel to understand. The love, appreciation, joy. Only three weeks spent together but it already seems that we've known them all our life and will forever remain… read more
