Cultural exchange and sustainable living in Victoria, Canada

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  Description

  We live in a quiet 77 acre private nature preserve in the Highlands, north west of Victoria. It lays adjacent to Gowlland Tod wilderness park and includes Douglas Fir and Cedar forests, Arbutus groves, hilltop meadows with Manzanitas and orchids, streams and wetlands. It is our family's home and home to all the natural inhabitants including deer, squirrels, raccoons, tree frogs, ravens, owls, and hummingbirds.
  
  Our home is located in the traditional territory of the WSANEC people.
  
  The Sanctuary is not a business, Workawayers will not be involved in any business related tasks.
  
  Our focus is primarily on stewardship of the land and sustainable living. Land projects include removing invasive plants to allow native species to thrive, and protecting streams and wetlands. Workawayers will also have an opportunity to assist with firewood and trail maintenance.
  
  A secondary focus is light assistance around the house and assisting with growing vegetables and herbs for our own kitchen as well as recycling and composting.
  
  We welcome guests from different countries, and sharing dishes and languages from other cultures.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Compagnie pour pers. âgée

  Jardinage

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Vidéographie

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Architecture

  

  Photographie

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Montagne

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  The Victoria area has many cultural activities throughout the year, including seasonal music festivals, and art and craft fairs. The Saanich Fair is held in a nearby rural area, and where we live in the Highlands is the Highlands Fling, a community building event held every year around Labour Day. We often are able to make a vehicle available to Workawayers who drive.
  
  We like to share our knowledge of the unique natural flora and fauna of this area, including Arbutus trees, tree frogs and hummingbirds which are found here. We also are able to teach Workawayers how to grow plants and manage garden compost.
  
  Our experience is that people from abroad are eager to learn about life in Canada, and we in turn have an opportunity to learn about their home country. One way we like to do this is to offer guests who are interested an opportunity to help create a meal from their country that we all share. We especially appreciate the after dinner talks where get to know what makes us distinct as well as what we have in common.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  The hosts are in their 70's and 80's and would very much appreciate from time to time assistance around the house and property.
  
  Workawayers will typically be working together as a team.
  Tasks can help with processing compost and recycling, splitting and stacking firewood, trail maintenance, and removing invasive plants from natural areas. Workawayers will have an opportunity to learn about starting, potting, planting out and maintaining herbs, flowers and vegetables by assisting with gardening.
  
  Work takes place in a quiet beautiful natural environment bordering large wilderness parks, yet only 1/2 hour from the city of Victoria.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We enjoy conversations with guests from other cultures and learning what we have in common. Michael's wife Mahadevi is fluent in French.
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  Hébergement

  Workawayers will stay in staff rooms in the house.
  Each has their own room, shared toilet, and common meeting area. There is a private shower nearby.
  
  We provide 3 meals a day for Workawayers- breakfast, lunch and dinner. Workawayers help with serving and dishes. As much as possible we cater to those with special dietary needs.

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  Autres infos...

  Workawayers have many opportunities to enjoy time in nature and city life.
  
  We live next to large wilderness parks with an extensive trail network accessible directly from here.
  
  The City of Victoria is a vibrant small city with a picturesque harbour and historic Old Town. There are cultural events throughout the year.
  
  For responsible drivers we do offer use of a vehicle for trips out of the property on days off.
  
  As far as house rules, we do not allow dogs since this is a nature sanctuary with wildlife close to the house. Otherwise we request respect for the peace and quiet that others come here for.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have high speed fibre optic internet service in and around the house where Workawayers live. We have a room within the house dedicated to the use of Workawayers, with good internet connection.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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