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Help around the house for busy California family, USA
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: 5 avr. 2025
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Feedback (9)
Laissé par le workawayer (Duygu) pour l'hôte
I spend two months with this nice family.
The family are very nice people who make sure you have everything you need to help out at home.whenever i had a question or needed help Judi and Cem always willing to assist/provide an answer.
They already have a lot of experiences with volunteers,so the family knows the ins and outs of hosting volunteers
… read more on their house.
Talya and Mira are very cute and smart.They generally play with together and they sleep early at nights.
Work was not difficult just you need to be make sure understand everything very well what Judi's expectations.
I had too much free time to explore San Francisco,Oakland and Berkeley. Judi always gave me very good advises about exploring the area.
I would definitely recommend this family to all volunteers.
Thank you Judi and Cem for your hosbitality.
Hope to meet you again!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Linda)
It was such a pleasure to have Linda stay with us. She is kind, caring, considerate, and thoughtful. She is also extremely responsible and conscientious. She is reliable, and I knew I could always count on her to do any task asked. She took our children's safety very seriously, which as a parent made me feel comfortable leaving the children in her
… read more care, as I always knew she would be be sure to take good care of them. She joined our family in activities, and took a genuine interest in getting to know the children and being a part of our family. She is also always very eager to help and goes out of her way to help around the house. We enjoyed having her here and hope she will come back again.
Laissé par le workawayer (Linda) pour l'hôte
Staying with you was a great experience for me in so many ways. It was my first time in the U.S. and my first time staying with another family and I’m very happy I got the chance to do this.
I got to know two girls who can be so incredibly cute! I was often surprised and impressed by their thinking and acting. Judi trusted me though I`m not much
… read more experienced with kids at this age. It felt like a crash course in childcare and I got a good insight into their family’s life. I just mention Talya’s birthday party (a big American birthday party with a fairy, piñata and lots of food), a piano and voice recital where the big sister performed and dinner at a Burmese restaurant, but each day was individual and exciting for me. I loved playing with the kids!
Apart from childcare, keeping the dining room and kitchen clean was one of the major tasks, which wasn’t hard work. Once I prepared a typical Bavarian food for them.
Though the parents were busy, they gave me good advice and wanted me to make the best of my stay. So, I had enough time to explore San Francisco and even Oakland and Berkley. Alameda, the place where the family lives, is simply beautiful.. with many many flowers and a great view of San Francisco skyline. I really enjoyed the walking and bike paths. It was a fantastic mixture of nature and city for me. What’s more, I also got to know other workawayers from different countries. It was great to form new friendships and explore the surroundings not only on my own but also with them.
Thank you very much for everything! Since I’ve left, I always have to think of Talya and Mira when I see kids. I miss them! I only wish I could have stayed longer than these 3 ½ weeks, which felt like a nice warm-up. Too short, but I’m happy about each day in your home :blush:Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Kozue)
It was such a pleasure to have Kozue stay with us. She is hardworking, responsible, reliable, and always eager to help in any way possible. She is excellent at learning and following directions. She is the kind of person you only have to tell her how to do something once, and she will remember and get it right. In addition she has initiative and
… read more pitches in helping with household chores without being asked. She is friendly and outgoing, and was always a pleasure to be around. She was kind, caring, and patient with the children, and engaged them from the moment of her arrival. She taught them how to make origami, and taught us how to cook several Japanese dishes that we all loved. She felt like a part of the family and we loved having her with us on all occasions. We hope she will visit again in the future, and highly recommend her for any host looking for a friendly, hardworking, reliable, and trustworthy addition to their home.
Laissé par le workawayer (Kozue) pour l'hôte
I stayed with the family for 4 weeks.
I really appreciate them. Thank you for accepting me and sharing good time with me.
Alameda is also nice place. It has good shops and restaurants on the Main Street and in a shopping center. I usually get there on foot when it's sunny. We can go to bayside easily and enjoy relaxing time. It's close to San
… read more Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. There are lots of things to do. Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, UC Berkeley, Oracle Arena and so on. I had wonderful time with family and workawayers who stay nearby.
The family was very busy, so I tried to help as much as possible. Judi is very kind and she told me the nice place to visit. She also told me the other workawayer's contact. There is good relationship with neighbors. Talya and Mira have good relationship, so they always play together. They are adorable and energetic. Now I'm learning English, so Talya helped me with teaching many new words.
We exchanged American culture and Japanese culture. I learned Turkish culture too. I was glad that I showed Japanese culture and they like it. We made sushi, okonomiyaki and so on.
I hope to see them again.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Photos
the bridge to our little island
walk on the beach (by our house) with daddy
the walking/biking path around the island (with views of San Francisco and the bay)
Feedback
Laissé par le workawayer (Duygu) pour l'hôte
I spend two months with this nice family.
The family are very nice people who make sure you have everything you need to help out at home.whenever i had a question or needed help Judi and Cem always willing to assist/provide an answer.
They already have a lot of experiences with volunteers,so the family knows the ins and outs of hosting volunteers
… read more on their house.
Talya and Mira are very cute and smart.They generally play with together and they sleep early at nights.
Work was not difficult just you need to be make sure understand everything very well what Judi's expectations.
I had too much free time to explore San Francisco,Oakland and Berkeley. Judi always gave me very good advises about exploring the area.
I would definitely recommend this family to all volunteers.
Thank you Judi and Cem for your hosbitality.
Hope to meet you again!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Linda)
It was such a pleasure to have Linda stay with us. She is kind, caring, considerate, and thoughtful. She is also extremely responsible and conscientious. She is reliable, and I knew I could always count on her to do any task asked. She took our children's safety very seriously, which as a parent made me feel comfortable leaving the children in her
… read more care, as I always knew she would be be sure to take good care of them. She joined our family in activities, and took a genuine interest in getting to know the children and being a part of our family. She is also always very eager to help and goes out of her way to help around the house. We enjoyed having her here and hope she will come back again.
Laissé par le workawayer (Linda) pour l'hôte
Staying with you was a great experience for me in so many ways. It was my first time in the U.S. and my first time staying with another family and I’m very happy I got the chance to do this.
I got to know two girls who can be so incredibly cute! I was often surprised and impressed by their thinking and acting. Judi trusted me though I`m not much
… read more experienced with kids at this age. It felt like a crash course in childcare and I got a good insight into their family’s life. I just mention Talya’s birthday party (a big American birthday party with a fairy, piñata and lots of food), a piano and voice recital where the big sister performed and dinner at a Burmese restaurant, but each day was individual and exciting for me. I loved playing with the kids!
Apart from childcare, keeping the dining room and kitchen clean was one of the major tasks, which wasn’t hard work. Once I prepared a typical Bavarian food for them.
Though the parents were busy, they gave me good advice and wanted me to make the best of my stay. So, I had enough time to explore San Francisco and even Oakland and Berkley. Alameda, the place where the family lives, is simply beautiful.. with many many flowers and a great view of San Francisco skyline. I really enjoyed the walking and bike paths. It was a fantastic mixture of nature and city for me. What’s more, I also got to know other workawayers from different countries. It was great to form new friendships and explore the surroundings not only on my own but also with them.
Thank you very much for everything! Since I’ve left, I always have to think of Talya and Mira when I see kids. I miss them! I only wish I could have stayed longer than these 3 ½ weeks, which felt like a nice warm-up. Too short, but I’m happy about each day in your home :blush:Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Kozue)
It was such a pleasure to have Kozue stay with us. She is hardworking, responsible, reliable, and always eager to help in any way possible. She is excellent at learning and following directions. She is the kind of person you only have to tell her how to do something once, and she will remember and get it right. In addition she has initiative and
… read more pitches in helping with household chores without being asked. She is friendly and outgoing, and was always a pleasure to be around. She was kind, caring, and patient with the children, and engaged them from the moment of her arrival. She taught them how to make origami, and taught us how to cook several Japanese dishes that we all loved. She felt like a part of the family and we loved having her with us on all occasions. We hope she will visit again in the future, and highly recommend her for any host looking for a friendly, hardworking, reliable, and trustworthy addition to their home.
Laissé par le workawayer (Kozue) pour l'hôte
I stayed with the family for 4 weeks.
I really appreciate them. Thank you for accepting me and sharing good time with me.
Alameda is also nice place. It has good shops and restaurants on the Main Street and in a shopping center. I usually get there on foot when it's sunny. We can go to bayside easily and enjoy relaxing time. It's close to San
… read more Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. There are lots of things to do. Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, UC Berkeley, Oracle Arena and so on. I had wonderful time with family and workawayers who stay nearby.
The family was very busy, so I tried to help as much as possible. Judi is very kind and she told me the nice place to visit. She also told me the other workawayer's contact. There is good relationship with neighbors. Talya and Mira have good relationship, so they always play together. They are adorable and energetic. Now I'm learning English, so Talya helped me with teaching many new words.
We exchanged American culture and Japanese culture. I learned Turkish culture too. I was glad that I showed Japanese culture and they like it. We made sushi, okonomiyaki and so on.
I hope to see them again.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Mona)
We had a wonderful time having Mona stay with us. She is warm and genuine and the kids loved her. Mona is very down to earth, and we were all very comfortable around her, as if she were part of the family. She is very mature, and I always felt safe leaving the children in her care. She has common sense and is responsible and I didn't feel like
… read more I had to explain to her about safety or other things that I sometimes needed to explain more explicitly to younger workaways. She was a wonderful help in cleaning and especially keeping the kitchen clean (despite 3 messy kids!). She is the kind of person who is self-motivated and just does things without being asked, which is wonderful for me as a very busy working mom. We thoroughly enjoyed both her company and her help in the house, and would love for her to come back again anytime. I gladly recommend her for anyone looking for help in their home.
Laissé par le workawayer (Mona) pour l'hôte
Dear all,
I cannot recommend this family more highly! They are so nice and friendly people. I really enjoyed my time there and felt like a member of this awesome family. Where shall I begin? Judi, the hostmum, is so incredibly kind! When I left my previous hostfamily she helped me looking for a new one. She asked her friends whether I can stay
… read more with them, so I spent one week at a friend’s house before coming to this family. Moreover she introduced me to many friends of the family and gave me suggestions what to do in my free time, which was always helpful. During dinner we had interesting talks. I can just say: Thank you so much for all you have done for me, Judi!
Cem, the hostdad, is always in a good mood and joking. He offered me his bike to explore the area, so I was flexible and could do trips on my own.
I am totally in love with the two girls. They are just lovely and cute and made me smiling every day. It was so fascinating to see what they can do independently even in the age of almost 3 and 4. Every day I was waiting for them to finally come home from preschool. The kids made it difficult to say goodbye. I am definitely missing “my” children.
I had a huge bed, a lightly room and a bathroom just for me. I don’t know what to say more. There is not even one negative thing about my stay within this family coming to my mind. I can recommend this family to every workaway who wants to enjoy time in the bay area and wants to get to know a kind family and the American culture.
Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Malene)
This is a very belated feedback, but I wanted to make sure to let people know how great Malene is. She was a pleasure to have in our home. She is hardworking, responsible, and reliable. She was a great help around the house and great with the kids. She has a positive attitude and is always willing to help in any way. She is the kind of person
… read more who would do a great job at any task assigned to her. She has excellent communications skills, and I always felt confident that anything we asked would be done well, and that my children were always safe with her. I highly recommend her for anyone considering her as a workaway. We would be delighted to have her back anytime.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jennifer)
We don't usually accept workaways for short stays, however we happened to have a gap in our schedule that matched, and I just had a very good feeling about Jenny when we spoke. When she arrived we were not disappointed. Jenny is the kind of person that will do everything you've asked and then ask what more she can do to help. Then, because she
… read more is thoughtful and observant, she will suggest things she can do to help which are exactly the things you need. She is also the kind of person that if she says she will do something, you can trust it will be done, and done well. She is mature, responsible, and reliable, and I always felt safe leaving the children in her care. (Also she did more than our typical workaways normally do, as our nanny was on a rare vacation and so she watched our daughter all day while I was away at work several days.) In addition, she is just a lovely person who is a pleasure to talk to and spend time with. We loved having her in our family and getting to know her. Our only regret was that it couldn't be longer because of our travel plans. We hope she'll come visit again one day.
Laissé par le workawayer (Jennifer) pour l'hôte
My stay with this great family was one of the nicest experiences I've ever had! I've only been there for two weeks because circumstances didn't allow more, but I can highly recommend to stay with this amazing family and would have loved to stay longer if it had been possible! They've been very welcoming from the beginning until the end and they
… read more appreciated my work a lot, which made me feel very comfortable. The children are friendly and active and always smiling. It's fun to work with them! The parents are very busy with their work and children, but still they always find the time for a nice chat, and Judi gave me a lot of useful advice on what to do in the area. They live near the seaside and near beaches and you can take the ferry to San Francisco Downtown, which is nice and fast. There are a lot of other workawayers in the area who always like to meet up.
I hope to see the family again some time!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Sophia)
This is a long overdue recommendation for Sophia. Sophia came to us at a challenging time. A family emergency had forced us to take a sudden trip out of town, so we weren’t even home to welcome her when she arrived. We arrived after midnight, and she had stayed up to greet us, and even managed to charm and entertain our overtired and jet-lagged
… read more 3 year old allowing me to put our 1 year old to sleep. It was also just after our nanny went on vacation for 6 weeks, so i was piecing together childcare. (Which meant Sophia worked more hours than most of our workaways helping out.) As a result, our kids were a bit off-kilter without their regular caregiver and routine, and our whole family schedule was a bit irregular and unpredictable during this time. Despite that she managed to gain the love & trust of the kids, figure out what we all needed, and was an immense help to us in every way.
She was a huge help around the house. She is impeccably clean and always helped clean and organize the chaos constantly created by our kids. She was always willing to help and step in whenever we needed childcare (which was much more often than usual) or anything else. She is incredibly hard-working, responsible, reliable, and efficient. She always gave everything her 100% effort and attention. When she was with the kids she always focused on them 100%, she was never on her phone or inattentive in any way. I felt completely safe leaving them with her.
It is clear she has a strong work-ethic and any job she takes on she makes sure to do well. I am certain she will be successful in any task she chooses. She is also a lovely and thoughtful person, who is a pleasure to have in your home. She is intelligent and interesting, as well as a good listener and generally caring person I highly recommend her, and would be delighted to host her again any time.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ophélie)
It was such a pleasure to have Ophelie with us for 2 months. Ophelie is genuinely one of the kindest, sweetest, and most caring people I have known. She felt more like a part of our family than a guest or visitor. (To the point that if we went someplace without her, our youngest kept looking around asking “Where’s Ophelie?” as she would if one
… read more of her sisters was missing.) She genuinely cared about the children, which they could feel and in return they loved her. I always felt safe leaving her with them, because I knew she cared about them and took caring for them and keeping them safe seriously. She always gave them her complete attention. She is also very responsible and hard-working. She went above and beyond what we asked her to do and was always helpful and willing to do anything she could to help around the house and with the kids. Coming in to our chaotic house with a baby and toddler is not easy, especially with a language barrier, but she didn’t let that deter her, and by the end of her stay here she knew our routines and needs so well, that when we had a new nanny it was actually Ophelie who was training her and teaching her about our children’s needs and routines. I highly recommend her to have in your home or for any job, she is kind, caring, honest, responsible, and hard working. We all grew to care about Ophelie so much and miss her. The children still ask about her and want to skype and facetime with her. We feel like she is a part of our family and hope to stay in touch a long time.
Laissé par le workawayer (Ophélie) pour l'hôte
I spent almost two months with this amazing family and it was a real pleasure! They were really welcoming and kind with me! They helped me to improve my English. The parents are helpfull and friendly! The girls are lovely, smart and sweet! They love to play together! They are so funny and well-educated!
I recommend this family to everyone who
… read more wants to discover San Francisco bay area! The house is close from the ferry to go to San Francisco! The town is safe! It's easy to meet others workaways in the town! I had lots of time free!
Moreover, this family is reliable! They don't use you only for work.
I will never forget this experience and this fantastic and brilliant family !!
Please, if you want further details don't hesitate to contact me. Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Martin) pour l'hôte
I spent two weeks in this family instead of two months. According to the other feedbacks, I might be the only one who felt this way, but I was coming from an amazing family in Seattle, and here I thought that the family, parents and children were not very respectful, I felt like I was here only for work, no communication or a few emails, so it was
… read more hard for me to share an experience. Mira is really cute, but Talya is a little spoiled, and bossy. I found that Judi was talking to everyone in a rude way, so I was not comfortable in this home, because I felt like I was always annoying her.
The family is very busy, so it's not easy to take some time to speak.
But the area is really nice, you can have a bike to explore the town and SF is close.
It seems like I'm the only one though, so maybe our expectations were too different !
The girls get along really well and play together most of the time. Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Johanna) pour l'hôte
I've stayed with this family for about two months in spring of 2015 and what can I say, I definitely couldn't have had it any better!
First of all, they are all incredibly kind and loving and almost instantly made me feel like part of the family. Both parents are super friendly, helpful and reliable.They took me to Palo Alto, helped me a lot
… read more with making plans, I got a chance to meet their friends and relatives and I even experienced two wonderful and very interesting Passover Seders. They are both well traveled and educated, so I could talk with them about everything, from economy and politics to the everyday life in America. I really learned a lot from those discussions. And since the dad is from Turkey I’ve learned not only about the American culture, but also about the Turkish culture as well. I’ve even picked up a few turkish words from the children!
Speaking of, I have only positive things to say about them. The 3 year old is a sunshine who is interested in everything, very energetic and loves talking, which is amazing for practicing English. The 1 1/2 year old is super lovely, always smiling and very independent. And even though I wasn’t around the 11 year old that much, I can definitely say, she’s very nice, adored by her sisters and she plays soccer amazingly well!
I also want to mention that although I didn't have much experience with caring for children that young, I never felt overwhelmed. The parents explained everything very well, and if I had questions I could always ask them or the amazing and very experienced nanny, who was there almost every day.
The area they are living in is incredibly beautiful and the Bay Area and San Francisco itself are pretty awesome in general. There is always something to do, or people to meet there.
I made some wonderful memories in the time I stayed with them and hope to come back one day!
I can 100% recommend them. Thank you so much for everything!!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Johanna)
We were very lucky to have Johanna stay with us for 8 weeks in March and April. I can't say enough good things about her. First and foremost, she is so genuinely kind and caring. It was obvious that she cared about our children and their well being, and worried about their safety at all times, whether she was "working" or not. I always felt
… read more safe leaving my children with her, knowing that when she was with them she was giving them 100% full attention. She is also very hard working, a good listener, conscientious, considerate, follows instructions perfectly after being told only once, and as she learned about our family began to anticipate our families needs without being asked. She is the youngest workaway we have had but I did not need to worry, she is extremely mature and thoughtful. She was impeccably neat and clean around the house, helping us with chores and always helping out even if it wasn't her job. She is intelligent and thoughtful and always interesting to talk with. She really was a pleasure to have in our home. Our children loved her and still talk about her. We'd be delighted to have her visit again anytime.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Julia)
Julia was fantastic. She arrived on a Saturday while I was at work and by the time I got home our 2 year old was permanently attached to her side. More importantly, she was extremely responsible and reliable, and I knew I could rely on her to always show up on time and complete any task assigned, which is incredibly important to us. She was
… read more always helpful, and often pitched in and would spontaneously help out or clean up in the kitchen in the mornings or weekends when she wasn't officially 'working'
Many people work hard in the beginning when they are trying to make a good impression. With Julia, the longer she was here, the harder she worked getting to know our family and helping in the ways we needed most. We loved having her and were sad to see her go. She is smart, hard-working, and willing to learn any task. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking help.
Laissé par le workawayer (Julia) pour l'hôte
I stayed in this lovely family for 6 weeks (January and February 2015) and had a really great experience with them :)
The children and the parents are both friendly, sociable, interesting and dynamic. We had a great feeling as soon as I arrived and until the end of my stay. The children are sweet, friendly and curious of everybody, that's a
… read more pleasure to learn from them and to teach them new things.
I learnt a lot of the american culture and I improved a lot my English !
My mission, as said above, was to be the "mother's helper". I was in charge of childcare, light cooking sometimes and cleaning from time to time when the parents were working and the most often in the weekends and in the evenings. I had a lot of free time to visit and enjoy the city (the view on the bay is incredible if you walk around the house) and San Francisco ! I made some friends in the neighborhood because there are often others Workaways as me with who I did a lot of different activities (walking, go shopping, visit the area...)
The area is really nice and I will never forget this experience because I couldn't come in a best family as them. During my stay I made very beautiful meetings which I shall never forget !
I hope to come back as soon as possible and recommend everybody to go with them. If you want to discuss with me about other things, I'm available ! :)Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
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