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Description
AVAILABLE FROM 11 APRIL.
We have been hosting workawayers since February 2015. This is why our profile is so detailed!
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PLEASE READ OUR PROFILE CAREFULLY, and ask questions if you have any further clarification.
You must:
- not be a smoker
- not have a special dietary needs (eg. not gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan)
- not be allergic to cats (we have two indoor-only cats)
- read and understand all details in our profile as it contains our expectations of you in our home
NOTE:
1. We can only accommodate singles at this time, not couples.
2. We value good communication. Not replying to our messages may result in us offering your dates to another workawayer instead.
3. We are a busy family home (not an airbnb or hostel) and rely on the dates you commit to stay with us. If you want to change your dates last minute, your stay will be cancelled with appropriate feedback added to your profile.
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We are a busy family of four with two gorgeous girls 11-year-old and 8-year-old old. We live in a modern air-conditioned (plus ceiling fan) split-level townhouse that is centrally located only 7km from inner Sydney's main business/shopping district (CBD) with direct public transport on our doorstep.
We are both very busy professionals. Daniel works in IT while I (Helen) currently work long hours in digital/web development. While work is important to us, family time is even more important. That's where you come in.
As a workawayer, you will be making our lives easier so we get to spend quality time with the kids and not stress about maintaining this home. We love to go exploring Sydney as a family and spend time outdoors - at beaches, and national parks and we go camping over the summer months (which you're welcome to join us). We also like a wide range of foods and I have my own recipe blog as I love to cook... but I'm also happy if someone wants to take over the kitchen and cook for us!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We are a family that loves diversity and different cultures. Share with us your culture and even speak to the kids in your native language... and we'll share with you a bit of our Czech, Italian, New Zealand and Australian hospitality.
I also can teach those eager to learn some tasty recipes!
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
Work is varied. It depends on the time of year and what is a priority for us at the time. We need help with:
- Collecting and dropping off kids to school and/or after-school activities (eg. netball, swimming, choir).
- House cleaning such as vacuuming, mopping floors, tidying up.
- Clothes washing and folding.
- Washing cars (with assistance from our two girls of course!)
- Other cleaning duties (eg. fridge, walls, pantry, oven, etc)
- Updating the inside of our three bedroom townhouse with fresh paint (ceiling, walls, doors, windows, and stairs)
- Potted garden maintenance (eg. weeding and watering)
- Feeding our cats and cleaning out their kitty litter trays.
We are flexible enough with any long-term stay workawayer to give numerous days off to explore greater NSW.
We expect open communication as rely on workawayers to look after our two children. If you have a question, are running late to pick up the kids, aren't home for dinner, or are concerned about something we want you to message us straight away.
You are not required to drive. Everything is in walking distance. We also have bikes to get around which you can use while staying with us.
NOTE:
Doing dishes and cleaning up after breakfast and dinner are not included in your hours. This is what we would expect ANY guest staying with us in our busy family to do. You would also do this if you stayed in a hostel/backpackers. If you don't like this, please don't apply to stay with us.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
The room available is on the top floor of our split-level townhouse with a bathroom next door containing a shower, bath and toilet. The room contains one double-sized bed with a ceiling fan. Our three-bedroom townhouse has 4 floors so not for the physically impaired. We have an outdoor courtyard as well as a rooftop balcony. Your room includes wireless internet. There is a desk outside the available bedroom for you to use your computer on.
Autres infos...
Sydney is GORGEOUS! We encourage all workawayers staying with us to spend as much time investigating all that Sydney has to offer.
On your days off, you are welcome to join our family activities (eg. Nippers surf lifesaving, camping, swimming pool, visiting beaches and national parks).
TRANSPORTATION:
The Sydney CDB is only 7km away which you can walk or take direct public transport there. The 438 and 438N bus goes past our home with a bus stop close to our house - this takes you into the city. Going the other way, the same bus takes you to the ferry at Abbotsford wharf.
A FEW SYDNEY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Chinatown
- Sydney Opera House
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- lots of museums
- Cockatoo Island
- Cultural suburbs (eg. Haberfield, Leichhardt, Auburn, Cabramatta, Petersham)
- Watsons Bay
- Bondi Beach & coastal walk
- Manly
- Kings Cross & Oxford Street
- Darling Harbour
- The Rocks
- Blue Mountains (2 hours away by train)
- Canberra (4 hours away by train)
We live in Haberfield (2045) in Inner West of Sydney, a suburb which is very Italian with amazing delicatessens and patisseries.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have unlimited high-speed NBN access. We have a desk upstairs available when Daniel isn't working on it, or the dining table in the living room.
Espace pour garer des vans
We have free street parking available for those with campervans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Un
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 5 hours a day of 5 days a week
Feedback (28)
Although I was there for a short time, I felt immediately comfortable which helped a lot as a solo traveler to be part of a family setting.
There was amazing and easy communaication with Daniel and Helen and felt comfortable asking questions when it… read more
I was holding back tears when I had to say my goodbyes to this family as they have become MY family.
I felt welcomed in their home from day one. Communication was always great and if there were any questions Helen and Daniel were always prompt in getting… read more
After nearly 6 weeks with us, she left to head to Melbourne. While with us, Kendal forged an amazing relationship with both girls. She's incredibly reliable, responsible, and personable. What we love is she has initiative to do a task when she sees it needs to be… read more
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Although I was there for a short time, I felt immediately comfortable which helped a lot as a solo traveler to be part of a family setting.
There was amazing and easy communaication with Daniel and Helen and felt comfortable asking questions when it… read more
I was holding back tears when I had to say my goodbyes to this family as they have become MY family.
I felt welcomed in their home from day one. Communication was always great and if there were any questions Helen and Daniel were always prompt in getting… read more
After nearly 6 weeks with us, she left to head to Melbourne. While with us, Kendal forged an amazing relationship with both girls. She's incredibly reliable, responsible, and personable. What we love is she has initiative to do a task when she sees it needs to be… read more
I stayed with Daniel, Helen, Caitlyn and Emma for 3 weeks. It's absolutely a great start for me in Australia. The family is friendly, welcoming and my stay was well-communicated.
My duties are easy and light, mostly cleaning the house and laundry, sometimes… read more
Jenny performed light cleaning duties around our home. This included vacuuming… read more
The kids are wonderful. They know how to make people laugh by their drawings.
Emma and me always enjoying going to the playground and riding our bike.
The kids are really mature in a way. I really love them.
Helen is an amazing cook. I definetly try some dishes at home from her website and the one she has cooked… read more
Helen is a wonderful chef… read more
The girls are so much fun, and you will definitely have a lot of good laughs with them!
Helens cooking is amazing, and she taught us some of her recipes while we where there. Check out her blog!
The house is close to the… read more
They are wonderful. With in 48 hours of arriving you feel like part of the family. If you don't, you aren't in the right home. Daniel and Helen are warm and inviting. Helen is a master in the kitchen and I found myself laughing at their relationship constantly.… read more
Emma & Caitlyn are two amazing littles girls, Daniel & Helen are two amazing parents and Hanna is a fantastic grandmother !
The work is no hard, Helen is a real chef, it was so nice to eat your delicious food everyday.
Thank you also to have been so patient with my bad… read more
It was my first workaway experience and I'am so happy!!!
My english is not the best, but Helen had so many times with me to talk and answered my questions.
Thank you very much!!!
