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We are Barbara and Bob.
We live in a single family home. We have adult sons and a daughter and grandchildren who visit during the summer and holidays. We have a friendly dog, Lily, who loves belly rubs and fetching a tennis ball.
We are energetic people who enjoy many outdoor activities, grilling/cooking great food (outside and inside), sharing a cultural exchange, sharing recipes and cooking ideas and providing learning opportunities, in gardening and food preservation.
In the spring we plant a large vegetable garden so we can enjoy healthy foods all year long. We harvest all summer and fall as various crops are ready. We can show you how we make tomato sauce and salsa and vacuum seal food to freeze for winter months. We also dehydrate herbs for the off season. We compost our vegetative waste for our future garden soil and to help the environment.
We do lots of projects around our yard. Some are big, some are small. Here are a few: We built our patio and pool decks ourselves. Bob installed our solar panel system to power our home a few years ago. In 2020, during the pandemic, we built a wood fired pizza oven so we can enjoy homemade pizza!
We have other smaller projects always in the works.
We love boating, beaches, and fishing and live in the perfect location for these activities.
This year we are hoping to build an earth sheltered greenhouse so we can keep our vegetables and herbs growing for a longer season.
We also have some woodworking products that we may tackle.
Career life:
I (Barbara) am a teacher and Bob is a boat captain/marine construction. He is busy, but has a somewhat flexible schedule.
Location & things to do:
Little Compton is a quiet, little, scenic, coastal town. It is a perfect location for observing nature. Bike riding is very popular here during the warmer weather. We are within 8 miles of the beach, a few miles from quaint shops, art galleries, farm stands, walking trails, etc.
Other local activities also include kayaking, surfing, swimming, fishing, sailing, etc. There are “pick-your-own” farms for strawberries, blueberries, apples and pumpkins nearby. (seasonal). The local vineyards have wine tasting, etc.
This area is an artist’s dream. There are so many locations to do painting and sketching of the beautiful farmlands, woodlands, beaches and harbors. There are many local artist and shops in this area.
Expectations:
We are looking for volunteers interested in short -term stays (2-3 weeks) who may like to help us out during their stay. We have so many yard chores, and gardening tasks (spring/summer/fall),. We do some outdoor or indoor projects, and light house tasks.
Winter: most tasks would be indoors. Perhaps, some home projects.)
(4-5 hours per day.)
Meals: We eat vegetables, grains and meats. (Mostly Chicken, seafood) We try to prepare nightly meals. We love to learn new recipes and share some of our own. When we are at work, there are other foods are available in the refrigerator or cupboard for Workaway volunteers to share during the day. Workawayers who prefer “specialty” foods are welcome to store them in the refrigerator or cupboard so they can prepare them, when desired, and perhaps cook a new recipe for us.
Workaway volunteers should, ideally, have their own form of transportation because there is no local public transportation in our area. We have bicycles, but a car makes it easier during your time off exploring.
If you don’t have a car, we can certainly drop you at the bus station if you would like to explore farther away for a day trip too.
Accommodations: We have one guest room or room to park your own camper van. We have reliable and fast Internet access in the house.
More about us:
When our children were younger we hosted 12 exchange students from many countries and really enjoyed learning about new cultures. During those years, we found it was an interesting way to meet new people and learn more about our world, even if we were unable to travel.
With Workaway, we find that we have also had some great experiences meeting people from many places and backgrounds. It makes life more interesting!
We love to learn and the best way is to share cultural experiences with people from other places.
If you need help with your English, we can try to help you with that too!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Sports d'aventure
Dev. durable
Dev. personnel
Animaux de compagnie
Ferme
Culture
Bénévolat
Soin des plantes
Jardinage
Bricolage / artisanat
Cuisine et alimentation
Animaux
Sports d’hiver
Sports nautiques
Voile / bateau
Activités en plein air
Nature
Fitness
Plage
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Summer season: Local history, gardening, enjoy nature, learn about making wood-fired pizza, etc. Enjoying coastal RI beaches and nature.
RI is a historical area since it was one of the original 13 colonies. There are many places to see that are not too far away (by car.)
Winter: just a few hours from ski resorts and mountains for snow lovers!
English tutoring, if needed.
Aide
We are looking for an energetic person (or couple) who doesn't mind getting up early and helping around the house and yard.
We have many options: (SEASONALLY)
*In addition to solar, we use firewood to heat our home and so, if you are willing to help with splitting wood (with a wood splitter) and stacking wood, and filling the wood furnace (winter season), that is one task. *Help with snow removal in the winter, if it snows. (We usually don’t get too much snow.)
*Weeding the garden is another activity with which we could use some help in spring/summer/early fall; or raking leaves in the autumn months.
*Summer/ fall harvesting the garden and freezing, canning or dehydrating vegetables and herbs is another activity that we do a lot.
*Pool maintenance
*We have many other possible projects, that if we have time between our work schedules, we may take on some other projects,
Such as interior painting, etc.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I am willing to tutor in English and share cultural history.
Hébergement
No pets, please. (unless we can discuss it first.)
We have a guest room in our home with one full-size bed. We can accommodate one or two (a couple) Workawayers.
NOTE: There is NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION in our area. You may want your own vehicle to get around. We do have bicycles.
We can drop you off at a bus station, for a day trip, if you don’t have a vehicle. There are buses to Providence, Boston and NY, etc.
Autres infos...
The area is so beautiful during the summer and autumn seasons. Winters are usually somewhat mild along the coast with a some rainy or snowy days. We get a few very cold weeks in January.
It is a quiet coastal farm town.
If you love the outdoors, the coastal landscape and woodland paths nearby are breathtaking. Local vineyards and farms to pick your own blueberries, apples or pumpkins. (Seasonal)
Many people bike and walk in the area to enjoy its beauty. Nearby beach is popular with (summer) swimmers and surfers. There are rivers for kayaking, summer sailing from the harbor and fresh or salt-water fishing. We enjoy many of these outdoor activities and grilling/cooking great food (outside and inside.)
We have off-road parking.
We have bicycles, if you like riding.
Plenty of room to park a camper too.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
If you are working part time, during your stay, we have good Internet here.
Espace pour garer des vans
Plenty of privacy and parking on our back lot (Seasonal: it is too cold in the winter.)
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I highly recommend visiting Little Compton, Rhode Island for a fun Workaway experience.
We cannot thank her enough for driving across the country to… read more
Laurence works digitally and her clients are in Europe so her mornings were busy, but she helped in the… read more
He adored our dog, Lily. She certainly appreciated the extra attention… read more
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I highly recommend visiting Little Compton, Rhode Island for a fun Workaway experience.
We cannot thank her enough for driving across the country to… read more
Laurence works digitally and her clients are in Europe so her mornings were busy, but she helped in the… read more
He adored our dog, Lily. She certainly appreciated the extra attention… read more
The area is very idyllic, my accommodation was great and I could enjoy the garden and the company of their beautiful dog Lilly.
I am… read more
Lily, our dog, loved the extra attention too. We had some great conversations and enjoyed their company. They are independent and trustworthy. They spent free time… read more
They are kind, honest and courteous people. They were willing to do a variety of tasks without any need for guidance. This included cleaning, organizing, gardening, and cooking, etc. They even came with us to… read more
I am very lucky to have met two wonderful people. It was his first workaway experience in the United States. I will always remember it with good memories. I felt very good there. I stayed in a very cute room.
Barbara and Bob provided everything to make me feel comfortable.
Bob has many big toys)) and it was nice to take… read more
The weather turned very cold ab windy so we had to change priorities to indoor projects.
Some projects Ugur helped with include: helping install a new floor in our granddaughters’ bedroom and some painting. He also helped assemble a… read more
Bob and Barbara are awesome, very caring and very good cooker, Lily the dog is so adorable.
We took care of their vegetables garden, cleaned the house and the boat.
During our free time we went to the museum, enjoyed the swimming pool, went sailing, visited cities around and… read more
Barbara & Bob
Assisting Bob with polishing the wooden areas prior to varnishing the magnificent Eclipse Sailing Boat was a highlight. We felt privileged to contribute… read more
They were very flexible in whatever needed to be done. They helped with a variety of tasks: cleaned up the kitchen, helped with laundry, worked around the… read more
We enjoyed spending time with them. They are very kind, respectful and honest people. They attended Sunday Mass with me and joined Bob for workouts at the gym, and visited with our family members.
The week went by too… read more
We took part of the usuals (met friends, families, people at church, help...) and meals together. They were very kind and helpful anytime with us. The help they asked was able to do and it was nice help.
We had a wonderful week and of course we recommand at 100% !… read more
They also worked in the gardens and did other tasks around the house with proficiency.
They are amiable and knowledgeable people. We thoroughly enjoyed their company.
They are welcome back here… read more
They also helped indoors by staining and varnishing some window sills. They enjoyed participating in food preparation, as well.
They are pleasant, knowledgeable and we enjoyed many hours of… read more
We did a variety of work alongside Bob and Barb as well as some solo work. We helped Bob remove the… read more
They are very hardworking people and really did a fantastic job with our flower beds. Kevin and Laura weeded and Kevin trimmed trees and bushes. Laura also helped with the kitchen and… read more
Bob and Barbara are really extremely friendly, tolerant, helpful and nice people. I just celebrate my 1st year traveling, during this year they were for sure the most nice people I ever met.
I stayed there around 3 weeks, they were more than a family in a very short time.
They are very understanding and try always… read more
Barbara & Bob
