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I am a home designer and builder and this has been my dream to create this place. It is a home but so much more. I have utilized the reclaimed beams from four major buildings to create this special architectural project.
It is 90% complete and we could use some help making it wonderful. Over the last 6 years Ive had some great people on site who have helped me make it what it is today.
We are excited to share this experience with others and enjoy getting to know people from far away. Send us a note if you'd like to come be part of the team.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Geoff loves to share his passion and teach people how to build using various materials, especially recycled material.
Kate loves gardening and sharing the excitement of planning and planting a new garden bed with workaways. She is also a Yoga instructor.
We make a point to eat dinners together and take turns cooking so we can get to know each other better and share our stories and experiences.
We run a rental on the property, so there is also an opportunity for workaways to connect with guests from all over the world.
*Our workaways are not required to help with the running of the rental*Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
Wood working, landscaping, metal work, we have many projects that you could be involved in as we finish building our house. Geoff loves to teach, and will be happy to help you learn new skills.
We live on an acreage, so there is constant landscape maintenance to be done. Kate could use some help with weeding her current gardens, veggie garden planning/planting and care and help with setting up a new garden bed for her.
We recently had our first child Emilee (born July 2019) so we are also looking for people who love being around young kids.
Help around the house (cleaning, meal prep, cleaning) is also always needed!
What you do will depend on what inspires you and what you'd like to contribute.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: Débutant
Korean: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Kate has been learning Korean and Geoff has been learning spanish. Wed love to work on our languages and hopefully we can help you improve yours.Hébergement
Luxurious Rustic.
Many options available. Especially if you are creative.
There is one small cabin with a loft bed (sleeps two people)
Sleep under the stars, or set up your tent somewhere on our 11 acres.
On the (indoor) Yoga Floor on your sleeping mat, or set up your tent for some added privacy.
There is a full bathroom available for workaways. Internet and laundry available as well.
Living here is Geoff(me) my wife Kate, our daughter Emilee, Coady the dog and Geordie the cat.Autres infos...
We aren't on public transit up here on the hill. Its 10minutes downhill by bike or car to town to Penticton. Uphill the other way. We drive into town most days, so can always give you a lift. Possible bikes available.
We do recommend workawayers have their own vehicle.
Penticton is city of 40K people in an arid lake valley. There are lakes and beaches at both ends of town and I believe that this place has the best weather in Canada. Unlike the coast we rarely get rain making it a magic place in the summer. If you are into climbing, Penticton is also home of the Skaha Bluffs world famous climbing area.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Wifi is available and there are numerous quiet locations for you to work.
Espace pour garer des vans
We can provide electricity if required, but no full hook ups or septic available.
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She is fluent in English, we were able to communicate without any problems.
She is great with kids, and a hard worker. My daughter loves the necklace she made for her!
We really enjoyed our time with her and would love to see her again!
Our only warning: if this is your first Workaway, don’t expect all places to be as awesome as this one! It… read more
They were super helpful with so many building aspects as well as helping to take care of our 2 year old. They were very respectful and communicative and were a joy to be around. They had a keen interest in our project, they were very hard workers, and they work very well as a team. Bens skills in… read more
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She is fluent in English, we were able to communicate without any problems.
She is great with kids, and a hard worker. My daughter loves the necklace she made for her!
We really enjoyed our time with her and would love to see her again!
Our only warning: if this is your first Workaway, don’t expect all places to be as awesome as this one! It… read more
They were super helpful with so many building aspects as well as helping to take care of our 2 year old. They were very respectful and communicative and were a joy to be around. They had a keen interest in our project, they were very hard workers, and they work very well as a team. Bens skills in… read more
After about ten days of normal workaway exchange, eating together, helping around the house and on a septic… read more
Since Kate was often working in town, I got to spend more time with Geoff.… read more
The time I spent with them was awesome I felt at home and really welcomed at their place. The food was always great and we mostly prepared dinner… read more
The house is just incredible !! Such an amazing and… read more
Thank you so much for all your hard work - safe travels and maybe we'll see you… read more
Did I mention her Tiramisu, OMG sooooo good.
Thanks for everything Marina. What a cool adventure we all had.
I appreciated that there were others volunteers when I was there, as well as lots of friends and family that came to visit.
The project (their house and everything around it) is just amazing, Geoff is a great architect. We worked mainly on finishing details but also built an… read more
We loved the morning yoga classes she taught - she is a great instructor.
We miss having… read more
If you want to spend some days in an other world, just go discovering the place where they live.. You just can not imagine the… read more
You will never find a place like this anywhere :) Geoff is a very talented designer and architect and creates beautiful buildings. I was able to get a look into a designers and builders life and learned about the design process and the art of architecture and working with… read more
They were conscientious workers with very strong attention to detail. They were interested in doing things right and and it was evident in everything they did.
Also they were easy to live with and helped keep the house clean whenever we weren't busy doing something… read more
-Kate and Geoff (and Willy and Geordie!)
The work is fun and rewarding, and we did many extra exiting things on our time off that we never expected!
It felt like we had been friends for many years, we… read more
Good luck in your further studies and adventure.
Very good esperience, thanks kate and Geoff !
Thanks for your help and for accepting the adventure on the hill.
Good luck on your travels and we hope you will return to stay in the cabin we… read more
Thank you both for allowing us being part of this… read more