Découvrez notre merveilleuse île et donnez-nous un coup de main à la maison, Vancouver, Colombie Britannique, Canada

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  Description

  Love to host people from all over the world! Come and enjoy our beautiful part of Canada
  in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  
  We only accept volunteers that:
  
  *. Are over 25 years in age
  *. Have their own transportation
  * Come on a Sunday
  * Come for short stays up to 2 weeks
  
  If you cannot meet this criteria then please do not contact us.
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  Since my husband (Zsolt) and I are up in our mid 60's, a good fit for us is to take older more mature work-a-ways to come and help us.
  We take volunteers who are 25 years old and older!
  
  You must have your own transportation we are in the country and it is easier for you to get here and for you to explore the area on your own. We are NOT able to pick you up.
  
  We take volunteers for SHORT STAYS ONLY, "UP TO TWO WEEKS" (Sunday to Sunday)
  thus giving volunteers a chance to visit and travel to many places as they can experience,
  to learn and explore as many hosts as possible while they are here in Canada,
  giving a true taste of our land and our people.
  
  We schedule arrivals of work-a-ways on Sunday nights,
  thus starting your helping week on a Monday till Friday,
  in order for you to have the weekend off and then leaving on a Sunday.
  
  We are breeders of the Hovawart dog breed.
  Right now we have 4 female Hovawarts in our breeding program.
  Also have a grooming business in our home.
  
  Our house gets neglected because we are on the go all the time
  and therefore always needs organizing and cleaning.
  There are many projects on the go that we need help with and are willing to teach you how.
  
  We are foodies and love to cook, we mostly have our own meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs,
  and produce our own Kefir and Kefir Cheese.
  We love to learn cooking from our guests from around the world.
  
  If you love dogs, then our dogs love to play and go for walks.
  
  We live in the country surrounded by trees on a 6-acre Organic homestead, we have 2 houses on our property
  with our son, Julian (45), his wife, and 18-year-old son live in the other house.
  We have 4 dogs and 2 cats that live in our house.
  
  Our younger son (37) and his Japanese wife live in a separate apartment in our house, with their Hovawart dog, they both speak Japanese. My husband is Hungarian and I am Slovenian.
  
  
  PLEASE NOTE: If you are allergic to dogs and cats this is NOT a good placement for you!
  
  Located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island between Victoria and Duncan, B.C., we are 2 km from the historic Kinsol Trestle, great walking, biking, and hiking trails,
  near many provincial parks & beaches.
  Shawnigan Lake is great for swimming, canoeing, fishing, and water skiing.
  
  
  Close to the ocean, great hiking trails, pubs, crabbing & shrimping, biking.
  There are many festivals going on in the area all year long.
  In the fall watch the Salmon run and bear watching.
  
  
  We are 50 minutes north of Victoria, 20 minutes east of Mill Bay, 20 minutes south of Duncan,
  50 minutes south of Nanaimo.
  There are ferries that come from Vancouver to both Nanaimo & Victoria, and there is a ferry from Victoria to Mill Bay,

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  *Teach you how to make their own organic Mayonnaise,
  *Teach you how kefir is produced and made into cheese,
  *My husband is a handyman and can teach you about building skills.
  
  *We have helped many work-a-ways who have needed to retro-fit their mini-van into a camper,
  we love helping in this and we are starting to become quite good at it!
  *You can learn how to make a fire.
  *Learn how to garden
  * Improve your English skills

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  Aide

  We are constantly upgrading our homestead.
  
  From helping around the house to computer tasks to cooking.
  When we have a litter of puppies, we will need help with them and walking the dogs.
  
  We especially need help in our house to be more organized.
  At the moment our house is really upside down and in need of help getting everything in order!
  A good cleaning inside and out is always needed, for help with the outside, this includes gardening,landscaping, tree removal, wood-cutting, and stacking.
  
  Please note, we are NOT a big farm that needs a lot of weeding.
  
  We are renovating our RV (motorhome) and boat.
  
  For 7 days of room = 5 days of help, 5 hours a day with meals. 12.00 - 5.00
  On your 2 days off you provide your own food and prepare your own meals so that we get 2 days off cooking as well.
  
  We like to schedule arrivals of work-a-ways on a Sunday, thus starting your helping-week on a Monday till Friday, leaving on a Sunday morning, again for only for up to 2 weeks.
  
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  We will expect you to bring your own supplies, we do however always have lots of vegetables at our meals.
  I am just not good at preparing for special diets.
  
  ****** We accept volunteers over the age of 25
  
  **** if you are allergic to dogs, cats or chickens, this is not a good placement for you.
  
  Internet access available, however, you cannot use our computers sorry, you must bring your own device!
  Moderate drinking is fine, however, we do not tolerate drugs! Smoking outside only (my husband is a smoker and smokes outside).
  Please do not use your phones while working, there is plenty of time before and after.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Japonais: Courant
  Slovenian: Intermédiaire
  Français: Débutant
  Hungarian: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  The bedroom has comfortable beds ( either 2 singles or the singles can be pushed together for couples and a topper installed.
  
  or you can experience the outdoors you can always pitch a tent or stay in our caravan.

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  Autres infos...

  We are on Vancouver Island near Shawnigan Lake, the lake is wonderful for swimming, canoeing, boating, water skiing, windsurfing and fishing.
  On the other side of our road runs a river wonderful for a swim and getting your feet wet or do some gold mining!
  
  There are many hiking trails in the area and we are close to the Trans. Canada Trail near the Kinsol Trestle.
  We are close to the ocean, great whale watching tours in the area or go crabbing or shrimping!
  
  We are 45 minutes from Victoria, the Capital city of British Columbia, a must to visit with all of its museums, Art galleries, shopping and sightseeing.
  Within a 2 hour drive is Tofino the surfing capital of Canada and
  Mt Washington is the closest skiing mountain.
  Many hiking trails on the island including the famous West Coast Trail.
  Go further up island and explore Desolation Sound with all of its amazing wildlife.
  Come and explore this amazing island!

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We highly recommend having your own vehicle, we cannot pick up volunteers

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