Description
hi there! we are Leigh, Mary, & Rico :)
Workaway is actually what brought Leigh and I together 5 years ago. I (Mary) was living in Spain with a family I met on Workaway and decided to visit friends who were also on their own Workaway adventure in Malta. The first night I was there, I found Leigh playing music in the town square. We hit it off right away and have been together ever since.

We decided to get married in February of 2020 in Detroit - where my family is from and we planned a pretty epic honeymoon road trip to follow. We set ourselves up to travel from MI to CA and back again and had a work exchange set up in SW Colorado (with a couple we met on Workaway). We arrived in mid-March of 2020 just days before the covid lockdown began in the US. We had to cancel the rest of it road trip, but ended up falling in love with this area. We got jobs, bought a house, and didn’t look back.

We have a cute little home in Cortez, CO at the base of Mesa Verde National Park right where the Rocky Mountains meet the desert. We love how easily we can access canyons, desert, and mountains from where we live - so many amazing outdoor activities. We got our pup Rico in 2021 and he enjoys the outdoors even more than us. He’s the sweetest boy - 3/4 husky and 1/4 German shepherd with lots of energy. He’s a great hiker, snuggler , and playmate :)
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
SW Colorado is really beautiful and remote part of the country. You have access to the canyonlands as well as the mountains. You can be outside all year long and there's so much to visit in and around the surrounding areas.
Aide
We are looking for workawayers to come stay at our house to dog/housesit while we are traveling this summer (end of May through early July). Main responsibilities include feeding, walking, and playing with our sweet dog Rico. He is a 2 year old Husky/German Shepherd with lots of energy so we're looking for someone with a pretty active lifestyle. There are parks and nice neighborhoods to walk in nearby the house as well as endless trails in the surrounding area.

We would also love some help with a few landscaping/building projects in the yard in April and August. Specifically, we would like to build a chicken coop and an outdoor seating area w firepit ! If you have experience with gardening, landscaping, or building, let's chat :)

Additionally, we will be looking for someone to come stay at our house with our pup Rico for 2-3 weeks in November (over Thanksgiving) and again for 2-3 weeks in December (over Christmas). These times will require that you complete basic housesitting tasks (watering plants, bringing in the mail, making sure everything in the house is okay) as well as taking care of Rico - feeding, walking/hiking, snuggling :)
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Maltese: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Italien: Intermédiaire
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
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Hébergement
You will be staying in the spare bedroom of our house.
Autres infos...
We are <10 miles from Mesa Verde National Park,
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Rico plays great with other dogs. No cats or any smaller animals.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week