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28 nov. 2024
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Description
My husband, Trevor; our 2 daughters Taylor (18) and Makenzie (16); and I (Carol) live in North Cowichan on Vancouver Island, Canada. Trevor has a self-loading logging truck business and I am a pastry chef. We have a large heritage private home on 6.5 acres in a rural setting where we raise sheep, pigs and occasionally meat chickens.
We have 2 Great Danes, a Chihuahua, and 2 indoor Oriental Shorthair cats. We are an active, fun family. We camp in the summer and have lots of indoor social gatherings with friends as well as outdoor fire pit gatherings.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We have had several students from Spain stay with us for the summer months and we have always loved hearing their English language skills improve. We love showing off our beautiful Vancouver Island and introducing our new friends to our many beautiful sights.
Aide
We always need help with farm tasks. We have a few fences to build, and some pens to build and maintain. We will be bringing in some firewood that will need to be stacked and our house is in need of some sanding and painting. Cooking skills are an appreciated - I enjoy a break from the kitchen now and then. We love all foods, especially curried dishes.....Yum! Knowledge of fence building would be an asset. Help caring for animals would be great as well.
We are looking for help keeping the wood stove going, moving firewood, and other odds and sods. March brings lambing season and i need someone with barn smarts to keep an eye on the flock and let me know when they are lambing.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
We have a large bedroom with a double bed, dressers and a closet. We would provide full access to wifi, TV, plenty of yummy food and a fun, friendly, family atmosphere.
Autres infos...
I work in town Tuesday to Saturday and could always give you a lift into town at that time (and home). There are tons of parks to visit and areas to hike/camp. Salt Spring Island and their Saturday market are a quick and interesting ferry ride away and there are plenty of larger city centres nearby for exciting sightseeing, shopping, and socializing.
We are a non-smoking, drug-free home and would expect our workaway to respect this part of our lives and refrain from smoking and drug use on or around our property and us.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have an excellent Wifi connection and a large Xerox Altalink C8030 copier that scans, emails, faxes and copies
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Un
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
They included me in their daily life. I've enjoyed Carol's amazing dinner, and Thanksgiving around the campfire.
Let's not forget the stars of the house: Gifget the giant lovely dog, and the 3 cats who gives the best cuddles.
I've done wood stocking, leafs blowing at the… read more
I mainly helped maintain the gorgeous but large 100 year old home, I helped repaint a portion of the exterior, cleaned windows and… read more
She was always polite and kind. She loved the animals and they all enjoyed having her lavish them with affection.
Lily is very welcome to come back anytime and we wish her safe and happy travels!
Louis was so kind and loving with our animals. He was clean and so respectful and polite.
Louis is welcome at our house anytime and we really hope he comes to visit again. We had so much fun with him!
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They included me in their daily life. I've enjoyed Carol's amazing dinner, and Thanksgiving around the campfire.
Let's not forget the stars of the house: Gifget the giant lovely dog, and the 3 cats who gives the best cuddles.
I've done wood stocking, leafs blowing at the… read more
I mainly helped maintain the gorgeous but large 100 year old home, I helped repaint a portion of the exterior, cleaned windows and… read more
She was always polite and kind. She loved the animals and they all enjoyed having her lavish them with affection.
Lily is very welcome to come back anytime and we wish her safe and happy travels!
Louis was so kind and loving with our animals. He was clean and so respectful and polite.
Louis is welcome at our house anytime and we really hope he comes to visit again. We had so much fun with him!
Matt was a great addition to the family. He was conscientious and very generous with his time. He worked hard and completed his jobs quickly and thoroughly. He had no problem working independently and managing his time.
We really enjoyed his sense of humor, his kindness and appreciated how good he was to our pets and livestock.… read more
Jerome was considerate, clean, and welcome extension of the family. He was loved by all our pets and farm animals and he was extremely kind to all of them.
Jerome is always welcome to come stay again and we wish him happy travels!
Carol is a great cook and Trevor is very funny. Both are very friendly and they will do everything to be sure that their workawayer will enjoy his travel to Canada.
And also, their… read more
I was mostly sanding and painting as well as a few other jobs like lighting fires.
Carol and Trevor are both really friendly and have a great sense of humour. They make you feel like part of the family.
I miss them (and the dogs/cats!) very much. I hope to visit again!
George was a pleasure to host. Always pleasant and always game to jump in and help out. He was clean, tidy and very responsible. He blended into our family and was so much fun to have.
George did some painting, sanding and stacked some wood. He always paid attention to detail and was super easy and reliable about working… read more
Daniel was such an immense help. All we had to do was point him in the general direction and he took care of everything. His work ethic was outstanding and he was comfortable and happy to work work independently or with us. He certainly earned his keep and then some! He mended fences, repaired sheep pens (building gates and… read more
Alex was a pleasure to have in our home. He was always helpful and did every task we asked him to do with a big smile on his face. He paid attention to detail and always jumped to help during the day whether he was asked to do so or not. He even helped us process meat chickens. Not everyone's… read more
Angela never needed anything more then simple instructions and always completed the job quickly and efficiently. She always payed… read more
