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Description
Please note: we are only able to accommodate 1 workawayer (not couples).
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Speaking German would be one of the most helpful skills you could bring, to increase communication with my parents.
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Hello! Hallo, grüezi! Welcome to Calgary!
We are offering a private room and shared bathroom in a beautiful house in the Varsity neighbourhood of Calgary (12-min walk to University of Calgary's MacEwan Hall).
The house belongs to an elderly German-and-Swiss couple, who have lived here since the late 1970's and who taught at the UofC. If you speak German, (or even Schwyzerdütsch!) that will be a big plus! (Just like the Swiss flag, a big plus ;) )
The work: we need some help around the house with things like meal preparation (vegan), pet-care, light cleaning, and general company and attention for my parents (and the resident two kitties!) We are working on writing down their life-stories, so if you enjoy this kind of thing, your company in the project would be great! If you enjoy gardening, there are always things to do in the garden too.
The person organizing this (me) is the 40-year-old daughter, and I frequently stay in the house as well.
The residence is a 10-min walk to Market Mall, a 12-min walk to the LRT, and there is space for parking.
The room available is in the upstairs guest room, which gets morning sun, and has a closet and many books (including German books). Since it is right next to my room, it does not have much privacy, but hopefully you would enjoy being visited by the kitties! The bathroom is shared by with me. You're also very welcome to use the (vegetarian) kitchen, and other parts of the house for studying/reading. This house was full of children when I was growing up, so there is lots of space. The house has a piano, and plenty of outdoor space as well. Utilities and wifi included.
We are looking for someone organized, motivated, kind, caring, positive, good with cats and elderly people, respecting the vegetarian kitchen. No partying, drama or addictions please. Please respond with why you would like to live here, your situation, and references would be a big plus as well! (Just like the Swiss flag, as mentioned ;) )
I plan to meet/show the place via video first, and then we can meet in person and proceed from there. Thank you! -
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Compagnie pour pers. âgée
Jardinage d'entretien
S’occuper des animaux
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
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Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
My parents are both very interesting people with funny stories to share; I believe you would enjoy their company while helping us with our home, in a setting that is close to transportation within Calgary and the surrounding area.
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Aide
As written above, we need some help around the house with things like meal preparation (vegan/vegetarian), kitty-care, and general company and attention for my parents (and the kitties!) If you have literary interests it's another big plus, as we are collecting my parents' stories from growing up in Germany/Switzerland in the 1940's and later.
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Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
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Hébergement
Private bedroom, shared bathroom. Re: food - we are happy to provide the ingredients for meals whenever you are willing to cook for the family (vegan), yourself included!
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Autres infos...
We value our proximity to parks, the LRT, and the mountains, and hope you will enjoy this as well!
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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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Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
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Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
This is a maybe - depends on whether your pet may get along well with ours.
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Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Un
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Mes animaux
Mindy
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We spent a lot of time talking over delicious meals, sharing stories and getting to know each other (while making a lot of jokes: "good job"!). … read more
From day one, the family made me feel right at home, and I met so many kind, lovely people during my time in … read more
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We spent a lot of time talking over delicious meals, sharing stories and getting to know each other (while making a lot of jokes: "good job"!). … read more
From day one, the family made me feel right at home, and I met so many kind, lovely people during my time in … read more
She immediately recognized (and also double-checked with me that her intuition was correct) how she could be most helpful - company, and meal preparation. She lent us her multi-talented presence, with humour, wit, understanding, knowledgeableness, positive … read more
My support was mainly directed toward the 90-year-old lady of the house and occasionally her warm and lovable husband. Both were very happy to have me there and greatly … read more
