Have a fun and memorable experience and learn how a local family lives in Kapaa, Hawaii, USA

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  Description

  We look forward to meeting you "-)
  Kauai, HAWAII. USA.
  Have fun with us in PARADISE!
  
  **1 person maximum
  
  **Female only (for accommodation reasons)
  
  
  
  **To be considered, please get the WORKAWAY badge for IDENTITY VERIFICATION.
  If you go to HOW IT WORKS, then VERIFY BY ID, there are instructions:
  workaway.info/en/info/safety/idverification.
  
  **If hosting feels like a good fit for both of us, the next step would be for us to connect via Facebook Messenger to have a video chat (I don't have WhatsApp), and then I will reach out to 3 of your references that you provide. Connecting your FACEBOOK PROFILE via "My Account" to your WORKAWAY PROFILE is very helpful as well. Thank you so much.
  
  About us:
  We like to go with the flow day-to-day. We get up anywhere from 6-9am (depending on the season) and I work online from home in the education field. During the school year, in the later mornings, we homeschool and/or do errands. In the afternoons/evenings, we like to have another kid over to play, do projects around the house, host taco nights or attend dance lessons. We also have a female roommate who works in education as well.
  
  Our small dog "Panda" is very sweet and active. We have a 16 year old indoor/outdoor cat "Taizo", 4 hens named "Grit," "Gertrude," "Luna," and "Hannah," a sulcutta tortoise named "Homer", 3 fish tanks, a small pond and 2 sweet and silly guinea pigs called "Lava Tube" and "Coconut."
  
  A great workaway match would be someone who loves kids and animals and is laid-back like us.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Kauai is a beautiful place and brings out the ALOHA in people. We'd love to serve as your local "ohana," (family) while you're here. Before we moved to Kauai 14 years ago, we visited and always appreciated the local hospitality and want to return that to our workaway guests to make it the most fun and memorable experience for them as possible.
  
  We love getting to know the world through YOU and having you be a part of our story. I love the way the world opens up through meeting workawayers and the value it brings to my daughter's early life experience to share with people from around the world.
  
  You will see how a local family lives and thrives here and will hopefully feel relaxed and grounded getting to stay in our home with us. So far we have met people from Poland, England, Germany, Netherlands, France and many states in USA including Tennessee, Florida, Nevada and Texas and others that I'm forgetting at the moment. We are so grateful for all of our workawayers and this program. MAHALO (thank you!)

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  About the Workaway tasks:
  
  A good fit would be someone who has experience taking care of a home, is able to look at a dirty space and feel confident to clean it, and/or motivation to learn and do cleaning and DIY projects. Ideally, you are confident about figuring things out or asking questions to get clarification. You aren't afraid of bugs or getting dirty. You can shovel and pull weeds or get down on hands and knees to clean base boards inside.
  
  I usually need help with deep cleaning and yard projects such as weeding, clearing and landscaping. Indoor projects might also include scrubbing baseboards and walls, emptying and cleaning cabinets, and deep cleaning rooms, top to bottom. I might ask you to vacuum and polish the wood floors, clean the fans, and dust the shelves. There will be outdoor projects like painting, weeding, digging, pruning trees, and clearing a fence line.
  
  Workawayers usually prefer to do their trade early in the mornings, if they have adventures planned later, or just because it can get hot outside. Another great time to do work trade is at 3pm when it starts to cool down again. You can choose 7-10am or 3-6pm or we will adjust as needed depending on your activities and project needs. We will figure it out and work together. Usually, I can be very flexible on time frames. Just add on time if you want to take long breaks. (There may be occasions where I will need help on a specific day and time and I’ll communicate that in advance and we’ll see if that will work for you as well.)
  
  When you arrive, I'll share a list of house rules. Each day I'll have a list of work trade tasks. You'll let me know when you're ready to get started for the day and I'll go over them with you. If you want, we can go over the list the night before so you can know whether the work will be in the yard or inside or both and can make a game plan for yourself. **For October, we might be doing some projects together.
  
  15 hours/week. Workawayer provides own food. Two weeks maximum.
  
  I also provide a list of 'check-out' cleaning on the day you leave. These include things like cleaning the shared bathroom (which you can also do the day prior and account for worktrade time) and washing, drying and folding the linens used during your stay, etc.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  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

  You will have a cot to sleep on. There is space for one suitcase only. There is a shared bathroom with our housemate, and any friends we have over. This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath/shower house. The third bedroom is used by our female roommate.
  
  This would be a good fit for a clean and tidy, experienced, independent traveler who is MINIMALIST packer as you won't have much space to spread your things out in my daughter's room. We usually go to bed about 8 or 9pm so the living room would be all yours after that.
  
  You are welcome to travel with us when we go out and about but you won't want to depend on us for getting around as we spend a lot of time at home, especially during the school day. However, some workawayers have been completely content to hang out at our home with us most of the time, rather than going out. That is fine too. "-)
  
  We are a short walk from a bus stop for the KAPAHI SHUTTLE ROUTE 60. It will take you into Kapaa where you can shop for groceries at HOKU (local store, organic) or BIG SAVE (a further walk but cheaper) or find a connecting bus taking you north or south. There is the Kapahi Food Mart within walking distance that has ready-made snacks if you prefer.
  
  You'll be able to store dry goods on top of the fridge and use about a 1/2 of shelf in the fridge.
  
  There is a gym within walking distance from our house where you can get a day pass, if you're interested. We are also a 3-5 minute walk to the Route 60 bus stop or a 45 minute walk to the beach or town of Kapa'a.
  
  A few workawayers have rented cars which would allow you to see the maximum number of things (Waimea Canyon and Kokee, many more beaches). "Rent-A-Wreck" or Turo might be a good affordable option for a car rental. If you're not able to rent a car though, you can still see about 20% of the island from the bus (Hanalei Bay, Kealia, Hoopii Falls, NaPali Coast with a pass reserved in advance plus bus and shuttle reservation) which in my opinion is enough to see something beautiful everyday.
  
  Some workawayers are content to just relax with us at home and to go out occasionally. Others aim to see as much as possible. One workaway did a helicopter tour and felt like she saw it all. One workaway met friends while here through an app called BUMBLE BFF and they had adventures together.
  
  Please arrange for your own transportation to/from the airport. I am told the bus will go to the airport and Turo car rentals and rent-a-wreck also provide a shuttle from the airport. If you are traveling during a busy time, you can probably get an UBER driver to take you to our home if you don't want to take the bus. Most workawayers end up taking an UBER, just for the convenience.
  
  No smoking, vaping or drinking is permitted anywhere on or around the property please.

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  Autres infos...

  You will have access to Wifi but we don't have TV. We do stream movies/Youtube on our computer sometimes and you'd be welcome to join us.
  
  People on Kauai tend to go to bed early and get up early, going with the natural flow of daylight and making the most of hours at the beach in the sun. There isn't much 'night life' here unless you're at a bon fire party on the beach.
  
  I look forward to meeting you.

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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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