Be part of our family and enjoy living in beautiful Bowen Island, Canada

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  Description

  Come live in our beautiful British Columbia home for 3-4 months, from mid-March through most of June. We are 10 meters from a pebbly ocean beach overlooking forested mountains, complete with sea lions and the chance of whale sightings. Live in community with two writers and our two young children, help out with child minding and light house chores, all of us contributing to keeping the home running smoothly and happily while enjoying nature’s bounty. The home is 10 minutes, walk to the ferry and the various amenities of Bowen’s main strip.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  LGBT+

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Auto-stop

  

  Écriture

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Livres

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Randonnée

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Danse
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Sarah and I (Jeff) look forward to sharing our passion for good living and lifelong learning around the dinner table, while crafting or drawing with our art-loving children, hiking through towering cedar trees or co-working in our sunny common room. We’re both busy professional writers, journalists and voracious readers always discussing and debating the latest ideas in spirituality, film, literature, social justice, feminism, etc. You're invited to join us for family breakfast and dinner every day, and to make your own lunch anytime. Travellers will gain experience learning about gentle parenting with spirited young kids, as Sarah and I are dedicated to putting these concepts into action every day — nearly all of us in the family are neurodivergent in some way, and kindness and celebrating our different gifts is paramount. Workawayers will also have daily opportunities to explore and care for one of the most stunning and livable ecologies on the planet — coastal BC marine life — which is part of the unceded traditional territory of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. Come join us to collect litter/clean the beaches, or even volunteer with Bowen's incredible recycling facility, B.I.R.D. We can even meditate together when the kids let us ;)

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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

  We will primarily ask for help with:
  
  - light childcare (playing/drawing with kids, getting them a snack etc)
  - cooking, food prep a few times a week (we pay for ingredients)
  - basic household chores/cleanup (dishwasher, clean kitchen, tidy playroom)

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: 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

  Big room with plenty of sunlight overlooking the water. There’s an open area with a queen bed, and a semi-detached study. Big closet. Your own bathroom with tub and shower next to the suite.
  
  The house is kind of miraculous. Surrounded by big trees overlooking the mountains, huge grounds, beautiful living room with fireplace, Floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows all around and large open concept kitchen. Very spacious. For more pictures, we can send you our bnb listing, which also shows the guest room.
  
  We share big breakfasts and dinners every day, although workawayers are always welcome to dine separately or with us. Prepare your own lunches in a big kitchen full of ingredients. Help us think of new recipes/ingredients! We eat vegetarian a few times a week, although we also eat meat/fish/etc.

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  Autres infos...

  This is a phenomenal location to explore one of the most beautiful parts of the world. North Vancouver is a 20 minute ferry ride away, for restaurants and art galleries and all other urban amenities. On Bowen, there are beautiful hiking trails around the house, lots of beaches to explore, mountains, kayaking, a fish hatchery, saunas, a few great cafés, and at least two delicious cideries. Check out the area on Google maps. You can also take a local ferry to many different destinations around British Columbia.

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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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