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Greetings potential Workaway candidates:
My wife and I have a 5 acre property on the Little Susitna river near Hatcher Pass, Alaska. Our hosting options include a 30 foot motor home with water, electricity, propane, outside hot water shower, use of laundry, internet and an outhouse. Besides ongoing jobs of removing "Spruce Beatle damaged trees" the main focus will be on completing a 320 square foot basement with plumbing, sheetrock, trim, heated concrete floor, paint and kitchen cabinets. Additionally, if our working duo is compatible, adding 100 square feet to the upper cabin is an additional goal.
Our family is welcoming of self motivated, healthy, socially mature, curious, and work focused individuals who are
interested in learning more about the construction trades and the value of kindness and respect in building wholesome relationships.
My working background includes 30 years in general building trades: carpentry, plumbing, concrete, novice electrical savvy and welding as well as 16 years as a special education teacher... mostly in Alaska. My wife owned and managed a
successful sign company in Napa, CA. featuring architecturally inspired 'high end' signs for over thirty years..
In exchange for 3 - 5 hours of work for 4 - 5 days per week, motivated worker will receive between $11.00 - $22.00 per hour depending on skill level, motivation, work ethic and attention to detail. The fee will be determined after the first week of working together.
Additionally, after a rapport is established, use of my 2001 Rav4 or 1999 Ford Explorer is available free for occasional use or for moderate fee for extended use of 2 - 4 days.
Interested applicants are invited to send an accurate bio of their intentions, working background, particular likes and limitations, and any other issues which will promote transparency and rapport. Additionally two relevant job related references are encouraged.
During our summer working visits to Alaska, we successfully hosted Workaway guests from six countries: Switzerland,
Montreal- Canada, England, Germany, Uruguay, and America. Our lives and the lives of our guest have been significantly enriched by our memorable time of living and working together. Thank you for your time, reflections, and consideration for entering a win - win adventure together..
Respectfully,
Johnny
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
My wife and I are elderly recently retired workers with noteworthy experience in multiple phases of construction, 16 years experience as Special Education teacher, work as manager of construction business, owner of architectural sign company in Napa Co. California for 33 years. As such, we have a broad understanding of the challenges and skills necessary to : compromise, listen, practice patience, and promote clear and transparent communication with kindness.
L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum
Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.
Aide
Assistance with ongoing tree cutting, forest clearing, gardening, construction working on plumbing, carpentry, concrete work, rock walls, paneling, kitchen instillation, and laboring work requiring above average physical strength. Please include your construction skill level and any details that will assist in evaluating your compatibility with our needs. Also, feel encouraged to share specifics of your needs, likes, and any relevant incompatibilities you may be comfortable to share.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I am interesting in furthering my basic Spanish skills.
Hébergement
Newly covered roof added to 30 feet Winnebago with queen bed, complete kitchen, high speed internet, paid for hot shower at our local full service Alaska store (located one block from our property}, and an outhouse. Additionally, there are numerous tent sights as well as an 8' X 8' level plywood platform with waterproof shell that is next to the Little Susitna river. Also, use of bicycles, 4 wheeler, and a Toyota Rav4 and Explorer van is available for local use with nominal fee for fuel. Longer trips are available for reasonable fee after trustworthiness is establlished.
Autres infos...
Our property is located at the base of road to Hatcher Pass recreational park with numerous hiking trails and camping. We are 7 miles from Palmer, Ak. and 9 miles from Wasilla, AK. Anchorage, AK. is 35 miles south and is reachable via bus on all weekdays. Talkeetna is 1.5 hours north and Denali National Park is 3.5 hours north. The Kenai peninsula which offers glacier hiking, kayaking, whale watching tours, and fishing are 3 hours south.
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.
Espace pour garer des vans
Level parking space with water, propane, outhouse, and internet are available.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
one pet that is trained and unobtrusive is welcomed.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Mes animaux
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We stayed for 20 days in mid august.
Our home was the rv for those days, which is very comfortable and has everything you need.
Toilet was an outhouse as well as the shower which was very hot (very important for Alaska temperatures).
The job was varied, there’s a lot of hard work to do.
We did a… read more
Woody is a mostly non-barking English Setter dog
From the time they arrived until they departed, they worked on the projects we presented with
excellent… read more
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We stayed for 20 days in mid august.
Our home was the rv for those days, which is very comfortable and has everything you need.
Toilet was an outhouse as well as the shower which was very hot (very important for Alaska temperatures).
The job was varied, there’s a lot of hard work to do.
We did a… read more
Woody is a mostly non-barking English Setter dog
From the time they arrived until they departed, they worked on the projects we presented with
excellent… read more
two WORK AWAY participants from Hamberg, Germany. The curious reason
that my recommendation for Ronja and Timo has been delayed is because
I wanted to allow time to promote a more seasoned reflection on the adventure of:
living and working with our first Work Away guests.… read more
It was super fun staying with you for three weeks, be it the work, like building a roof for the Winnebago, doing all the little finishing jobs with some fun time in between… read more
two WORK AWAY participants from Hamberg, Germany. The curious reason
that my recommendation for Ronja and Timo has been delayed is because
I wanted to allow time to promote a more seasoned reflection on the adventure of:
living and working with our first Work Away… read more
