Join us for an experience of downtown Ottawa, Canada

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  Description

  We are a family who lives in downtown Ottawa in one of the hip/fun/walkable neighbourhoods - Hintonburg. Our house is a duplex and we rent out the other unit. However, we also have a guest room in our part of the house that we would love to have guests from other parts of the world use on occasion.
  We are a pretty busy household, doing lots of community building and activism to make our neighbourhood a better place to live. We also do a lot of folk dancing (contra dance; square dance; etc) and one of us plays trad music (think irish fiddle music). We like meeting other people and learning about their lives.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Culture

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Jardinage

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Animaux

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Danse

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Nature

  

  Camping
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Are are an anglophone household with a bit of french language skills. There are two adults and one 11yr old in our home. We are pretty busy folks with lots going on so while we'd connect with you somewhat, you'd have a lot of time to yourself to engage with the community and city. (We live right downtown within a 5min walk from the OTrain and are VERY close to the Ottawa River and many cycling paths.)
  We do a lot of folk dancing and have gatherings at our place including occasional house concerts, trad dance, parties, games nights, and more.

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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

  Given that we're a pretty busy family, we'd be looking for help either with things like cooking/kitchen support and general cleaning. In the summer there are opportunities for yardwork (we nave a native pollinator garden) and my husband often needs help on renovations projects. (He knows how to do all the work but having a second pair of hands to help him would make projects go faster.)
  We're also interested in improving our French skills so if you are a first-language French speaker, sharing your conversational skills in French could be part of the exchange. Our kiddo is also very interested in Japanese food and culture so that could be part of an exchange too.
  The maximum time for work per week won’t vary but the specific times may vary depending on the tasks I need done, the weather and your wishes/activities.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We speak English so could support someone working on their English skills. While we are happy to host folks from anywhere, it would be particularly fun for us to host folks from a French language background (for us to learn more French) or from Japan (our kiddo is interested in Japanese).
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  Hébergement

  We have a one bedroom room with a double bed and a closet. There is a separate bathroom right beside the bedroom that the guest has access to. (We use a different bathroom for morning/evening activities but throughout the day use the bathroom near the guestroom.)
  In terms of food - we are hoping that as part of your workaway hours, you might help or lead meal preparation. We are happy to discuss this with you and we can do it in some instances - it's just that we see meal prep as a main way to exchange work for stay. Either way, we will have groceries and a fully working kitchen on hand. :)

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  Autres infos...

  Please, non-smokers only.

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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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  We have two cats!

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