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I’m a family oriented person who loves to create community and bring people together. I retired from a 35-year career as an educator and school leader in late 2022. In June of 2023, I moved to a beautiful home in a culturally rich and historic area of the Western Berkshires (NY/Mass border). I lived abroad for eight years (during the 1980s and 90s) and speak English, French and Italian. I have had great success finding help and creating community with Workaway since the summer of 2023. For me, it is greatly enriching and a lot of fun to get to know so many wonderful people through Workaway.
My home is large and well kept and accommodations are very comfortable. Food is predominantly organic, healthy and plentiful. My home is gluten-free friendly and vegetarian & vegan friendly. We share shopping, cooking and cleanup responsibilities. I have a fire pit and a wood burning stove fireplace that we love to sit around in the evening. I have connections with several nonprofits in the area (including an animal sanctuary), so there is a lot of community to be part of as well as other workawayers to get to know. My interests include organic gardening, permaculture, yoga, environmental stewardship, alternative healing and mindful living. As someone who has spent much time abroad, I especially enjoy the reciprocal sharing of language, culture and cooking with people from all over the world (and the U.S.). Hope to hear from you soon :).
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Centres d’intérêt
LGBT+
Dev. durable
Dev. personnel
Politique/justice sociale
Ferme
Événements/vie sociale
Culture
Bénévolat
Écriture
Soin des plantes
Photographie
Musique
Langues
Histoire
Dessin et peinture
Jardinage
Cuisine et alimentation
Livres
Yoga / bien-être
Nature
Montagne
Randonnée
Plage
Cyclisme
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Workawayers will be able to learn about the history of our area, well known for its Shaker heritage and the unique living conditions that an 18th century utopian community developed. Additionally, I can help you plan trips to New York City, Boston and other attractions (as well as help you find accommodations). I enjoy showing my guests around the local area, taking in live music, theatre, museums, parks and beautiful historic towns. There are many beautiful hiking trails nearby and I have good bicycles that workawayers can use. The area is culturally rich and near three ski resorts as well as music venues, theaters, museums, interesting and beautiful historic towns, etc.
Aide
I have a fairly large vegetable and herb garden and lots of blueberry bushes to maintain. I have been working on rose and other perennial flower gardens. In spring and summer, we will be doing ongoing gardening and landscaping projects (including plantings) and maintenance, including preparation for a permaculture installation. Cooking, cleaning (indoors and out) and housekeeping help, etc. are always needed (nothing heavy-duty). I work alongside you on these tasks, sharing skills and expertise and hope to learn from you as well! Local tradespeople are hired for big jobs.
I am laid-back, friendly, accommodating and not overly demanding. I have lots of friends (of all ages) and participate in and host social activities.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I would love to improve my French and Italian and I taught English for five years and ran an adult ESOL program (at a community college) for three years. I would also like to improve my (low level) Spanish :).
Hébergement
Very comfortable private or shared room (depending on the number of workaways), shared bathroom and kitchen. Food will be provided and workawayers will share cooking and prep responsibilities (those who love to cook and want to teach others are highly sought after). On most days we cook and eat lunch and dinner together.
Autres infos...
The area is fairly rural with little public transportation. The Amtrak train, Greyhound and Peter Pan bus are 15 (Pittsfield) , 45 (Albany), or 50 (Hudson) minutes away, but I’ve been able to make it work for those without cars. Albany (ALB) is the closest airport, but many workawayers fly to NYC (JFK) or Boston's Logan airport and take the train or bus here. I pick up and drop off workawayers at the local airport, bus and train stations.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have excellent wired Internet and Wi-Fi and lots of quiet spaces to work in.
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Small and medium dogs who are completely house trained and don't shed or bark often may be considered.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Mes animaux
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From the moment I arrived, Lori welcomed me with so much warmth and genuine care the kind of welcome that makes you instantly feel comfortable and at home.
Lori is such a thoughtful,… read more
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From the moment I arrived, Lori welcomed me with so much warmth and genuine care the kind of welcome that makes you instantly feel comfortable and at home.
Lori is such a thoughtful,… read more
Lori has a beautiful house with an incredible view, and it was a pleasure to stay here and spend time in the garden with the different tasks to do (now, I’m an expert at weeding and picking blueberries!).
I’m so glad I met Lori, she is wonderful, full of amazing energy… read more
If you are looking for a super friendly, open minded, relaxed host living in an amazing house in the country side, then this is for you!!!
Lori is a wonderful and generous host. The kitchen is full of delicious, healthy organic food. Before volunteering with her I had not been a great fan of gardening. Her enthusiasm for gardening, however, is… read more
I had everything I could ever want and more, I met so many people, and I learned so much!
The house was always filled with people and I made a lot of friends. I got to go to the inn (another local workaway where I met fellow travelers!) and the animal sanctuary (there are yaks?! It was awesome).… read more
