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Hello! We are a Dutch-Canadian family living in Powell RIver, on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. We are surrounded by the ocean, lakes, mountains and forests. We have only recently moved to this paradise and are enjoying every moment of it! We are seeking like-minded volunteers to help us out with our pre-school aged daughter, gardening, preparing food, and general household tasks. :)
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Powell River is a lovely small city with very friendly people. If English is not your first language, it would be a great place to learn, and there is a lovely, modern library. The nature is unspoiled and vast and excellent for outdoor enthusiasts. There are lots of places to walk, mountain bike, hike, swim, canoe/kayak, camp and dive. You would get a good experience of plant-based cooking and recipes from me ;)
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Aide
My two goals of this year are to create a small garden in our back yard, and to start a plant-based baking/food stall at the local farmers market. These would be two of the main focuses of work for our volunteers, as well as taking care of our pre-school aged daughter, Norah.
Anyone with a general knowledge of growing vegetables is more than welcome.... I am at the very beginning stages of learning how to grow my own food, and can use all the tips and help you have got!
The farmer's market starts in spring and runs throughout summer. Having a stall there is also a new project for me, and I would appreciate help preparing food before the market day. Everything will be plant-based, but you do not need to have experience with plant-based food - just a willingness to learn :)
Our daughter is 4 years old and highly energetic. She attends pre-school two days a week for 2.5 hours each day, but other than that, she is with me almost all the time. Helping with her would be a great help for me so I can cook and do more things around the house. There are lots of playgrounds, trails and beaches within walking distance of our house that you could take her to.
Other than that, there are just general household tasks - such as laundry, dishes, vacuuming. Basically, come and be a part of our family!
We are super easy going and flexible when it comes to volunteer work. Approximately 4 hours per day with weekends off is what I generally say, but if you want more time off to explore, hike, etc, that can always be accommodated for. ;)
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Allemand: Débutant
Hébergement
Private room in our house. Shared bathroom/shower. You have full access to the kitchen and living room. We have a lovely big bath tub for relaxing in, a large yard, and a piano if you fancy playing ;)
Autres infos...
Powell River is accessed by two ferries, or by airplane. Please understand this when you are coming here. From Vancouver, you can take 2 ferries, leaving from Horseshoe Bay, or fly from Vancouver International (a very quick flight of 30 minutes). From Vancouver Island, there is a ferry from Comox. We are a little isolated in that sense, but there is SO much to do here. Town has everything you would need, including large supermarkets, an indoor swimming pool and ice rink, a big library, lots of great restaurants, even a great microbrewery. As mentioned before, there are trails and parks galore - even hiking trails thorough the city. There are local buses running from one end of Highway 101 to the other - and all throughout town.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Un
Nombre d'heures attendues
4 hours per day, 5 day per week. Weekends off.
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I have spent about 5 weeks at theirs in September 2018 and it was my first workaway experience. I had my own… read more
This was long overdue. I'm sorry it took so long.
My stay with you was amazing (both times). You are so welcoming and I couldn't have asked for a better experience in West Cork.
Amanda, our mutual love for cooking and looking up recipes made the stay even better. You can't ask for better food than with this family.… read more
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I have spent about 5 weeks at theirs in September 2018 and it was my first workaway experience. I had my own… read more
This was long overdue. I'm sorry it took so long.
My stay with you was amazing (both times). You are so welcoming and I couldn't have asked for a better experience in West Cork.
Amanda, our mutual love for cooking and looking up recipes made the stay even better. You can't ask for better food than with this family.… read more
thanks a lot for letting me have a great first workaway experience at your place! The work was, like the other people before me said, really easy and was mainly playing with Norah and doing some cleaning here and there.
Norah is a very sweet and funny girl, her favourite thing to do while I was there was taking… read more
Thank you so much for the great time with you!
I've spend 6 weeks with this sweet family and I felt comfortable right from the start. It didn't felt like work, but rather like being a part of their daily life.
I've enjoyed so much to look after Norah and to play with her , she is an incredible sweet, clever and… read more
Lea is very mature, independent, and cheerful. She was brilliant with Norah, a very good vegan cook & fellow food enthusiast, and a hard worker. She did more… read more
They are wonderful, open people, who make you feel welcome the second you enter the house. Norah is a very cute, very happy tiny human with a great music taste and a love for potatoes. ;)
The food Amanda cooks is very very delicious and the "work" is light (mostly playing with Norah and helping… read more
It was a pleasure meeting you when you were 10 months old! You were such a beautiful, little, active girl! We had loads of fun! I'm sure whenever you read this you're still that pretty and happy girl! I hope you know that you have wonderful parents that love you so much. They really did become good friends to me when I stayed with… read more
I really didn't feel like I was working, I was just playing with the baby and helping out with a… read more
