Come garden with us and make yourself some new friends in Victoria, Canada

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  Hi! My name is Carmen. We (my partner David, our 2 cats and 1 dog) live on a small urban property in the heart of Victoria, BC. I'm an Indigenous language teacher (Anishinaabemowin) and an educator at the University of Victoria, and David owns a fiction editing business and is an author. Mino, our dog is a sweet little black and white basenji who loves cuddles and hiking. Our cats are also very cuddly characters! We also have a ridgeback puppy now. Her name is Shiime and she has boundless energy. She's a pretty big puppy, so anyone who comes to stay should be okay with big dogs. We're teaching her not to jump up but she still does sometimes does so without warning.
  
  In the past, we have done a lot of hosting over Workaway as we prepared to sell our Steele house. We're so grateful for the people who made that possible!
  
  Our new home is in the absolute heart of Fernwood. We're overjoyed to live in and share this vibrant and energetic neighbourhood with travelers. We are about a 10-15 minute walk from downtown, near a community centre, lots of nice parks and spots to walk.
  
  We love to share our lives and meals with new people and are always happy to show visitors around. We hike daily with Mino and Shiime, so you are always welcome to tag along on our walks.
  
  We have so far really loved hosting guests from all around the world and look forward to meeting you.
  
  Note: We have household sensitives to cigarette smoke and perfume, so we can't accommodate people who smoke or use many heavily scented products.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem geral

  Projetos DIY criativos

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet

  Cuidar de casas e pets
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  Interesses

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  Mascotes

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Eventos e social

  

  Cultura

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Escrever

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Fotografia

  

  Artes performáticas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Livros

  

  Arte e design

  

  Animais

  

  Velejar/navegar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Montanhas

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Praia

  

  Caminhada

  

  Dança

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Camping
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We can provide meals, potlucks (which we host regularly), community connections, conversation, hiking, canoeing, camping trips, and perhaps even some experiences with Anishinaabemowin learning!
  
  We have both taught English in Canada and abroad and also love to support language learning goals!
  
  We believe in reciprocity and mutual learning, whether that’s over a shared meal, while working side by side, or exploring language and culture together.
  
  So far, through Workaway we have made lifelong friends and connections. This has been a great experience for us. We look forward to meeting you!

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We’re looking for help with two things:
  
  Pet care, for instance walks with our puppy. Taking the dogs to the park. It would be really nice if you have dog experience! Both of our dogs are sight hounds.
  
  Light, collaborative renovation projects. We are slowly rennovating our new home and learning lots as we go.
  
  We’re not hiring tradespeople through Workaway, just hoping to share the workload with travelers who are interested in learning and working alongside us. We’ll be doing the work too and hiring professionals when needed.
  
  This is a great fit if you enjoy hands-on tasks, working with others, and contributing to creative home projects. No experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Fluente
  Francês: Intermediário

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  I am a language teacher. I teach and learn Anishinaabemowin, my language, which is Indigenous to the Great Lakes area of Canada. I'm extremely interested in language acquisition.
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  Acomodação

  We have a private bedroom on the top floor of our home, which we are currently rennovating. There is a bathroom there, which would be primarily yours. Plus a kitchen which we are rennovating. We have a kitchen and bathroom downstairs also which we are happy to share if/when the kitchen and bathroom upstairs are being worked on.

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  Algo mais...

  There is lots to do with time off in Victoria. We are near to downtown (within walking distance), but also quite near to many hiking opportunities. Lots of music to hear, theatre to watch, and art to take in! Let us know what you are interested in, and we can give you some ideas.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We don't have the best ergonomic set up for working but we will do our best to accommodate.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  We only have on-street parking, so this might be a little difficult though not impossible.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  

  Shiime (6 meses)

  Shiime is an energetic ridgeback baby. She will soon become a very large baby and is still learning her manners, but she is very sweet and cuddly when she is tired!

  

  Roke

  Roke loves people!

  

  Ishk

  Boisterous and sweet. Very cuddly and welcoming.

  

  Mino Malone

  Mino loves new friends!

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