Come and help with wood cutting and grounds maintenance in Colorado, USA

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  I am 70 years old, a retired teacher, and French by birth. I live in a fairly large house, on a dirt road, a 10 minute-drive from town. Most people would enjoy the environment: there is wildlife around in the form of deer and elk, foxes and elusive mountain lions; but nothing else to do apart from being in nature! I have 7 acres of land/wood and never seem to be able to stay on top of it!

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Jardinagem

  Manutenção geral
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  I was born and raised in France and would be happy to help a volunteer with his/her French. Having lived in Colorado for 30 years, I can share quite a bit of information on this part of the world. I can also teach to knit or crochet!

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  Ajuda

  I'd like my guest(s) to spend a week to 12 days.
  I live in the foothills of Colorado at an elevation of 8200 feet (2 400 meters). We have a long winter during which I burn a lot of wood. I need help to cut a few trees down, block them and bring all the logs and slash to the house. It's physical work; the property is steep. We could have lots of snow, or none; it could be very cold or quite nice. I have a chainsaw and a sled to haul the wood to the house.
  The house could do with some sprucing up; the garage needs some attention...
  The real attraction is that if you enjoy skiing and have your own car, I am anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours away from the slopes: Loveland is 45 minutes away; Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper about 80 minutes, and Vail 2 hours. Passes are not cheap, though. But there's also the mountains: snowshoeing, back country skiing...

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  Idiomas

  Inglês: Fluente
  Francês: Fluente

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  Acomodação

  I have a comfortable walk-in basement apartment.

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  Algo mais...

  It would probably be more fun if the volunteer had his or her own means of transportation as I am 7 miles away from the town. Evergreen has a few bars and restaurants, and all the shops one needs, but it's too far to walk. Denver is 45 minutes away; the 14,000 feet mountains are about 1 hour away. There are lots of open space parks nearby, one being 5 minutes away from my house by car. I could definitely let the volunteer use my car to go to Evergreen for the evening, or I could give them a ride when they need one.
  My expectations are simple: 4 or 5 hours of work per day, and keep your living space clean! We'll have dinner together. I do want the volunteer to enjoy being here. I encourage people to use their creativity. No smoking inside.
  I have no T.V. and cell phone service is unreliable at the house. Internet works fine. Landline.

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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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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Horas previstas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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