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help with daily tasks and enjoy days at the beach :)

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The experience

Hi I'm an older retired woman who loves hosting the right person, someone who might join me for my morning dip in the ocean pool and share some stories over a shared meal I'm requiring general housework, and help in my vegetable garden, weeding and composting. There's not much work to be done, usually a couple of hours a day.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 19 and 80 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

I'm a great cook but a terrible housekeeper, usually my volunteer will take over the general cleaning of the house, stack and empty the dishwasher, wipe down the benches and vacuum and dust and clean the bathrooms, help in garden, I will supply their food and their own bedroom with a king single bed.

Activities & Shift

No real shift, previous volunteers just do things as needed, I definitely want the house and kitchen clean but past volunteers have come for 2 weeks and stayed for 6 because it's easy and comfortable, but I won't be taken advantage of if it's not working I'll ask you to go, that's why I prefer older volunteers with a work ethic.

Rules

Must like cats and NOT let China the indoor cat out, close doors behind you. Communication - let me know you're not coming home for dinner, give me an approximate time you're arriving, no smoking, no heavy drinking and this is a home not a hostel so treat it like that, yes we all need our alone time but don't come if you're just going to do your chores and then lock yourself in your room, for me having you here isn't about the work it's about making new friends - please don't come if that's not what you want. I love to come sightseeing with you but happy for you to go off on your own.