Craneford way

It is still London though we are on the border off LONDON. POSTCODE TW27SQ And if the Twickenham house is full then I can still accommodate you in the other house (TW209LU- EGHAM) 15 mins away from Twickenham where Central London is still half hour by train to Waterloo from Egham and 20mins from Twickenham. Lots food haha... I like to cook...Some admin if you have the experience would be great too...
Twickenham is an affluent area with riverside and great shopping n pubs too!
Sundays are always off but you can have two days your choice so long as you can do the 30 hours in the one week thanks. Work, walk the dogs twice daily, housekeeping, cleaning maybe a little painting and some collection of food charity work I do. Minimum stay 6 weeks please! Flexi £15 p/day if no work & out not including 30 hours as agreed

I treat my volunteers like family & friend and hope they are too. Your part - No penny pinching with time as I am also quite generous and very flexible with time. I do not want lazy people/volunteers who just used me as their stepping stone, not work for their accommodation and food .... you will be surprise how many there are like that! Also I keep a deposit of £50 fully refundable if you take keys and not return back unfortunately I have to change the locks for security reasons and will costs me money also if you suddenly decide to leave for a better opportunity and leave me without help. In this case I will hold your deposit to either change the locks which costs more than £50 or that i have to take on emergency cleaner till the next one!! This is just so we know that we can rely on each other on this exchange thanks a bunch. Best to everyone X

Avaliações

3.5
(22 avaliações)22

Anfitrião & Equipe

4.0

Horas & Atividades

4.0

Hostel

3.5

Aprendizado & Diversão

4.0

Nova Zelândia

1

It states 30 hours of help. You will be forced to work longer than 30 hours! The hours are not set and are depending on what Rina wants! Rina talks down to people, treats you like her slave. Rina will feed you expired/dated food that she accepts from supermarkets which is to go to charities. The food goes to her slaves and her friends.
The beds are extremely dirty and have bed bugs.
I unfortunately had a bit of my clothes stolen.
I caught Rina stealing multiple times at the building sites! I feel this was not on and very unprofessional. Lastly Rina cannot drive, very dangerous driver

6 dias atrás

Suíça

1

I felt welcomed at first, the work is very hard but not impossible felt many times that I didn't have time or energy for myself afterwards, it would be more manegable if the treatment was better. Rina needs to work in her communication with others and patience as well. I couldn't work with her and went to her friends house which it wasn't a match either. Felt disrespected many times at attitudes of Rina, when she yelled or made me feel invaluable,at the end I felt very judged with her commentaries with false allegations about my life, it was hurtful.
Jesse always maked my days better❤️

3 meses atrás

Rina respondeu

I am neutral with your personal problems as I did not judge you. It seemed you formed a picture of something that is not. I felt inclined to say this on the site that you may need seek help somewhere just not me. My function here is to host and accommodate you and feed you in exchange of work that is all. Afraid to say that you are not putting your end bargain as you clearly do not like working. So this platform is wrong for you.

Brasil

3

When I arrived I felt good and welcomed, she loves to talk and give lots of food, but as time went by I didn't feel as good as before, I know her life is quite busy, I just think she should improve on how to treat people better . Because as I'm still learning English, it was difficult to understand some things she said, so sometimes she got angry, and when I made mistakes in some tasks she screamed, sometimes she treated me well, sometimes she didn't. I only recommend this place if you already know how to communicate. Jessie is a sweetheart, I have a lot of fun with her, I love dogs😍😍

3 meses atrás

Rina respondeu

Naty could not speak a word of English on arrival. We managed just about speaking with Google translate. Shame as she looked happy and contented and always laughing. Quite frustrating as many times she misunderstood things and for example cleaning a worktop with flea spray? Otherwise I opened my arms to her and still to this day chat by whatsapp on the phone. I have treated her with respect and warm welcome but as she could not even speak the language many times misunderstood. Also taken her out several times for drinks and outings which she totally looked like she was grateful but little does one know. Volunteers are hard to tell as generally speaking they would rather be on holidays then working exchange. If so I think volunteers should know the price of costs of living and accommodation in London not to mention food allowance and outings too. Gave Naty lots of extra cash for tips and weekly allowance too which she seemed grateful for at the time. Well what can I say further?

Colômbia

2

Es una experiencia que no recomendaria pues no se siente como un voluntariado. Consiste en ayudar a Rina en su casa y en sus propiedades como un trabajador a cambio de comida y estadia.
RED FLAGS:
- Trabajar en su otra casa y vivir si otra casa no me parece adecuado pues la habitacion no cumple con las condiciones de salubridad básicas y es una casa en construcción
- En mas de una ocasión nos dio comida que estaba vencida.
Aunque Rina es muy amable al hablar con ella, me parece que busca personas que trabajen para ella, no una experiencia de voluntariado

6 meses atrás

Rina respondeu

Juan
You stayed in my main house and only when I asked you to live at the other house you would not even stay for one hour? So why did you put a comment like that when you are not even there? It is however your choice as I gave you options. You were happy enough to accept the few days stay of which you did only 2? The rest were your off days. So unfair.... get a hotel next time. This an exchange! Not a freebie!

Argentina

5

Rina is an exceptional and inspiring woman, teaching me valuable life lessons. Work may get tough, but she's always supportive. Twickenham, well connected and near London's center, offers leisure exploration, adding to the appeal. Rina, strong yet incredibly supportive, makes integration easy, offering a great chance to learn English and understand British culture. Jessie, a very loving dog, made walks delightful!

6 meses atrás

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