Energetic Indigenous Retired Professor Wants to Travel Through Reciprocity by House & Pet Sitting

About this sitter

I am a recently retired social work professor who continues to keep my foot in this field through occasional research, writing and developing and delivering online workshops. I enjoy reading, movies, travelling and visiting my family, particularly my 5 grandsons. I now have plenty of time available and so have been travelling most of the past 2 years with an eye out for countries that I might like to spend 6 months out of the year living in. I have become quite the traveller and explorer and love learning about people, cultures and histories.
I am an Indigenous woman (Mi'kmaq Nation) from Canada and so have used the word "wigwam" which is what we call our traditional houses in my title name.

Why they want to house sit

I have been fortunate in the past to visit many countries in Europe, North and South America and the Caribbean and now am particularly interested in New Zealand, Australia and Asia, but certainly more of these other places as well. I am interested in house and pet sitting since I do not have as high an income as I used to and really enjoy exploring places, gardening and hanging out with pets. I have had pets my entire life, except since I retired as I travel a lot, particularly dogs and cats, the latest being a Beagle named Charlie and a black and gold cat named Mystery, who were with me from birth to passing on, and enjoy hanging out with my family members’ and friends’ pets.

Their experience

Over the years, I have house sat for several friends, family members and acquaintances who chose me for the reasons listed below under "What can you bring tot he assignment?"
I also rent many places in my travels such as cottages and condos as well as homes via VRBO and have always gotten a 5-star review of my behaviour as the ideal tenant.

What can they bring to the assignment

I have been living in a condo for the past several years and do miss having my hands in the earth through gardening when I lived in houses. I find gardening and pets calming and relaxing.
I am meticulous, neat, tidy, clean, quiet, highly responsible, energetic, curious, enjoy my own company, but also fun and interesting which anyone who knows me will attest to. I consistently expressed these characteristics in the care of my homes and will naturally bring all of these into house and pet sitting.