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We are a pre-retirement couple looking to take care of your home and animals. In return, living like locals to learn about places and people!
United States
Testimonials
They have 3 testimonials (view below)
Pet experience
Dog(s), Cat(s), Horse/Donkey(s), Chicken(s), Bird(s), Fish – Run my own stable with horses, dogs, cats, fish, birds for 30 years.
Police check
They have a police check
Availability
From: 6 November 2020
Until: 31 December 2024
Occupation
Administrator
References
They don't have referees/references
About this sitter
My name is Paula. I am from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, living in San Diego, CA-USA. Married to Art, who lives in San Diego since the age of 5. I am an Office Manager/HR consultant. Art is retired from the insurance world, soccer referee and assessor. We are looking for experiences to live as local people and get to know new places and people.
Why they want to house sit
It is a chance to live like a local. Learn how people live. Take care of animals and plants. I love animals but, because we are moving to the retirement place we choose, I can't have animals right now. I miss them a lot. Together with sailing, music, and cooking, those are our passions.
Their experience
Yes. We have traveled a lot. We always try to stay with family and friends. We help them with whatever is needed: cooking, cleaning, shopping, taking care of kids and pets. Professionally, I owned a horse show jumping stables. I understand the responsibility of taking care of other people's animals. We were crew on a sailing boat for 5 weeks.
What can they bring to the assignment
Reliable, we are well-known professionals. Our credentials can be checked on LinkedIn and with previous employers. Our family and lifestyle can be checked on Facebook.
I had my own stables. I am used to taking care of dogs, cats, birds, and horses. Art had dogs growing all his life.
We live in a big house with a big back yard. When not traveling, we clean the house, take care of the garden and do small maintenance ourselves. Art worked as an electrician in the film industry when a young man.
We are not party people. We don't smoke at all. Moderated alcohol drinking, mainly good wine.
Financially stable, we can fund the trips to the properties.
Although not young anymore, we are very fit. Art as a soccer referee still runs after 15-year-old kids. I still play beach tennis, ride a horse, sail and ride my bike to go shopping. I practice Yoga every day.
Together we can communicate in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German.
I keep things extremely clean and organized at all times.
Available to house sit
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Availability dates
From: 6 November 2020
Until: 31 December 2024
Do they charge?
They don't charge for house sitting services
Membership
MindMyHouse member since 2019
Personal details
Age: 56-65 years old
Family status:
Couple
Total sits
Total completed house sits: 2
References
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Last updated:
14 February 2023
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Testimonials
If you would like to have a peaceful time away from home
Paula and Art were our house sitters for almost 2 weeks - and soon after their arrival it was clear: they would manage their task so well that we could go on holiday in peace. They were both very knowledgeable about gardening, trees and their water needs, and above all animals....they had experience and we noticed that immediately. Art gave us several good tips on raising orange trees and Paula proved to be a good observer of the animals. We spent two evenings having many interesting conversations and it was enriching to get to know them and their story. They were also very flexible and it was no problem that we wanted to return a day earlier than planned (because of the weather). We can only recommend them as housesitters! Thank you Paula and Art for taking such good care of our animals, garden and trees and we hope to see you again soon in Portugal!
Petra, Portugal, 12 September, 2023
SUPER SITTING
Paula and her partner were fantastic people and looked after our home and two cats perfectly for the 4 weeks we were away. They are highly capable and trustworthy and left our home immaculately clean and tidy. Our cats benefitted from the good care and attention they received. We have no hesitation in recommending them.
Tania, United Kingdom, 19 August, 2023
Great experience!
Paula and her husband Art spend 9 days pet-sitting my cat and, although I only met them via Zoom, I would welcome them back any time. They asked appropriate questions in a timely fashion and left my home just as they found it. Art even managed to re-channel my TV when some changed while I was away. The only downside: My cat didn't even seem to miss me! ;-)
Sue, United States, 29 December, 2020