Oamaru

I arrived in Oamaru a couple of weeks ago now. I am staying in a really beautiful old house, which is now a hostel/art gallery. I am here to do the nanny job (2 1/2 hours in return for no rent), but I started off Woofing, basically working around the hostel for a couple of hours to earn my bed. Kelly, the owner, can be pretty creative with our tasks and they can range from changing the beds and cleaning to painting things and redecorating areas in the hostel. My favourite job was when she asked me to paint an old chair she had from the dump. I spent about three hours on the first one, then trailed around the hostel looking for another one to do because I enjoyed it so much! It did help the the sun was shining! I have finished woofing now and am just looking after Kelly's 2 year old girl Saol or working on the reception.