Martina & Lex
Martina & Lex
Trustworthy outdoorsy couple of professionals currently housesitting in Calgary.
About Martina & Lex
Hello and welcome to our profile, happy to see you around :)
We’re a married Czech-Canadian couple who mostly live in Canada. When we’re not in Canada we like travelling to wonderful places in all corners of the world. Regardless of our location, we spend a lot of time working online. We believe everyone can help the world be a better place and...
Hello and welcome to our profile, happy to see you around :)
We’re a married Czech-Canadian couple who mostly live in Canada. When we’re not in Canada we like travelling to wonderful places in all corners of the world. Regardless of our location, we spend a lot of time working online. We believe everyone can help the world be a better place and the internet is one of the tools we love to use to do so (Martina via visual story telling and Lex via helping people with learning). Knowing that we’re passionate to improve the world, it’s no surprise our hearts are filled with love and compassion for all its life, plants, and animals. That means your pets will be in good hands.
Since September 2018 we have been house sitting for a family in Calgary. They went on their dream journey around the world. Lucky for us their happy Yorkshire Terrier, “Gizmo”, needed some love when they were away. He has brought so much joy into our lives. (TrustedHousesitters is new to us, Gizmo’s house sitting came from another website).
What we value
In our free time, we love going hiking, watch documentaries, read books or play board games. We also practice yoga and meditate almost every day, being healthy is very important to us. Being healthy and caring for the planet is also why we recently switched to mostly plant-based meals. Learning how to cook plant-based has been a fun experience. (We do have the rare cheesy pizza, balance is everything, haha). You can feel safe knowing we don’t smoke and can’t handle any more alcohol than the very occasional glass of wine.
Martina (32 yrs)
I grew up in Czechia’s countryside. I'm a landscape photographer and a photo tour guide. I spent seven amazing years travelling to many countries in the world and now I’m settling down in Canada with my lovely man. My love for animals started in my childhood where my family had pet dogs, cats, chickens, bunnies, and cows. I love being out in nature whether it’s camping, hiking or just laying in the grass watching a cloud shape into different things. A few years back I created a website called Dreaming and Wandering (www.dreamingandwandering.com) where you can find out more about me and my travels.
Lex (32 yrs)
I was raised in the prairies of Manitoba. I met Martina in 2015 working on a cherry farm in British Columbia. We have been hitting the road together ever since. I love people, children, and animals. This love is reflected in my life choices of being a swimming instructor, high school basketball coach, and team leader in the reforestation industry. I enjoy training people because I get so much joy helping people succeed. I’m currently working on an online project about improved learning. My goal is the help give people learning tools so they can make their dreams come true. My long term goal is to create an online school to help people from any place in the world make a better life for themselves. Same as Marti I love being in nature and feel so grateful to call Canada my home. We both travelled a lot and I love that house sitting will give us the opportunity to slow down. It feels good to be in a home setting, and have some loving fury company :)
Our Invitation
We would love to meet you and your furry friends. So feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We can provide references from our previous house sitting hosts and landlords. They love it when our life swings their way from time to time, and we have even found lifelong friends by taking care of people’s properties :)
Why we want to house sit
We would love to have our own doggie. We already have a name (Joska) and a breed (Red Fox Labrador), haha. But sadly since we travel frequently it’s not possible, yet. I (Martina) am a travelling landscape photographer, often sent on assignments around Canada and abroad. We agreed we can't yet give our future ball of fur as much attention as he would need and deserved. Therefore, for now, we choose to do housesitting because of those priceless moments with animals filled with laughs, love and warmth. Also, we are trying hard to save money for our future home.
Our experience
As we already mentioned, we’re in the middle of our longest house sitting opportunity here in Calgary (7 months). This is actually the second time we take care of the house and our little Gizmo friend. Gizmo’s family is now our friends. While they travel the world they deeply miss Gizmo. So we love to share photos, stories and videos to show his happy face via WhatsApp. We are also picking up and sorting their daily mail dealing with the house maintenance, and other issues that pop up. We both love walking and spending time outside, so we take Gizmo for a walk in the nearby park daily. unless he has a lazy day and turns back, haha, he has a personality that one :). It’s just incredible to come back home and be welcomed by this little munchkin, it makes us long for our future doggie even more.
Last summer, we were managing Airbnb for our friend in Calgary. It’s not the first time we watched his property but it was the first time we did Airbnb for him. It was fun making his place cozier for the guests and watching the reviews come in. After two months of Airbnb-ing we managed to gain a Superhost badge, a proud moment. You can see Lex's AirBnB profile and all the reviews we received here:
https://www.airbnb.ca/users/show/25802307
External references (3)
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Chris - Character Reference
21 February 2019
To whom it may concern,
My name is Chris Joyal and I've been friends with Lex almost twenty years, and am writing to provide a character reference.
One of the main reasons we're still such good friends after all the years we've been out of high school and living in different cities is his r...To whom it may concern,
My name is Chris Joyal and I've been friends with Lex almost twenty years, and am writing to provide a character reference.
One of the main reasons we're still such good friends after all the years we've been out of high school and living in different cities is his reliability. I can count on him to maintain communication despite whatever distance is separating us, and to maintain a consistent level of priority for our friendship. We make sure to hang out in person at least once a year, and many times he has stayed in one of the extra rooms in the house of my wife and I. I never have any issues with him during those times, and he is always reliably clean, friendly, and trustworthy around my belongings and loved ones. He has been helpful with shoveling snow on the driveway in winter, as well as volunteering to walk the dog.
I’ve known Martina for more brief a time, through the lens of my friendship with Lex, as well as the few times we’ve hung out in person over the last few years whenever I hung out with Lex. She is just as nice a person to know as he is- abundantly friendly and kind.
Recently I hung out with the two of them in Calgary while they were house-sitting there, and I recall that they were very cognizant of what the owners of their house would want when discussing my trip out there to see them. Their attitude was one of professionalism like it was a job, but also care, as if they were looking after my own house.
If you are considering them for house-sitting, renting, or anything in between, you can rest assured that your place will be cared for as well as it can be, and that Lex and Martina will exercise the utmost professionalism, care, and trustworthiness with your home.- Organised
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Shauna & Mike - House / Pet sitting Reference
06 February 2019
We have used Martina and Lex on 2 separate trips now. They are a young professional couple who have taken fantastic care of our little Yorkie named Gizmo and great care of our house. Gizmo is completely at ease with this great couple and they make sure he gets lots of attention and walks every...
We have used Martina and Lex on 2 separate trips now. They are a young professional couple who have taken fantastic care of our little Yorkie named Gizmo and great care of our house. Gizmo is completely at ease with this great couple and they make sure he gets lots of attention and walks every day. We have no fears of leaving him and trust them with our home and opening of our mail. We get little videos of our dog Gizmo all the time which makes being away for him easier. It also makes us feel better seeing how happy and healthy he is. We would definitely recommend this couple to have in your home and care for your pets.
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Todd - Landlord Reference
05 February 2019
I met Lex in 2014, he was one of my first Airbnb guests! He was simply amazing. I was repairing the dishwasher, and Lex asked, can I help? And he meant it, he rolled up his sleeves and 3 hours later, we were done! Now, 5 years later, Lex has become a great friend of mine. Last year, my Bed a...
I met Lex in 2014, he was one of my first Airbnb guests! He was simply amazing. I was repairing the dishwasher, and Lex asked, can I help? And he meant it, he rolled up his sleeves and 3 hours later, we were done! Now, 5 years later, Lex has become a great friend of mine. Last year, my Bed and Breakfast house in Sooke, I had to be away to work in Victoria. It just happened to fit when Lex and Marti were travelling through. Well, for the next 4 months, Lex and Marti ran my Bed and Breakfast and did an amazing job. I have absolutely no hesitation if recommending Lex and Marti. They are responsible, great communicators, and totally honest.
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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About Martina & Lex
Hello and welcome to our profile, happy to see you around :)
We’re a married Czech-Canadian couple who mostly live in Canada. When we’re not in Canada we like travelling to wonderful places in all corners of the world. Regardless of our location, we spend a lot of time working online. We believe everyone can help the world be a better place and the internet is one of the tools we love to use to do so (Martina via visual story telling and Lex via helping people with learning). Knowing that we’re passionate to improve the world, it’s no surprise our hearts are filled with love and compassion for all its life, plants, and animals. That means your pets will be in good hands.
Since September 2018 we have been house sitting for a family in Calgary. They went on their dream journey around the world. Lucky for us their happy Yorkshire Terrier, “Gizmo”, needed some love when they were away. ......
Hello and welcome to our profile, happy to see you around :)
We’re a married Czech-Canadian couple who mostly live in Canada. When we’re not in Canada we like travelling to wonderful places in all corners of the world. Regardless of our location, we spend a lot of time working online. We believe everyone can help the world be a better place and the internet is one of the tools we love to use to do so (Martina via visual story telling and Lex via helping people with learning). Knowing that we’re passionate to improve the world, it’s no surprise our hearts are filled with love and compassion for all its life, plants, and animals. That means your pets will be in good hands.
Since September 2018 we have been house sitting for a family in Calgary. They went on their dream journey around the world. Lucky for us their happy Yorkshire Terrier, “Gizmo”, needed some love when they were away. He has brought so much joy into our lives. (TrustedHousesitters is new to us, Gizmo’s house sitting came from another website).
What we value
In our free time, we love going hiking, watch documentaries, read books or play board games. We also practice yoga and meditate almost every day, being healthy is very important to us. Being healthy and caring for the planet is also why we recently switched to mostly plant-based meals. Learning how to cook plant-based has been a fun experience. (We do have the rare cheesy pizza, balance is everything, haha). You can feel safe knowing we don’t smoke and can’t handle any more alcohol than the very occasional glass of wine.
Martina (32 yrs)
I grew up in Czechia’s countryside. I'm a landscape photographer and a photo tour guide. I spent seven amazing years travelling to many countries in the world and now I’m settling down in Canada with my lovely man. My love for animals started in my childhood where my family had pet dogs, cats, chickens, bunnies, and cows. I love being out in nature whether it’s camping, hiking or just laying in the grass watching a cloud shape into different things. A few years back I created a website called Dreaming and Wandering (www.dreamingandwandering.com) where you can find out more about me and my travels.
Lex (32 yrs)
I was raised in the prairies of Manitoba. I met Martina in 2015 working on a cherry farm in British Columbia. We have been hitting the road together ever since. I love people, children, and animals. This love is reflected in my life choices of being a swimming instructor, high school basketball coach, and team leader in the reforestation industry. I enjoy training people because I get so much joy helping people succeed. I’m currently working on an online project about improved learning. My goal is the help give people learning tools so they can make their dreams come true. My long term goal is to create an online school to help people from any place in the world make a better life for themselves. Same as Marti I love being in nature and feel so grateful to call Canada my home. We both travelled a lot and I love that house sitting will give us the opportunity to slow down. It feels good to be in a home setting, and have some loving fury company :)
Our Invitation
We would love to meet you and your furry friends. So feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We can provide references from our previous house sitting hosts and landlords. They love it when our life swings their way from time to time, and we have even found lifelong friends by taking care of people’s properties :)
Why we want to house sit
We would love to have our own doggie. We already have a name (Joska) and a breed (Red Fox Labrador), haha. But sadly since we travel frequently it’s not possible, yet. I (Martina) am a travelling landscape photographer, often sent on assignments around Canada and abroad. We agreed we can't yet give our future ball of fur as much attention as he would need and deserved. Therefore, for now, we choose to do housesitting because of those priceless moments with animals filled with laughs, love and warmth. Also, we are trying hard to save money for our future home.
Our experience
As we already mentioned, we’re in the middle of our longest house sitting opportunity here in Calgary (7 months). This is actually the second time we take care of the house and our little Gizmo friend. Gizmo’s family is now our friends. While they travel the world they deeply miss Gizmo. So we love to share photos, stories and videos to show his happy face via WhatsApp. We are also picking up and sorting their daily mail dealing with the house maintenance, and other issues that pop up. We both love walking and spending time outside, so we take Gizmo for a walk in the nearby park daily. unless he has a lazy day and turns back, haha, he has a personality that one :). It’s just incredible to come back home and be welcomed by this little munchkin, it makes us long for our future doggie even more.
Last summer, we were managing Airbnb for our friend in Calgary. It’s not the first time we watched his property but it was the first time we did Airbnb for him. It was fun making his place cozier for the guests and watching the reviews come in. After two months of Airbnb-ing we managed to gain a Superhost badge, a proud moment. You can see Lex's AirBnB profile and all the reviews we received here:
https://www.airbnb.ca/users/show/25802307
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