Catherine
About Catherine
I am a non-smoking, active business woman, widow and grandmother, recently retired who wants to travel the world a second time. I like to experience the places I visit as native would and am very flexible regarding travel times, places, etc. I am 67 and in excellent shape - able to look after a house and animals just like I would at home.
I am a non-smoking, active business woman, widow and grandmother, recently retired who wants to travel the world a second time. I like to experience the places I visit as native would and am very flexible regarding travel times, places, etc. I am 67 and in excellent shape - able to look after a house and animals just like I would at home.
Why I want to house sit
I do not enjoy the hotel experience and am very uncomfortable looking and acting like a tourist - house-sitting provides an alternative to that, while still allowing me to "see the world". I would of course like to see local sites, but my preference to is just live - visit the market, walk the local pathways (preferably accompanied by a dog).
My experience
An active,older woman with a flexible availability that is rare, I am quiet, clean and capable and would take care of your home and pets as if they were my own. Over the years I have owned and cared for dogs of all sizes (my 20-year-old dachshund died three years ago: deaf and almost completely blind but active and loving). I've been renting on the Canadian West Coast since then and have not been allowed to replace him. I would love the company of "someone" to explore new neighbourhoods with. I house-sat in the Vancouver area before my son was born (without pets) and have taken care of a friend's cat while she travels. I've borrowed my cousin's flat in Italy and lived there on my own for two weeks at a time using what Italian I could pick up to shop, order and be polite.
I spent a year travelling the world on my own some 20 years ago and want to use retirement do more while keeping my base in Vancouver where my three grandchildren are. I am capable and happy on my own - not nervous but able to cope with solitude in any guise.
English is my first language, but I read French fluently, speak it badly - apparently - but can manage.(My son was in French-immersion and says my accent is not good.) I have a smattering of Italian and Spanish picked up on my travels.
External references (1)
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John - Landlord Reference
04 January 2017
Catherine is a wonderful person , responsible and reliable.
She would be an asset to have as a housesitter.
The suite she rents is always neat and tidy, as well she is quiet and considerate.Catherine is a wonderful person , responsible and reliable.
She would be an asset to have as a housesitter.
The suite she rents is always neat and tidy, as well she is quiet and considerate.- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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About Catherine
I am a non-smoking, active business woman, widow and grandmother, recently retired who wants to travel the world a second time. I like to experience the places I visit as native would and am very flexible regarding travel times, places, etc. I am 67 and in excellent shape - able to look after a house and animals just like I would at home.
I am a non-smoking, active business woman, widow and grandmother, recently retired who wants to travel the world a second time. I like to experience the places I visit as native would and am very flexible regarding travel times, places, etc. I am 67 and in excellent shape - able to look after a house and animals just like I would at home.
Why I want to house sit
I do not enjoy the hotel experience and am very uncomfortable looking and acting like a tourist - house-sitting provides an alternative to that, while still allowing me to "see the world". I would of course like to see local sites, but my preference to is just live - visit the market, walk the local pathways (preferably accompanied by a dog).
My experience
An active,older woman with a flexible availability that is rare, I am quiet, clean and capable and would take care of your home and pets as if they were my own. Over the years I have owned and cared for dogs of all sizes (my 20-year-old dachshund died three years ago: deaf and almost completely blind but active and loving). I've been renting on the Canadian West Coast since then and have not been allowed to replace him. I would love the company of "someone" to explore new neighbourhoods with. I house-sat in the Vancouver area before my son was born (without pets) and have taken care of a friend's cat while she travels. I've borrowed my cousin's flat in Italy and lived there on my own for two weeks at a time using what Italian I could pick up to shop, order and be polite.
I spent a year travelling the world on my own some 20 years ago and want to use retirement do more while keeping my base in Vancouver where my three grandchildren are. I am capable and happy on my own - not nervous but able to cope with solitude in any guise.
English is my first language, but I read French fluently, speak it badly - apparently - but can manage.(My son was in French-immersion and says my accent is not good.) I have a smattering of Italian and Spanish picked up on my travels.
Verifications
Verification level
Standard level
Animal Care Experience
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Dogs
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Fish
Availability
Preferred Countries
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Christmas Island
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Georgia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- New Caledonia
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Tokelau
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Ukraine
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
Profile Details
Age
Occupation
Travelling as a
Previous house sitting experience
Member benefits
Member since
House & pet sitting timeline
Catherine has done 1 house sit since 2016
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BergeracFranceJun 2017
