Helon & Nina
Helon & Nina
We are an animal loving, non-smoking, compassionate vegan couple who both work online and are free to travel anywhere!
About Helon & Nina
Hi there, we are Helon & Nina!
We've been together since 2013 and were previously living in New York City before we decided to take a gap year to travel around the world on our way to Berlin. During that year we discovered house sitting and absolutely fell in love with it! Helon was born and raised in the U.S. and Nina was born and raised in Au...
Hi there, we are Helon & Nina!
We've been together since 2013 and were previously living in New York City before we decided to take a gap year to travel around the world on our way to Berlin. During that year we discovered house sitting and absolutely fell in love with it! Helon was born and raised in the U.S. and Nina was born and raised in Austria. We both left our hometowns years ago and have been enjoying moving and traveling ever since.
We are both vegans, enjoy hiking, cooking, going to markets, and making things ourselves. In New York City we were running an Etsy store through which we were selling our own handmade soaps. Helon really enjoys making his own beer and we are both really into making our own body care items (think balms, pomade, lip balm, etc.). Helon's favorite thing to do is skating and Nina can't go a day without doing ashtanga yoga and vipassana meditation.
Helon grew up with a bunch of animals and Nina grew up with a dog. Unfortunately, due to our lifestyle of moving and traveling, we are unable to have pets of our own and enjoy spending time with animals whenever we get a chance to. We work online and will happily housesit wherever you are in this world :)
Below are links to our website's where you can find more info on us along with links to all our other social media:
Helon's Website: https://www.lurkaround.com
Nina's Website: https://www.theminimalistninja.com
Much love,
Helon & Nina
Why we want to house sit
We signed up for Trusted Housesitters because we love pets and greatly enjoy traveling.
We have both lived in various places (Poland, UK, U.S.A., Austria, Germany, etc.), can easily adapt, and love learning about new cultures. We greatly enjoy hanging out with animals :)
We both work online and would be able to give your loved ones our undivided attention.
House sitting allows us to get a glimpse into what it's like to live like a local while spending lots of quality time with animals - it's the perfect combination!
Our experience
At this point we're fortunate to say that we've done numerous house sits through Trusted House Sitters and have looked after various animals of all ages. Whether you have young or old animals, we'll give them tons of loving attention and care :)
Our Trusted House Sitters Experience:
Chengdu, China: We spent almost 5 weeks with the most adorable border collie. His name was Chester. He was just a little over a year old, super playful, loved long walks and was obsessed with his ball. Tom, the cat, who was 2 years old, loved hanging around the house.
Goyang-si, South Korea: We spent a week looking after Kara, a 7-year-old cat. She loved getting brushed, laying around and just hanging out.
Phuket, Thailand: We spent over 2 weeks looking after 3 dogs and 5 cats. The cats were all around 2 years old. The dogs were all a little older, Mr. Jenkins was 12 years old, Bug was 10 years old and Mina Barker was 12 years old. We absolutely loved looking after all of them. We were hanging out all day and going for short walks with Bug and Mr. Jenkins :)
Copenhagen, Denmark: We spent a little over a week looking after O.J. the cat who liked to go on walks, cuddle, and was very vocal so we had a lot to talk about, ha.
Burgas, Bulgaria: We spent nearly a month looking after three kittens: Susie, Patch, and Tobi. They were super adorable, affectionate, and we had 3 cats in bed with us nearly every night! It was a treat looking after them.
Bucharest, Romania: Here we looked after Sam, the world traveling cat who's originally from Tanzania! She was an easygoing sweetheart and quite possibly the largest cat we've ever met!
Prior to signing up to Trusted House Sitters:
Most of Helon's experience with animals comes from growing up having them as pets (dogs, cats, iguanas, birds, rabbits, and fish). Helon also looked after the animals of numerous of his friends as an adult. Helon has worked on farms and cared for poultry, horses, pigs, goats, and many more.
Nina grew up with a lovely dog and they spent every single minute together when she was a kid. He was trained for hunting and a mixed breed.
If you have any questions regarding our experiences, please do not hesitate to ask.
Reviews (5)
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Vera - Bucharest, Romania
17 December - 03 January 2019
Helon and Nina are a lovely couple, and are clearly very experienced pet-sitters. Communication was very easy prior to and throughout their stay, and we found our cat relaxed and happy after their almost 3 week cat/house-sit. The house was clean, and sheets etc washed before we came home. They al...
Helon and Nina are a lovely couple, and are clearly very experienced pet-sitters. Communication was very easy prior to and throughout their stay, and we found our cat relaxed and happy after their almost 3 week cat/house-sit. The house was clean, and sheets etc washed before we came home. They also helped us out with watering the plants (all healthy upon return :)), and an unexpected courier delivery. We would highly recommend them as pet-sitters!
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John - Burgas, Bulgaria
23 November - 13 December 2018
Helon and Nina were excellent home and pet sitters. They arrived two days before our departure which gave us some time for us all to get to know each other before we left. From the start it was obvious that they and our 3 kittens were going to get along just fine. This allowed us to go on our vac...
Helon and Nina were excellent home and pet sitters. They arrived two days before our departure which gave us some time for us all to get to know each other before we left. From the start it was obvious that they and our 3 kittens were going to get along just fine. This allowed us to go on our vacation without any worries. While we were away we received messages and photos which was really reassuring. When we returned we could see that our cats had been well cared for. We can fully recommend them as house sitters to anyone wanting there pets and home cared for.
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Poppy - Copenhagen, Denmark
08 October - 14 October 2018
Helon and Nina were truly wonderful petsitters. They arrived on time before I caught my flight to collect my keys, and I could see they were a natural with pets. Great communication, amazingly tidy, and my cat OJ was relaxed and happy when I returned. I received regular communication and pictures...
Helon and Nina were truly wonderful petsitters. They arrived on time before I caught my flight to collect my keys, and I could see they were a natural with pets. Great communication, amazingly tidy, and my cat OJ was relaxed and happy when I returned. I received regular communication and pictures from them to reassure me. I would recommend Helon and Nina to anyone looking for someone to take care of their apartment and their animals.
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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- Pet care
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About Helon & Nina
Hi there, we are Helon & Nina!
We've been together since 2013 and were previously living in New York City before we decided to take a gap year to travel around the world on our way to Berlin. During that year we discovered house sitting and absolutely fell in love with it! Helon was born and raised in the U.S. and Nina was born and raised in Austria. We both left our hometowns years ago and have been enjoying moving and traveling ever since.
We are both vegans, enjoy hiking, cooking, going to markets, and making things ourselves. In New York City we were running an Etsy store through which we were selling our own handmade soaps. Helon really enjoys making his own beer and we are both really into making our own body care items (think balms, pomade, lip balm, etc.). Helon's favorite thing to do is skating and Nina can't go a day without doing ashtanga yoga and vipassana meditation.
H......
Hi there, we are Helon & Nina!
We've been together since 2013 and were previously living in New York City before we decided to take a gap year to travel around the world on our way to Berlin. During that year we discovered house sitting and absolutely fell in love with it! Helon was born and raised in the U.S. and Nina was born and raised in Austria. We both left our hometowns years ago and have been enjoying moving and traveling ever since.
We are both vegans, enjoy hiking, cooking, going to markets, and making things ourselves. In New York City we were running an Etsy store through which we were selling our own handmade soaps. Helon really enjoys making his own beer and we are both really into making our own body care items (think balms, pomade, lip balm, etc.). Helon's favorite thing to do is skating and Nina can't go a day without doing ashtanga yoga and vipassana meditation.
Helon grew up with a bunch of animals and Nina grew up with a dog. Unfortunately, due to our lifestyle of moving and traveling, we are unable to have pets of our own and enjoy spending time with animals whenever we get a chance to. We work online and will happily housesit wherever you are in this world :)
Below are links to our website's where you can find more info on us along with links to all our other social media:
Helon's Website: https://www.lurkaround.com
Nina's Website: https://www.theminimalistninja.com
Much love,
Helon & Nina
Why we want to house sit
We signed up for Trusted Housesitters because we love pets and greatly enjoy traveling.
We have both lived in various places (Poland, UK, U.S.A., Austria, Germany, etc.), can easily adapt, and love learning about new cultures. We greatly enjoy hanging out with animals :)
We both work online and would be able to give your loved ones our undivided attention.
House sitting allows us to get a glimpse into what it's like to live like a local while spending lots of quality time with animals - it's the perfect combination!
Our experience
At this point we're fortunate to say that we've done numerous house sits through Trusted House Sitters and have looked after various animals of all ages. Whether you have young or old animals, we'll give them tons of loving attention and care :)
Our Trusted House Sitters Experience:
Chengdu, China: We spent almost 5 weeks with the most adorable border collie. His name was Chester. He was just a little over a year old, super playful, loved long walks and was obsessed with his ball. Tom, the cat, who was 2 years old, loved hanging around the house.
Goyang-si, South Korea: We spent a week looking after Kara, a 7-year-old cat. She loved getting brushed, laying around and just hanging out.
Phuket, Thailand: We spent over 2 weeks looking after 3 dogs and 5 cats. The cats were all around 2 years old. The dogs were all a little older, Mr. Jenkins was 12 years old, Bug was 10 years old and Mina Barker was 12 years old. We absolutely loved looking after all of them. We were hanging out all day and going for short walks with Bug and Mr. Jenkins :)
Copenhagen, Denmark: We spent a little over a week looking after O.J. the cat who liked to go on walks, cuddle, and was very vocal so we had a lot to talk about, ha.
Burgas, Bulgaria: We spent nearly a month looking after three kittens: Susie, Patch, and Tobi. They were super adorable, affectionate, and we had 3 cats in bed with us nearly every night! It was a treat looking after them.
Bucharest, Romania: Here we looked after Sam, the world traveling cat who's originally from Tanzania! She was an easygoing sweetheart and quite possibly the largest cat we've ever met!
Prior to signing up to Trusted House Sitters:
Most of Helon's experience with animals comes from growing up having them as pets (dogs, cats, iguanas, birds, rabbits, and fish). Helon also looked after the animals of numerous of his friends as an adult. Helon has worked on farms and cared for poultry, horses, pigs, goats, and many more.
Nina grew up with a lovely dog and they spent every single minute together when she was a kid. He was trained for hunting and a mixed breed.
If you have any questions regarding our experiences, please do not hesitate to ask.
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House & pet sitting timeline
Helon and Nina have done 6 house sits since 2017
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BucharestRomaniaDec 2018 - Jan 2019 -
BurgasBulgariaNov - Dec 2018 -
CopenhagenDenmarkOct 2018 -
ThalangThailandSep 2018 -
Goyang-siSouth KoreaAug 2018 -
ChengduChinaJun - Jul 2018
