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Abhaya

Environmental Educator

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My experience

In addition to owning my own home in Virginia, I also have rented an apartment in the nearby city for over ten years. The apartment is part of a lovely, big home of one of the professors at the University of Virginia. The family often

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Reviews (29)

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Nicole

No question about it, you can rely on Abhaya to take great care of your home, your pets and your plants. I would love for her to return for any future sits

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Gainesville, FL, US · 30 Mar - 06 Apr 2025
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Melissa

No issues at all. Felt very comfortable with her at our house with our dogs.

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Saint Augustine, FL, US · 16 Mar - 22 Mar 2025
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Siobhan and John

So we have met loads of wonderful people with this amazing service and it just gets better every time. Abahya is incredible. She’s so loving and caring to

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Venice, FL, US · 07 Mar - 16 Mar 2025
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Kim & Carla

Abhaya was a perfect pet sitter for Mac. She sent us updates and pictures every day they seemed to have fun together. She took Mac on several walks

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Tarpon Springs, FL, US · 24 Feb - 27 Feb 2025
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Joseph

Abhaya was an amazing house sitter. She is very nice and friendly. I couldn't have chosen a better house sitter to be honest. My home was cleaner then I

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Orlando, FL, US · 18 Feb - 24 Feb 2025

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Greg Hamra

Christie is a responsible, small-footprint, big-hearted, animal-loving guest who is perfect to house-sit and pet-sit. She is great with animals. What's more, having her house-sit your FL home will contribute to your community and FL as she is civically engaged, helping promote a better quality of life for all Floridians.

Employment reference

23 November 2018

About Abhaya

Hello! My first name is Christie . However, I usually use my middle name, Abhaya. So, my emails will come from “Abhaya.” I am an environmental educator with a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization. My area of focus is the

Age65+Occupationvoter outreach associateLives inGainesville, United States
Background checked

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National Criminal Records search has come back clear

No county-level adverse policy violations were found

They aren’t on any sex offender registries

SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

They are FCRA compliant

This service is available to our US sitters and provided by Evident, a secure and accredited third-party provider.

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This service is provided by Evident, a secure and accredited third-party provider.

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Why I want to house sit

My environmental work involves giving presentations in various areas of Florida, and being with Trusted Housesitters allows me the flexibility of being in different parts of the state.

Preferred countries

United States