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Maritza & Gareth

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Maritza & Gareth from Bastimentos, Panama

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Maritza & Gareth

Bastimentos, Panama

3 reviews

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About Maritza & Gareth

Hello there, we are a married couple full of energy and life! We are both very honest and respectful of peoples lives and properties. We love outdoor activities (gardening, surfing, hiking, exploring, taking care of animals -especially dogs, cycling...) cooking, reading, experimenting, learning and sharing.

Maritza grew up in rural Costa Rica, so she is used to life with many dogs around, and farm life (cows, pigs, chickens...) and dealing with wild animals (snakes, crocodiles, iguanas, armadillos...). She holds a Masters in Migration and Sociology, and is currently working as a freelancer. She loves to create/up-cycle, sew and any DIY project, organic agriculture, designing and creating, cycling, running, playing and laughing.

Gareth grew up in South Wales and Ireland, so loves rural life, camping, exploring, surfing, animals, and chatting with people. He has loads of experience working with people and animals, and with nature.
Between us, we speak English, Spanish, and basic Portuguese.

We are a very practical, easy-going, kind, chilled and flexible couple, enjoying lifes little gifts.

Our current circumstances allow us to be flexible...so don’t hesitate to contact us!

Why we want to house sit

We value time more than money and people over material things. We try to live by the Golden Rule, treating people just as we would like to be treated. This makes us what we are today.
We are very keen to travel, explore and experience our beautiful planet...and house sitting seems like a wonderful way to do this.
Maritza has been an active member of the couch surfer community for many years, and we truly believe in community life styles as the way forward.

This site is a great way to help and to be helped!

Our experience

We have experience in organic gardening and agriculture (Maritza worked in an organic farm in the West of Ireland), house and garden maintenance, house cleaning and window cleaning, indoor decoration skills, farm life (taking care of all sorts of animals such as horses, cows, ducks, birds, dogs and cats, pigs...). We both love animals (especially long walks/jogs with dogs). A fit and happy carer= a fit and happy pet.

We will take care of your animals as if they were ours!
*We will regularly keep you posted during your absence by sending you photos/videos of your animal family (if you want).
*We are happy to follow your animal's routine. We enjoy walks/jogs with dogs greatly and look forward to when its time to move. We will also stick to regular feeding times and playing with your pets in the home.

Reviews (3)

Zuleimy - Zürich, Switzerland

13 June - 21 June 2017

Maritza and Gareth are really nice, very responsible and amicable. They took great care of Valentina and Diego and also of the apartment, which they left impeccable. I'm happy to recommend them. + More

Maritza and Gareth are really nice, very responsible and amicable. They took great care of Valentina and Diego and also of the apartment, which they left impeccable. I'm happy to recommend them.

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Pam - Sierpe, Costa Rica

26 September - 26 November 2016

Maritza and Gareth were caretakers for our home and property in Costa Rica for 2 months. Our property was in great shape when we returned, i.e., the yard trimmed and the hedges and plants pruned. We have a very large yard and it is not a small task to keep up with it all. It was nice to return an... + More

Maritza and Gareth were caretakers for our home and property in Costa Rica for 2 months. Our property was in great shape when we returned, i.e., the yard trimmed and the hedges and plants pruned. We have a very large yard and it is not a small task to keep up with it all. It was nice to return and see that all had been well taken care of.

Our home was clean and ready for us to move back. I highly recommend Maritza and Gareth to take care of your home and pets.

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Vanessa - Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France

28 January - 01 March 2016

Maritza and Gareth looked after our husky/border collie cross dog and the house for 5 weeks in The Pyrenees, France during February 2016. They were fantastic. Leaving the house clean. Zak missed them terribly when they left. What more can I say. I just hope they're free next time. + More

Maritza and Gareth looked after our husky/border collie cross dog and the house for 5 weeks in The Pyrenees, France during February 2016. They were fantastic. Leaving the house clean. Zak missed them terribly when they left. What more can I say. I just hope they're free next time.

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Response from Maritza & Gareth

It was a pleasure for me and my husband to sit for Vanessa and Neil! They are a very kind and hospitable couple, helping us settle in, showing us around, introducing us to their friends...we couldnt ask more!
Their place and location is fantastic, was equipped with more than what we needed...and Zac is a treasure dog! We really hope to sit for them again in the future!

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