Henry & Alyssa

Hello,

We are Alyssa and Henry, an American and British couple, who have spent the last three years traveling and housesitting around New Zealand and Australia (precovid) and in the UK (last year). We have extensive housesitting experience and have completed a variety of sits, including pet care, garden care, long-term, luxury, off-grid, pool maintenance, and coordinating with existing staff.

We view housesitting as a job and approach each sit with professionalism. Our goal is to allow you to stay stress-free whilst you are away by understanding and adhering to your preferences for communication and care of your pets and home. We can provide multiple references from other housesitting sites in New Zealand and Australia. We hope that you will consider us as sitters, and can guarantee that your house will be kept spotless and that your pets, plants and home will be lovingly cared for.


ABOUT US

I (Alyssa) am originally from California, but have also lived in Norway, Germany and England, where Henry and I met. After attending the University of Southern California, I worked as a financial analyst at Wells Fargo Bank for two years. Meanwhile, Henry was serving in the Royal Marines in Exeter, England. I decided to leave banking to pursue my passion of teaching and completed my English teaching qualification in Cambridge. While traveling, I have been teaching English as a foreign language. I currently work online and am therefore usually home during the day.

Henry was born and raised in Cambridge, England, and served 5 years in the Royal Marines. He loves being active, including hiking, marathon running, kayaking and scuba diving. After leaving the Marines, he completed his Dive Master qualification and has since been working in the adventure tourism industry. In New Zealand, he worked as a kayak guide and diver and in Australia, a kayak and nature guide.

Henry and I both grew up in households with pets, including dogs, cats, chickens, fish, and hamsters. We hope to have our own pets one day; but, until we settle down in one place, that is not a possibility. In the meantime, we love the opportunity to have the company of pets while we travel! In addition, housesitting gives us the flexibility to see more of the world compared to a regular lease agreement, whilst still offering a place to call home.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Alyssa and Henry