Help with gardening and some handyman jobs in Schilde, Belgium

Infos

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  Description

  We, Nikki and Pol, today are respectively 70 and 76. We are both retired. Nikki worked as a make-up artist for television, Pol as an editor for an Antwerp daily newspaper.
  
  We live in Schilde, a green municipality northeast of Antwerp, for about 30 years. Surrounding our house, which is spacious enough since our three daughters left it, is a rather labour-intensive garden of about 1,350 m². That is the domain of Nikki, who (among many other things) as a 'garden ranger' also gives other people advice for making their gardens bird- and insect-friendly. Pol spends a lot of time behind his laptop, but also volunteers at the local Oxfam World Shop.
  
  And together we really enjoy travelling. Within Europe, we do so with our own camper. A regular destination outside Europe is Australia, as our youngest daughter lives in Perth.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  In return for the help in the garden, Nikki will gladly share her extensive plant knowledge.
  Drawing is another of Nikki's passions. She takes classes at an academy and will be happy to initiate interested Workawayers into various drawing techniques.
  Port city of Antwerp, with its wide and exciting range of restaurants and cafés, museums and shops, and events of all kinds, is very easily accessible by public transport. Naturally, we will show our guests around the city.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Nikki would love to get some help in the garden. Workawayers with some experience in pruning and planting are therefore very welcome.
  
  The house needs some maintenance and repair work: painting, wallpapering, a touch-up here and there. The handy Harry or Henrietta who wants to undertake this, can count on Pol's help (to the best of his ability).
  
  Furthermore, a lot of things need to get out of the house: stuff in the attic, piles of books... Maybe we can participate in a flea market together?

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We offer the helper(s) their own spacious bedroom overlooking the garden, above which the sun rises in the morning. We share the rest of the house (including the bathroom), as well as the electric bikes.
  The use of the car and even a weekend away with our camper is negotiable. And our cuisine is very varied and fairly international, although we are happy to prepare typical Belgian dishes.
  The village centers of Schilde and Wijnegem are within walking and cycling distance.

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  Autres infos...

  Period and duration of stay are negotiable. But it would be great if we could welcome helpers from mid June on, when there is still a lot of work in the garden.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week