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21 Oct 2023
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My 8 years old son and I live in a small old house in a tiny village called Vichte. A few years ago, while sitting on my doorstep, I got the idea to become a Workaway host :-)
My brain is full of ideas to make the garden and house more pleasant and full with flowers and green experiments :-). But... as an almost fulltime working mother these ideas mostly stay with ideas, so an extra pair of hands is most welcome! At this time I am also renovating the first floor of the house. So if the extra pair of hands is green and handy, it will make me extra happy :-)
We try to recycle as much as possible in the garden to make a playground for my son and friends. So if with the green handy hands comes a creative brain... we will spoil you with good talks, great food and my best smiles :-)
We live at the dead end of a small street (no cars pass by), on walking distance from the village center and the small train station with good connections to the Belgian coast and cities as Brussels, Bruges and Ghent (from Monday-Friday). My son and I love being outside, ride bicycle or go for a walk or just hang around in the garden or in front of the house. Drawing is his (our) new passion, but he also can't stop talking about Lamborgini's, robots and waterslides :-)
I on the other hand prefer a more ecological way of transport :-) I don't have an own car and feel comfortable with a basic, slow way of life. That is also the reason why I have an interest in the ecological way of gardening (and partially living).
You are most welcome to stay in my house if you don't mind being home alone during the day (for the moment I work from home, so I'm almost always at home) and if you don't mind living with an energetic musical charming boy (who can produce a lot of decibels) who will be hungering for your attention.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
When you stay at my house, you will be part of my little family!
Help
- finishing the ceiling upstairs (fermacell)
- preparing the walls for plastering
- plastering the walls and ceiling upstairs (clay plaster... really fun!)
- preparing the outdoor window frames for repainting
- repainting the window frames
- preparing the garden for spring times
- painting outdoor walls with natural caseïne paint
- renovating the stairs upstairs
- making an outdoor bath
- any kind of creative idea
- ...
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
As I am renovating the first floor of the house, I can 'only' offer you a spacious tent in the garden (during summer) or when you are allergic to tents there is a comfortable bed waiting for you in a very basic room. This will be your tiny private room. Small, but cosy and sunny.
What else ...
There is not much of an interesting village life, but if you like to wander around or cycle through fields, than this place will be perfect for you. With the trainstation only 1 km away, you can easily visit the Belgian coast, the city of Bruges, Ghent, Brussels... all reachable in max. 1h or 1h30.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The Wifi connection works really well in the house, as soon as you are in the garden it becomes poor.
Space for parking camper vans
The garden is big, but not suited for vans. Between the house and garden there is space enough for a van or car.
Can possibly accept pets
Pets are welcome in the garden.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
Although she may not take volunteers throughout all year , things has been managed very well.
Good communication from her to always care about my feelings and what i need.
During my two week stay , nothing ever made me uncomfortable or feeling like an… read more
I couldn't really believe that this was actually Mike's first Workaway experience. We… read more
She gave my son's room and my room a complete make over by painting a piece of art on the walls. Now we both have a unique room! And we will always remember here. :-)
Happiness live in their home, see such good family relationships!
It was an excellent experiment, Lisa forever in my heart, like an sister!
But that day Takashi would not be there when returning from work... (sounds very dramatic...haha).
My son still misses him as he became his… read more
As someone who has been using work away for a while, I can say with confidence that my time with Lisa and Kini was a highlight of my trip and one of the best hosts I've ever stayed with.
It was very relaxing and I could explore Belgium a lot.
Lisa took me with to wherever she goes and introduced me her… read more
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Although she may not take volunteers throughout all year , things has been managed very well.
Good communication from her to always care about my feelings and what i need.
During my two week stay , nothing ever made me uncomfortable or feeling like an… read more
I couldn't really believe that this was actually Mike's first Workaway experience. We… read more
She gave my son's room and my room a complete make over by painting a piece of art on the walls. Now we both have a unique room! And we will always remember here. :-)
Happiness live in their home, see such good family relationships!
It was an excellent experiment, Lisa forever in my heart, like an sister!
But that day Takashi would not be there when returning from work... (sounds very dramatic...haha).
My son still misses him as he became his… read more
As someone who has been using work away for a while, I can say with confidence that my time with Lisa and Kini was a highlight of my trip and one of the best hosts I've ever stayed with.
It was very relaxing and I could explore Belgium a lot.
Lisa took me with to wherever she goes and introduced me her… read more
They live in a peaceful area perfect to relax, think or read...
Also this is Belgium so it is easy to ride a bike and go to explore the surroundings easily and safely. She bought for me the most expensive bike in the charity shop so maybe yo could use it aswell haha.
Kini… read more
