Indoor and outdoor help at our warm family home in New Lebanon, NY, USA

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  Beschreibung

  I’m a family oriented person who loves to create community and bring people together. I have recently retired from a 35-year career as an educator and school leader/administrator. I moved to a beautiful home in a culturally rich and historic area of the Western Berkshires (NY/Mass border) in June of 2023. I lived abroad for eight years and speak English, French and Italian. I have local friends who have had great success finding help and creating community with Workaway. Last summer, I hosted two young French men and it went extremely well. In October and November I hosted a young woman from the NYC suburbs and a young man from Maryland and I hosted a few workaways this past fall and recently, in June. Hosting workaways has exceeded my expectations and I would like to continue to do so.
  
  Our home is large and well kept and accommodations are very comfortable. Food is predominantly organic, healthy and plentiful. Our home is gluten-free friendly and vegetarian & vegan friendly. We share cooking, shopping and cleanup responsibilities. We have a fire pit and a wood burning stove fireplace that we love to sit around in the evening. We are associated with several nonprofits in the area so there is a lot of community to be part of. We are into permaculture, yoga, environmental stewardship, alternative healing and mindful living. Hope to hear from you soon :).

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Workawayers will be able to learn about the history of our area, well known for its Shaker heritage and the unique living conditions that an 18th century utopian community developed. Additionally, we can plan trips to New York City, Boston and other nearby attractions. The area is fairly rural with little public transportation (the Amtrak train and Greyhound bus are 45 minutes away), but we’ve been able to make it work for those without their own cars.

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  Arbeit

  We have been carrying out home maintenance, renovations and painting. The winter was quiet and we are now doing tasks in our vegetable and flower gardens. As the weather warms up, we will be doing lots of gardening and landscaping tasks and maintenance, potentially including preparation for a permaculture installation. Cooking, cleaning (indoors and out) and housekeeping help, etc. are always needed (nothing heavy-duty). I help alongside you on these projects, sharing skills and expertise. Local tradespeople will be hired for big jobs.
  
  We are very laid-back, friendly, accommodating and not overly demanding. We have lots of friends (of all ages) and participate in and host social activities.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  I would love to improve my French and Italian and I taught English for five years and ran an adult ESOL program (at a community college).
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  Unterkunft

  Very comfortable private or shared room (depending on the number of workaways), shared bathroom and kitchen. Food will be provided and workawayers will share cooking responsibilities (those who love to cook are highly sought after). We aim to have group meals at least twice a week.

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  Was noch ...

  We live in a rural area, so we are better suited for volunteers who have their own transportation. There are many beautiful hiking trails nearby and we have good bicycles that workawayers can use. The area is culturally rich and near three ski resorts as well as music venues, theaters, museums, cute New England towns, etc.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We have excellent wired Internet and Wi-Fi and lots of quiet spaces to work in.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Small and medium dogs who are completely house trained and don't shed much or bark often may be considered.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

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

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