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Description
Do you want to enjoy the city life of Berlin as well as a calm green neighbourhood? We are a retired couple living in the suburbs of Berlin (about 30-45 minutes with public transport to the center). The area we live in is green and situated next to a canal. The house is surrounded by our big garden. We need help with the garden, as well as with renovation work and cleaning up our house. For many years we host students from a language school coming from all over the world and we really enjoyed it. Now we want to broaden our experience with workaway.
Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningCreating/ Cooking family mealsGeneral MaintenanceHelp around the houseCultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can dive into Berlin and enjoy as well the company of a german family. Often we host students from a language school so it can get very international too.
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Help
We have a big garden where we also plant vegetables, salads, berries etc. and would enjoy to have help with it. Our house needs some renovation to be done. We want to paint the outside and some of the inside, repair the fence, put a new balustrade for the balcony, built a roofing for the terrace etc.. Also we want to declutter rooms and make more space again.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentAccommodation
You will live in single or double rooms in our house. We provide meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner and are also open to cook for vegetarians. We enjoy healthy food and try to eat as far as possible from our garden.
What else ...
Please do not smoke in the house.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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My husband Luciano and I had a wonderful experience during our stay at Hannah and Manfred's house in Berlin. From the moment we arrived, we felt very welcomed and comfortable. The tasks assigned to us were simple and enjoyable, such as taking care of the garden and helping with daily household chores. Additionally, we had the opportunity… read more
Practical:
The work is quite straight forward consisting of fx gardenwork, cleaning dishes, cleaning the house, tidying rooms that are messy, painting ect. You have a fixed schedule (work from 9-13, monday to friday) and central berlin is just 45 minutes away with public… read more
It was a… read more
They are very kind and caring, Hanna cooks delicious meals, Manfred has always funny stories to tell, we've had great chats during lunch and dinner time...you never get bored, they're lovely ☺️
On the other hand, If you want to visit Berlin, their house is very well located, just 45' by public… read more
I felt at home… read more
It felt like being home! They are lovely, full of energy and interesting stories. Hanna's cooking is amazing and Manfred has the best little German joke ahah! There was between 3 to 4 other nice… read more
They are grea, hart warming, they kind of adopt me and i really like the time I was there.
Hanna cook wonderful and Manfred has always something new to do o fix, he never stops.
The neighborhood is amazing, full of green and the best of the house is the enormus garden, love to spend the afternoons there… read more
Thank… read more