Building project near Balaton lake and near forest 160 km away from Budapest, Hungary

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  Description

  Our project: We are building a new cellar as an extension to our cottage.
  
  We are located on top of the mountain/hill, 1 km from Lake Balaton. The cottage looks over the lake - it’s a beautiful view. The land around the house is big and is surrounded by woods.
  
  We have electricity, but there’s no water system installed yet. We supply our drinking water from either the village down by the lake or a nearby town (15km away) where we can get natural (mineral) spring water. We fill our bottles from there.
  
  We have a water tank (cistern) which collects rainwater. We use this water for hand washing and showers/washes. We enjoy the beautiful view while washing dishes.
  
  The toilet is located in the garden - 30 meters from the house.
  
  You can find lots of different types of herbs around the house. You can also enjoy picking mushrooms after the rain.
  
  The area is excellent for hiking or taking long walks. The scenery is beautiful around here. We are located in the Káli Basin - which some people call The Hungarian Tuscany. There are numerous places to get mineral water from.
  
  There’s a big town - Tapolca - 30km-s from our lovely little village, where you can find a big supermarket - Tesco. This is great for doing a big shop, or if you want to do a daily shop you can find grocery stores down by the lake, at the foot of the mountain in the village.
  
  You can swim in the lake in the village, and in Tapolca there’s a nice park with a watermill, a small little river with koi fish in it, and a lake cave. It’s worth checking out, it’s beautiful.
  
  It’s good to know, that sometimes we get visitors in our garden in the form of wild boars. They come to eat the figs and pears when they are ripe, or just to hide away. They won’t disturb you if you don’t disturb them. It’s only natural that they come into the garden - the forest is actually their home.
  
  We also have visitors in the house - or should I say, guests or roommates. They are called dormouse. They are small like a mouse, but they have long furry tails like a squirrel. They are super cute and they won’t hurt anyone. They like to live with us, in the house. They are an endangered species.
  
  It’s good to mention, that we have no air conditioning in the house.
  
  If you have a sleeping bag, please let us know - so we know if we need to supply bedding.
  
  We can accommodate guests from the 18th of August for up to 1,5 week.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  retaining wall construction, masonry, concreting, slab construction, garden work, facilities around the house without running water, use of natural toilet
  Pile of campfires, baking on campfires, wood heating technology, frost collecting, shredding ... putting stone wall window installation, restoration of old window conversion to double glazing ...
  herbal knowledge, edible wild plants...

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  Help

  We would like help in building a retaining wall, masonry, concreting, building a slab, tidying up the garden, and doing things around the house.
  For campfires, heating, we would ask for help in collecting and shredding wood.
  We would also like to ask for help with insulation and plastering, as well as with cooking, tidying, cleaning, and chores around the house.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Hungarian: Fluent
  English: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation in a separate room with a total of 4 beds, garden rainwater shower, water must be drawn from the cistern for hand washing, garden toilet, weak internet reception in very cloudy weather.
  
  Meals: 3 times a day, according to general Hungarian cuisine

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  What else ...

  There are many herbs around the house.
  After the rainy weather in the forest you can pick mushrooms and hike in beautiful places.
  You can go hiking in the Káli Basin, which is also called the Hungarian Tuscany.
  In the pool are springs, medicinal water, about 30 kilometers from a nice little town for big shopping in Tesco.
  For small-scale shopping and swimming on Lake Balaton, it is possible to go down at the foot of the mountain in the village.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

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