Help us with some home DIY projects in a village near Roermond, Netherlands

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  Description

  We are mature married couple of English and Polish/Dutch background, multilingual, due to recent health problems we are looking for help in renovating /decorating our house in a village near Roermond in the Netherlands, we are friendly and open minded, the host is a good cook and likes preparing meals, we have two cats, no living in children. We live in the hart of the village on a square with bars, restaurants and, close to German and not to far from Belgian border, excellent communication links via bus and a village train station, close to nature.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Travellers can enjoy staying in our house in a nice village on the border with Germany and only 15 km from Belgium, easy connection to other cities in Netherlands as there is a train station in the village, we are a family with multilingual skills: native English, native Polish and very good Dutch, we live in the hart of the village on the square with cafe's and restaurants, every summer there is a pop music festival, carnival celebrations, yearly funfair, Christmas Market and fair, our village is on the path of many walking and cycling routes crossing to Germany and Belgium, we are close to nature parks and many historic cities and regions of Netherlands, Germany and Belgium

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  Help

  help with renovation, prepping for and also painting, wallpapering, putting up paintings or hanging cabinets or constructing furniture (ikea cupboards, beds)

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Polish: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  we have couple of bedrooms with usage of shared bathroom and separate shower room upstairs just for the visitors

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  What else ...

  easy connections to other cities , regions of Netherlands and also to Germany and Belgium with bus and also a train link from the village, lots of interesting historical and cultural heritage sites around and or easy to get to because of easy transport connections, possibility to use e-bikes by visitors
  
  we are non smokers, we have two cats

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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