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Germal language exchange and help with DIY in Brooklyn (Bushwick), NYC, USA

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    ***[Last Updated: 2024 - Hi there!]***


    ~~~~~~~~~~ About me ~~~~~~~~~~

    ~~~~~ about me ~~~~~

    ~~~~~ my pet-peeves ~~~~~
    • bread crumbs, food crumbs
    • 80%-cleaned dishes/pans/pots (wash them well, or don’t wash it at all)
    • unwashed dishes that are not being soaked in water until they are washed
    We don’t have the cleanest or tidiest house, but let’s not make it worse!
    ~~~and you are welcome to~~~
    • join me...


    ~~~~~~~~~~In your message~~~~~~~~~~
    • Which country and which state/county/city are you from?
    • How long do you plan to stay in NYC?
    • What did you do before your trip, what have you been doing recently?

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You would learn more about construction.
    I also hope to have some summer fun with you (although I am considering taking a very very difficult test in December)

  • Help

    Help

    ~~~~~~~~~~Volunteer Schedule~~~~~~~~~~
    • minimum 4 weeks, perhaps up to 8 weeks or more, let’s talk first!
    • ~20 hours/week of your time


    ~~~~~~~~~~Volunteer Work Description~~~~~~~~~~
    ★★ as a HELPING HAND ★★ (#1 priority)
    • minor construction (light lifting, building shelves?)
    • weekly sweeping, vacuuming, general wiping 4-5 different floors, kitchens bathrooms
    • dish-washing (i.e. only if we left some behind)
    • taking the rubbish to the big bin outside (i.e. only if we left some behind)

    ★★ as a TUTOR ★★ (#2 priority)
    • help me with Discrete Math and Data Analysis :)
    • major points if you are a Math Major or Computer Science Major

    ★★ as a GERMAN TUTOR ★★ (this is taking a backseat for now)
    • watch me to do, and help me with German workbook exercises.
    • be my INSTANT dictionary for conversational/primary-school level exercises (you must be able to translate primary-school level words INSTANTLY without having to use the dictionary)

    ★★ Music ★★
    • bonus point if you can professionally play/teach piano, violin, ukulele

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Chinese (Cantonese): Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    ~~~Info~~~
    • Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY - a transportation hub, and only 5-7 stops away from Central Bushwick
    • either a small room or might have to share a room (If we share a space, I will get a screen door/curtains for privacy)
    • sofa bed
    • 7 minutes walk from train station
    • 35 minutes to Union Square, Manhattan
    • I would love to show you around and/or explore the city together

    ~~~FREE~~~
    • Free Wi-Fi
    • Free toiletries, laundry detergent, Q-tips, cotton balls, bandaids, over-the-counter medicine, cough drops, etc--Whatever you don't have, just ask, we probably have extras.

    ~~~MUSTs!!!~~~
    • please (wash and) put your clothes and beddings in the dryer for 40 minutes least twice a month, NYC has a bed bug issue, and I would hate to get it now that the "epidemic" has ended!!!!! *Praying*


    ~~~No No-s~~~
    • No smoking, drugs, guests, alcohol
    • No pets, except mine :p
    • No kids

  • What else ...

    What else ...

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    -----Communication-----
    • SIM Card: Simple Mobile (seems to have) $20/month Data-Only Plan. There is a shop that sells the SIM cards across the street of our house.
    • SIM Card: Roam Mobility Data-Only Plan 2GB for $29/month. (There are Talk Text Data plans too) I don't work for them, but I had worked with them--reliable company!

    -----Sites/Attractions:-----
    • Free Tours: “Free Tours By Foot” (“pay as you wish”)
    • Free things to do in NYC, google "Time Out New York Free Things NYC"
    • Roosevelt Island Tram $2.75 (free with Metrocard)
    • Take the Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall Terminal to see the Statue of Liberty
    • Free Ikea Ferry (weekends) to see the Statue of Liberty

    • Free Movie in the Park
    • Free Concerts in the Park
    • Free Yoga classes at parks...
    • Free Museum Days (MOMA, Metropolitan, Natural History, etc) ***only $1-5 is expected for "Suggested Donation" ***

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    I also wfh some days

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    ~Volunteer Schedule~ • minimum 4 weeks, perhaps up to 8 weeks or more, let’s talk first! • ~20 hours/week

Host ref number: 113732898592

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