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Last replied
16 Apr 2023
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Description
We are looking for a workawayer to help our 89 year old aunt. She lives in a beautiful 250 year old farmhouse in the Blackforest just 7 km from the center of Freiburg .
She is physically handicapped but she is still very active and open minded and has lodged students from abroad for many years . She would like to get some assistance for housework, gardening, cooking and in summer maintenance on the farm. The area is great for all outdoor activities and Freiburg is a very attractive university town. We ( a German/French family are living next to the farmhouse of our aunt and would like to welcome a reliable and friendly workawayer for a couple of weeks or longer. Freiburg offers many language courses in case you want to improve your German and the old lady is a good language teacher.
For December ( approx. 20.12 until approx.15.01.18). we offer a place to a female workawayer to be company for the old lady and some help in the house.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Elderly Companionship
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
language practise in German and French, lively university city , hiking and sightseeing, nture exprience in a beautiful surrounding
Projects involving children
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Help
Housework,, shopping, ironing, garden work, feeding of animals (chicken,sheep). Availability of 5 hours per day.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Polish: BeginnerThis 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.
Accommodation
Very simple small room in the farmhouse, shared shower and toilet ,separate entrance . Use of bicycle.
What else ...
We would appreciate someone with some experience in housework and who likes to be with elderly people.
We like to meet people from different countries as we have travelled a lot. We can take you to places of interest in the area and visit the Alsace region. We live only about 50 km from the French and the Swiss border and spend our free time with hiking, biking and farm work.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 h
Feedback (6)
Feedback
It is a rural house with a lot of success with tourists, where there is always something to work on. The whole family welcomes you as if you were one more of them,
Freiburg, which is a very beautiful and lively city, is close to the house. If you love nature, it is also a fantastic… read more
The hostel is perfectly situated by the calm forest, and close to the lovely city Freiburg. You can get there by taking the bus and the tram. The family knows the city very well, and took me to some beautiful… read more
