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16 Feb 2024
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Update: September 2023 - We are looking for someone with experience in painting. Our kitchen and dining room needs some TLC.
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Dear Workawayers,
My name is Katy, I’m a 61 year old German-American, also an 8-time Workaway volunteer.
My family and I are looking for help in and around my house in a small German village directly on the Swiss border.
I have some areas that could use some organizing, cleaning, and maybe painting, too, and my four chickens like company, while our little garden always needs some TLC, primarily in the form of weeding. The chickens’ run needs to be leveled as they have uprooted everything within their reach. If any experience, I’d like to add a few floor tiles in front of the coop. Also, the composting ( with lots of chicken droppings) needs to be turned.
We can offer you your own little room (the rest of the apartment is shared with me) and food for about 4 to 5 hours of work a day, 5 days a week. Of course, you can take any two days off as agreed. I’m really flexible.
We can cook together or I can cook for us both. Whatever you feel like. I mainly eat low-carb and consider myself a flexitarian, but you can eat whatever you want. We’ll figure it out.
It would be great if you had a valid driver’s license.
I would love to hear back from you!
Katy
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I, myself, have been on several Workaways and loved the amazing experiences and encounters. Now I want to pay some of this back and share with like-minded individuals.
There will be small-town living in beautiful surroundings near Zurich, Schaffhausen, the Rhinefalls, Germany’s largest lake, the Lake of Constance, and even the Black Forest. There is so much to explore here.
We are close to the airport in Zurich and the local train station is less than 5 minutes walk away.
The small medieval town Schaffhausen is 10 minutes away, Zurich approx. 45 minutes by
train.
I speak and can help you with English, German, and Swiss-German. I love meeting new people but respect their privacy.
Weather permitting, we may be able to take you on a private boat on the Rhine and of course show you our beautiful area. Sometimes we have a game night, sometimes Happy Hour. You can join us for all activities if you feel like it. Or stay at home if you want some privacy.
Help
Helping out around the house and garden and maybe some other small maintenance projects as the need arises. All to be discussed and agreed upon together. As far as I see it, there are no special skills needed.
Nothing difficult and certainly nothing dangerous!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Swedish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I’m fluent in English, German ans Swiss-German. I’d love to learn a little more Swedish.
Accommodation
Small own room with a twin-sized bed. Rest shared with me in the lower apartment. My daughter and family live upstairs. They have two cats, but they do not come down, in case you are allergic to cats. The four chickens are outside.
I have decent internet.
I have bedding and towels.
All meals paid.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (4)
During her short week in my house, she helped me organized my HUGE pile of flower pots and garden utensils (THANK YOU!), washed down the very dusty wooden beams around my entrance, cooked excellent meals, including a fantastic curry and authentic chai and volunteered to help my friends move house.
Over many cups… read more
I felt immediately comfortable in her home thanks to her relaxed nature and kindness.
We have shared so many stories, laughs and many meals! I… read more
She painted several doors and frames like a pro, power washed the large pergola despite cold temperatures, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher whenever I turned my back on her… read more
We had so much fun together but also got a lot of things done. She is very handy and doesn’t hesitate to jump right in.
She stayed with me for about one week and we both practiced our English - her English is excellent by the way - and worked side by side. As the weather took a turn for the worse, we decided to work… read more
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During her short week in my house, she helped me organized my HUGE pile of flower pots and garden utensils (THANK YOU!), washed down the very dusty wooden beams around my entrance, cooked excellent meals, including a fantastic curry and authentic chai and volunteered to help my friends move house.
Over many cups… read more
I felt immediately comfortable in her home thanks to her relaxed nature and kindness.
We have shared so many stories, laughs and many meals! I… read more
She painted several doors and frames like a pro, power washed the large pergola despite cold temperatures, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher whenever I turned my back on her… read more
We had so much fun together but also got a lot of things done. She is very handy and doesn’t hesitate to jump right in.
She stayed with me for about one week and we both practiced our English - her English is excellent by the way - and worked side by side. As the weather took a turn for the worse, we decided to work… read more
Not even an hour after arriving from a very long exhausting train trip, he insisted on helping us stack wood.
The next few days he spent all day organizing my workshop/junk room! It turned out absolutely amazing and has inspired us to continue cleaning up in and around the house. We are so happy. Next, even though we had never… read more
