Learn new skills and join us with some creative eco-engineering in Borensberg, Sweden

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  Beschreibung

  We are open for a few workawayers in parts of summer 2025. Keep watching! We prefer stays of 3-4 days. Vans are welcome. It helps us a lot if those visiting here are open to all kinds of food, as we prefer to not cater to special meal or food preferences. We enjoy healthy food, including meat, fish, vegetables, milk/cream, coffee and tea, and even sweets. If the month is marked green, send us a message! If the month is yellow or red, it is possible that we may not answer right away as we are very busy in our 'day jobs'.
  
  This late summer in August and September, we may need outdoor and indoor painting. If you are a trained electrician, we could use some advice and minor help, but will not ask for any electric work done that cannot be certified and insured. If you are provably clever with energy saving systems and heating, we very much want to hear from you. A carpenter would be wonderful!
  
  American Swedish academic and Swedish translator---living in a small village very near larger civilization. We love Music (making it and listening to it), nature, travel, history, politics (ethical and kind), languages, and plenty of conversation.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Technik

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  Kultur

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Musik

  

  Geschichte

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Sprachen

  

  Architektur

  

  Schreiben

  

  Darstellende Künste

  

  Natur

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Wintersport

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern

  

  Radfahren
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Learn a little Swedish language and culture. Learn English too if you like. Meet well-travelled, broadly educated individuals who like to share their experiences and learn from others too. We are pretty busy with our various tasks and projects. Workawayers should assume the usual 20 hours per week, so 3 hours per day on average or 6 hours every other day if you are with us for 4 days and want to get out to explore the area. We prefer, just now, to not spend more than meal times with chatting, but that still might be about 3-4 hours per day when you are at the house.

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  Arbeit

  Need some help with maintenance of a historic house built in 1900. Consider joining us in Summer 2025!
  
  In August, we would like to put epoxy floor in the celler (if you have done it, you are welcome to do it here). We need to paint a few doors outside, and inside. We'd very much like to have some creative engineering students with energy and eco ideas to join us as well as woodworkers, painters, and eco-gardeners or even vintners. We also need individuals with plumbing and electrical skills NOT for work needing certification, but for advice, ideas, and some dismantling of old lights and such. Want to start a small vineyard? Lavender beds? Musicians and artists welcome. No smoking or pets however, but a few friendly cats and hedgehogs do wander the property from time to time.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Swedish: Fließend
  Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
  Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse
  Französisch: Grundkenntnisse

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  We are writers and talkers and love languages. We are fluent in English and Swedish and between the two of us know a bit of French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Arabic.
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  Unterkunft

  We prefer individuals who are open-minded and scientifically inclined.
  
  Hosting anyone who is sick is not ideal, and we will always let our workawayers know if we become sick too, even with just a cough. COVID reminded us of the importance of respecting the health of others and ourselves. We are fans of vaccinations and modern medicine, even if we have great respect for alternative medicine.
  
  If you come to Östergötland (East Sweden), there are great medieval sites to visit in the area as well as good fishing, hiking, kayaking, and more. Our home is within just 100 meters of river, canal, and large lake with sailing, wind surfing and beaches for swimming too (water temp is around 22C by July). We are happy to teach a little Swedish too, and for those with Swedish roots, this is an opportunity to look up ancestors and/or relatives.
  
  We are reluctant to offer more than 4-7 days initially just in case things are not what any of us anticipated, BUT we can be flexible too. If things are great, and you are flexible, a few more days to a week is possible. For us, workawayers are indeed helping us to accomplish things that we otherwise could not afford but that we really need to get done. Most of the time we need painting and gardening help, but if you are handy with construction, we can always use your help too. We would love to meet those with a bit of electrical expertise for general advice, especially if they are certified in the EU. Anyone who understands solar or wind power?! We'd love to jump off the grid with the right help (or at least find alternative ways to boost electricity).

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  Was noch ...

  Europeans can fly to Skavsta, Arlanda, or even Copenhagen and take a bus or train to Linköping which is not far from our home. KLM also flies directly from Amsterdam to Linköping. AND we are very responsive to your messages. If we are not hosting workawayers during some months, however, you will receive an automated reply. These do not always count towards the average time to respond data!

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Vans work well in the front street. Smaller vans can park on the property. Small campers might work. Electricity is costly to us to share, but happy to fill the water tanks. So, write to us. It all depends on the situation and your talents.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Pets are wonderful, but again, it depends! In Sweden, all pets must be registered and chipped and on leash or indoors. There would likely be very few situations when we would say 'yes', but we are happy to hear your story.

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