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7 Mar 2024
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Description
Hello everyone, we re a German/Swiss Patchwork Family. Our Kids are Alina 16 (she do live with her mother), Clara 11 and Jonas 7 years old.
We live close to Bern in a small lovely village in a small Stöckli house on a little hill.
We speak english and german.
We have a small farm with 15 sheep.
We always need help with the cooking, creative projects, wood making, frencing, feeding sheep, cleaning stables, playing and spending time with our Kids,sharing and teaching english and french, household and everything thats happening around our life and house.
The kids ask for a lot of attention from our workawayers, they re lovely, friendly and intense. Are u ready for that?
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Visit Bern , with museums, exhibitions, galleries,zoo, connection with other cities with railway, hiking
Projects involving children
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Help
Projekts around the house, learning and playing with the kids, creative projekts, working with raw wool, cleaning the house, cutting vegetables, cooking, making wood, cleaning stables, feeding sheep, walking dogs, painting furniture, felting, fencing, building fences,
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
French English
Accommodation
U ll have a small lovely guestroom in our House for urself. We share the kitchen, living room and the bathroom.
What else ...
30 minutes by feet to the next train station,a lot hikingtrails close to our house, beautiful nature around us and a walking distance to our nice river The Emme.
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.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
The work was very fair and fun! I got to feed the friendly sheep, clean their stable, fix the fences and do some difficult but satisfying weeding haha! I also got to paint… read more
Aimèe stayed with us for 2 weeks and she came at the perfect time and been the perfect workawayer for what we needed during her stay. She feeded the sheep and cleanded their stables every day, painted a wardrobe really lovely, helped me cooking, cleaned the room… read more
We had an absolutely beautiful time with Maria & Stephan, their two wonderful kids Clara & Jonas, as well as their lovely animals. Upon arrival, Maria and the kids picked us up at the nearest train station and we were given such a warm welcome. We immediately felt very good energy from them and the whole environment.
The… read more
Both of u been so motivated in learning new things, intrested in everything we showed u.
It was really nice to see how u ve been enjoying every new task. u ve been working in hard conditions sometimes but would never reclaim anything. I loved our talks about all the food and ur way of living in… read more
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The work was very fair and fun! I got to feed the friendly sheep, clean their stable, fix the fences and do some difficult but satisfying weeding haha! I also got to paint… read more
Aimèe stayed with us for 2 weeks and she came at the perfect time and been the perfect workawayer for what we needed during her stay. She feeded the sheep and cleanded their stables every day, painted a wardrobe really lovely, helped me cooking, cleaned the room… read more
We had an absolutely beautiful time with Maria & Stephan, their two wonderful kids Clara & Jonas, as well as their lovely animals. Upon arrival, Maria and the kids picked us up at the nearest train station and we were given such a warm welcome. We immediately felt very good energy from them and the whole environment.
The… read more
Both of u been so motivated in learning new things, intrested in everything we showed u.
It was really nice to see how u ve been enjoying every new task. u ve been working in hard conditions sometimes but would never reclaim anything. I loved our talks about all the food and ur way of living in… read more
Both of them are absolutely lovely.
From the first till the last moment they ve been respectful, friendly, interested and always willing to help.
I really enjoyed to see her way of life. Active and powerful young ladies.
In their stay they… read more
Maria is such a warm person, she is the rock of this home, soft and strong at the same time. You will feel at ease when you’re around her. I've had such… read more
She helped us a lot with all different kind of things. Mostly cooking, cleaning, felting, harvesting and preparing vegetables, feeding the animals and cleaning the stables, playing in the snow with the kids, organising and sorting out my glas chaos and a lot more things. Mayke is a really… read more
I am really happy that they decided to come to our house and help us.
A lot of projects been realized in these weeks. They both re hard, fast and exactly workers with a lot of knowledge and own ideas.
They builded a complete new chicken area, including a sand bath.
Filled up our wood stock, cutted… read more
We enjoyed every moment with her.
Such a lovely, interested , motivated, powerful, trustful and open minded woman.
She always welcomed the kids with open arms and a open heart.
Endless passioned hours of playing with them, they really loved that and they miss her „… read more
The work we did was mainly farm work, but without being too difficult. We have learned so much! Both… read more
We thank both for this really nice time.
Both of them been friendly, polite, lovely, powerful, motivated, interested and willing to work.
They ve been working in all parts of our farm. Wood making, stable cleaning, animal feeding, fencing, gardening, weeding, wool working, felting,… read more
My heart feels still warm when I think about u. U re such a lovely person.
U ve been always at the right spot to help at the right time where u ve been needed. Always motivated in all kind of work.
Such a shiny, positive and friendly personality. U ve been bringing a lot of lightness In my life in this 3 weeks.
U ve been working… read more
He helped us a lot around the house, the stables, Garden, Kids and everything we asked him to. He was always motivated, hard working, friendly and Open for everything we asked for. Our Kids loved spending time, playing and working with Christian.
He is a very passioned, lovely and powerful person.
We re so… read more
