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Здравейте! Bonjour! Hej! Hello! Hallo!
If you are looking for a place to prepare for the world that is being shaped right now, this it it.
Freedom, resilience, independence, common sense, peace, honesty, integrity, trust, humour are some values we share and strive to keep from going extinct. It takes courage, mental and physical strength, determination, patience, empathy, focus and humility: but it is worth it.
We are not trying to get the most likes on Facebook or the record of smiles on Instagram.
We are not trying to be cool, or original, or trying anything at all!
We just do the things we need, and the things we like, and make sure we can keep doing them on the long term.
It involves growing food, building and maintenance, taking care of animals, playing music, doing sports, hiking, watching movies, discussing topics and new ideas... developing a plan B for the long term, which involves no more electricity, internet, gasoline, tap water...
Without ideology, without taking sides, just with our good old common sense and a sense of humour!
We strive for balance between the old, traditional ways, and the modern comfort.
If you wish to take a break from the insane pace of the modern world, if you like to do real, meaningful stuff, if you like to be among humans, animals and nature, if you want to help and be helped, confront life, yourself and others without denial or correctness, and if you are looking for a place to build your own resilient future, please do not hesitate to contact us!
We are a bunch of really kind people living in a small Bulgarian village, with nature all around. All of us are very different, but we share these values mentioned above. But most of all, we want freedom, and peace.
We speak many languages and there are many, many different things to do around.
There is space for short and long stays, and even some houses and land plots for sale... ;-)
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Pierre & Co
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Just from the fact that we are Bulgarian, French, Swedish from different generations and backgrounds gathered in one place makes it really enriching.
Also the Bulgarian countryside is very unique by the peace, safety, freedom, and inspiration it provides.
The Bulgarian people are such warm-hearted, communicative and honest that they cannot leave you indifferent...
We all have lots of stories, lots of ideas and lots of questions... and lots of time for exchange and share. Time for being here and now, time, this precious, almost extinct luxury...
Help
Depending on the season:
- Renovating houses and other buildings, building an outside sauna, garden fences, homemade greenhouses;
- Cutting trees, gathering and cutting wood, mulching branches, making compost, scything, making hay;
- Building furniture and other woodworking tasks;
- Maintenance and organizing of tools, putting buildings in order;
- Taking care of chickens, sheep and in the future horses;
- Taking care of vegetable gardens, greenhouses, fruit trees, picking fruits and mushrooms;
- Cooking meals, processing and conserving food;
- Developing alternative solutions to short-term modern standards;
- Helping out neighbours in the village;
- Playing music, watching movies, playing board games, billiard, darts, shooting the bow, playing football and boxing, discussing things around a nice drink... :-)
Languages
Languages spoken
Bulgarian: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We love languages here and it would be wonderful to add more to our list.
Accommodation
There is space to sleep in the saloon, on the second floor of Kalle's house.
We also have space for a person or a couple in my guest room.
Meals will be provided and shared, we will organize it on the spot, we're real easy and generous, and it's really no matter demanding complex solutions.
What else ...
We have a car that we share with my neighbour, we do not use very much so it will be at your disposal when it's available!
The closest town, Elena, is very pretty and calm, and about 15 minutes away. There is also a village down the road with a small store for basic products. The nearest city, Veliko Tarnovo, is about 35 minutes away, and is magnificent.
The forest and (low) mountain is just down the street so there is a lot of hiking around, fishing, mushroom and fruit picking, bathing (river and dam), we have bikes, bows, punching bag, an air rifle, music instruments, art material, woodworking tools and machines, and soon horses. The saloon is ready and you can chill there and/or play music.
Every Sunday morning we go the the local food market and then we play a bit of football for fun.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I (Pierre) am personally working online for a call center, so does one neighbour, and we actually have 2 available internet connections that are pretty decent. One of them is actually very good considering the location.
Space for parking camper vans
It depends on the size of the vehicle, we can discuss it case by case.
Can possibly accept pets
This is probably easier to discuss case by case!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
A half day of work, 5 days a week seems fair. We are very, very easy and flexible.
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It’s a really nice feeling to know places like there, people leaving a simple life, with friendly… read more
Pierre has built a wonderful home and fosters the kind of atmosphere one can only hope to enter into as a Workawayer - truly kind, very welcoming (even for Brits!!) and even after a days work, always up for a good time :) Pierre… read more
At first, because she is unapologetic, tough and speaks quite loud, I thought she would be an arrogant vegetarian English lady who would just get annoyed by my own French arrogance.
How wrong I was! She has proven to be very nice - wait no, very kind, yes that's the word, open-minded,… read more
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It’s a really nice feeling to know places like there, people leaving a simple life, with friendly… read more
Pierre has built a wonderful home and fosters the kind of atmosphere one can only hope to enter into as a Workawayer - truly kind, very welcoming (even for Brits!!) and even after a days work, always up for a good time :) Pierre… read more
At first, because she is unapologetic, tough and speaks quite loud, I thought she would be an arrogant vegetarian English lady who would just get annoyed by my own French arrogance.
How wrong I was! She has proven to be very nice - wait no, very kind, yes that's the word, open-minded,… read more
In the yard I meet the other workawayer, Pierre and Kalle. We all start scything together and everyone finds their own pace and way to do it.
The air is still fresh and cool and there is… read more
At first she was obviously very shy and feeling uncomfortable for not being more social, but as time went on she got more relaxed and became a very pleasant companion! She even started to enjoy rakia which she despised before coming…
At work it… read more
Whether it was while sharing a few froffies, working hard or just being together, having him around is a real treat.
The man is so kind, polite, grateful, ready to help, and in such a good mood all the time, I would be amazed to ever see anyone give him less than 5 stars!
Okay, maybe he could get… read more
This was my first workaway experience (and first solo traveling trip), and it fulfilled everything I was hoping for.
Unlike a lot of workawayers, my time here was on a sabbatical from work, so I had come to Bulgaria from England with the express purpose of working with these guys for just under… read more
Probably because he is very easy-going, open minded and socially skilled. I believe he will be fine in any… read more
Despite the rainy weather we had a very nice week together and good work done, mostly helping preparing Kalle's garden and digging an inside drain in my other house.
Bastien has been a great companion, discreet, friendly, kind and patient, he was… read more
Pierre's settlement is an idyllic and peaceful place in the countryside. He renovated his place for years with love and precision (those stairs!;), and perhaps some blood sweat and tears, and… read more
These are two special, sensitive and beautiful people that will be hard to see leave,… read more
Luciano and Syeda joined us and stayed at my place for what must have been the most hectic 2 weeks of my recent lifetime.
And despite a quite wide discrepancy in lifestyle, and personal matters to deal with on my side, we shared great moments together and they were… read more
haha, but in all actuality this was a great experience that really puts in perspective how we… read more
They are very kind and helpful,… read more
He stayed a month with us and honestly it could have been 3 or 8 we would've enjoyed it all the same!
Extremely stable and balanced guy, a unique spirit and incredible stamina for a smoker, haha.
He spent his last week here… read more
He is polite, reliable, very easy going and a nice companion to have at home.
You might find him more… read more
We shared long conversations about everything, good meals (Pierre will become croissant's master I'm sure), karaoke and movie night (oh yeaaah), and the balance… read more
And she may be only 22 but she is sooo mature for her age, it's hard to believe.
She came to help us for a week and we had such a good time, and so much good work done too. Incredibly helpful and reliable, kind, funny, social, very… read more
Her energy and mood is one of a kind. She stirred our peaceful little routine in a way we had never experienced before, and it was an amazing experience. Aude is very artistic, sensitive, talkative, hard working, funny, generous and dynamic.
She can jump right in and help with anything. She will… read more
The work didn't feel like working, it was more spending time together and getting to know the beautiful way of life that Pierre,Kalle and Julia ( and the others in the… read more
If you are one of the few lucky hosts to receive a request from her, don't hesitate.
She is a rare person, strong, kind, curious, reliable, funny, accurate, patient, etc.
It was a unique pleasure to work, to talk, to walk, to… read more
He is hard working, patient, careful, accurate, kind and very skilled socially. He will fit in any environment and with any task, handling animals, mud, wood, glass bricks, cooking pots or a football all the same. And at any time of the day - even he got surprised how… read more
She is very kind, patient and hard working, easy going and always in a nice mood. Also she is very independent, mature, calm and confident so don't get fooled by her 19 years of age!
I am also impressed that even… read more
Not only as a helper - he (almost!) immediately adapted to our early work start (5:30), loose program and strange humour, was always ready to help and always in a good mood, we greatly appreciated his civil engineering skills and physical strength;
but also as a friend,… read more
He is very friendly, autonomous and easy-going. Although he won't provide you with the greatest of physical strengths, his will to work and to help is compensating for his somewhat frail physical condition.
He also has an eye… read more
Kalle is a very good cook and I did like the meals he prepared.
Both of them are excellent craftsmen with versatile abilities to steadily develop their places to be more convenient and self-sufficient. I appreciate their clear visions to a… read more
the place's located in the middle of hills where you can do some hiking, or swim into the rivers… read more
It was great. A 5 star workawayer.
Professionally: precise, tenacious and a good teammate, hard working, in a good mood even to start at 7 and in the snow and mud, fast learner, not afraid of new or risky tasks, willing to learn, autonomous and reliable.
Personally: Simon is very… read more
It was great. A 5 star workawayer.
Professionally: focused, strong and sharp, hard working, in a good mood even to start at 7 and in the snow and mud, fast learner, not afraid of new or risky tasks, willing to learn, autonomous and reliable.
Personally: Manon is kind and… read more
