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18 Feb 2024
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Description
I'm Berenika, I live in polish countryside. I've moved here 20 years ago from Warsaw to live closer to the nature. We're running here agroturism eco farm and stable. I'm psychotherapist in process-oriented psychology.
Now I create here horse assisted psychoterapy center
Now I need help with eco project in the garden (boxes with soil for vegetables) and with IT projects like my website and social media. I would like to improve my language skills in English, Spanish, French and Russian :)
I need help with building, renovating, planning, decorating and organizing things - houses, stable, barns and area around. If you are creative person, or you have technical skills or you just like to fix and make things better - you would have something to do here :) Of course if you like nature, animals and renovation of an old farm in the middle of nowhere :)
My children (Filip 32, Marcelina 30 and Tosia 15) sometimes live with me and sometimes they are somewhere in the world. Filip, Marcelina and Tosia speek English, Marcelina speeks Lithuanian (and Latvian a little bit).
We have 10 horses, 3 dogs and few cats. I have experience with natural horsemanship, horses wellbeing, I can teach you about trimming barefoot hooves, horse massage and horse real needs.
I am interested in natural building methods - clay, cordwood, mosaics - if you like to do that - please contact me - I have some plan for you :)
We have ecological vegetable and fruit garden, it need a lot of work in spring and summer. I would like to make it more permacultural - if you have some experience, please - contact me, we can do some plan together :)
The landscape around is AMAZING. Hills, lakes and forests.
The farm is located on north-east part of Poland, near to Lithuanian and Russian (Kaliningrad) border.
We have 2 houses - 100 years old clay house an new wooden house. In both of them we have guestrooms for tourists. Old houses renovation is in progress and there is still so much to do. During the summer we need lot of hands to work :) During winter I make plans, I seek some inspiration and I have more time for long conversations about future and philosophy :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
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
In exchange for help you can spend time in the most beautiful part of Poland, learn polish cuisine and traditions. I can shear with you my experience of moving from big town to countryside. You can also learn horse massage and real relationship with horses. we can talk about process oriented psychology.
Projects involving children
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Help
We need help with farm and stable. You can help renovate over 100 years old clay house, stable, barn, paint windows, help in garden, help with paddock fences, help with horses, . It is important for us that the volunteer is an independent person who is able to do the work himself and shows some inventiveness in seeking a job if there are no specific indications ... Volunteers take part in preparing meals. We are happy to know more about culture of your country. We are happy to meet the cuisine of your country. However, if you can't cook - don't worry! You can always help clean the kitchen :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Russian: Intermediate
Spanish: 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
You will get room, access to bathroom, vegetarian meals with host & her family. If you wanna get closer to nature you can also sleep in tent.
What else ...
We have a lot of beautiful lakes in neighborhood, also forests and hills, it's a really magical place. Nearby is Hańcza lake, the deepest polish lake. It's really worth to see. On the farm we have our own swimming pond with peat bottom - leaves a healing sediment on the body - a natural spa :)
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?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
Throughout my stay, it was my task to tidy up the garden (mostly, I also helped in the house and fixed fences).… read more
The house is really beautiful and is surrounded by nature in a place that gives peace to the soul.
I had fun working in her garden and with her horses and in my free time I took beautiful bike rides visiting wonderful lakes.
Berenika is a very sweet, helpful and interesting person to talk to.
Highly… read more
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Throughout my stay, it was my task to tidy up the garden (mostly, I also helped in the house and fixed fences).… read more
The house is really beautiful and is surrounded by nature in a place that gives peace to the soul.
I had fun working in her garden and with her horses and in my free time I took beautiful bike rides visiting wonderful lakes.
Berenika is a very sweet, helpful and interesting person to talk to.
Highly… read more
August is the touristic season, so many guests (and friends) at that time - the house was full of life!
As a horse-person, I helped with the riding lessons ans a bit of triming, painted some doors in the tack house, groomed some horses (for my own pleasure!) learned a little bit about horse massage.… read more
I spent a week at Berenika's. It is a quite rural area. Its relaxing landscapes with fields, ponds, lakes, horses, and fields again make you forget about busy urban world. Berenika and her family and friends are very welcoming!
I helped with weeding the garden, household chores… read more
Berenika and her family are really nice and very welcoming, They made us feel like home! We have wonderful meals and We were finishing a clay house! They are living in… read more
