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We are Natalie and Kai from Berlin. We enjoy to connect to people around the world and like to welcome you in our art.project.house.
A few years ago we found this old unoccupied house from 1860 on the countryside in the south of Berlin, in this small village called Schäcksdorf, with an amazing view on quiet meadows, woods and old wetlands. The idea was born to found in this rural environment a green and creative place for art, philosophy and meditation, where people can come together, get in contact with nature and get inspired.
It’s an experimental site for new forms of co-living and co-working. We work on creating resonant creative atmospheres, where people can adept more vibrant experience and learn new and old techniques, for example in meditation, reflection, bodywork, art performance, hiking.
There is an aim, but we take it not too serious, it's more just the way it goes.
Step by step we go forward renovating the old house and form the garden. There are a lot of opportunities for helping us. Every creative input is welcome! At the moment we live here with our 2 boys, 11 and 6 years old.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You have the chance to learn about: speaking German, philosophy, Zen meditation, yoga, cooking, building, gardening, creating atmospheres, child care/familiy life and a few other things.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We mostly need helping hands with our old house and our garden. For example we paint the walls with lime paint and pigments (ecological), plaster, doing some wood work (sanding doors, repairing a piece of the roof).
We are in special need of woodworkers and people with carpenter skills, but tidying up our workshop and the little garden house is also needed or preparing the garden for the wintertime.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
The accomodation is basic and you will sleep in our house in a shared or single room with an oven. Often we will eat together and if you have some special dietary rules/habits just let us know.
What else ...
In the spare time you can enjoy nature, sit around the fire with us and there are 4 bicycles for your use to visit the local lakes and swimming holes. Some of our Friends from nearby will also have workawayers, so you can meet up, if you want. And, of course, Berlin is not far away and we can help to arrange your excursions to visit it!
What else to say: Couples/Friends are also welcome!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (11)
nature, or to escape the city,
fulfilling work, or to learn a new skill,
new relationships, meaningful connections,
challenge and growth, to uncover a passion....
this Workaway experience is for you.
My only regret is that I didn’t stay longer.
The old building transports you back to another time. There is a… read more
Natalie, Kai and their children surely brought a warm and welcoming atmosphere into the house. It was touching as well as fascinating to hear their philosophical approach to it. We shared precious times going from laughing to… read more
Feedback
nature, or to escape the city,
fulfilling work, or to learn a new skill,
new relationships, meaningful connections,
challenge and growth, to uncover a passion....
this Workaway experience is for you.
My only regret is that I didn’t stay longer.
The old building transports you back to another time. There is a… read more
Natalie, Kai and their children surely brought a warm and welcoming atmosphere into the house. It was touching as well as fascinating to hear their philosophical approach to it. We shared precious times going from laughing to… read more
And we also had good free times together and Kira can make good camp fires! So, thank you Kira, we wish you all the best and we would be pleased if you could join us again someday!
Kai and Natalie are very gratful for the work done. We shared a nice moments with them ! They are interesting… read more
And dear Janell and David: Good luck on your way! If you are one day around here, just come over, you are very… read more
