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Help me to move furniture from an old stone house, and do some gardening in South Pilion, Greece

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  2025 

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  • Beschreibung

    Beschreibung

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    This will be only for 5 - 19 October 2025.
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    Hi there,

    Recently i bought a beautiful old stone house in South Pilion, Greece, and i'm looking for some helping hands to make it into a little off grid eco paradise. Initially the work will be mainly moving out furniture and cleaning the house and also some gardening.
    After that the priority will be renovation and building, but that will take some time, probably not before 2026.
    Atm i am only going to need some helping hands with moving some furniture, cleaning up the house and gardening.
    Eventually i'd like to create a little self sustainable place there, with veggie garden, outdoor kitchen, rainwater system and many more ecologically responsible features.

    The house is located in the village of Promyri (check photos) and the nature in the area is amazingly beautiful for hiking, swimming in the sea, cycling and so much more.
    The village has a great place to eat, and the villagers are very kind. Argalastí is a bit bigger and it's about 20 minutes drive by car. It has more cafés, restaurants and stores.
    The biggest city in the area is Volos, it's a cool university town with lots of stuff to do, and you can find anything you might need there. It's a 1h20minutes drive by car.

    I like to have a human approach and i would never treat people like workforce robots. If we can build a mutual respect and trust, that will be the best thing. I appreciate hard workers and will not stand for freeloading!
    Most likely we will work around 6 hours per day, but definitely not every day!
    Everything will always be in a slow (Greek) pace, and within our boundaries. Everything can be discussed :)

    What i am looking for:
    People who are: adventourous, creative, not afraid to get dirty, can communicate well, and preferably people with a car (but obviously that is NOT mandatory!)
    Because i don't own a car, if you come with a car that would be very convenient. It'd be greatly appreciated if we can use the car for transport. Of course i will then pay for the cost of fuel.

    You'll have your own room, you just need to bring a sleeping bag as i don't have much stuff in the house yet. Please keep in mind that for sleeping arrangments, there will only be a matrass on the floor. There is also a possibility to camp outside. In october this will probably still be comfortable.
    I'll make sure there will be breakfast and dinner for us to cook and eat together.

    For any questions, feel free to contact me.
    If you have any particular skills in stonemasoning, carpentry, renovating in general, landscaping or any building skills at all. Please mention them in your message, as they might be very usefull in the future.


    Kind regards,
    Niels

  • Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Karitative Arbeit
    Kunstprojekte
    Sprachpraxis
    Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
    Gartenarbeiten
    Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
    Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
    Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
    Hausarbeiten
    Handwerkliche Arbeiten
  • Interessengebiete

    Interessengebiete

    Heimwerken & DIY
    Tischlerarbeiten
    Nachhaltigkeit
    Haustiere
    Events & Sozialleben
    Kultur
    Selbstentwicklung
    Tiere
    Darstellende Künste
    Kochen & Backen
    Gartenarbeiten
    Fotografie
    Sprachen
    Kunst & Design
    Geschichte
    Musik
    Gärtnern
    Yoga / Wellness
    Mannschaftssportarten
    Natur
    Camping
    Wintersport
    Segeln / Boote
    Gebirge
    Tanzen
    Strand
    Outdoor-Aktivitäten
    Wandern
    Radfahren
    Erlebnissportarten
  • Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    The cultural exchange will be abundant with me! I have travelled quite a bit and i am very used to HospEx through websites like BeWelcome, Trustroots and Couchers. I used to be a long time member in the good old days of Couchsurfing until that went commercial.
    Dutch is my mother tongue and i speak fluent English, also some reasonable German and French. I am learning Greek myself, so Greek speakers are of course welcome :)
    In general, i am always curious about other people and their experiences.
    I love to teach & learn other cultures.

    Besides language exchange and travel stories, i could teach you: Rollerblading, graffiti and painting, beatboxing, biological gardening, a lot about cinema, and more ....

  • Arbeit

    Arbeit

    Moving furniture and other old stuff, cleaning up, landscaping like clearing high grass and maintaining trees.

  • Sprachen

    Gesprochene Sprachen
    Englisch: Fließend
    Niederländisch: Fließend
    Deutsch: Gute Kenntnisse
    Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
    Greek: Grundkenntnisse
    Japanisch: Grundkenntnisse
    Portugiesisch: Grundkenntnisse

    Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
    Love to exchange languages and knowledge!

  • Unterkunft

    Unterkunft

    A Room with not much in it but a mattress. In an empty house with basic utilities.
    Everything you need is available, except luxury ;)
    Camping outdoors in the yard is also possible btw.

  • Was noch ...

    Was noch ...

    Besides the work that needs to be done, i will happily show you around in the area if you feel like it. I'm very adapt to hospitality exchange, as i have been a member of several HospEx platforms for almost 20 years.
    So you can feel completely at home and be yourself at any time.
    We can go cycling, hiking, check out local culture in the villages, or just relax in a hammock at the house. All good :)

  • Etwas mehr Information

    Etwas mehr Information

    • Internet Zugang

    • Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

      Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

    • Wir besitzen Tiere

    • Wir sind Raucher

    • Familien möglich

  • Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    No internet at the house (yet) but it's possible to connect if you provide your own hotspot. In the village square you can get wifi.

  • Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Not possible to park at the house, only in the village, about 5 minutes walk. For moving furniture or other stuff we can take a car closer to the house. About 100m.

  • Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

    Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

    I'm more a cat person! But i love all animals, so dogs are also very welcome. Any other pet as well, but please let me know in advance :)

  • Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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  • Meine Tiere/Haustiere

    Meine Tiere/Haustiere

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