We welcome volunteers who want to experience the Mongolian farm life in Orkhon, Mongolia

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  Beschreibung

  Welcome to Mongolia! Stay in the guest house at my ranch in the small village of Orkhan. Help with chores such as repairing a fence, painting a wall, or feeding hay to the animals.
  
  Enjoy traditional Mongolian food such as beef (from my own cows) and rice and vegetables. Vegan diets can be accommodated.
  
  I am the sole owner of the ranch, and I always appreciate help from motivated individuals. You will be expected to work 4 to 5 hours per day, 5 days per week.
  
  Learn about Mongolian language, culture, and lifestyle. Meet and interact with other volunteers from around the world. You can ride horses in the countryside in your free time.
  
  Please contact me for further details, or if you have any specific questions or special requirements.
  
  Thanks in advance.
  
  Minjee

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Unterrichten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  The ranch will offer you the opportunity to truly experience the Mongolian lifestyle. You live amongst local people and work alongside them. Sometimes the work is hard, but that is part of living on a real farm. That is part of our traditional way of life. We get volunteers that have some problems adjusting the first few days, but once they get used to the daily routine they start to enjoy it. There is a strong sense of solidarity amongst the volunteers and they have a lot of fun. Also during helping time! And eventually they have a hard time leaving the ranch and most of them want to come back one day...
  
  Apart form living this traditional way of life you will also learn a lot of practical things involved in daily farm work. You can learn how to milk cows, cut grass, help build fences and etc. etc. etc.

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  Arbeit

  I have been hosting volunteers for quite a long time.
  I would like to provide seasonal work descriptions. It may help future volunteers who are considering coming to my ranch.
  Mongolia has four seasons, and every season has its own climate and working rules.
  Let's start with March, April, and May. This time of year it's starting to warm up. Also the days are getting longer. The cows and horses need to be fed. Especially newborn baby cows. Make sure cows don't get stuck in river mud.
  Also help vaccinate cows and horses. Brand and castrate horses, but it's not an everyday task.
  In June, July, and August, move all cows to the summer place that's nearby the river and mountain where they want to go. For them it's paradise. Early morning get up and milk cows. Make cheese and dairy products the traditional way.
  We also plant and look after vegetables on the ranch so that we can supply our own food, especially for vegetarian volunteers.
  September, October and November is for grass cutting and making hay mountains, loading up and unloading. Fixing fences and shelters for the horses and cows.
  In December, January and February, the cows and horses come to the winter place. We feed them grass and collect cow manure daily. Also slaughtering cows and horses for food till summertime.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Mongolian: Fließend

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  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
  Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
  
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  Unterkunft

  We live in the main farm house, where we have rooms especially for volunteers (bunk beds). In spring and summer, when the weather is more warm you can also stay in a traditional Mongolian ger on our property. The food we eat is mostly from our own making. As we are a cattle ranch we eat our own meat and drink the milk the cows produce. In summer we make jam and cheese. Apart from that we get vegetables / wheat / rice form the town and if you cook you can make anything with the ingredients we have. The traditional mongolian diet is very much based on meat and dairy products, since that is what the land offers. But we also cook pancakes and pasta and whatever we can!
  In winter it is harder to get vegetables, so the diet will be a little bit more sober. But in summer and autumn we have a lot of vegetables and lettuce and we can make salads and have barbecues outside. If you are vegetarian that is not a problem, but please do understand that others will eat meat and that it is part of our culture.

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  Was noch ...

  When you as a volunteer have time of you can do whatever you want. you can go to the village, hike up the mountain, swim in the river, hang out with other volunteers or just sleep if you are tired ;)
  
  From UB Airport:
  
  1. Go to the main train station in UB
  2. There are morning (10:35 AM) and evening (8:30 PM) trains, and maybe some during the day. You can buy a train ticket from UB to Sukhbaatar (Mongolian). The train ride will be around 8 hours. Bring food and water onto the train (there is hot water on the train for noodles/tea). Bring toilet paper with you everywhere.
  a. You can tickets buy online at this website: eticket.transdep.mn
  b. You can also buy in person at the ticket station (another building to the left outside of the station)
  c. Train tickets are about 30,000-37,000 Tugrik
  3. Get off the train at the Orkhon (Mongolian) station. This station is 2 stops after Darkhan station. The attendant will usually tell you when you’ve reached your stop. The train only stops for ~2 minutes at the station so you won’t have a long time to get off the train.
  4. The direction of the house when your back is facing the train station is to the right if you follow the railway. Minjee may pick you up at the station or ask you to walk along further down the railway. Message her for more instructions from the train station.
  
  It takes about 1 hour each way to walk to Orkhon village from the volunteer house. You can follow the railway or the road straight to the village. You’ll be able to buy some basic groceries and snacks at the supermarkets in town.
  
  Clothes: work shoes, hat, t-shirts, thermals, shorts, jeans, long pants
  Other things: sleeping bag, sunscreen, bug spray (especially in summer), baby wipes, headlamp/flashlight, water bottle, e-cigs/cigarettes (if you are a smoker, these are hard to find in the village)

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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