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Hello everyone!
We are Iris (28) , David (32), Felix (5), Norah (3) and Lotte (0) from the Netherlands and we own a really nice, small house with around 8 hectares of fields and forest in Balșa, Romania. Here we live with our dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, chicken, ducks, turkeys, goose, and guinea fowls.
We've been looking for a piece of peace for a long time already and now five years ago we decided we found it.
In the hills of Transylvania where it sometimes feels like time has stood still. In a good way!
So many mysterious and interesting natural places around us we have yet to discover. What we've seen so far makes us confident we will have a never ending adventure here.
We don't like to give a name to what exactly we are doing but we could try to make it a bit more clear. We live in a community. Not a community where everybody lives together and shares everything, but more a village with people that like each other and have more or less the same ideas about life. About why we live and what's important to teach our children. Within this village we can share, help and learn from each other. We're super happy that this community is really happening right now. Many people here now with many languages :) At this moment Davids father bought the neighboring house. His mother bought a house on 10 minutes walking and friends of us, with their daughter and son have built a house on land which we sold them and four other families bought their lands a little bit more up the hill. All the kids, 15 in total, vary from 0 to 13 years old. So it's the ideal place for families!
We have a really nice spot over here and we welcome everyone to visit and help create an even more beautiful piece of earth.
Things we would really like some help with are:
- REPLACING THE ROOF MAN, ITS RAINING Inside! Just kidding. it just could use some insulation and some straightening up.
- Constructing a cellar with a bathroom on top, attached to the house
- Cooking (we love you if you can cook or like to do dishes)
- Gathering Fire Woodz
- A little bit of gardening
- Feeding the animals and every now and then clearing out their night shelter
David is very handy himself and we have all the tools we need to work efficiently.
There will also be a lot of fun and games and music and dances and fun stuff to be done.
All the other families here have many many projects. If we have things to do you don't like, or when we don't have anything to do at all, they could also use help. Everyone's on workaway too if u want to check them out just write us and we will link their profiles.
Practical stuff:
- We prefer a minimum stay of two weeks or longer. In our experience we noticed it takes around a week to get used to each other, after that it gets more relaxed and things start to run smoothly. If this is not possible for you, just let us know so we can figure something out.
We are not to strict with most stuff as long as we're moving forward and getting things done everything is fine.
- Your stay will most probably be in a guestroom, caravan (with woodstove) or tent that we will provide, including a comfy mattress and all the blankets needed. The main house is being renovated so there's (almost) no place to sleep inside unfortunately. But we'll discuss this before you arrive.
- Our farm is situated on a 15 minute walk (2 km) uphill, away from the village.
- The dog situation in our valley is something we should work on. There are many dogs who can not really get along. Especially ours (huge Caucasian shepherd) is very protective and doesn't easily accept other dogs. We've had some success with very obedient dogs but if you own a dog who is a little dominant it really won't work unfortunately.
- We eat meat and milk and eggs. If you are eating vegan or vegetarian we'll have to get creative but it's been done before, no big deal!
- And last but not least: We are not vaccinated and will never be. So if you care about that don't bother writing us :)
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
This place is a multi cultural community. Languages you can hear or find here are: Dutch, English, German, Romanian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Finnish, Latvian and Russian. Everyone has their own background and own story to tell. There have been a lot of volunteers, friends, family members and other random guests here and we expect this to continue all the time.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
Like mentioned above, we do not expect anything. We could use help with keeping the kids happy, fixing the house, gardening, make plans with the land etc!
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
Romanian: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
Do you speak Romanian? Please come and teach us... We could use some lessons. In exchange we can teach you one of the most useless languages existing: Dutch.
Unterkunft
We have all the sleeping equipment. Air mattresses, lots of blankets and pillows. Last year we moved a caravan here with a comfortable 2 persons mattress and woodstove!
Was noch ...
This area is very beautiful and i am sure we have not discovered all of it ourselves. We are not that far from Deva and Hunedoara which both have big castles.
There's a beautiful walk you can have, it goes through the river in the village, through the hills, to another village. There's a big cave to explore.
We have bicycles which you could borrow if you want to.
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
The road to our house is especially in winter not useable for any vehicle that does not have 4 wheel drive. Campers can be safely parked in the village.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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katrin and Jordan
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katrin and Jordan
After a stay at a really intense Place they welcomed me with open arms and gave me time and space to relax and recover myself.
Most of the time it felt like staying with family and friends.
We had game nights, interesting conversations, discussions, a dance night, but also chilled around, without talking,… read more
We really, really enjoyed having Anna here at our home. From the moment she arrived until the very last day she was open, honest and it seemed like she felt at home all the time. We really got to know her better in these almost 2 months and that was truly nice.
She helped a lot with our animals (meaning walking to them in the… read more
I stayed there for nearly two months in the worst season of the year with a lot of mud and rain and cold but still enjoyed it so much. I felt at home and comfortable really fast and David and Iris are just great. They are kind, chill, honest and open to everyone. We had so many great talks and discussions and even… read more
They are an amazing family and I am taking so much from my experience with them.
The house is just in the most beautiful surroundings.
The mountains are stunning, the nature is pure and there is so much green. Is really magical. There are a lot of hikes and walks you can do, the river, the other… read more
When Sasafras joined him it became even better because it's very obvious they are a… read more
both are really motivated, Mael loves all the mechanical stuff and Annabelle is not afraid to try all the stuff she's has never done before (using the chainsaw for example)
Thank you guys for your visit, we hope you enjoy your time in Transilvania and the rest of your journey (life).
David, Iris and Felix.
she is super attentive and a great helper!
she knows about everything and is really motivated.
we had a really good time and a lot of fun.
and as if that wasn't enough she's also a great cook on top of her other countless skills.
Any time you want to visit again you are more than welcome!
Love,
David, Iris and Felix
Thanks for you help, Natalie. You're always welcome here to visit or help us again.
They are very relaxed hosts giving no feeling of pressure or strict schedules for day-to-day tasks. I would warn people who like schedules and fixed guidelines that you will not find that… read more
Iris, David and Felix are very chill and easy going people, their place are so nice (even with the rain and the snow...)
We want to come back during the summer to enjoy… read more
If you're ever in need of a copy of the game Settlers of Catan you should ask them.
Personal message
First of all thanks for having me. I have been on the road to broaden my perspective through experiencing alternatife lifestyles so as to create my unique path. Honestly, if it wasn't for you guys, my volunteering journey in Romania would miss something.
Something for future… read more
She doesn't want to touch pets but she's a very good cook!
Thanks to all of you for coming here and helping us out!
He's sweet and caring, so that's perfect if you have animals (or… read more
you are a pleasure to work with and alot of fun.
Thanks again for you help!
Great in the kitchen making all kinds of bread, cake and experiments.
Knows how to make wine and graple.
Clever and thoughtfull.
Thank you for your visit Pablo
He's always in for interesting intense conversations and is very enthuastic.
As most artists he's not the most organized person and could work on finishing on one thing before starting the other. (Although i partly blame myself for not being clear)
Happy at all times and super easy going.
I learned a lot of things every day in this place (specially how to… read more
She's honest and knows how to listen and be realistic.
Knows how to work hard and doesn't need alot of instructions to start.
Has a great accent and a good sense of humor.
She's honest (if you ask her to be ;) ) and direct.
Always happy and has the skill to throw random ingredients in a pot and still cook something good.
We learned alot from her..........
