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** Please note: we do not do long stays as we are often away.
Leo (a young 70+) is Dutch and Joanna ( a very young 70+) is originally from New Zealand. We moved in 2016 to live in the east of the Netherlands, in Eerbeek (in the Hoge Veluwe National Park) in a detached , fairly large house with a large garden. Behind our garden is the forest with lots of walking/biking tracks.
Leo is an architect and the best handyman around (that's what people say, yeah!) and Joanna works as a freelance English tutor (business English/skype lessons) and even Dutch!
One of our daughters lives in Australia with our two grandchildren. Our other daughter lives in the Netherlands with her husband and 2 children.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
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Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Improve your English (Joanna is a native speaker)! or even learn a little bit of Dutch if you would like to.
Arbeit
Please note, We only need help in our large garden,weeding etc. You would have to be ok with a bit of drizzel if it occurs. We do not really have any other chores.
If you decide to come to our place we can pick you up at the train station in Dieren, Gelderland. Google maps will show you where we are in the eastern part of the Netherlands
We would really love to have someone who knows a bit about gardening (and it is much better if you love to get your hands dirty, of course). Please note that this would be the main task.
As a workawayer, you will be a part of our lives, so we would appreciate it if you could participate with household chores, such as helping in the kitchen (Joanna loves doing the cooking), walking the dogs (if we have them), cleaning your room and bathroom when you leave etc.
We prefer to have dinner with you as we really do love company. However, we, (and we presume, you as well) like our privacy in the evenings though.
If you like being in a peaceful and quiet environment, then our house is the place to be! It might not be ideal for a young single as it is fairly quiet here. We would prefer non-smokers and a couple.
Just a note to say that we are part-time carers for one or two labradors. We don't have any more pets ourselves as we travel a lot. So you would have to be ok to sometimes have dogs around.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
Französisch: Grundkenntnisse
Unterkunft
We have our bedroom and bathroom downstairs. Upstairs there is a guest bedroom with separate bathroom (shower and toilet). In the bedroom, there is plenty of room to sit and there is a table (to perhaps use for your laptop?)
Was noch ...
the Hoge Veluwe National Park is basically the green heart of Holland, and a popular tourist attraction. It is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km2) in the province of Gelderland.
Besides the natural beauty of the area, other tourist attractions include four zoos, over 50 museums including the famous Kröller-Müller art museum, and the royal palace Het Loo at Apeldoorn. The National Sports Centre Papendal, a large sports complex and Olympic Games training facility is located in the south of the Veluwe near Arnhem.
We have bikes available which offers you the opportunity to visit several gorgeous spots in the area.
We are within biking distance (max 1 hour) of Zutphen, Apeldoorn, Arnhem and the National Park.
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Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
small
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
we love dogs but we would prefer that he/she is well trained. We would also prefer he/she doesnt go upstairs, or sleep in beds or get up onto the couch.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
5 hours a day 5 days a week
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They were very easy-going and they did a lot of weeding without any complaints.
over dinner and coffee etc,, We had many discussions which we thoroughly enjoyed.
We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Have fun on your travels,, Gulru & Jan.
Working in their beautiful garden was a treat, almost like therapy for… read more
Very happy with all the work he did and the fun we had, especially at dinner time.
thank you, Martin, and we hope you have a great time on your travels around the globe.
They mainly worked in the… read more
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They were very easy-going and they did a lot of weeding without any complaints.
over dinner and coffee etc,, We had many discussions which we thoroughly enjoyed.
We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Have fun on your travels,, Gulru & Jan.
Working in their beautiful garden was a treat, almost like therapy for… read more
Very happy with all the work he did and the fun we had, especially at dinner time.
thank you, Martin, and we hope you have a great time on your travels around the globe.
They mainly worked in the… read more
I felt at home instantly upon meeting them.
Accommodation is cosy and private and was so nice to experience Dutch Lifestyle and food.
The area in which they live is stunning and ideal if your enjoy peace and quiet, although they are within easy biking distance of the most beautiful villages… read more
A very pleasant and interesting person to have with us and we loved it. Especially as we had lots to talk about when talking about our home country, New Zealand.
Helen was very neat and tidy and cleaned the bathroom and bedroom thoroughly (better than I… read more
He was very easy going , friendly and always smiling. He seemed… read more
It was a short while,but I had a great time:)
Joanna is an energetic and friendly and kind person and an amazing cook!!
She cooked many different kinds of food, some international food and of course Dutch food;)
They were all very tasty!!
I could pay my friend a visit in Maastricht(Joanna booked a… read more
I highly recommend having Chelsea to help out.
Chelsea, we really do wish you… read more
we would recommend them to everyone as they work hard and are easy-going and great to have around.
hope you enjoy the rest of your travel experiences… read more
They had to put up with our "not-so-great" bikes when they went out exploring the area but did so with a smile.
Good… read more
We were given direction in the… read more
They worked really hard and at great speed in our garden, and it was all perfectly done. We were amazed at the results! We didn't really have to tell them much about what had to be done in the garden, it all came naturally to… read more
Joanna is an amazing cook who created a new lovely dinner each day. She and Leo showed me how you don't need an abundance of salt to enjoy a meal. In addition we also ate a lot of… read more
He is polite, really easy going and has a positive attitude. He also loves to share his knowledge with us on many subjects. He works hard at any task you give him and is more than willing to help out. Thanks for the "gezellige" evening you created for us in our little BBQ area (which we had… read more
A nicer couple you could not wish to meet.
The accommodation is clean, spacious and private.
The food is always varied . It is cooked and served with love , deliciously so and is without compare.
I could go on and on about this… read more
With them we shared nice days, ate lots of good food, and learned much English. They are a very hospitable e nice people.
A unique experience in a beautiful place, a friendly town surrounded by nature and… read more
I would recommend them to… read more
