Belgien
Bisher 63 mal gespeichert
We're fixing up an old house from around 1920 in Hotton in the lovely Province of Luxembourg, to turn it into a cute little second hand clothing shop and make the rest a cute, comfy, cozy little house using ecological materials and creative ideas!
We're an easy going Flemish-American family consisting of the kids, who are now grown: Michelle (95), and her guy Inyan from the Netherlands (94), Emile (99), and Cole (92) (that's when they were born of course, not their ages!), and the folks, Christina, from California, and Peter, from Antwerp.
Inyan is currently working on the project, with Christina halping out as often as she can find the time to, and Michelle is studying in London this year. Inyan lives on the spot in a little building behind the house. Christina and Peter live in a village nearby with Cole, who is studying philosophy at the University of Liège while living at home, and Elena, our sweet, gentle Spanish greyhound. Emile is studying music in Rotterdam and comes home occasionally on weekends. There are also jobs to do at our home (see our other Workaway profile entitled "Stay with a fun-loving international family near Durbuy, in the lovely Belgian Ardennes.") so you may have more options depending on your preferences and our needs at the moment.
To keep things in good balance for Michelle and Inyan, we are currently looking for men or couples for this project.
Sprachpraxis
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Helpers will have the opportunity to practice some basic carpentry, and various other aspects of fixing up an old house. You can also practice French, English and Dutch.
We’re building with sustainable materials and techniques. The help consists of breaking out old stuff, placing natural insulation, nailing wooden planks on the floors and ceilings, plastering brick walls with clay, painting walls and ceilings with home-made lime paint, building a new kitchen from scratch and using recuperated old furniture, planting trees and bushes, etc… And of course we'll need help shopping for and preparing meals (whole food shop right across the street).
In exchange for food and stay, we ask for approximately 25 hours a week and we are totally flexible about the distribution of the hours. We feel it's important that people spend their time doing things they enjoy.
There is no minimum stay and we like to start out with a test period of a few days. Also, once you're here, if for whatever reason you choose to leave early, that's also fine. We like people to feel at home and relaxed with us.
We are not offended by last-minute cancellations, as long as you let us know.
Bottom-line: we're fun-loving and easy-going and fair give-and-take works well with us. ;)
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
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Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
Workawayers will most likely stay in Hotton, either in the renovated and very cozy (albeit unheated) attic or in the studio with Inyan. Also, the home of Christina and Peter is an option when there is work to do over at their place.
Hotton is a cozy small town with a river running right through it, in a beautiful region with meadows and woods and lots of nice hiking trails. It also has exceptional caves you can visit. You can get a glimpse of Hotton and its surrounding villages in the YouTube video entitled "Hotton destination nature".
The train station is 2 km away (half an hour walking). There are also all the basics within a few minutes walking from the house: wholefood shop, supermarkets, cafés, pharmacy, banks, post office, etc. It doesn't take very long to get to cities by train (<1 hour to Liège, just over 2 hours to Brussels, a bit more to Antwerp or Ghent and around 3 hours to the North Sea coast). Tip for taking the train cheaply in Belgium if you're under 26: get a GoPass 1 and for only 6.20€ and you have a one-way ticket anywhere in the country! If you're 26 or over, we can advise you depending on your train travel plans within the country.
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.
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Approximately 25 hours a week (we are totally flexible about the distribution of the hours), in line with Workaway guidelines: see Information for Hosts
