Join our family and help with house projects in Blankenburg, Germany

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  Description

  Hello Workawayers!
  We are Jean-Michel & Katja and we have travelled and used Workaway to find hosts ourselves for a long time. Now we are buying our own property with a house that needs to be renovated- So we can finally be hosts and offer work and accommodation to you ;-)
  We love to have cultural exchange, inspire people and share knowledge. Thats the main reason why we would like to host people.
  
  Of course we could also need some help with the house, if you are interested. Its an old timber-framed house in the small town Blankenburg in the middle of the Harz Mountains.
  
  We also have two little girls (5 and 1 year old).
  
  In general we are an open-minded and adventure-loving family with interests in sustainability.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Self development

  

  Van life

  

  Sustainability

  

  Culture

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Carpentry

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Water sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You have the opportunity to learn many new skills, e.g. alternative building, childcare, cooking, ecological materials and so on.
  We would have most of the meals together and we would work together with you on most of the different projects.
  Apart from the house renovation, we have some other projects we could talk about or show you to inspire you.
  If you want we could do some trips in the area together to show you nice spots in the Harz Mountains.
  We are always keen on meeting new people with differents interests and skills to get inspired and learn more about other cultures. We also hope to improve our language skills a bit (speaking/ learning english, italian, spanish and a tiny bit of portuguese and french)

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  Help

  There will many different tasks you could help us with.
  All the tasks will be done together with us or we show you at least how things need to be done so you can learn and develop new skills.
  We also have a garden so you could also support us with that.
  
  We also have two little girls (5 and 1 year old). So another possible helpful task would be
  - watching the kids (for a short periode of time while we are around as well - you would never be alone with the kids)
  - help us with cooking meals
  - help with general household etc.
  
  I think there could be something nice and interesting for everyone in it. You could just choose the tasks you like most or are interested in most ;-) You can develop many new skills and learn in a fun environment.
  
  All help is in our private home and garden and Workawayers won't be helping with any business-related tasks.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  There are three big apartments in the house. We are living in one of them, another one is rented out and the third one you could use until we rent it out again. You would have your own bathroom (incluidng toilet and shower with hot water) and a room with a bed.
  
  During the renovation process another bathroom will be formed, so helper can always have a private room and bathroom.

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  What else ...

  The Harz mountains are full of possibilities for nature and culture activities. There is a main hiking path (multi day: Harzer-Hexen-Stieg) closeby. There are many interesting small medieval towns nearby.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have a good wifi connection.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is a lot of space for campervans. You can use the bathroom with toilet and shower (hot water).

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Pets can be on the property but not in the accommodation.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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