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Description
My name is Olga Maria. I am 37 years old single mother taking care of two sons Kazik ( 9 years old) and Zdzis (6 years old). We live in a strawbale house in a small village Nowina, in Lower Silesia in Poland. We have 2 cats that live outdoor and little fruit permaculture garden with plenty of wild plants. I sublet tiny house to long-term and short-term guests.
I am a dance, movement and bodywork practitioner. I run little business of producing natural soy wax candles and essential oils' blends.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The volunteer can experience a quite and simple life close to wild, clean and natural surrounding. At the same time she/he/it can take advantage of social life and cultural events that are developing in our local community (such as concerts, music and dance jams, artcraft, theatre, dance workshops etc.).
Our village is surrounded by two big forrests and small hills with the horses grazing outdoor. You can hear cows, goats, hens, ducs, gooses here and experience a kind of surrogate of the old days small scale farming.
You may chat with friendly villagers and very possibly might meet citizens of all over the world who come to rest in the agrotourstic farms in Nowina.
You can benefit from all the goods of wild nature – hills with old beech forres, wild animals, small streams, places where grows wild herbs and wild eatable plants.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Currently I need help in finishing rennovation and rearrangement projects at home.
You can also help us in everyday life by creating and preaparing simple vegan/vegetarian meals on your own or together.
We need help in general household activieties like.
If you have any building or carpentry skills and know how to use the tools you could help me by repeairing things at home, buildng shelves for the books, building wooden handrail etc.
We will be happy to learn Spanish and to practice English with the volunteer.
My two sons will be happy if you like to play chess with them, board games, do sports, play-fighting etc.
More possibileties can come when we meet and check the potential and needs of us for the current moment.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Hebrew: Beginner
Russian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I'd like to learn Spanish and/or Portuguese
Accommodation
I can propose 2 options for the autumn/winter time. You could become 'member' of our house. You will get your separate room.
Another option is renting a room for you/little house at the neighbour in agrotourism farm. The deal we can disscuss individually.
What else ...
After helping you have a chance to go horseriding. You can take part in movement and dance classes, music jams, graphic, pottery or other art workshops, concerts, spectacles that are organized in Nowina village.
You can explore bycycle and pedestrian trails of Strzelinskie Hills. You can visit an old Cistercian monastery im Henrykow and learn about famous Book of Henrykow. Closest small town where we do shopping is Ziebice. It's worth to visit there a unique Museum of Household Equipment.
Nowina is 6 km from the train station. Wroclaw - the closest big city is 45 min by train. You can also arrange car-share rides with inhabitants or tourists that travel from Nowina to the cities.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
I have space for parking one campervan
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
He made very nice and fine clay plaster at our chimney in the house. He helped in tough work of taking apart old tiled floor and polishing wood and… read more
Olga and everyone else was super friendly and welcoming 😃
The only small problems were that Olga is generally a bit chaotic, so things like using the kitchen and to schedule what things had to be done in which… read more
The majority… read more
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He made very nice and fine clay plaster at our chimney in the house. He helped in tough work of taking apart old tiled floor and polishing wood and… read more
Olga and everyone else was super friendly and welcoming 😃
The only small problems were that Olga is generally a bit chaotic, so things like using the kitchen and to schedule what things had to be done in which… read more
The majority… read more
It makes me really happy… read more
