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We are a family of four, aged around 40, the kids 5 and 9 years old as of 2024. We live in our own house in a small city with about 20 000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Bremen. We have a large garden of around 500m2 and a chicken coop with 7-10 chicken. We try to live a sustainable lifestyle and get our veggies from an organic community farming project and our own garden. I can and dry a lot for winter time and we mostly eat vegetarian, if not vegan.
Peter loves fishing, I like to sew, crochet, cook and do anything around the garden and in nature with the kids. We love to exchange ideas on permaculture design, food forests and nonviolent communication (M. Rosenberg). Our kids love to play football, like unicycling, handicrafts and being outside.
We would love to show you around our garden, community and green area. We believe that everybody has something to offer which comes in handy right there at the time of your stay, be it spending time with the kids, gardening, food preservation, cooking or crafting.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Culture
Farming
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Outdoor activities
Nature
Cycling
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be part of a "normal" German family. We are part of an organic community farming project and often have volunteers around in the community. I teach at a local High School so that you could also have an insight into the school system of Germany.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We don't depend on someone who helps around the house so that we are very flexible and can exchange ideas individually. We expect you to clean after yourself (shower and bedroom) and maybe cook once a week for the whole family. Other than that we can decide together what might be your strength or where you would like to get some practice at (cooking, gardening, taking care of the chicken, helping at the community farming project).
Languages
Languages spoken
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I know a tiny bit of Spanish and am interested in Portuguese. I am an English teacher and have stayed in the US and Oxford, England for a year each.
Accommodation
You will be staying in your own room downstairs with your own bathroom (bathtub and shower included). The kids leave for school at around 7:30am and are back at aorund 1pm. That´s when we have some muesli for lunch. Our main meal will take place for dinner at around 6pm when Peter is back and I had time to cook. The kids go to bed at around 8pm.
What else ...
Bremen and Oldenburg are very close (40/50 min train/busride). The train station is only a 10 minute walk away and trains and buses leave every hour. You reach Hamburg within 1.5 hours by train. Supermarkets, shops, everything you need is within a reach of a 10 min walk. A pool is only 5 minutes away walking, a library, the church and a gym are also nearby and can be reached within 10 minutes time by bike. You can get a bike during your stay at our home.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Thanks for everything; we feel really grateful.
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Thanks for everything; we feel really grateful.
