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Share plant knowledge and drawing techniques in Schilde, Belgium

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  • Description

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    We, Nikki and Pol, today are respectively 72 and 78. We are both retired. Nikki worked as a make-up artist for television, Pol as an editor for an Antwerp daily newspaper.

    We live in Schilde, a green municipality northeast of Antwerp, for about 30 years. Surrounding our house, which is spacious enough since our three daughters left it, is a rather labour-intensive garden of about 1,350 m². That is the domain of Nikki, who (among many other things) also has been busy as a 'garden ranger', giving other people advice for making their gardens bird- and insect-friendly. Pol spends a lot of time behind his laptop, but also volunteers at the local Oxfam World Shop. Both of us are also volunteers at the Fedasil center for asylum seekers that has been established in our municipality since the beginning of this year.

    And together we really enjoy travelling. Within Europe, we do so with our own camper. A regular destination outside Europe is Australia, as our youngest daughter lives in Perth.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Languages
    Van life
    Events & social
    Charity work
    Plant care
    Drawing & painting
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Books
    Art & design
    Fitness
    Cycling
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    In return for the help in the garden, Nikki will gladly share her extensive plant knowledge.
    Drawing is another of Nikki's passions. She takes classes at an academy and will be happy to initiate interested Workawayers into various drawing and painting techniques.
    Port city of Antwerp, with its wide and exciting range of restaurants and cafés, museums and shops, and events of all kinds, is very easily accessible by public transport. Naturally, we will show our guests around the city.

  • Help

    Help

    At this moment, we are especially hoping to find a Workawayer with experience in pruning, to help Nikki with pruning from mid-April till mid-May.

    Nikki would love to get help in the garden. Workawayers with some experience in weeding and pruning and planting are therefore very welcome. In addition, the garden shed needs to be cleaned up and freshened up, and there is also some wood that needs to be sawed into firewood.

    The house needs some maintenance and repair tasks: painting, wallpapering, tiling the balconies if possible, a touch-up here and there. The handy Harry or Henrietta who wants to undertake this, can count on Pol's help (to the best of his ability).

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    Most welcome if you want to learn some Dutch (or Flemish, different name for same language). The working language can be English and possibly French.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer the helper(s) their own bedroom overlooking the garden, above which the sun rises in the morning. We share the rest of the house (including the bathroom), as well as the electric bikes.
    Our home cuisine is very varied and fairly international, although we are happy to prepare typical Belgian dishes.
    The village centers of Schilde and Wijnegem are within walking and cycling distance.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Period and duration of stay are negotiable.

    Since we are 'a tiny bit older' ourselves, we prefer helpers from at least 30 years and older. We think younger people can discover much better new things with young people of their own age.

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Excellent internet connection, and several workspaces in the house.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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