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Hello all, we are a gay-friendly family in search of little help on our homestead /hobby farm in Belgium Ardennes.
We are situated straight ON the French/Belgium border in a small rural village, surrounded by fields and forest.
We would like to find help for feeding and maintenance our horses, few sheep and chickens,and a dog. If ever possible we would like to find some one who could help with the maintenance of our fences on the 3 ha property;
Currently laying last hand on a new "workawayer bedroom" ,also we could use some help by renovation of our bathroom ,..(soon to start)
Lots of other tasks and projects are coming,..
We speak fluent , Dutch, French,English,Chinese(mandarin and Cantonese)and some notice on Spanish and German
A handy man will be welcome on our DIY building project but no special skills required,.
We are looking forward to welcome any interested and motivated person.
Sorry girls,.. we don't want to discriminate but due to the type of work we prefer the help of a man / boy,..
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are polyglots and can help people by learning them different languages,
Also we are situated very wel in between forests ,lakes ,interesting visiting places,like caves and historical sites.
We are experienced handy mans /DIY
Help
feeding animals, cleaning the horses and stables,..
help with restore some fences around the property , maybe even put some paint on it,..
help with the construction of a new bedroom and start renovating the bathroom.
Small household tasks,..
We have lots of small tasks in and around the house and property,..
cutting the lawn (with tractor)on regular base
help with planting fruit and vegetables,and flowers/plants (we have not really green fingers),... we have not even started yet
Always have things to do here,..
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
Chinese (Cantonese): Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
more than welcome to learn new languages and to shear our knowledge to others,.. we would be the perfect family for teaching or help improve any of our known languages
Accommodation
Accommodation can vary between a private room, a residential caravan (8x3m)on the property or the emplacement of a tent in the garden , all to discuss with the person who is interested
Shower and toilets are sheared as well as lounge ,living spaces, kitchen ,garden, terrasses, etc.
What else ...
In the free time, visits are possible at a historical site (bunker from Hitler) , visits to nearby lake(s) , great walks in the forests surrounding us , guided tours in underground caves, bicycle trips, visit to historical small city (15km),
bicycle tracks and hiking,..sportcomplex at 15km with several possibilities and swimming pool with sauna, at 35 km and at 25km two different adventure parcs,... lots other things to discover,..and of course gentle walks with the chariot can be donne as soon as the chariot and the horse is ready for it,..
Also kayaking in the neighbourhood, we have a few bicycles at use and we can teach you how to sail a small open sailboat(on a lake, and when te weather is ok)
we have limited internet possibilities, have several animals and pets,(dog, 2 horses, sheep and goat) and we are a non smoker familie , we would prefer a non smoker and open minded person as we are also,..
as familie we have 3 university kids, (two girls and one boy)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our internet and WIFI connection is very weak, therefore please be NO mobile addicted person, ...our connection can be used for normal communication and messages,...
Space for parking camper vans
we have more than enough space to put any size camper-van or motorhome straight on the property with acces to electricity and water supplies, inluding wifi internet connections
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 3,to 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (15)
What an experience to have had you here in our home and project !
Thank you million times for all what you have been doing here!
Tasks where done very correct and always with that happy smile on your face,... nothing to heavy or to difficult for you,..amazing.
Also the contact with the rest of the family and other co-workawayer was… read more
What a beautiful experience it was to have you in our house and on the project !
Daniel have been taking great care of our animals ,especial our farmer horse who became his big best friend right away.
Further more he worked very strict on all given tasks,.was very helpful by building a separation wall in the attic and constructing a… read more
I can't help but emphasize how much you treated me with warmth and affection, making every day an unforgettable experience. I have learned so many new things, thanks to your kind lessons and welcoming spirit.
From the first moment I felt embraced and welcomed as if I were one of you.
During my stay I had the opportunity to grow and… read more
Polite, helpful, and always willing to help he became a family member from the first minute.
He helped with the new workawayer room in our house, helped repair the security rail on a bridge on the fields,..
And on top of that he made a perfect painting from my… read more
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What an experience to have had you here in our home and project !
Thank you million times for all what you have been doing here!
Tasks where done very correct and always with that happy smile on your face,... nothing to heavy or to difficult for you,..amazing.
Also the contact with the rest of the family and other co-workawayer was… read more
What a beautiful experience it was to have you in our house and on the project !
Daniel have been taking great care of our animals ,especial our farmer horse who became his big best friend right away.
Further more he worked very strict on all given tasks,.was very helpful by building a separation wall in the attic and constructing a… read more
I can't help but emphasize how much you treated me with warmth and affection, making every day an unforgettable experience. I have learned so many new things, thanks to your kind lessons and welcoming spirit.
From the first moment I felt embraced and welcomed as if I were one of you.
During my stay I had the opportunity to grow and… read more
Polite, helpful, and always willing to help he became a family member from the first minute.
He helped with the new workawayer room in our house, helped repair the security rail on a bridge on the fields,..
And on top of that he made a perfect painting from my… read more
being Chinese ,he fitted into our family like a glove,, gentle and joyful up to the very last minute ,..
Extremely well for working together with other workawayers and our self, we finally got the repair from our little bridge done.
Orson also prepared us a very nice typical Chinese meal ,wish we… read more
We had deep going conversations as well as lots of fun and jokes,..
The job we have done was sure not the easiest, being placing isolation and cover planks on a 18m² outside wall,..and all starting from scratch,...He could handle all the… read more
He helped with painting a fence on the horse field, but was actually more helpful with help us out clearing the property line and most of all digging and cleaning out our ditches from the water evacuation on the field.
Helped also with cutting some trees in full length so we have… read more
She was absolutely friendly and helpful during her stay,..
We have made enormous progress at our tasks and we are really,really happy for that,..
The contact between Kyomi and all the family members was absolutely fantastic !
Also we wish to mention the help what we received… read more
Your stay in our project was absolutely stunning !!, Not only did we had so much fun and laughs together, but you also showed to be a girl with a lot skills !
Thank you for taking so good care of our animals, even when Brian was not able to help and supervise, you did so wonderful work ! The horses and sheep really liked you and they… read more
We have not enough words to tell what a wonderful experience it was to have you in our home,..
Not only where you a great guy to have around, but you showed us your quality skills, more than once !
Being so helpful to not only complete the isolation of our attic , you also made it more finished by putting up the plaster… read more
Thanks to his excellent skills we where able to progress a lot more than we expected ,...
we have isolated our attic and on top of that we where able to put the most of the plaster panels,..
In the mean time he have managed to level up his knowledge of English ,..
We… read more
We had nice and deep going talks and every one could get along with her in no time,..
unlucky for us, the given tasks where not really adapted to her , but we are sure that the most other things will be fine for other hosts,..
therefore… read more
Even his stay in our house was short, we would sure recommend him to other hosts, ....
Being Spanish, his English was just perfect, so communication was an absolute plus !
We all liked… read more
My stay at your home was really pleasant and I enjoyed how welkoming you were.
Sadly I didn't stay long enough to really visit the surroundings but the little that I saw was beautiful and peaceful.
Thank you again for this delightful stay.
Thaïs.
thank you for being part of our family , even for a few day's , it made the difference for us,..
the jobs donne very efficient, calm and correct !
Very friendly and intelligent young girl with a splendid drive !
thank you again for all what you have donne for us,
Brian & Alex
Even when I got sick in the stay, he and his neighbor, Jan took care of me with full of hearts. And he kindly offered to take me to new horizons.
My stay… read more
No words can describe our feelings about your stay at our house,..ever since you got into the car when we picked you up, you have entered into our heart as well,..and that will remain for ever, very sure ..
You have been very clean, nice and polite to all of us,.. we need to thank you also for the splendid Japanese meals you cooked for… read more
He helped fantastic by clearing the property lines, cutting wood , stacking it, help in the household, painting walls,..
Furthermore, he improved his English very well during his stay in our family.
Proved his skills whilst repairing… read more
We all hope that you reach all your goals in life,..you where a decent and very nice worker !
We should have known you before,..hehehe
Thank you again, and who knows we meet each other again in a future project ,
Friendly greetings and all the… read more
first off all thanks for being a part of you're Projects, I gledd dat I help you with any assistens where you needed, you pay it back with greatness honesty, and kindness tnx for be An part of my experience and visa versa, I bless you're family with all my heart.
greethings,
Davy
Initially to help Antonio with his studies of the French language, but he helped us in so many way's,..especially the wood cutting and stacking was for me (Brian) a enormous great help,..also the clearing of the property lines was a really good job.
He… read more
This place is a small town where people still greet each other on the streets as a daily routine and where you can enjoy peaceful walking throw the forests of the Ardennes Natural Park, definitely a place… read more
we had good conversations and I never felt like I had anything that I lacked! They were accommodating to me being vegetarian!
Doing some relaxed work for a few hours in the morning and having a nice belgium beer in the afternoon.
Life was easy going… read more
We where able to finale re-decorate our dining room (including new ceiling and walls) , thanks to the help from Hidde,
after that we did the total clean-up around our solar panel site,again top work !
He… read more
