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Hi!
*** Note: Next to our normal workaway activities, we are also looking for an au pair for our daughter. Might this be something for you, let us know:) ***
We are a Dutch/Swedish couple in our 30s and have moved recently to the Netherlands after years of working abroad ourselves in West Africa and Sweden. We have bought a house with 1,5 hectares of land in the east of the Netherlands on the countryside, where we now live with our daughter (5 years old) 2 dogs, horses and chicken.. We are have done the renovating the house and barn ourselves with the help of many workawayers. Next to this we are running a small scale Agro Ecological hobby farm and occasionally embark on fun sustainability projects.
We are an English speaking household and lived as expats for many years during which we made many friends across the globe. We really enjoy to meet other people from around the world and sharing our live with workawayers like you will be a great way of continuing that.
You will live with us, eat and drink with us and will have your own bedroom and bathroom. Sometimes we also host an au pair and usually have other workawayers. Our location is surrounded by countryside and nature but very well connected to Arnhem and the rest of the country by public transport. The Netherlands is rather small so you will never be more than 1 or 2 hours away from anywhere else. You'll find rivers, cycling/walking routes and nature reserves, as well as being close to the German border, and not more than 2 hours away from Belgium or the North Sea.
We are looking for someone that can help us out with:
- The renovation works and maintenance indoors and outdoors
- Help setting up and maintaining the farm
- Take care of the dogs, horses and chickens (and any other animals that might show up)
- Take care of the property
If you enjoy horse riding it would be great if you would ride our horses as they need the exercise! And our dogs are always up for (and in need of) a walk through the forest!
If you are keen to stay with us for a while or would like to know more about what we offer and what we expect from you, or any other question of course, then give us a shout! We like getting to
know our workawayers so we prefer them to stay for at least a month or more:)
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Luuc & Liisa
Types of help and learning opportunities
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
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The Netherlands is small and well connected so the whole of the country lies at your feet, ideal for day or weekend trips. We brew our own beer, sometimes bake our own bread and generally like to learn to do as many things ourselves as possible, so you can learn this with us if you like. Also the sampling of the brew is very important! We will be setting up an organic vegetable garden including hops and fruit trees and work with horses, sheep and chickens. We will also be renovating our house, isolating it, build new rooms and bathrooms etc etc, so a very varied range of activities.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
next to taking care of our animals, we need help with indoor and outdoor renovation, carpeting, painting etc. No great skills needed, as long as you know your way with tools a bit (the rest we look up on YouTube!)
It would be a plus if you know horses a bit and want to regularly ride them. They would love (and need) the exercise and the surroundings here are great for rides..
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: IntermediateThis 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.
Accommodation
Our farm has a lot of space but due to ongoing renovations, it might vary which room is available. But for sure you will have a bedroom to yourself. Bathroom is shared (although we have 2 bathrooms in the house). You will eat and drink with us (hope you like home-brew) as we like you to be as much part of the family as you'd like to be.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Super fast, ultra quick glass fiber connection :)
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We have 2 dogs ourselves, and two horses. No cats unfortunately due to allergy.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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These people are fun, warm-hearted, and just plain awesome.
This quickly became my home away from home!
I learned a great many things from Luuc about renovations, farm work, Dutch culture, and the latest happenings in the world.
Liisa is always down for a hearty conversation over a… read more
The tasks to be carried out, such as looking after the farm and working on the house, were mainly done in the mornings during the week. My time off allowed me to enjoy the… read more
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These people are fun, warm-hearted, and just plain awesome.
This quickly became my home away from home!
I learned a great many things from Luuc about renovations, farm work, Dutch culture, and the latest happenings in the world.
Liisa is always down for a hearty conversation over a… read more
The tasks to be carried out, such as looking after the farm and working on the house, were mainly done in the mornings during the week. My time off allowed me to enjoy the… read more
Luuc and Liisa are very patients, easy-going, respectful and… read more
Luuc and Liisa really make you feel home from the first moment on as you can use everything and spend your free time as you want. You can really be there as a part of the family, not just as a working person.… read more
I just stayed there for 1 week which I enjoyed the most, the food was delicious, liisa and luuc were so kind and it was so interesting to learn few skills from luuc.
Their daughter, safaa and kate (other… read more
When Liisa and Luuc say that they want to receive workawayers like family members, it's exactly the reality. We felt warmly welcomed. We did not only work together, we spent real moments of sharing, talking or laughing when we work but also in every moment of life, whether it… read more
About the… read more
To talk a little about the life in the house, it’s not lying to say that you will feel… read more
You will get to help out partly with construction in the home - Luuk is patient in explaining how to do things and takes time to respond to any questions you have - so you will learn lots! A part from construction, you get to take care of the chickens, sheep and… read more
We have been togheter one year and three months... yeessss, all that time and it's so hard to say good bye!
This was defenitly the BEST experience of my life!
The whole family recived me with open arms and I felt at home at the second. Luuc and Liisa are the most easy going… read more
Saga is a very happy little girl and I totally fell in love with her during the five weeks I stayed there.
During weekdays I took care of Saga and was even allowed to go… read more
I mostly helped with renovating… read more
well, this was my first experience as a volunteer and I would keep doing this for ages if I know I am going to meet people like Luc and Lisa.
They were really nice to me since the first moment I arrived, we spent the NYE together and I will never forget this time with them in this awsome place.
I am compeled to say that there is a… read more
how and where to start...its been a while now that i´ve left Liisa and Luuc and i still miss them.
Them and the lovely enviroment wich they´ve created themselfes and what they´ve shared completly and generous with us helpers. But i´ve never felt like that - a simply helper.
I´ve stayed there together with another workawayer , Finn from… read more
