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Hello and a nice day!
Thank you for reading your profile. The next months we have different tasks we are searching help for and not all take place in Berlin. Some take place mostly in Brandenburg, approx. 1,5h away from Berlin.
The work we need help with (5 hours per day, 5 days a week):
1.) We have a little old house in Brandenburg (Oderbruch: 1,5h drive away from Berlin). We are have a lot to do in the house and big garden and we need help in October with the garden (for example, digging, getting soil to the garden, plant flower bulbs, a lot of weeding, care for seedling,...)and help in the house (its still a lot to do in and around the house). Painting, really a lot of cleaning etc. If you have special talents (i.e. sewing) please tell us.
2.) Construction help in a little gardenhouse in Berlin, together with Silvian.
3.) Babysitting (our daughter with Down Syndrom, 14 years old), English conversation and help with school Englisch for our 17 year old daugher, help with hometasks like cleaning, cooking, etc.
Where do you stay:
During your stay in the Oderbruch you would sleep in the house . The house has only wood heating. There is a very good WLAN. Sometimes you will also stay there alone in the house. It is a very little village surrounded with great nature.
There is the possibility that you can visit Berlin and sleep in our flat right in the center of Berlin for a few days. The flat is situated right in the middle of Berlin, near Museumsinsel, Hackescher Markt and Alexanderplatz. You are located between stations of subways and trams, citytrains and busses. Two cats are living in the flat, too. You can use the WLAN in our flat permanetly._
Who are we:
We are a family of 4: Two wonderful daughters: One is 14 years old and has Down-syndrome the other one is 17 and we two: Silvian and Christiane. In addition 2 friendly cats live with us in the apartment. Both my husband and I are working professionally often from home.
We have no special diet, we just try to eat healthy food. In case that you are vegetarian we like to adjust during our stay:-)
We are looking forward to read your message.
With kind regards
Silvian and ChristianeTypes of help and learning opportunities
TeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareBabysitting and creative playCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn renovate and gardening tasks. We somethimes cook traditional German dishes. During your stay in Berlin you will be situated in the very center of Berlin, with its museums, shops and bars.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
In the Oderbruch (80km from Berlin) we are renovating a little old house and create a big flower garden. There are lots of things to do.
In october there are plenty things to do in the garden,. Please let us know if you have special skills. Staying in Berlin we ask you to care for 2 cats, help out with the kids and general maintenance-Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Polish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Elinas main topic at school is English, so English is very much appreciated... But we all like to improve our English. Elina is always happy to practise some polish..Accommodation
In Brandenburg you sleep sleep in the house in one seperate room, wich has a curtain at the moment and need a real door. In Berlin you sleep in one of the childrens rooms (only you and your friend/partner:-)).
What else ...
The Oderbruch is famous for its nature, especially bird observations. There is a lake nearby and you can use our bikes to explore the area. There are 2 bike traces nearby.
In Berlin you will be situated near Museumsinsel and Hackescher Markt. It’s an ideal starting point to explore Berlin....A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a fast Permanent wlan .
Space for parking camper vans
In the Oderbruch (80 km away from Berlin) we have a little house with big garden which is siutable for a motorhome, caravan or tent. In Berlin there is no capacity
Can possibly accept pets
In the Oderbruch it is possible. Not in Berlin as we have cats
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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They Made us feel like home. They are a really cozy and warm family.
We expend a really nice time in the apartment in Berlín, taking care of the cats and cooking meals (this last was by our own choice) for the family, and also trying some of the typical German dishes.… read more
If you have them as a guest in your home you can be sure that your home is always in a nice and pleasant statement and you have enough time for your chats and conversations with your guests and… read more
I spent most of my time staying at the family apartment in Berlin looking after their cats! The only way the apartment could be more centrally located is if… read more
We really liked his way of dealing responsibly with other people every day. He is a very sociable and uncomplicated man and we can only hope that he will have good adventures and interesting encounters on his further… read more
He's an excellent cooker. For us, he was a bright sunshine in the dark months of a wintertime.
The kids also liked this charming… read more
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They Made us feel like home. They are a really cozy and warm family.
We expend a really nice time in the apartment in Berlín, taking care of the cats and cooking meals (this last was by our own choice) for the family, and also trying some of the typical German dishes.… read more
If you have them as a guest in your home you can be sure that your home is always in a nice and pleasant statement and you have enough time for your chats and conversations with your guests and… read more
I spent most of my time staying at the family apartment in Berlin looking after their cats! The only way the apartment could be more centrally located is if… read more
We really liked his way of dealing responsibly with other people every day. He is a very sociable and uncomplicated man and we can only hope that he will have good adventures and interesting encounters on his further… read more
He's an excellent cooker. For us, he was a bright sunshine in the dark months of a wintertime.
The kids also liked this charming… read more
In shortest time she found the best themes for the communications with the kids and enriched it with other actions like painting or drawing.
The kids and we were… read more
I never expected to stay with such patient, calm and understanding people. It was my pleasure to experience their family life, and it was a real honour to learn about their fascinating perspectives, opinions and experiences (they're very open minded and… read more
We made a very good experience with him and saw he is an enjoyable and independently person, absolutely easy going, friendly and full of attention to the surroundment. We were very happy to have met him and to have talked and had very good… read more
Syakira gave us a wunderful time and had always shown best character. She is a very reliable person and the best teacher, we ever met. The kids had a great time with her, while she had a big talent to bring the English language more near to them. She was always a smily and… read more
very independant and strong motivated person.
When she arrived at our apartement, she integrated with her nice and
polite manner very well from the first day.
She had a very charming and nice way to spend time with the kids and
played with them both sportive or in withdraw,… read more
This family cares about others and is always willing to help. They wanted to be sure I had a good time in Berlin. And the girls are adorable and fun to spend… read more
We shared a few nice dinners, including a traditional German meal. The… read more
She helped to fix up the garden in the main task and did this by organising her own time. She performed this with a regular persistence and continued untill really… read more
This was my first experience as a WorkAwayer and from the beginning, since Silvian and Christiane started to have contact with me (I was in Chile and they, well, in Berlin), everything in our communication was very clear and… read more
First of all, the work conditions are very good and work itself is very rewarding and not stressful. The kids are very willing to learn and playing games with them is never… read more
He adapted instantly in our family as an extraordinary attentiv open-minded person.
He helped us renovate our little garden house; painting and constructing a new floor.
He did every… read more