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Our home is situated in a woodland garden on top of a hill at the edge of the university town of Leuven, a great place to live for young people looking for a vibrant, cultural and student-oriented stay. We are a multilingual family of three, mother and two young adult sons, currently both in higher education. Our main interests are the great outdoors, fossil hunting, nature education and playing music.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House and pet sitting
Interests
Pets
Van life
Sustainability
Culture
Charity work
Music
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Architecture
Nature
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Being an experienced wildlife gardener and conservation volunteer, skills such as forest schooling, wildlife watch for children, bushcraft, nature monitoring and regenerative gardening can be learned in our own garden or at the local nature reserves. We are a multilingual family, well-travelled and can help with making plans for getting around in Europe. Short-term courses and paid jobs are plenty available in town, being a university town with many foreign students.
Help
When travelling, we like staying with local people to get to know the culture and place better. In return, we like to open our house to travellers.
We don't have a project, we are just offering a place to stay, so please let us know what your main interests are for visiting Leuven. In exchange, we expect our guests to be independant and do their own cooking/shopping/cleaning/getting around. As a single parent, some help with the house and garden tasks would be nice. People staying for longer can join me with the garden chores such as mowing, coppicing, pruning... depending on the season.
Sometimes some general maintenance and DIY such as painting need doing. In the summer months we will be travelling and are looking for a house/petsitter (preferably with a driver's license).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
Private room with double bed, shared bathroom and kitchen in a big house near town. Meals are help yourself, cook your own and clean up after. One or two family meals per week are to be expected. Large common room/lounge for listening/playing music. Lots of room for outdoor camping/cooking on fire. We live in a big house upstairs with downstairs our (grand)parents and also have two young dogs.
What else ...
Pick up from nearest railway or bus station.
Walk or bike into town from our home.
Free travelling from and to the UK by car/ferry as we often make the journey.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
BYO computer and headphones.
Space for parking camper vans
Facilities are indoors. Ample parking on private driveway.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs under control.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
poppy & brownie (7 months)
poppy & brownie (7 months)
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From the very first day she made me feel welcome and at home. The location is perfect: her house is on a hill not too far from Leuven (10 minutes by bike), surrounded by peaceful nature (a big woodland garden and open fields).
Anne is kind, open-minded, and very… read more
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From the very first day she made me feel welcome and at home. The location is perfect: her house is on a hill not too far from Leuven (10 minutes by bike), surrounded by peaceful nature (a big woodland garden and open fields).
Anne is kind, open-minded, and very… read more
