Help a family staying in a sweet town near Berlin, Germany

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  Description

  Welcome, and thanks for your interest!
  
  ***Urgently looking — just drop us a message!***
  ***Right now we’re working on removing a small garden wall — so it’s great if you’re comfortable using tools like an angle grinder or a demolition hammer. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of time to relax too — and there’s a lovely thermal bath just around the corner!”😉 ***
  
  We are a family with four children (ages 5 to 15). Healthy and loving relationships between family members are important to us, so our home is usually filled with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
  After living in communities that we helped to build, we are now living as a family in a house in the small village of Bad Belzig.
  
  We have a strong interest in environmental issues and in technical as well as social solutions for the challenges of the modern world. Our kitchen is vegetarian, and the meals we cook are mainly vegan.
  We have renovated the house ecologically — both outside and partly inside — and there is still some work to do.
  
  We would love your help with our building projects, in the garden, with cleaning, or in the kitchen. And if you get along well with our kids, you’re very welcome to spend time with them and give us a hand with childcare too. We’ll make sure you don’t work more than 20 hours a week, so there’s plenty of time to relaxe and explore the surroundings. We’re happy to coordinate tasks and working times according to your needs.
  
  We can offer:
  
  -2–3 days off (or other arrangements if you prefer)
  
  - a kind and welcoming family as your hosts
  
  - mostly organic vegan/vegetarian food
  
  - your own room
  
  - a bike
  
  Of course, we’re always here for your questions and needs, and we’re looking forward to meeting you and learning from each other.
  Still, you will have plenty of time on your own, as our time and attention are never quite enough for kids, work, and everything that needs to be done. If you can enjoy this as freedom and time for your own interests, we’re the right place for you. 😊
  We’re looking forward to meeting you, learning from each other, and sharing a good time together!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Technology

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Photography

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Architecture

  

  Carpentry

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Team sports

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Bad Belzig is a sweet litle town with a nice castle, a thermal bath and a couple of hiking trails in the surrounding. There are lots of interesting communitys in the area as well. Whenever you want to feel the pulse of the capital, you reach the center of Berlin by train in an hour. Johannes is grown there, so get some inside views and tipps from us if you like! Potsdam is even closer and Leipzig is also worth a visit.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  You don't need any special skills as long as you are interested in learning new things. Some tasks can be physically demanding.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner
  French: Beginner

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  You have your own room with a double bed in it. It is close to our kitchen and a bathroom.
  We eat three times a day and you are invited to joyn us. Times are normally about 7:30 am, 12 am and 18 pm. It is also possible that you use the kitchen to prepare your own food, as long it is vegetarian. Take snacks as much as you need. We very seldom eat sweets. Pleace do not give sweets to the kids ;-)

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  What else ...

  Some years ago Diana also did a work and travel year and had unforgetable wwoofing experiences in communitys and families. Johannes traveld the world in younger ages. We are happy to invite the world to us now :-)
  
  Some more infos about the place:
  We live pretty close to the main busstation, a supermarket, an open air swimming pool, a playground and a little lake and the forest. You can lent a bike from us. By bike you are in ten minutes at the train station. The train leaves every half an hour to potsdam and berlin.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Child-friendly animals are welcome.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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