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Welcome, thanks for your interest!

We are a family with four kids (age 4 to 14). Healthy and loving relationships between familymembers are important to us so its quiet harmonious here most of the time. After living in communitys we built up, we are now living as a family in a house in the smal village Bad Belzig. We have a big interest on environmental issues and technical and social solutions for the challanges of the modern world. Our kitchen is vegetarian, the cooked meals mainly vegan, we have no car, dont fly (anymore)...but dont worry, we are open minded and people loving, so bring yourself as you are :-)
Right now our house is not very charming, but we started renovating it (mostly by ourselfes) to transform it to a beautyfull ecological home.

We would love your help on our building site, in the garden or the kitchen. We will of course make sure that you dont help more than 25 hours a week, so there is enough time for exploring the surrounding

We can offer:
- 2-3 days off (or other arrangements, if you like)
- a kind family as your hosts
- a ticket for the lido (outdoor pool) next door :-)
- mostly organic vegan/vegetarian food
- your own room

Good to know:
As we are a big family our household wont be neat and tidy all of the time. We are of course always here for your upcoming questions and needs and are looking foreward to meet you and learn from each other. Still you will have a lot time on your own, as our time and attention is never enough for kids, work and things to do. If you can enjoy this as freedom and time for your own interests, we are the right spot :-)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
House sitting
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!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
You don't need any special skills as long as you are interested in learning new things. Some tasks can be physically demanding.
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.
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 8/9 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 try to avoid to eat sweets infront of the kids ;-)
What else ...
We are just starting having workaways at our place. 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.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets

Host ref number: 395213594338

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2 Nov 2024

Left by Workawayer (Giulia) for host

I have only good words for Diana and her beautiful family. I looked after their two cats for a week while they were on vacation and from the first moment they welcomed me super warmly. Zeus and Fibi are the sweetest cats in the world and the communication with Diana and Joannes was just perfect! Diana and Joannes are two warm and welcoming people,… read more

(Excellent )

1 Nov 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Giulia)

Giulia looked after our cats while we were on vacation. We couldn't have imagined it any better. The communication beforehand was warm and reliable and we all felt very comfortable with her. We got to know Giulia as being incredibly social, reliable and uncomplicated. It was very inspiring to talk to her because she is a really special, versatile… read more

(Excellent )

11 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Zain) for host

Kindness and generosity are prevalent at this workaway. This was my 8th workaway since I started in April this year, and I can safely say that this was the most correct, not just in relative but also in absolute terms. Everything described in the description was also delivered, and even more. The concept of work and travel was rightfully… read more implemented here. Diana and Johannes and their children are a very sweet and harmonious family. I am glad I got the chance to stay with them and got to know them. It was a truly amazing experience.

During my stay of about one month I had a nice guest room on the ground floor, with access to a very good renovated bathroom. The kitchen was always loaded with supplies and I was told many times that I was free to take anything that I wanted to eat. Diana made very delicious vegetarian and vegan food and sometimes Johannes would also cook something nice. I was invited as a guest to each meal every day. Breakfast was relatively flexible, which on some days we had together and sometimes separately. The food items were always accessible. We had very pleasant conversations at meal times or just during the day.

Work was well organized and working hours were quite flexible. I worked 20 hours maximum per week which is relativelty less than the working hours at other places that I know through Workaway, and it was easier to manage. The tasks included basic construction work like plastering, shoveling sand and peeling of tree stems depending on what needed to be done. Tasks would also depend on the stage of the project and the weather. Some days Johannes and I worked together through the day, on average there were 2 such days per week. I could easily group working hours together for the week and plan 3 to 4 free days. In all weeks during my stay here I was able to go and take care of appointments or just visit the surrounding cities for a couple of days. The good internet enabled me to work on some personal projects online as well. Furthermore, working with Johannes was a pleasure. He took great responsibility and made sure that each task was doable and that I had proper equipment for it. He gave clear instructions and was openly available in case of questions or help. Both Diana and Johannes made sure that I did not overexhert myself. I felt more like an invited friend who was just helping out with construction projects.

The surroundings are quite calm, there is a very nice forest and fields nearby which I liked to visit with a bike provided by the family. Bad Belzig town is almost at the middle point between Berlin and Leipzig and has good train and bus connections. I went to Berlin, Potsdam and Leipzig a few times while I was there.

I highly recommend this place to fellow workawayers who are independent, responsible and flexible and urge them to present their best selves here, this is the right place for it.

(Excellent )

6 Dec 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Zain)

Zain is not only a warm, uncomplicated, open housmate with whom you can talk about God and the world, but he was also the best help we could have! He already had a lot of construction and workaway experience and was extremely independent and reliable and made a lot of progress here. It was a great time and an exciting exchange for us. We are very… read more

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