Profile information
Host rating
85 %
Last replied
17 May 2025
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 1 day
Feedback
-
Email verified
Badges (1)
Details
Description
We invite you to our place in the countryside near Lublin (east of Poland). We live here with my husband - Tomasz. We run a non-governmental organization. Our house is full of music. Tomasz produces musical instruments (drums, tank drums, etc.) and teaches how to play. We welcome guests from spring (May) to autumn (October). We need help the most in the garden, but also (during holidays) in working with children, learning the English language. It is necessary to contact us in advance, because sometimes we leave the house for festivals and other events.
Since 2022, we have been running a Community Garden - it's a 30-meter foil full of herbs, and there we need help growing them. We organize meetings, workshops, theater for children, concerts.
We ask for 5 hours help a day, 5 days a week. No more than 25 hours a week. We will provide all food (vegetarian, mostly from local products) and sleeping space in tents. We have a lot of books, free wifi, bicycles, table tennis and billiards and 1 hectare of forest :) Many artists live in our area. We live 4 km from the Zamoyski Museum in Kozlówka, 25 km from the beautiful, historic city of Lublin and 50 km from the charming Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula River. We will gladly show you these beautiful places and you will meet our extraordinary neighbors.
Ewa: In 1995, together with a group of friends, I brought to existence the Association. Initially, my activities were directed to the local youth of the rural areas, focused on local development, international exchanges, living in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. I have been working “with and for refugees” for nearly 15 years. A certain part of my activities is carried out through culture and art. In 2015, I was awarded the title of "The Active Woman of the Lublin Region." I was a Tutor at the School of Leaders of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, I graduated in Political Systems from UMCS in Lublin, and I am a cultural animator who is passionate about playing percussion instruments (I was a member of the first Polish female percussion band "Mama Bum").
Tomasz „Bozdek”: I am a passionate musician and creator of instruments made-by-hand (including recyclable instruments), used e.g. in theatre performances, ethnic, jazz and folk music. My activity in the association predominantly revolves around music: during workshops I teach children and teenagers to play and show them how to make simple musical instruments. For years I have been working with refugees, migrants and foreignes, managing music formations, preparing with them music for performances and recording. My music is co-created with children and is, for instance, used as a background to Aesop's Tales. In 2016,
You can contact us in English and French.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Help around the house
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Charity work
Astronomy
Photography
Art & design
Carpentry
History
DIY & crafts
Books
Cooking & food
Gardening
Plant care
Music
Animals
Nature
Camping
Outdoor activities
Cycling
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Since 2022, we have been running a Community Garden - it's a 30-meter foil full of herbs, and there we need help growing them. We organize meetings, workshops, theater for children, concerts.
We ask for 5 hours work a day, 5 days a week. No more than 25 hours a week. We will provide all food (vegetarian, mostly from local products) and a place to sleep. We have a lot of books, free wifi, bicycles, table tennis and billiards and 1 hectare of forest :) Many artists live in our area. We live 4 km from the Zamoyski Museum in Kozlówka, 25 km from the beautiful, historic city of Lublin and 50 km from the charming Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula River. We will gladly show you these beautiful places and you will meet our extraordinary neighbors.
Help
We need help:
- in the garden with weeding the herbs and vegetables
- carrying branches from the forest
- tidying up the area
- minor renovation help
- organizing artistic and educational events in the Community Garden
I
We offer:
- drum lessons
- trips and joint sightseeing in the Lublin region
- bonfires with live music
- very good, vegetarian food made from local products
Languages spoken
Polish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
Accommodation
We offer accommodation in tents, Fresh & Black. Or under a roof in a studio (only for one person), in a room with bathroom and shower. Bed linen, towels, washing machine, WIFI access.
Very good, vegetarian food, based on local products.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We offer access to electricity and water.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
