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We are Anke (*1974), and Olaf (*1969) and we live with two kids (*2004, *2011) in a suburb of Berlin (Neu Zittau).
This year we want to develop an unused property (house and big garden) in order to move there.
Our goal is to create a place, where we live as familiy and host regularly people from different places.
We have many ideas and plans:
- We want to build a tiny house / construction wagon
- build a sauna trailer
- develop the garden with raised beds and shared spaces
- chopping and stacking wood
- build a greenhouse yourt
March to June we are only parttime at the property: Olaf for building 3 days per week; Anke mostly on weekends. So are staying mostly on your own - whit some advise how you can help us.
You can stay in the little garden house or use a room of the main house for yourself.
The village is small near the town Erkner (5 kilometers to the station Erkner: 20 minutes by bike or 10 minutes by bus.) From Erkner you reach the city center of Berlin in 15 minutes (Ostkreuz) or 25 minutes (Alexanderplatz).
There are two bikes at the property that you can use.
Until June we are not living permanently in the village, so you will be responsible for most of your meals yourself. We will provide you with food and ingredients for cooking. If we are on the site, we will cook and eat together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Gardening
Books
Languages
Cycling
Hiking
Camping
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We all speak German and English and I am able to do a little bit Italian.
Our whole family is open to connect and spent time together, especially around dinner time.
We can help you with finding information and groups in and around Berlin that you might be interested in.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are developing the proberty and therefor tasks will vary over the next months.
This are some examples:
- We want to build a tiny house / construction wagon
- build a sauna trailer
- develop the garden with raised beds and shared spaces
- chopping and stacking wood
- build a greenhouse yourt
Olaf is an experienced craftsmen and will guide the work. If you have some experience in the above - the better!
If you can offer some works of art - to bring art to the proberty - that is very welcomed by us, too.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: BeginnerThis 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
We have different options for you to stay. Choose, what suits you best :-)
-> the small garden house. It containts of a small living room with a tiny kitchen desk, a bathroom and an attic with a bed/mattress.
-> a room in the main house. There is a bathroom and a basic kitchen for your to use. The main house is partly under construction - but you will have a room, that is fine and ready.
-> a parkinglot for a small campervan (max Mercedes Benz Sprinter).
What else ...
The area we are living in, is beautiful!
Close to a lake (5min walk) and a forest (5min walk) and also close to Berlin (15 min by train).
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 proper and good working internet connection in the main house and quite good in the garden house.
Space for parking camper vans
We have space on the proberty for one campervan not bigger as a Mercedes Benz Sprinter.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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She helped with picking grapes, weeding, cooking and window cleaning in the house. We highly recommend her to other places and hosts. It was a nice time having her with us.
During their stay they visited Berlin and do probably know now more about some aspects of the city, than we do ;-)
Both were very open to the work we had to do and helped us with everything we… read more
Our hosts were exceptionally kind and accommodating, allowing our work and leisure to be structured in any way we preferred; We were given autonomy and trust.
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She helped with picking grapes, weeding, cooking and window cleaning in the house. We highly recommend her to other places and hosts. It was a nice time having her with us.
During their stay they visited Berlin and do probably know now more about some aspects of the city, than we do ;-)
Both were very open to the work we had to do and helped us with everything we… read more
Our hosts were exceptionally kind and accommodating, allowing our work and leisure to be structured in any way we preferred; We were given autonomy and trust.
We were able to… read more
