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Hello we are 2 gardeners living in a beautiful little town at a wide river and close to the sea. We need help with our vegetable garden, green house and leisure garden, possibly also with renovation projects, depending on the season. We have bought an old house and are still changing the space to a better place. We love to practice yoga and meditation, Nikola also works as a yoga instructor and Eric as a landscape gardener, he plays the guitar and some other instruments and loves to plays some tunes with others. We love having people around, talk english and french, we cook great food but also love eating the creations of other cooks.
Our house is right in the center of a small pretty town called Tönning with lots of tourists in summer. You can cruise around on our bikes, take a 30 min train ride to the longest beach of Germany or just take our dog for a walk. The train station is in walking distance so you do not need a car to get around.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
we will spend time with you in the garden where you can learn organic gardening and landscaping principles. Culturally we are not typically germans, as Eric is half french and Nikola lived and worked as an aid worker in Africa for many years. We eat what we grow (not only!) and we will be happy to talk and exchange without rigid ideas of cultural exchange
Help
depending on the season, we need help in the veggie garden, greenhouse and also to start our community garden in Tönning. Our leisure garden and plant collection also always needs a hand. Off gardening season we have renovation projects inside and outside the house to do. If you want to learn about gardening you are in good hands as we both have studied horticulture and landscaping
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Swahili (Kiswahili): FluentThis 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 will have a room with a double bed and your own bathroom. Normally we do have one main meal togeher in the evening, which is cooked by one of us, you can also try and cook! Breakfast and lunch is often not together as we have differnt times of work. its quite fluid, every month is a bit different, there is no fixed rule.
What else ...
We live in a touristic rural area of Germany, close to the wadden sea national park. Its a great place for bird and beach lovers, though the sea is often rough and the weather windy. Hamburg is 1.5 hours and the islands around 1 hour by train away. Entertainment wise there is not much happening here, it is more for nature lovers.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day Monday to Friday
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Leurs plats sont riches en saveurs et saints pour le corps.
Les heures travaillées sont respectées et vous avez votre temps pour découvrir le charmant village qui est tonning et les lieux alentours.
Il y a la possibilité de pratiquer différents yoga… read more
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Leurs plats sont riches en saveurs et saints pour le corps.
Les heures travaillées sont respectées et vous avez votre temps pour découvrir le charmant village qui est tonning et les lieux alentours.
Il y a la possibilité de pratiquer différents yoga… read more
Eventho my stay was a little short, i just had the best time!
Nikola and Eric are just amazing people and a super great couple. The moment we met they welcomed me wtih open arms and in just a second, i felt like being part of their home since a
very long time. We spent alot of time together cooking, talking or playing board games. These… read more
First of all, I would like to thank Eric and Nikola very much for this wonderful time. Although I only spent one week in Toenning, it felt like a second home. I was welcomed very lovingly and had my own apartment with a large room, private bathroom and even a small kitchen, which I only used to make tea. I worked mainly in the garden.… read more
