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😅 April 2024 Spring is in the air now 😊 so easy light outdoor maintince . Fence for chicken and ducks, and geese . If weather stay dry wd may still go ligh painting of barn Vinduer and touch up of exterior walls I got a greenhouse lean to I like to have build if we got such a candidate 😂 inside light housekeeping , baking Og cooking we have a vacat rental you may give a hand on between new guest.
. My Husbond Paul & I Tom we are a gay 🏳️🌈married couple going on 40 years ,have relocated to Denmark 2018 🇩🇰after 40 years in America 🇺🇸 ( Hawaii) 🌴he big island in Captain cook where we Owen a Coffe farm & small scale Pembroke welsh Corgis kennel as well as room rentals , we also Owend a cabinetshop in Hawaii 🌈 as well as A small one on Ærø aeroe in the southern Danish Archipelago south of Fyn . Woodworking shop is CLOSED. We are retired . It’s truly beautiful as Hawaii , we have bought old Home from 1825 we are working on , we have had really manny volunteers for the past 10 years on Hawaii. If there are any woodworkers INTRESTED from around the world , we are open as well. And we provide the package to our bedst
Types of help and learning opportunities
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I Tom came to America at 18 years of age as a exchange student in 1978 .we have had over 50 students from Danish ,German ,Japan & France since 1984 -2018 .now most are old friends , as for volunteers Paul has levied in Icland ,Spain ,Norway ,Pakistan , all for 1 plus years as a exchange student , and we had great woofers of all ages sharing our home
Help
All around the garden & farm land This is a almost 200 year old small farm / home Stead around the tovn Gadekaer ( fire-pond ) , we have clear the overgrowth to A get view and better oxygen to the pond , on the old buildings , we repairing little By littel and building out a 2 floor appartment in main house , more and together apply and morter as needed , we whitewash With Skagen Yellow the old walls and tar on timber as needed . In the old barn we need to pour a new cement floor on rainy days as well as replace part of the barn loft , we are Having a litter of puppets 2 times a year , Ærø is a beautiful place only 13 km wide x 26 km long , but has very manny bike roads and shelters , it has 3 town and manny old villages , it’s a gem
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
Small privat room or share at times ,
bathroom with laundry.
As for food we provide for breakfast & lunch & dinner on the 5 working days Doing the week.. we share in cooking & eat at 7 pm . We provide 1 glas of vine or beer with dinner
On weekend we provide Breakfast & coffe , you be on you own for food and drinks
Monday- Friday you are expected to be
Available to help from 7 :30 am-12:30 pm
( on weekends we do share in 1.5 hr of house duty’s if you are her )
SO NO SLEPY HEADS NEED APPLY 😉. AND BE NED & Tidy from you room and tru out, our joint home .😎
OR as we We may argree up front doing the week 😉
On the weekend we may from time to time ask you to HouseSet , and care for Dogs so we can get off the island To visit out families
What else ...
Look op the island aeroe ⛴ n line it’s great and all buses are free.... YOU are expected to g’et by in English 🇺🇸/ 🇬🇧 & communicate with you host
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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The hosts are helpful and courteous, they immediately welcomed me and made me feel like part of the family. The jobs are not too strenuous and you are supported if the work required is not of your expertise.
Tom & Paul are two fantastic people who not only helped me with the language but also made me grow from a personal… read more
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The hosts are helpful and courteous, they immediately welcomed me and made me feel like part of the family. The jobs are not too strenuous and you are supported if the work required is not of your expertise.
Tom & Paul are two fantastic people who not only helped me with the language but also made me grow from a personal… read more
We whis him all the bedst in his feature and may return ant any time to 🇩🇰
If you have a good appetite, don‘t worry,… read more
You will feel old friends have arrived and you intire home and garden 🪴 and yes tastebuds vill make you a hole person
the work was super easy and i had totally freedom for making some gardening ideas and decorations... wish It was more time to know them better and help with everything... than you for everything guys, you… read more
They are lovely people who went out of their way to make me feel at home.
Tom and Paul are very kind-hearted people. The fascinating exchanges I had with Paul about history and politics during meals (despite my level of English 😅) were… read more
They are a kind and sweet couple who always made sure that my stay was the best. Tom is a funny man who likes to be busy, always active in his things, but… read more
They always made me feel like part of the family and made me taste great Danish food.
I met many nice people and had a good time.
The island of Æro is a magical place that I will always carry in my heart. Truly, something to see in a lifetime (especially in summer).
Thank you… read more
Tom es un hombre trabajador que parece malhumorado pero siempre tiene tiempo para una sonrisa, una conversación y camaradería. Con él coordinas tus tareas, las horas y los días.
Paul es un hombre culto y experimentado. Le gusta hablar de historia y contingencia mundial. Con el… read more
With lovely corgi puppies, beautiful Voderup Klint literally around the corner (to also work out), two very trusting cuddly cats to have on your lap, plenty of deep conversations about any… read more
I learned about many things such as gardening, showering a dog, danish cooking and american too.
Tom is a hard working man, very goal oriented and you can feel it in the room when he's around. But that doesn't mean there's no fun! He can shure make… read more
