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We live since June 2011 on our farm in the most western part of Germany. The dutch border is only a few 100 meters away. The next dutch city is Sittard (3km). The next bigger german city is Aachen (35 km).
We are a family of five. Our son Noah is born in August 2010, our second son Mika is born in August 2012 and in May 2020 our little Jonah is born. Alwin is working fulltime in the IT business and Stephanie is a Psychomotricity Therapist (Master APA).
We have a big garden with a lot of vegetables and a orchard directly at our house.
We also own a piece of forest.
Animals: 1 cat, 1 dog and 20 chickens.
We would be happy if you could help us 5 hours a day. (5 days a week. If you help on a saturday you can take another day off, Sundays are always off). We are quite flexible with working hours and working days. So you will always find a good mixture between time off and working times.
P.S. We only can host people with a valid health insurance.
It would be good if you provide us a copy of your passport on arrival, or we can take one by ourself.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers can practice German and Dutch language with us and the rest of the extended family. They can also experience typical lifestyle in a german family. We like good conversations with our guests and share as many meals as possible.
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Help
We need help for the work in the garden or orchard or around the house (depending on the time of the year). Also a helping hand in the house is needed (looking after the kids or cleaning).
Sometimes some woodwork in the forest has to be done or other renewing activities (e.g. painting) at our house.
Currently we are still working at our house therefore people with experience in the construction area are also more than welcome.Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentAccommodation
We offer a free stay in an own room with internet access in most areas of the house and a guest bathroom. 3 meals a day will be prepared from you or from us.
What else ...
We live close to the dutch border. Maastricht, Aachen, Cologne and Düsseldof are easy reachable by bus or train. Also Amsterdam, Brussels and other Dutch and Belgium cities are a maximum of 2 hours away.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a fast internet connection via Cable in your room. In the whole house we have Wifi
Space for parking camper vans
We have a lot of space at our house for a campervan. We can provide Water and electricity
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We can highly recommend to host this lovely… read more
The food was so delicious and the work was clearly explained for us. We helped in their garden, picking produce and helped setup for the… read more
They helped around the house and also helped with walking our dog Teo.
They are both always welcome in our house.
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We can highly recommend to host this lovely… read more
The food was so delicious and the work was clearly explained for us. We helped in their garden, picking produce and helped setup for the… read more
They helped around the house and also helped with walking our dog Teo.
They are both always welcome in our house.
Their house and garden is lovely, they are both excellent… read more
During the week my work was varied,… read more
I was lucky to stay on site during spring and summer season, spending most… read more
Mostly I was weeding, picking up strawberries, sweeping a floor outside, doing babysitting and walking with the dog. Because of the way they treated me it was really pleasurable to help Alwin's family with everything they asked me. I… read more
My stay was a kind of last-minute-stay, which is why I am even more grateful that everything worked out so well. I stayed with the family for one week and in this short period of time they made me feel very at home and like a member of their family.… read more
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Alwin
He is a very good craftsmen. He did many great jobs and no work was to hard for him. He could also deal really good with kids and best of all you could have really good conversations with him. We are really looking forward to visit you in Sacramento or see you back here with Mary in Christmas time.
Alwin ,Stephanie,… read more
Thank you Alwin and Stephanie for the outstanding experience. Working in the forest and doing a little woodworking was all within what I was able to do and your expectations very clear and reasonable. Your graciousness as hosts may be equaled by others, but never exceeded. I was entirely… read more
The food was fantastic as was the manner in… read more
Our days/work were varied with indoor and outdoor work and was all enjoyable and fun. We enjoyed some great food and got lots of great recommendations for places to visit. We had a lot of fun here :)
Thanks again for… read more
Witnessing the dramatic changes of the spring and all the blooming was amazing. And weather, even though a bit… read more
Pura vida, Malo!!!
We stayed with Alwin and Stephanie for a bit over two weeks, and they really made us feel like family, like including us in family dinners/events, playing board games or foosball or just talking over a few drinks, they're really nice people, they're also great cooks the food was great.
the… read more