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We are Slovene couple Majda and John. We speak English. I, Majda am from Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia. I am a journalist, dancer, choreograph, I have a love of nature, and know a lot about herbs. My partner John is retired, he has a love of books, film and music. We have a small farm in the hills of Haloze, we farm organicly. You can join our contemporary dance group Gea, we improvize a lot at our dance classes, dancers are from 74 to 11 (mostly between 30-40). Yo can also join me at Tai chi and chi gong classes. I made baskets, from the wilow branches in tradicional way, so i can teach you to do it.
we need help in garden, cuting the grass and work with wood. I like to cook tradicional Slovenian food and know stories from the past about Ptuj and Haloze, ( beautiful nature with a lot of forest, vineyards and hills), where we live know .Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A visit to Slovenia is great cultural experience. The people are very welcoming, interested in meeting visitors from other countries. This region is more traditional than most and travellers will understand how day to day life might have been in past times.
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Help
We have 6 ha of land with forest, vineyard, vegetable garden, fruit trees and meadow. We have animals too, chickens, goats, bees and rabbits. We would require help with all. Also we need help with cutting, chopping and gathering of wood and repairing fences. Help with the general mantaince of the house and the land.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We can offer both, single and couple accommodation in a warm and clean environment with modern conveniences.
What else ...
Haloze is a wonderful place for walking and hiking. Our local village is Podlehnik, 5 km from us, Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenija is about 20 km away. There is a Therme, boating lake, pubs, bars, restaurants, castle and festivals throughout the year.
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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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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We Wish him to come bach,… read more
We spent one wonderful month in lovely Haloze region. We felt in LOVE with SLOVEnia. It was a pleasure to help and work, mainly through gardening, cutting, digging, cleaning and taking care of the (incredibly smart) goats !
This Work Away was also about… read more
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We Wish him to come bach,… read more
We spent one wonderful month in lovely Haloze region. We felt in LOVE with SLOVEnia. It was a pleasure to help and work, mainly through gardening, cutting, digging, cleaning and taking care of the (incredibly smart) goats !
This Work Away was also about… read more
Thank you so much!
Most of the times we were… read more
The place where they live, was spectacular. We had a great time there, Majda has an enormus knowledge about the region, Haloze. During the week we mostly worked in the morning, which consisted mainly of gardening works. We also tidied the basement of the house, when the temperatures were too high outside. But… read more
We had some fun time looking after the goats, working in the garden, repairing fences and collecting herbs.
Thank you two for making us feel at home, sharing… read more
Nous avons été accueillis à bras ouvert par la fabuleuse Majda, le magique John et leur belle troupe d'animaux.
Nous avons été très heureux de les aider et avons découvert beaucoup de traditions culinaires/musicales/historiques. Nous avons aussi énormément apprécié rencontrer tout leur… read more
The work hours are super flexible and we started most morning at 9 and worked till 1. In terms of jobs, we did a range activities including fixing the goat fence, cutting wood for winter and a bit of garden maintenance. We cooked dinner on a few occasions as well,… read more
Thank you Majda for being such a lovely and bubbly person ! She always made sure that we were comfortable and happy, and cooked for us some of the most delicious and traditional Slovenian dishes. She also shared a lot with us about slovenian culture, traditions,… read more
Majda is constantly on the move, either cooking the most delicious Slovenian food, sharing her knowledge about nature and Slovenian history and culture, or working in the garden. She’ll make sure you never have an empty stomach!
John is kind,… read more
Majda is an excellent woman, she was so welcoming, generous and fun. She cooked us great food, introduced us to her neighbors and cousins, told us mystical stories and talked about… read more
We loved all the little friends around, especially Suzy and the cat's crew! Meeeaaaoooowww =D
Thanks to both of you :
John for your unique sense of humour and the nice talk we had.
Majda for being a lively museum and sharing experiences with so much passion.… read more
Hope to come back to see you one day,
Agnès.
They welcome people into their sweet little home straight away and always try to make you feel at home. Their house is certainly off the beaten track, high in the hills (the views are incredible!) but at the same only 15 minutes drive from the village and not much further to the cute little city of Ptuj, I… read more
Majda was so warm and generous with sharing her knowledge and understanding and able to see me as a whole person. And she went out of her way to share the surroundings and culture with us in some truly enjoyable ways. John has a time of humor from the start which was… read more
The work was enjoyable, in the hills, and didn't feel like work at all. The farm is so peaceful and quiet; the only sounds being from nature.
I couldn't recommend them enough! Thanks for everything Majda and John.
So sad to be writing this farewell on another beautiful day in Haloze, your little piece of paradise in the middle of nowhere. Thank you so much for hosting us Majda and John we have thoroughly enjoyed our time here and made our first workaway unforgettable (and surely the best).
The tasks we were given we rewarding never… read more
In Haloze there is a very fantastic landscape, thank to a wild nature and hills around.
In this two weeks we helped Majda & John with interesting works with wood, building, renovation and more.
Majda & John are very open minded persons and so generous!… read more
Since the first minute, we felt there like in our own house
Majda is really passionate about Ptuj, bees, herbs, and she didn’t hesitate to share this with us (we have visited Ptuj’s castle with her, she was our guide!) and it was really interesting (and she is a really good… read more
I shared a lot in common with John as we both love music and basketball (we watched the Slovenia mens team become European champions together!)
Majda is such an amazing cook and it was… read more
They are also very interesting to talk to and know about a range of different topics - I learnt about all sorts of things: the use of herbs, local history, local traditional arts, new… read more