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We, Margit (68) and Franz (71), recently moved into a flat in a block of flats. There is a large garden next to us. At the moment we are mainly looking for help with gardening, pruning trees and making flower troughs. It would also be nice if someone cooked for us from time to time. People who can work independently are important to us.
We live in a small town (22,000 inhabitants) with good train connections to Stuttgart and Munich.
Wir, Margit (68) und Franz (71) sind vor Kurzem in eine Wohnung in einem Mehrfamilienhaus umgezogen. Neben uns ist ein großer Garten zu bearbeiten. Im Moment suchen wir vor allem Hilfe beim Garten anlegen, Bäumeschneiden und Blumentröge schreinern. Auch wäre es gelegentlich schön, wenn für uns gekocht wird. Wichtig sind uns dabei Personen, die selbständig arbeiten können.
Wir wohnen in einer kleinen Stadt (22000 Einwohner mit einer guten Zugverbindung nach Stuttgart und München.
Nosotros, Margit (68) y Franz (71), nos hemos mudado recientemente a un piso en un bloque de viviendas. A nuestro lado tenemos un gran jardín en el que trabajar. Por el momento buscamos sobre todo ayuda con la jardinería, la poda de árboles y la fabricación de jardineras. También estaría bien que alguien cocinara para nosotros de vez en cuando. Las personas que pueden trabajar de forma independiente son importantes para nosotros.
Vivimos en una pequeña ciudad (22.000 habitantes) con buenas conexiones de tren a Stuttgart y Munich.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn German with us and learn a lot about life in a large family.
You have the opportunity to learn how to bake bread, you can learn to bake an apple strudel.
Du kannst bei uns Deutsch lernen und Manches über das Leben in einer großen Familie erfahren.
Du hast Gelegenheit zu lernen wie man Brot bäckt, kannst lernen einen Apfelstrudel zu backen
Puedes aprender alemán con nosotros y aprender mucho sobre la vida en una familia numerosa.
Tienes la oportunidad de aprender a hacer pan, puedes aprender a hacer un strudel de manzana.
Help
We would also appreciate help with daily cooking and household chores.
Maybe we'll even start planting the garden at the new flat.
También agradeceríamos ayuda con la cocina diaria y las tareas domésticas.
Quizá incluso empecemos a plantar el huerto en el nuevo piso.
Außerdem freuen uns über Hilfe beim täglichen Kochen und im Haushalt.
Vielleicht beginnen wir auch schon damit, den Garten bei der neuen Wohnung anzulegen.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Since our move, we have less space to stay overnight. That's why usually only 1 person can come. At some times it is not possible to stay overnight in the house. We are therefore unable to make any long-term commitments and are happy to receive spontaneous enquiries.
Seit unserem Umzug haben wir weniger Platz zum Übernachten. Deshalb kann in der Regel auch nur 1 Person kommen. Zu manchen Zeiten ist Übernachten im Haus gar nicht möglich. Deshalb können wir langfristig keine Zusage machen und freuen uns auf spontane Anfragen.
Desde que nos mudamos, tenemos menos espacio para pasar la noche. Por eso, normalmente sólo puede venir una persona. En algunas ocasiones no es posible pernoctar en la casa. Por lo tanto, no podemos comprometernos a largo plazo y estamos encantados de recibir consultas espontáneas.
What else ...
Desde la estación de tren en Gunzburgo se puede llegar fácilmente a grandes ciudades como por ejemplo Stuttgart (1 hr and 30 minutes), Augsburg (50 min.) y Múnich (1 hr and 30 minutes). En el pueblo podrás encontrar muchos lagos hermosos a los que si te animas a conocer, te prestamos nuestra bici para que los visites. Asimismo el parque temático Legoland esta a sólo un paseo en bicicleta desde nuestra casa.
The city's train station is 2.5 km (about 1.5 miles) from our home and is well connected to Ulm (20 minutes), Stuttgart (1 hr and 30 minutes), Augsburg (50 min.) y Múnich (1 hr and 30 minutes).. The theme park Legoland is very close. You can also borrow a bike from us and have outings in the rural surroundings and to one of the many swimming lakes.
Der Bahnhof unserer Stadt ist 2,5 km von unserem Haus entfernt und von dort gibt es gute Anschlüsse nach Ulm (20 Min.) Stuttgart (1 Std.und 30 Minuten), Augsburg (50 Minuten) und München (1 Std. 30 Minuten). Auch das Legoland ist ganz in der Nähe. Wir können dir ein Fahrrad ausleihen und damit kannst du gut Ausflüge in die ländliche Umgebung und zu einem der zahlreichen Badeseen machen.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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We are surprised from his interest for museums, churches, history.
it was easy to host him. We can recommend him highly and wish him all the… read more
They were very hospitable and helped me in many ways .
The work was not hard - just light garden duties.
Franz and Margit are excellent cooks and I enjoyed the finest Swabian home cooking.
The location is also excellent as you can enjoy the local town Gunzburg and it is a short train journey to the… read more
First of all a big "Thank you for your one-week-stay, together with your partner Marcello last october.
You were a really great help at clearing an old building. Furthermore, you showed also your work enthusiasm harvesting/collecting nuts and apples. Many thanks for the dish (Risotto with pumpkin) you prepared. It was delicious!
You… read more
We collected walnuts and apples and helped clear out the land/barn for future use which… read more
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We are surprised from his interest for museums, churches, history.
it was easy to host him. We can recommend him highly and wish him all the… read more
They were very hospitable and helped me in many ways .
The work was not hard - just light garden duties.
Franz and Margit are excellent cooks and I enjoyed the finest Swabian home cooking.
The location is also excellent as you can enjoy the local town Gunzburg and it is a short train journey to the… read more
First of all a big "Thank you for your one-week-stay, together with your partner Marcello last october.
You were a really great help at clearing an old building. Furthermore, you showed also your work enthusiasm harvesting/collecting nuts and apples. Many thanks for the dish (Risotto with pumpkin) you prepared. It was delicious!
You… read more
We collected walnuts and apples and helped clear out the land/barn for future use which… read more
First of all a big "Thank you!".
You were a really great help at clearing an old building. Furthermore, you showed also your work enthusiasm harvesting/collecting nuts and apples. Many thanks for the dish (Risotto with pumpkin) you prepared. It was delicious!
You were always willing and ready to support us wherever help… read more
your idea to make Workaway on weekends is great! We enjoyed our first weekend together. It was very nice for us to work and speak together. Thank you for harvesting nuts and preparing an indian breakfast. We are looking forward to welcome you again.
I had a very great experience staying with Margrit and Franz. They are very friendly and welcomed me whole heartedly. I am looking forward to visit them regularly. We baked Apfelstrüdel together and harvested walnuts. The best is that they treated me like a member of the family. I enjoyed my time playing games, eating… read more
We felt like family with them and we even got to meet their sons in… read more
thank you for all your help in the garden and the house. It was nice for us that the kitchen was always organized and that there were never dirty dishes.
Since you have been very interested in learning about making bread and cooking local food, we enjoyed cooking and baking together.
Furthermore, we could also Spanish… read more
We learnt to Cook bread and typical food of Germany, sehr lecker. We enjoyed work in the garden. It was… read more
we had a wonderful and intense (in a positive way) time together which all of us enjoyed deeply.
Both of us as well as Emanuel, one of our sons like to think back at all the talks and the fun we had together. Besides the daily chores you helped harvesting cherries and even processed them. Also, you were a great bar keeper when you… read more
I helped in the kitchen: baking or helping cook, cleaning, or washing up. I enjoyed helping pick cherries in the garden (particularly in the hot weather… read more
it was nice to host you two times. You helped us a lot in the garden and the house. (special after I injured my shoulder)
While you are here, we host nearly our whole family and you was just a part of them.
Thank you for your working in calm and with a lot of humor.
We speak a lot together and have much to laught.
Besides from a lot of… read more
My stay at your place was a perfect mixture of work (which was not hard for me but enjoyable), cooking together and all the other leasure activities which all together made me feel completely involved in a family life.
Picking strawberries:strawberry:, swimming in the lake, planting and watering… read more
Hopefully your next stay with us will be longer. All the Best for you!
es war für uns sehr beeindruckend, wie konsequent und schnell du Deutsch gelernt hast. Auch wir haben während deinem Aufenthalt mit deiner Hilfe viel Spanisch gelernt. Vielen Dank für deine Geduld und deine Hilfe beim Baumschneiden und beim Spanischsprechen. Wir können dich sehr empfehlen und warten auf deinen Besuch mit Lucia.
Estoy muy agradecido por todo el afecto y cariño que me han brindado. La pasé excelente con ustedes, me sentí como en mi casa.
Muchas gracias por todo!
y que rica comida que hacen !!!!
Les deseo mucha suerte. Espero algún día volver a visitarlos
saludos
Alfredo
You are very great hosts. When I met you, I was really nervous, but you smiled and you welcomed me warmly, so it was easier for me to communicate, to open mind and to get to know each other. I learned a lots German culture, everything was new for me. I was glad...Really! Also I… read more
We really enjoyed hosting you and spending time with you.
You were walking with our son's dog called Conde which stayed with us for three weeks. You always took good care, not only for Conde :)
You were very helpful and we're grateful for your patience in teaching us Spanish as well as sewing bags. The meals you cooked were tasty… read more
As my first experience using Work Away I could not imagine a better one. I remember with love my times at your place watching the snow fall, walking Conde, drinking black tea withthe secret ingredient hahaha and learning a lot of german recipes (granola, maultaschen and a lot of other names that I can't even remember xD) I… read more
Thank you for your help for which we're very grateful. We enjoyed your company and the conversations we had with you (you're German is pretty good!).
You're working very fast and like to be busy. Your help cleaning the house was much appreciated.
Thanks for your help and all the best for you.
The conversations with him were great. Even though we’ve been in India once before, he still has broadened our knowledge about some Indian customs as well as Rites… read more
They both treated me as one of the family and their home is really welcoming. I stayed for a week with them and enjoyed my time immensely.
The work was not too hard and always varied. Mostly picking apples and collecting walnuts.… read more
I learned a lot of German with them and they were really patient when I didn't understand something. I would recommend them without a doubt and I would… read more
She was here when the fruit were ripe. Her main work was to help us with them: she removed the stones from the plumbs and peaches. She cooked delicious… read more
Living with you, I learned a lot of things about cooking: Vollkornbrot, Apfelstrudel, Zweschkenkuche, Compote, Mus, Roaster.., about many fruits, and how to live simple and happy every day, always with a smile. You are really an example to follow. I’m really glad to… read more
