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Hi. I am a 55 year old, gay Australian school teacher here in north Brandenburg, connected by 15 minute bus to the trainline Stralsund-Berlin.
I've been here for 4 years developing my self-sufficiency small landholding (cottage-barn with orchards, permaculture woodlet, nut coppice, grazing animals, fowl, vegetable garden, flowers and edible hedges). With my friendly dog Max.
My village is small about 12 km from Prenzlau. I enjoyed wwoofing in Tasmania and have extra rooms for volunteering guests on my farmlet.
I speak German, English, bad Danish, some Spanish, worse French but I try. But! It's primitive here - bucket toilet for the compost, rainwater, and shower has to be connected. But electricity, internet, streetlights and recycling bins, town water.
Basically, I often need just another pair of hands with things like mulching, poles, ladders. If y're good at handwork, great! I live without a car. If you bring a dog, it can't be male, sorry. Mine won't like that. That's us. Jon
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Share mealtimes, chatting, practising languages. Recommend things to do nearby, lend bike. Work in projects together.
Help
Help with projects - I only have the one pair of hands.
Feeding and watering the animals (goat, geese, ducks, hens, sheep), some fence help, garden-watering, Holding s ladder for me, caring for young animals, chopping wood in winter.
Foodwise, I would offer three meals a day/shared cooking. And produce from the garden, orchards and Livestock.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Danish: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I like languages
Accommodation
You can have your own room/s or put up a tent. Or park a caravan/van.
What else ...
Prenzlau has many medieval buildings, cloister museum, to huge lakes, shopping, train 90 mins to Berlin or 2 hrs to the Baltic Sea. The village has friendly folks, a tiny minimuseum, and old fashioned train days. Megalithic and Slavic sites, bikepaths. UNESCO Biosphere Schorfheide and Uckermark protected areas not far. Hourly buses to beautiful unwar-destroyed Templin with spa, to Schwerin, to Angermünde. Stettin Poland (Szczecin) is only 40 away - culture, castles, shopping, scene, tourism. If that's yr thing. Cheap Deutschland Public Transport Card.
I expect you to be friendly, tolerant, open.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Small. Place to park is in sheep Paddock with electric cord to house
Can possibly accept pets
No male dogs outside campervan, caravan, car. My dog is super friendly but doesn't like other male dogs. Sorry!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
