Learn new skills and take a glimpse into the local folklore in a small village of Zalaszántó, Hungary

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  Description

  We are a family of three, myself my wife and our son, living in a small village in Zala county with our cat and dog. We love hiking, biking and also climbing, but we have a lot of work to do around our household and the garden. Our garden has a relaxing front part which needs a lot of caring, but the larger part is mostly an orchard with fruit trees, growing a few veggies as well.
  
  The village has a small grocery store, a restaurant and some sights to see, the nearby hills offer picturesque views and opportunities to hiking or trail running. Two of the three hills surrounding our village has ruins on top of them, the third is known for the largest Buddhist stupa of Europe.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Farming

  

  Plant care

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Carpentry

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling

  

  Camping
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  One of our hobbies are climbing, nowadays the sport climbing is becoming a more and more recognised sport. There are nice places to visit around here, with view to lake Balaton, we are happy to show these rock climbing spots or go gym climbing with you. Even if you'd like to try it out, or if you're an experienced climber - but don't expect us to be in a great shape nowadays, we are missing out on climbing this year.
  
  We love hiking (or biking) around the surrounding hills, also in the direction of Balaton. There are some historical sights to see (dating back to Roman ages as well) and we can also share the tales of the local folklore and show you the places associated with these tales, which can give a glimpse into Hungarian folklore.
  
  I like cooking and traditional Hungarian meals are part of it, if you'd like (or shall I say if you dare) to taste spicy Hungarian dishes I'm happy to share recipes with you. Another new wave of interest for me is small batch home brewing, I'm experiencing with a few beer styles (all within legally allowed quantity) with a decent selection of equipment. This feels like and endless journey of constantly improving, but definitely a big fun (especially when it tastes good as well). I'm happy to brew together if interested and share experiences.
  
  I can also teach you basic woodworking skills, how to use woodworking tools, etc.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We need help with basic tasks around the house, including:
  - cleaning up the unused attic of the building of the separate room/bathroom, mostly with a vacuum cleaner (protection against dust available)
  - moving (wrapped in) rockwool blocks up to the attic (protective gear available)
  
  We need help around the garden, tasks will include:
  - pruning fruit trees, caring for raspberries, etc
  - moving compost around the garden
  - assembling raised beds for veggies
  
  I'd like to ask for 3-5 hours of help per day, some art of that time I'll be doing the same of the tasks with the Workawayer as well.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Hungarian: Fluent
  German: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  We have a separate building with a bedroom (double bed) to offer, which can be heated by a cozy fireplace, and has it's own bathroom. During the summer it is comfortably cool inside. If you'd like to cook we can offer our kitchen of course, as well as outside grill place to use. We can also provide you meals.
  
  If interested, outside camping can be organised if needed, we can (with some help) set up our tent for 4 but we have no bedding (mattress, sleeping bag) available.

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  What else ...

  All inside spaces are non smoking, in the garden it is all right to smoke.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We can accpet dogs who can behave with small children and our dog, and not kill / chase our cat. :)

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Samu

  Taxi

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