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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
17 Apr 2024
Reply rate
100.0 %
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Description
We are a multilingual Swiss / British family with a student son who has Down Syndrom. We have travelled extensively and lived in the Middle East, in Africa the US and several places in Europe. We have many interests such as the outdoors, arts, and many more.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can enjoy time in Switzerland and get to know its people. Do touristy things or enjoy the outdoors. Meet people, practice your german. Go trekking or take pictures of Appenzell and the mountains.
Help
At the moment, we need to get some order into the garden and the house. We spend also time in a farmhouse a few miles away. Depending on your talents and interests, we will find something interesting to do for you in the garden and or the house.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Your own comfortable room is waiting for you in a lovely wooden chalet. The bathroom has to be shared. We can cook and eat together or you can do your own cooking, it is up to you.
What else ...
If you like you can accompany Damian on his rail pass to anywhere in Switzerland for free. Our house and farm are in Eastern Switzerland near the UNESCO heritage site of St. Gallen and the picturesque Appenzell. There is a lovely forest just outside the house and mountains for trekking excursions not far away.
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
3-4 hours a day
Feedback (2)
I stayed with Ursula and Damian from 1st September until 24th September 2022. They are my first host family I have as a workawayer and I couldn’t ask for better. I would stay longer if I have the chance but had to leave early to attend university for my Masters degree program.
I helped them to make videos of Damian of his piece “I… read more
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I stayed with Ursula and Damian from 1st September until 24th September 2022. They are my first host family I have as a workawayer and I couldn’t ask for better. I would stay longer if I have the chance but had to leave early to attend university for my Masters degree program.
I helped them to make videos of Damian of his piece “I… read more
