Help with DIY projects and garden work while staying in my circus wagon in the woods in Kospallag, Hungary

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  Description

  I'm Anna and in the last 2 years I've been building a small off-grid living space in the mountains and forest of Northern Hungary. I live on 2 hectares of forested land, surrounded by an untouched national park forest. It's a hiker's paradise, and the river Danube is only 10 km away, with many beaches for bathing during the summer, kayaking etc.
  I have several wooden caravans ("gipsy wagon", "circus wagon") and volunteers will stay in one of them. My personal mission is to live in harmony with nature as much as possible and to live an authentic and deeply fulfilling life.
  I have a veggie garden and a few chickens as well.
  I am 38, from Hungary, lived in the UK and travelled around Europe, India, the US.
  I studied social anthropology, and have been on a deep inner journey most of my life, so I have a lot of experience with self-awareness, trauma-healing, therapies etc - super happy to share my knowledge of these tools. I love dancing, I do yoga every day, and I love building things with my own hands.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You can learn how to create a simple but effective and comfortable enough living space from zero, in the middle of nature, with no utilities, off the grid.
  - how to make and use an indoor composting toilet
  - how to collect rain water, collect firewood
  - how to minimise your energy usage
  - you can learn about gardening and basic chicken-keeping
  - how to build simple structures with wood from the land
  - using DIY tools
  - about tiny living, living in small spaces
  - if there are mushrooms or other wild edibles, happy to teach about the ones I know
  - happy to tell you about the basic principles of permaculture
  - happy to share about the tools I use for trauma and nervous system healing, somatic therapies etc.
  - can teach you some yoga

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  Help

  - creating a simple outdoors shower and composting toilet
  - creating an outdoor kitchen & lounge area
  - watering the garden
  - pulling up tarpaulins
  - building simple wooden structures
  - painting garden furniture and some of the tiny homes
  - creating a new chicken run area
  - bringing water from the neighbouring well
  - transporting stuff if you have a car
  - collecting firewood on the property

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Hungarian: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  Italian: Intermediate
  Japanese: Intermediate
  German: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Interested in practicing Spanish, happy to help you practice English (or Hungarian :)
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  Accommodation

  In a cute wooden caravan / tiny home on wheels. It has a gas stove, washing sink, drinking water dispenser, composting toilet, and even a small shower corner, although that is more comfortable outdoors during the summer. (Also has wood stove with CO-alarm for colder weather).
  1 caravan has one pull-out couch for one person or a couple.
  The other guest caravan has two separate sleeping cabins (separated by the kitchen / entry / common area) with 2 + 2 beds, I think it's comfortable for 3 people max.
  
  I provide ingredients for 3 vegetarian meals per day, and there's a gas cooking stove in each caravan where volunteers can prepare their own food. I will also cook some days.

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  What else ...

  The place is pretty much in the middle of the forest plus some fields, it's a hikers' paradise with many official hiking routes so you can explore the moutains etc. The river Danube is only 10 km away, with lots of varied beaches, some big and fun and busy with bars and music, and some hidden and quiet. There are a lot of musical events in the larger area during the summer, and also a lot of alternative and like-minded people live around here so there are quite a few alternative bars. However these are 10km away so it's more comfortable to attend these by car. There is public transport but it's a bit scarce.
  From Budapest, the village is about 1hr 10mins by bus and train, and then a 20min walk from the bus stop. Happy to meet you in the bus stop. :)

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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 depends on your job. I have mobile internet which I can share. I'm a freelance translator and it's enough for downloading & uploading documents, using online dictionaries etc. I also regularly do 1hour video calls in medium quality. If you need more intense internet than this, unfortunately it won't be enough.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We can find space for a van or small caravan.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  There are no fences around the property, and neither around the veggie garden. Dogs are welcome (max 2 at a time) but must be well behaved to respect the garden and the chickens. Cats are more than welcome :))

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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