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Currently looking for:
...a Workawayer from now on for a month or preferably longer.
It would be great if you are native speaking Spanish as we are all learning Spanish and want to improve it.
If not, please still reach out.
Your tasks would be the following:
Accompany my kids through their "homeschooling" morning for around 4 hours per day .
That means:
- Help them joining their online classes (let them know when its time, set up the computer etc)
- Sit with them when they do their worksheets, workbooks and help if they have questions
- Go out with them and explore nature, forest and beach
- Be creative with them and craft, paint or show them what you enjoy doing
- Drive them to homeschool meet-ups or courses
- If you speak Spanish, it would be nice if you talk mainly Spanish to them
For the rest of the time it would be great if you can help around the house e.g. cleaning, cooking, in the garden…
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ABOUT US:
I am Jenny (40) and I live with my two sons Jona (almost 11) , Jaro (almost 9) and my partner Lewis (42) on the beautiful Island Bornholm in Denmark.
We live on a property with 5.000 square meters where we have our own house with a big garden, (fruit) trees and a stable. We have two cats. Originally we come from Germany.
We live a country life, next to fields, close to the beach and the forest (both walking distance). There are very nice hiking trails all around.
The next supermarket is reachable by bicycle (we will have one for you). The next “bigger” city, Nexø is around 12 minutes away (by car).
We love nature and so we love to be outside a lot.
We like to go to forests, the beach, we hike, we go by bicycle, rollerblading and we love being in our garden. We love to pick berries, collect wild herbs and observe every (little) animal.
We enjoy evenings sitting outside together on the fire, talking, drinking tea and making campfire bread.
Furthermore we love to make little trips to different forests, special nature places, waterfalls and more.
Moreover, when it's colder outside we also like to go to museums and do inner activities.
Both the kids are very energetic and love games where you move - e.g. running, trampoline, hula hoop, badminton, archery, going by bicycle, acrobatics etc. But they also love to play lego, bord games, UNO, they love to paint and to do crafting. Furthermore they like working with ceramics. My kids speak perfectly German, English and Danish. And they understand quite well Swedish and Spanish.
I'm (Jenny) personally interested in
cooking, creative projects, yoga, spirituality, Breathwork, personal growth/healing, meditation, reading, dancing, having inspiring and deep conversations.
I also love to pick and use wild herbs and like to ferment vegetables.
We are an alternative family and live off the mainstream.
That includes the following:
SELF DIRECTED LEARNING / UNSCHOOLING.
The children don’t go to school. They are learning from everyday life.
I am convinced that children learn always and everywhere and that we don’t need to force them to learn something. We just need to give them the right environment.
Children can not NOT learn, it happens all the time - even or especially when they “just” play.
Bornholm has a big homeschooling/unschooling-community.
Several days a week we meet in the homeschooling-group or in person with other homeschooling families.
We play, learn and have fun together. We already learned about bees, made pine juice, visited a church, cooked soups over the fire, tried to find ways with compass and a map and much more. You are very much invited to join the gatherings.
VEGAN.
We are a vegan family and only eat plant based products - mainly fresh, organic and healthy. We rarely use refined sugar in our household (but alternatives like xylitol). We try not to eat to much gluten, but we are not strict about that.
I’m a big fan of healthy nutrition and I love to fermentate products, I make sprouts and sometimes our bread. The time you live with our family we ask you to eat vegan with us.
ATTACHMENT PARENTING.
It's important for us that the needs of all the family members are respected (also the needs of the children!). The kids also have a voice - and we don’t use any punishment or rewards. We try to talk and behave on eye level with each other.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING.
Sustainable living becomes more and more important for us. We reduced our plastic consumption (and still try to do more) and try to be mindful with our water consumption (e.g. not showering every day). We kindly ask you to do the same when you live with us.
A lot of things we make ourselves (e.g. deo, toothpaste, creams), I’m happy to share that with you.
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Generally we are happy if you could help us from morning till lunch. After lunch you have your own free time.
But I'm also grateful if you can still be flexible with times and open to change your help hours. But we always talk so that everyone is satisified.
Sometimes I might have something in the evening or my partner and I would like to go out. So I'm grateful if you agree to just be there that evening in case the kids wake up (max. once a week).
The time you stay with us, we treat you as a normal family member and you are invited to be with us as often as you want. We are a very open and flexible family, so we can talk about everything.
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP?
In our house you get your own room with two beds, a desk and a closet.
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We have very good experiences with long-term stays. We already had three workaways who stayed between 3 to 5 month..
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Events & social
Music
Languages
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
Beach
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
What you get:
- alternative family life style
- unschooling lifestyle (I can explain and tell you more about it)
- exciting projects with the unschooling-community and other families
- fresh organic vegan food
- beautiful landscape, nature, beaches, forest and trails
- We can help you learning the German, Danish and English language
- I love meditation and spiritual topics and Breathwork
- Bornholm is a really nice and beautiful Island with a lot of nature and beaches to discover
Projects involving children
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Help
Your tasks would be the following:
Accompany my kids through their "homeschooling" morning for around 4 hours per day (ca. 8:30-12:30)
That means:
- Help them joining their online classes (let them know when its time, set up the computer etc)
- Sit with them when they do their worksheets, workbooks and help if they have questions
- Go out with them and explore nature, forest and beach
- Be creative with them and craft, paint or show them what you enjoy doing
- Drive them to homeschool meet-ups or courses (if you have a driving license)
- If you speak Spanish, it would be nice if you talk mainly Spanish to them
For the rest of the time it would be great if you can help around the house e.g. cleaning, cooking, in the garden…
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Danish: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We are interested in all the languages. My kids speak perfectly German, English and Danish. And they understand quite well Swedish and Spanish. I speak English and German and understand the most in danish and can speak it a bit. I understand very basic Swedish and Spanish.
Accommodation
In our house you get your own room with bed and closet.
What else ...
Sightseeing / "Things to do" nearby:
- a lot of beaches (you can walk (15 min) or cycle (3-4 min) from our house)
- nature and forests
- a lot of hiking and bike trails
- nice museums
- supermarket reachable with bike
- two "bigger" cities which provide everything you need (12 min + 20 min away, by car)
- butterfly park
- Hammershus castle
- swimming pools
- bison forest
- pottery and glass design
- and a lot of sightseeing stuff
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
We have a big meadow for campervans
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Feedback (5)
Jenny was a great host; my "work" hours were always nice, Jenny was organized and good at communicating, and I could always come to her with preferences, questions, wants/whishes.
Me and Jenny both shared the idea that even though people are different and have… read more
It was also a great experience to eat… read more
He mainly built a wooden terrace for and with me. But he also spend time with my kids and cooked a really lovely spanish dinner.
Diego is very easy going - he is relaxed, uncomplicated, open and easy to talk to.
He always helped where he could.
He was skilled concerning carpentry and had good ideas building… read more
I still think a lot about her staying with us, as it was a really great time for us.
Julia is a calm and really really nice and friendly person.
She was always up to do different stuff and helped with everything.
She helped me… read more
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Jenny was a great host; my "work" hours were always nice, Jenny was organized and good at communicating, and I could always come to her with preferences, questions, wants/whishes.
Me and Jenny both shared the idea that even though people are different and have… read more
It was also a great experience to eat… read more
He mainly built a wooden terrace for and with me. But he also spend time with my kids and cooked a really lovely spanish dinner.
Diego is very easy going - he is relaxed, uncomplicated, open and easy to talk to.
He always helped where he could.
He was skilled concerning carpentry and had good ideas building… read more
I still think a lot about her staying with us, as it was a really great time for us.
Julia is a calm and really really nice and friendly person.
She was always up to do different stuff and helped with everything.
She helped me… read more
I was mostly helping them with some house renovation things and it was always very flexible in terms of choosing your tasks! Jonah and Jaro are two very enthusiastic and… read more
She painted a lot of windows and a shower. Furthermore she helped in the garden and with the laundry.
I asked her if she would do an „Israel day“ with us, what she also did. Furthermore she did a lot with the kids - she played with them and showed them the handstand. She also helped in the… read more
It was such a nice time with her and we all didn’t want to let her go.
Officially Ellie helped us from morning to lunch (mo-fr). Very often she stayed and helped also in the afternoon or at the weekends because she said she likes being around people and around us, which was… read more
It was a really nice time with her and we didn’t want to let her go.
Livia was always kind, always in a good mood, honest and always reliable. Livia is a very open minded person.
She could also adapt to different and challenging… read more
Both the kids, Jona and Jaro, are lovely in their own way, and I had so much fun with, and around them (especially… read more
