Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
13 Apr 2024
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 2 days
Feedback
32
Email verified
Badges (2)
Details
Description
We are a happy family based on parents and two homeschooled kids: a cheerful boy (2015) and a lively girl (2013).
Dad works full-time job Mo-Fr and Mom work home office whenever she wants :) We are dedicated to some additional activities and ministries as well. But we try to spend as much time together as possible and enjoy the time being. Kids are our precious treasures and bring lots of joy to our life!
We have over 10 years long welcoming guests/volunteers experience which makes our house opened for people and culture exchange experience. Therefore we would like to welcome volunteers to stay with us and share their life experience with us and with our kids.
We are members of Christian community and our faith determines our choices. We also raise our children according to Bible principles and widely understood respect for human being and life.
Some other facts about us: our relatives live nearby; most of the time we eat at home or at our friends places; we try to run a healthy lifestyle (cooking, sport, life balance etc); we have quite a wide group of friends and we love to hang out with them – different activities together depending on the season of the year; we have a cottage in the mountains (1,5h driving) – spending weekends there or holidays – depending on the season as well; no TV at home; NO smoking home (and no drugs at all), no abusive behaviors, no pets; WI-FI available; the house is nice, cozy and clean, we try to keep it organized.
We live in a small, pretty market town in Silesia state - south of Poland, a few km from the border with Czech Republic. The place is safe and quite calm. Nice for walks, running and bike riding, especially spring-autumn. In winter we experience smog problem, however we have our own ways to enjoy life outdoors, e.g. walks in the forest. There are things going on around the town, which makes the perfect environment for children and a peaceful place to live in.
We would be happy to share with our guest: cooking, cakes baking, learning and trying basic archery or sword fencing, worldwide travel experience, board games, mountain hiking, skiing, biking, and more...!
To encourage you to go on a trip and visit us :)
Holiday In Poland - youtube .com/watch?v=ekz6i58kVpI
Animated history of Poland - youtube .com/watch?v=stEuQamTLXw&t=13s
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of regaining independence - youtube .com/watch?v=stEuQamTLXw&t=13s
Polish food - youtube .com/watch?v=gkD_6fb3jnQ
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
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The travellers will experience Polish HOME/FAMILY lifestyle, love, kindness and opened hearts, traditional cuisine, healthy food, trips to nice and interesting places, fun free time, evening talks - sharing live/travels experience... and lots more! But it will all depend on you - how much will you want to get :)
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Workawayer female/couple/family preferred. We can be flexible if it comes to volunteers schedule. We’ll expect some help with the children (pro-active attitude only please, creative playtime) and household duties. But most important will be language and culture exchange for us and children. 5 hours a day would be great, usually no need to work during the weekend - still welcome to join our activities. If you like boardgames then we have plenty of prototypes to try :) Any help in development is appreciated. Last year the first game hit the market - Glory: A Game of Knights.
We need our volunteers to be members of the family. Why WE NEED? because we can not "afford" to have "guests" in the house. We are quite occupied with the children and daily routine, trying to keep harmony lifestyle and it is important for us (does not mean we are not spontaneous :) ). Therefore volunteer MUST feel like home: know where to find what or try to find :) keep asking anything in case, have initiative (!), can not be shy (!), questions like: can I help, can I do? - will be welcomed; simply be helpful, be welcomed to join any activities/meals, etc.
We also understand that respect of both parties privacy is necessary.
We welcome our volunteer for 1-2 weeks stay with us. More than 2 weeks is too much for us and can be too much for a volunteer, because it is not "a big city life" here :)
Please feel free to ask any further questions about us/lifestyle that we run. Up till now we have really been very lucky with amazing people to stay with us! Maybe you can be one of them? :)
Direct connections to/from our place:
Warsaw (train)
Cracow (bus)
Prague (train)
Vienna (train)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Czech: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
Slovak: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
We live in a spacious house with garden. Our guest will stay in the couch room, which can be made private (doors can shut). There is a guest bathroom for private use available.
What else ...
There is a train station/bus station next town which connects you to main cities in the region.
Just an example of interesting places to visit - 2 hours by car to Krakow, 3 hours to Wroclaw, 3 hours by train to Prague in Czech Republic, 4 hours by train to Vienna in Austria, 4 hours by train to Warsaw. There are many small activities around that can be interesting as well as trying to find out about our local customs and culture.
In the free time our guests can take a chance of a nice area for running, bike riding, horse riding nearby; going to the swimming pool, attend board games club...activities depend on the interests of the guest and seasons.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good internet connection (WI-FI / LAN available).
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (13)
I am glad and grateful to have had my first workaway experience with this amazing family. During my stay, I had so much fun with two adorable,… read more
Photos
Feedback
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(4.8)
I am glad and grateful to have had my first workaway experience with this amazing family. During my stay, I had so much fun with two adorable,… read more
And did not have a plan B. I knew in my heart That I was meant to be with them and hoped that they would feel the same way.From the time they responded to my first message, there was thoroughness of communication and expectations. And when I… read more
Once again we we brought together with lovely… read more
Lis! It was a pleasure to have you here. We miss you! Kids had never cried so much after saying goodbye before… So – you have to come back and visit us again! You have a place in Poland now … read more
and they are actually the reason that I joined the workaway community.
They are great great people I and am always having great time being with them.
They have very nice friends that thet introduced me into.
They have a lot of fun interests and they gave me the chance to… read more
It was very nice to have you here! Miriam keeps asking about you! Thank you for sharing your time, smile and life experience :) Good luck in your future projects.
Elaine and Emily - thank you for your stay with us! you brought sunshine! good luck with your further adventures, also those in the USA :) you are welcomed back any time!
I do.
I do believe in faires"
So Olivia became a fairy for Miriam :)
Kids loved her at the first sight! And she becomed a good companion!
Thank you Olivia for your help cheerful attitude! You will definitely stay in our hearts :)
Yana is opened and felt almost straight away like a family member, which is important for us in case of many duties around kids and house and… read more
