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Help me both when I'm at home and when I'm away close to Copenhagen, Denmark

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  • Last activity: 22 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    (EN) I'm in my late fifties. Works as a teacher and has two girls in relief every other weekend. In addition to me, a cat "Titte" and some chickens also live here. I love self-sufficiency, do it myself and art. I speak a lot - both Danish, English and German. I am quite social and spacious.

    (DK) Jeg er i slutningen af halvtredserne. Arbejder som lærer og har to piger i aflastning hver anden weekend. Ud over mig bor her også en kat "Titte" og nogle høns. Jeg er glad for selvforsyning, gør det selv og kunst. Jeg taler meget - både dansk, engelsk og tysk. Jeg er ret social og rummelig . Jeg har lværet syg af kræft og mine kræfter er lidt mindre end de plejer, men humøret er positivt og hvis du kan lide at reflektere over livet kommer du bare her.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    (EN) With me you are part of the family, we eat together and cook. There will also be time for lots of talk and excursions to Copenhagen and Roskilde. Here we reflect on life and like to take long talks about what is the point of it all. Why are we free people? Why are the Danes so happy? Why should we rejoice in something as simple as the sun rising every day?

    (DK) Hos mig er man en del af familien, vi spiser sammen og laver mad. Der bliver også tid til masser af snak og udflugter til København og Roskilde. Her reflekterer vi over livet og tager gerne lange snakke om, hvad er meningen med det hele. Hvorfor er vi frie mennesker? Hvorfor er danskerne så lykkelige? Hvorfor skal vi glædes over noget så enkelt, som at solen står op hver dag?

  • Help

    Help

    (EN) In the spring I need a couple to help clean up the garden. Weeds must be weeded and the kitchen garden must be planted. The greenhouse must be cleaned. The chicken house must be cleaned. I need help with general maintenance of the house and gardening, cutting hedges, pruning trees, weeding the herb garden and killing geese. Maintenance of my house with, for example, cleaning, furnishing and painting. If you have special crafting skills, I need you to repair the chicken coop. There is an opportunity to help with cooking and cleaning. Every other weekend I have two children in care and therefore you must also like children and be able to have fun with them. You want to take it to the swimming pool or to the playground. We are also creative, painting, drawing or printing small art projects.

    (DK) I foråret har jeg brug for et par, der kan hjælpe med at rydde op i haven. Der skal luges ukrudt og der skal plantes i køkkenhaven. Drivhuset skal rengøres. Hønsehuset skal rengøres. Jeg har brug for hjælp til almindelig vedligehold i af hus og havearbejde, klippe hæk, beskære træer, luge i urtehaven og slå gæs. Vedligehold af mit hus med fx oprydning, indretning og malearbejde. Hvis du har særlig håndværksevner har jeg brug for at du kan reparere hønsehuset. Der er mulighed for at hjælpe med madlavning og rengøring. Hver anden weekend har jeg to børn i pleje og derfor skal du også gerne kunne lide børn og kunne hygge med dem. Du gider tage med i svømmehal eller på legeplads. Vi er også kreative, maler, tegner eller trykker små kunstprojekter.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    (EN) I speak English and German. / (DK) Jeg taler engelsk og tysk.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    (EN) My house is 17 km. from the center of Copenhagen, but still in a rural setting. Here you get your own room in the basement with access to your own toilet. A good bed and the rest we are talking about. We share the bathroom. Free Wifi. We cook together and eat together. The food is with lots of vegetables and typically healthy, option for both vegan or vegetarian.

    (DK) Mit hus er 17 km. fra Københavns centrum, men alligevel i landlige omgivelser. Her får du/I dit eget værelse i kælderen med adgang til eget toilet. En god seng og resten snakker vi om. Badet deles vi om. Fri Wifi. Vi laver mad sammen og spiser sammen. Maden er med masser af grønsager og typisk sund, mulighed for både vegansk eller vegetar.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    (EN) I live close to Copenhagen and Roskilde, there are good public connections by train and bus. I live close to the forest where there is the possibility of hiking, accommodation in shelters or you can borrow a bike so you can get around. We live 10 km. from the beach.

    (DK) Jeg bor er tæt på København og Roskilde, der er gode offentlige forbindelser med tog og bus. Jeg bor tæt på skoven, hvor der er mulighed for vandreture, overnatning i shelters eller du kan låne en cykel, så du kan komme rundt. Vi bor 10 km. fra stranden.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    (EN) 3-5 hours a day, 5 days a week (maximum) / (DK) 3-5 timer 5 dage om ugen

Host ref number: 648773612249

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