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Looking for friends to enjoy time together and learn about each other's cultures in Huizen, Holland

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello!

    Because I get so many messages(like 8 per week), I decided to filter it a bit and only accept families for now.

    PLEASE only write me if you would like to come as a family!

    My name is Nick, I am also active as a workawayer myself. And as I am away from home a lot and pay for for the house anyway I thought why not find workawayers to homesit my house and take care of the plants, its also ok to visit me when I am at home! We can talk about it.

    About me: I travel a lot with my work, I am a freelance mechanic in motorsports. At this moment I am a mechanic in Fia Formula 2 with a Dutch F2 team. We travel throughout the year from all over the world, from Australia to Holland.

    I love travelling, not only with work but also with friends and with the workaway platform. Workaway is a great way to meet new people and cultures. I love to travel and meet people! And now I would like to host people myself, and maybe I am home or maybe not... For me its both ok.

    I think I am pretty easygoing, make friends quickly, if you want to hang out with me its fine, but if you need some time for yourself or want to go on a trip its also fine.

    The city is Huizen, its in the middle of a nature reserve (Goois Natuurreservaat). With a lot of forrests and big lakes within 4 kms from my house.

    You can rent bycicles close by my house, there are a lot of bicycle paths true the forrests and the area. Ofcourse the Netherlands is very bicycle friendly, also for children.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I live 50 minutes from Amsterdam, and also 50 minutes from Utrecht with public transport and 50 meters from a bus station. Good connections, if I am at home I can also take you somewhere. Or you can go alone if you prefer.

  • Help

    Help

    Main job will be housesitting when I am away, and sometimes a little help in the household. So in exchange for accomodation maybe clean the bathroom, or kitchen, or the floor. When I am at home I will be working during the day, would be nice if you can cook some meals. But to be fair I just like to have someone around and socialize, so work is not the most important.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    French: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I do workaway myself to learn languages, I would like to improve my German and learn Italian and Spannish.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    I have place for max 2 adults, or 1 adult and 2 children. Of course more might be possible, you can always ask. Children are welcome, I live in a 70m2 apartment and have a 21m2 balcony. 2 bedrooms, 1 has a double bed and the other has a bed that can change to also a double bed. Plus some extra matresses would fit. The city is very nice and the location is in the middle of Holland, I think the apartment is pretty clean but I don't mind a little mess. The appartment is ok for kids, they can make a mess... The house should be used:)

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    I have wifi, airco and tv in the living room and bedroom with chromecast. You can walk to the city centre here, there are 3 beaches as I live next to a big lake, the sea is about 60kms from my house, there is a big tropical swimming pool, a big theme park, karting centre, midget golf, climbing in trees, an inside climbing centre, cinema, close to Circuit Zandvoort racetrack, etc... anyway Holland is not very big and I live in the middle so everything is close by.
    And if you want there is also a lot of nature, forest, dunes, my city if surrounded by forest and also in the city there are trees everywhere. As you can see when you look out of my windows.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    1000mb/s wifi connection

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 651853475134

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