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My name is Dick. I am a male, 65 years. I live in the beautiful town Arnhem, in the middle of the Netherlands. My house is a small and cosy house with a nice garden.
I love to DIY, and there's always something to be done in and around the house.
I worked as an engineer at the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat). Now I am retired.
What people fascinates and why people do what they do interesses me so much that I started a aducation for coaching and counselling people. I did a three year course which i finniest in juni 2022 . It is a combination of NLP, T.A, emotional body works and family constellations.
Walking in nature is a nice way to recreate. Where I live I can enjoy these walks pretty well, as I live very close to Veluwezoom, a protected nature surroundings. The centre of Arnhem can be reached easily with the typical trolleybus. It has cosy shopping streets and good pubs and restaurants. A visit to my favourite pub is one thing definitively to be done.
The modern trainstation in Arnhem has direct connections with Amsterdam and Utrecht.Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can practise your painting skills.
If you’re interested in baking slow fermented bread, I can teach you.
I can share a lot about NLP and personal development.
You can experience Dutch culture.Help
Things to be done in my DIY projects:
Garden:
- weeding, cleaning
- re-laying pavement
- outdoor painting jobs like sanding and painting doors.
home improvement
- fitting door
- painting door
-painting window frames
-painting Walls
kitchen
-cleaning and oiling wood workLanguages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I am interested in learning Spanisch In exchange, I can help you speak Dutch , German or EnglishAccommodation
Upstairs one private bedroom for one person, may be two. We share a little bathroom with toilet.
On the working days I will do the cooking.
On the non working days, in agreement, you can use the kitchen or we cook together
A longer stay is negotiable in consultationWhat else ...
There's really so much to do and to see in and around Arnhem!!
1) Open-air museum. Located 4km to the north of Arnhem, this fantastic museum is one of the prime attractions in Arnhem and indeed the country.
2) Sonsbeek Park. As the most famous and visited park in the city, Sonsbeek covers a vast expanse of open natural landscape with over 200 hectares of woodland, fields.
3) Burger’s Zoo. Very famous animal friendly zoo.
4) Arnhem War Museum. World War II plays a large role in the modern history of Arnhem – This city saw great amounts of conflict between English, Polish and German troops with a culmination at the Battle of Arnhem.
5) Eusebius Church. Also known as the Grote Kerk, St. Eusebius Church stands in the centre of Arnhem in the Kerkplein and has towered over the city since its construction in the 1500 s.
6) The John Frost Bridge. Spanning the lower Rhine, this impressive arch bridge is named after Major-General John Frost who led British forces in the Battle of Arnhem to capture and defend the river in 1944. A bridge had been present at this location since the 1600’s, and German forces rebuilt it to allow movement of their troops during WW2.
7) Airborne Museum. Another of Arnhem’s fine military museums, the Airborne Museum is dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem and what transpired here and in the surrounding villages during operation Market Garden.
8) Hoge Veluwe National Park. Who would expect to find sand dunes in the middle of the Netherlands? ...
10) Museum Bronbeek. A former royal palace, the Bronbeek is a stunning building originally constructed in 1945 by King William III.
11) Arnhem Museum of Modern Art. Only 10 minutes from the main station in Arnhem, the Museum of Modern Art sits in pleasant grounds just off of the river Nederrijn.
12) Walk through the old town centre. The old town centre is considered to be the Markt region in the centre of Arnhem next to the river Nederrijn and the Eusebius Church.
Duivelshuis. Duivelshuis or the Devils House is a city castle that was created in the 16th century and sits in the centre of the Arnhem old town centre next to the Eusebius Church.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Ik heb internet en een bureau op de logeer kamer. I have internet and a desk in the guest room.
Space for parking camper vans
Een camper van kan op de openbare parkeerplaats voor mijn deur staan. A camper van can be in the public parking lot in front of my door.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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He, from the very first moment, showed me that he has a pure soul and a very deep relationship with life. He went through a lot and (if you let him), he'll share with you: his memories, experiences and knowledges in order to help you (if you need… read more
I can highly recommend her as a workawayer.
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He, from the very first moment, showed me that he has a pure soul and a very deep relationship with life. He went through a lot and (if you let him), he'll share with you: his memories, experiences and knowledges in order to help you (if you need… read more
I can highly recommend her as a workawayer.
I can recommend her wholeheartedly. Dick
Highly recommend a workaway experience with him!