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My name is Grit and my 13 year old son is Malvin. We live in the "sunny" South of Ireland near a little town called Clonakilty. We are about 10 km outside the town surrounded by hills and mostly cow fields. There is no public transport to Clonakilty but I go to town a few times a week and we also have a bicycle to lend. The bicycle journey is about 35 to 40 min one way. To walk to town is about 2 hours.
Clonakitly town is rated by some as "the best town in Ireland". There is a good alternative vibe. Inchydoney beach is popular for surfing and swimming.
I am originally German but living in Ireland for over 20 years.
There are several tasks that we are looking for help with at different times throughout the year. There is homeschooling or other education, sports, garden jobs, building and repairing things, music learning and exchange, or at times minding the house and the pets and garden if we are going away.
Generally, I am homeschooling my child and I am looking for help with that. If you have any art, music skills, craft, sport, games, anything... to share, please get in touch.
We are looking for someone that is funny, quirky, patient, playful, and good with young teens. Someone that will play, come up with ideas and be creative.
We also have a greenhouse and a few vegetable beds outside. Depending on the season, there is a bit work to do.
We have a cat, a dog, and some hens and also looking for someone to help with the pets at times.
I am interested in alternative ways of living, vegetable growing without pesticides, and many other things.
I had studied ethnomusicology and my main interest was music censorship. I also play Irish harp and I am just getting back playing after a long break. I am interested in music from other countries and singer songwriters music. I would love to learn to write songs and accompany music.
We have a piano and would love if someone can teach us piano and/ or fiddle/ violin.
I am a qualified practisioner in Shiatsu and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage. I am very interested to learn Qigong and Tai Chi.
Furthermore, we try to live and eat healthy but sometimes we also have fast food.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsLanguage practiceTeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseCultural exchange and learning opportunities
I have hosted many volunteers and these were all very nice experiences. I also have supervised, worked and lived with volunteers over the past years when we were renting a house on a big farm. So far, we really enjoyed each other's company for example by learning cultural habits, cooking and watching a film together. Several times, I have taken volunteers sight seeing. I still would like to show volunteers around our area if they like. For example, there are a couple of nice beaches close by.
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Help
Depending of time of year and our circumstances, we may look for various help. Help with homeschooling, garden and house maintenance, help with animals, cleaning, cooking, martial art, art and music lessons, construction.
Please get in touch for what time you are looking for a host and I can let you know about what skills are needed most.
As a lone parent, I am mainly seeking a volunteer being creative and teaching my 13 year old child. We are homeschooling and we would love some help in any subjects and life skills, please. Interests are various subjects and also computer science, woodwork, fishing, crafts, cooking, languages, and music. We also would like help to do some music, sports, technical or woodwork projects. Malvin started to learn electric bass guitar, so if you play guitar or bass or other instruments and can help us that would be great. But most of all is to be playful with older children and be funny and creative.
If you are interested and can help us with anything or something you would like to share, please get in touch.
At times, we are also looking for someone to help us with looking after the pets here.
The ideal volunteer would have experience with children/teens, and definitely should like kids. It would be great if he or she can also help preparing meals, cooking, and with general housework.
There is no strict routine timewise to work as every day is different here. But we can arrange beforehand what type of help is needed.
Please notice that I may need sometimes help at weekends and an occasional evening. In that case, the volunteer will have more time off during the week. Schedules are fairly relaxed and we can find times that suit everyone.
I am interested in taking volunteers for a couple of days or for a few weeks. Just get in touch and we see ...Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We are interested in sharing English and German and would love to learn a new language too.Accommodation
We are renting a farmhouse in the countryside. It is not a fancy modern house but rather old fashioned.
There is a single bed in a spare bedroom. Bathroom will be shared with us. Living room and kitchen is shared with us.What else ...
We live very rural, 10km from Clonakilty town away. There is no public transport to town from us but we tend to go to places regularly or visit friends. The volunteer can join us mostly. There is a bicycle to use here. Clonakilty is popular for being an alternative little town. There are some beaches and surfing is possible.
Cork city is about 1 hour away by bus. Also some other small towns are around like Kinsale (1 hour by bus, or Skibbereen).A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 25 hours, 5 days a week
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It also was nice to have her company and have daily, interesting chats. I will miss that.
Thanks for staying with us and… read more
Robin also helped in the garden such as digging vegetable beds, bringing wheelbarrows full of manure, and… read more
I really enjoyed the trips to the beach and the theater! I guess Grit has shown me all the forests around here, in which I was costum as a prehistoric… read more
It was a nice time with the two, I hope I can visit them again on my trip.
All the best to you!
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It also was nice to have her company and have daily, interesting chats. I will miss that.
Thanks for staying with us and… read more
Robin also helped in the garden such as digging vegetable beds, bringing wheelbarrows full of manure, and… read more
I really enjoyed the trips to the beach and the theater! I guess Grit has shown me all the forests around here, in which I was costum as a prehistoric… read more
It was a nice time with the two, I hope I can visit them again on my trip.
All the best to you!
I hope we see her very soon again when… read more
My activities was to weed, to cut the wood and the grasses, go out and feed the animals, collect the eggs, vegetables and fruits, water the greeenhouse...
But I was also lucky that Gritt invited me to kayak, to walk Daisy (a very cute dog), to eat very good meal and ice… read more
We are so grateful to have hosted Ambrine. She came by a month later again with her boyfriend and we were happy to have… read more
Now we know much more about Irish culture and cool spots to visit. We played many board and card games with Malvin and she took us to the beach and kayaking. We also learned a lot about gardening and her… read more
Both were very respectul, helping with cooking, cleaning and tidy up.
Thanks to you both for staying with us and all the best on your… read more
Hannah was great with Malvin playing, encouraging, and being funny. Just what he really needed.
Hannah also helped cooking, cleaning, planting strawberries in the garden which I am very much thankful for.
I very much wish she comes back again to… read more
Malvin is a good kid, a… read more
Matthias company is nice and easy to have around and he is good with kids. We definintely recommend hosting him and hope we see him again if… read more
Ema also helped with homeschooling my child, and we played board and card games. She also taught me some piano and I keep… read more
It was lovely to have Michela here and we would have hosted her longer if we could… read more
All the best Wendla. We hope to see you again!
I had a lot of fun with Grit and Malvin, even though I was unfortunately sick for one of the three weeks.
Malvin is a bright little whirlwind. He showed and told me a lot on our little walks.
Grit is very kind and loving and has taken a heartwarming interest in me. Walking with the dogs from the shelter was one… read more
Janina was great with my child who was not so easy to handle. She also helped caring for our sick cats.
She was truly… read more
Grit and Malvin integrated me in in their life and took me with them, when they went to the beach, viseted their frinds and so one.
I looked after Malvin for a whole weekend and we had a lot of fun thogether.
It was a grate time and a good experience.
Malvin is a lovely boy, who is quite… read more
Malvin and her got on extremely well. Board and card games were played lots. Verena is crafty and good in drawing and painting. I felt, Verena was also well to trust and I let… read more
Marvin is a good kid, full of energy and he makes me laugh the most of the time.
Gritt is a very wonderful woman, lovely person and great cook too.
Thank you so much for hosting me. You made my journey even better.
Alice came across as very nice, calm, relaxed, friendly, and polite. We would love to have her here again and spend more time… read more
Grit welcomed us into her home which is filled with warm & love, and which radiates all around. And Malvin is an absolutely sweet boy who has a wonderful personality and it is a pleasure to spend time with him. My… read more
Sophia took much time to teach me some Thai massage and tell me about aryurveda. I am very grateful that she shared her knowledge with me.
I wish her all… read more
Elena came at a busy and rather sad time. Before coming, I had told her that my dog was very unwell and may die. Unlike other volunteers, this did not hold Elena back from coming. She took shares in minding my… read more
We wish you well Alex, and if you come back, please visit us again!
I shared the host with Maria together and grit helped us to find something what we can… read more
Grit is a very laid- back person who supported me when I had questions and had a bunch of ideas what Vanessa (another volunteer who stayed at Grits) and I could do in our free time to experience Ireland.
Malvin is a sweet child. He is full of energy and… read more
While Maria was only a few days here, I took in another volunteer that had not been happy with the host that she was. Both volunteers got on so well, they were like… read more
I had hoped to have a few days to show Rike around a little bit. We went to the woods and to the beach. But the next day my child got sick and we couldnt go out very much. It was lovely to… read more
Romane is very easy going and pleasant to have around!
Thank you and all the… read more
And as a french girl, I can say that Grit's home made bread is excellent !!! ;-)
Thank you again !
Charleen is very understanding towards our single parent family life. On top of that, with an unwell, elderly dog,… read more
I have been staying with them during the month of July. At the beginning we find it difficult to know what we expected from each other, but after talking about it, it was all great. We all learned about the situation.
They lead a really relaxed way of life, so there was no stress.
Grit is a comitted, laidback and… read more
Grit and Malvin are wonderful! This was my first workaway experience and I enjoyed it so much. Grit is a very kind host and has a nice home right outside of Clonakilty. I had my own room, comfy bed, and Grit made some delicious dinners.
I had the best time with Malvin,… read more
Thank you for everything and see you soon !
Grit is friendly, kind and a wonderful mother! Malvin is just a sweet boy!
Thank you!