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We are a mixed couple(NL/Be) age 68/60 we have small vegetable garden , grow edable flowers and herbs......
I am looking for some one who like to give helping hand with the gardening /dogcare/ and household stuff would be appreciated. Who can sew -make sewing paterns?
We are strict non smoking(also NOT "only outside"), we eat manly vegetarian, partly from ower veggie garden and green house.
My husband is Do-In teacher and practice yoga/shiatsu , I am a young retired midwife specialised in home/waterbirths.
We like art and culture ,philosophy,veda's,quantum physics,geometrie,historie, beekeeping ,we travel often.
We stop having beehives at ower place, we participate in the maintenance of a bee meadow with 5 beehives. Bee season start in mars till august, wintertime bees are in rest. Ower old dog Skippy passed away in august 2016. Curent dog Dutchy just became 3 year and is still energetic .......
I do voluntary work: mainly sewing : dols for the cliniclowns, textile repair cafes ,art projects, etc...
We spend also time in spain : costa blanca;
The priority plan is now renovation of the bathroom (breaking tills, creating walk in shower......)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn about cultivation of organic garden, use of Effective microorganism, beekeeping, shiatsu,do in, yoga, natural child birth/ water birth, making chutneys, medlar liquor.......etc.
You can explore Flanders of Belgium.
Spain: costa blanca village named Javea (80km from Alicante)
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Help
gardening/weeding
dog care
teach/practice language spanish/english
household stuff/shopping
practice shiatsu and yoga
some help with computers and internet
house cleaning
sewing -making sewing patterns
sanding/painting
creating a walk in shower
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
The house :livingroom 12x6m,kitchen 5x7m,bathroom with separate shower and bath , garden,terrace, garage, bicycle available. You will have your own room ,there is wifi internet connection.
The house is located in a quit neighborhood named Sint Martens Latem 10km South of Ghent; in 30min you bike to city centre .
Trainstation on walking distance 2km. Bus stop 3 min walking.
Spain :house with swimming pool , you will have your own room there is wifi internet connection
What else ...
The city of Ghent is an International student city (250.000 population ) in Belgium .
there is a bicycle for the workawayer.
In 30 min you bike to city centre of Ghent, trainstation on walking distance 2km
If we visit family in the Netherlands/ore spain you can join and explore over there.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
volunteer hours expected 5 hours
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We spent a wonderful week together. We built with Cornelis compost structure and a winter garden, and did some replanting of roses and rosemary’s. Also we went biking to Brugge, really nice experience 😊. Veerle cooked delicious meals ( Veerle is a… read more
it was a pleasure to host Alejo. Nice personality.
He build litle greenhouse with Cornelis what a task-a puzzle it took a lot of patience and luckiliy he had more than cornelis.....he helped me with the computer, has been gardening, installed click on /click off ......
Very responsable end interested in many things.
He came as a workawayer… read more
My two weeks with them were amazing, they are really well prepare to host workawayers, they take care of you and enjoy of sharing their lifes.
During my stay, i helped them with some… read more
I have stayed with them and Dutchy at two different periods and enjoyed every shared moment. Lots of food for my soul. I feel lucky to have found them.
Thanks for everything!
If you… read more
She loves roses, and all edible things made from roses, french language a good coffee and chocolate cake....
We are happy that Amy shared a few weeks… read more
maybe litle too modest> I only discovered at the end of their stay that Mark would love to go fishing (too bad I did not know this)
They work independently and accurately for every job we gave.
We ware happy and pleased to hear the Afrikaans language and to hear there life story.
Every… read more
He has an eye voor detail, beauty and perfection on a nurturing way.
The bees will be surprised next spring to find their stuff so clean, even the very sticky propolis was removed .
He is physicalli strong end has a good concentration /focus > all the wood… read more
I could list many positive points about the experience, but foremost is the food. From the amount of time she… read more
He is so motivated, honestly, very responsable, always happy, no question or task is too much for him.
Luciano easily adapt to any situation and make the best out of it, he is physically and mentally very strong.
A very… read more
Physically Alex is not very strong , but mentaly he is super strong .
he is a surviver type and he has a great sense for humor and brought a lot… read more
Enthralling, facinathing cultural exchange what we loved to recieve from them . Now Tasmanie is on the list of places to visit. 2-4-8 buck in don't wait........fair dinkum......Leatherwood /manuka honey.........Coat of arms with… read more
The work was pleasant, a good… read more
