Carpentry, gardening, home making skills needed Come here to learn more in Hoshiarpur, India

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We are an Indian family residing in Punjab India. We have family land which needs maintaining , we have built a small concrete shed on the farm which has electricity and can be used for camping overnight and campfires are permitted. Our children really enjoy spending the night on the farm. We have an ancestry open plan village house which will be offered for accommodation.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Elderly Companion
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Animal care
Charity work
Art project
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn about the rural lifestyle of India, cultures in India, holy temples, local language and Hindi, Local cuisine, we can teach you how to cook traditional Indian food , if you would like to learn. You will be very welcome and receive great hospitality. We can share great knowledge and experiences with each other, you will be welcome to join our family dinner table for great food and laughs.
Help
Guests must be flexible and willing to work and learn , no skills required . General house work and maintenance

Our house in the village has just been refurbished we would like help putting the finishing touches to it, we need kitchen cupboards and shelves in our kitchen, any help will be appreciated.

Would like to a Build toilet & sitting area on family land for local villagers and visitors to use

General work on farm land such as, fence repair, weeding, and planting trees.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Punjabi (Eastern): Fluent
Accommodation
Private Accommodation and food shall be provided in exchange for work, details be discussed on enquiring.
Open plan house which will be solely used by guests, english toilet, shower, cooking facilities, landline phone, free wi-fi access. If preffered guests can cook their own meals in accommodation as cooking facilities are provided. There are several food shops nearby where you can purchase local produce.
What else ...
The golden temple is only a 2 hour drive away, coaches, car hires and trains are available, many beautiful religious and non religious places to visit for example bhakra nangal dam, McLeod ganj etc. We will give you information of places of interest and personal tour around the village and farm land, meet and greet with local farmers, tasting local produce as Punjab is a great place for exploring and learning.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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07/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Hind) for host

with Amit's family, it was a good experience I felt like at home, the people of the village were very happy to have foreigners around ☺️. I wish the family all the best, I hope to see them again.

(Excellent )

05/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Hind)

Hind was very dedicated and very hard workawayer with great great communication skills. It’s been absolute pleasure to have gentle and kind soul in our home like hind. Our family really enjoyed her company and they wish to have more of her presence and kind soul. We wish all the best of luck to her and her family. She is welcome anytime in our… read more

(Excellent )

05/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Finn)

Good luck

(Good )

05/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Adam)

What can I say about Adam he is Perfect . I wish him all the best of luck for his future. Absolutely pleasure to have him..

(Excellent )

18/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Júlia & Guillem)

It’s been our pleasure to host Julia & Guillem from Barcelona, Spain. We had a fantastic cultural exchange with them. They are very easy going, hard working and quick learner. They explored hoshiarpur ,other villages and enjoyed sharing the happiness with the local families and friends. Guillem learned some new punjabi dance moves which everyone… read more

(Excellent )

18/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Júlia & Guillem) for host

It has been a pleasure to stay at Four Blessings, the ancestral home of Amit's family. We had have the opportunity to meet fantastic people. Amit, although he lives in London, has organized our stayed there where we have spent almost a week with his brothers.
The work we had to do was painting some doors and windows and cleaning. It has been an… read more

(Excellent )

20/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Arnau & Andrea)

It has been an absolute pleasure to have Arnau and Andrea from Spain in our home, they have many skills, hard working people and are great personalities. Everyone in my family enjoyed the cultural exchange and their company. We are very satisfied with their dedication and effort, they completed all the tasks with great communication. I am very… read more

(Excellent )

16/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Arnau & Andrea) for host

Amit is an outgoing and social person, that even though he lives in London, he attended us and arranged all the plans for us, together with his friends who treated us like family members. The communication with Amit was brilliant and easy at all times.
We had the opportunity to paint Amit’s Indian house🏡, as well as restore a “charka”, an old… read more

(Excellent )

04/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mukesh & Kamalpreet)

It was delight to have these two hard working young lads , they were both full of life , kind and helpful . We all had a great time and lots of fun . I wish all the good luck and best wishes for their future.

(Excellent )

03/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mukesh & Kamalpreet) for host

Firstly I would like to thank our host who was very kind and understood us and our needs. The whole experience was very exciting and fun specially working in the farm land. We met a lot of villagers who were also very nice and helpful. We have learnt a lot from this experience and would love to be invited again. We are taking a lot of good… read more

(Excellent )

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