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Host rating
90 %
Last replied
18 Mar 2025
Reply rate
81.3 %
Usually responds within 9 days
Feedback
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Description
Hello! Please, just call me 'Lee'. My family and I live in a small town known as Cheongyang, which is 2 hours south of Seoul. Many people within this town own farms; my family runs an organic chestnut farm. The planting of new trees and pruning time takes place from February to March. In the months following, we tend to the farm which includes watering the plants, cutting tall grass, and pulling bad weeds. We then harvest the chestnuts from the middle of September to the middle or end of October. During the winter, we mostly collect firewood and wait for the warmer weather.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Farmstay help
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will benefit from free accomodation, free food, and some Korean language learning if desired. Besides learning about the farming culture in Korea, travellers will also enjoy some of the many local cultural sites, museums, temples hikes, market trips, and possible beach trips as well.
Projects involving children
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Help
The help required here is mostly regarding the gardening and farming needs as mentioned in the previous section (pruning trees; removing unwanted trees, weeds, and grass; planting new trees and crops; harvesting chestnuts; cutting firewood; etc.).
Languages
Languages spoken
Korean: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
In our home we have 2 extra rooms. One room has a private bathroom attached. The other room uses a shared bathroom.
What else ...
Bus from Seoul or Busan to: Cheongyang Bus Terminal
City bus which takes you into town is a 5 minute walk from my home.
Local sights:
Baekje Historical Museum
Changkok Temple
Chilgap Mountain
Cheongyang Market
and more...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (24)
An easy bus ride 2 hours south of Seoul and Lee provided clear instructions for us before arrival. Lee and his family were so incredibly kind and generous during our time there. We stayed at the end of October for a week or so and were assisting with grading and sorting the chestnuts which had been harvested this… read more
You'll be living with his family and other volunteers, the latter depending on the season. It's a great way to meet other international volunteers and… read more
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Communication:
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An easy bus ride 2 hours south of Seoul and Lee provided clear instructions for us before arrival. Lee and his family were so incredibly kind and generous during our time there. We stayed at the end of October for a week or so and were assisting with grading and sorting the chestnuts which had been harvested this… read more
You'll be living with his family and other volunteers, the latter depending on the season. It's a great way to meet other international volunteers and… read more
Lee is a really cool person, he is really kind, patient and nice, I'm really happy to have met him, and I'm very lucky to have found him as a host.
His family is incredible, without knowing how to speak Korean theymake me feel at home straight away!
The work is not particularly difficult or tiring,… read more
Our tasks were limited to firewood collecting and vegetable picking due to… read more
I went there during spring which is why my tasks were mainly picking vegetables. Honestly, at first it was a bit challenging but with the time the work got easier and I started enjoyed it. Especially because the nature around is so… read more
This was my first workaway experience and I made best choice!
I helped Donggeun from October to November for tree weeks. Wow, it feels much more to me because Donggeun took me to many places in Cheongyang and spend fun time with him and his sweet family. Also, he helped me when I needed :)
The work… read more
We were the only workaways there at this time and we had a room to ourselves with a… read more
My partner and I stayed at the farm for one month and completed the chestnut harvest from late September through October. I won't lie; this was at times very hard work! Because… read more
We usually had 3 meals a day, all prepared by his mother and always really good korean food. His mother and his father were always working with… read more
Lee and his family warmly welcomed me into their home even amidst the freezing temperatures of Korea's December. I worked alongside Lee and his father on the farm, and the work consisted of pruning trees, collecting firewood,… read more
