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Last replied
19 Mar 2024
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Description
We are a family of 4 and live 15 miles north of Amsterdam. We are generous hosts happy to share with you our 3-acre little paradise, the Dutch culture and hospitality! There is always something to do. Helping hands and are therefore very welcome.
We live in a spacious house in our private park with lake and swimming pool.
We had the pleasure of hosting many workawayers before. Some returned various times. Some became good friends. Having workawayers is for us a great experience in many ways!
We love having hardworking, fun-loving couples who, love nature, sport/cycling, healthy food, animals, good conversations are organized, like to help and are proactive.
As we are close to Amsterdam, so you can benefit from this international appealing city as well!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about Dutch and international life. We are thankful hosts, happy to share with you in your travel & work experience. We love good quality healthy food which we want to share with you.
Help
Our house and outdoor area requires maintenance jobs that are well suited for you!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Large family home with landscape gardens & amenities (pool,). 15 miles north of Amsterdam.
What else ...
Bus stop in front of our house connects easily to train from Hoorn or Alkmaar station. Amsterdam is only 40 min away. Historic towns Hoorn, Alkmaar and Enkhuizen are in the area and easy to reach.
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
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
Well, where can I start? I stayed for a month and a half and I absolutely loved living with Marga, Sikko, Tom, Emma and Rayan. I felt super welcomed and part of the family from the first day. You will be more of a family member than a simple Workaway. The family is very kind, generous and friendly. They helped me a… read more
The work at that time of year was mostly gardening and clearing the weeds from the… read more
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Well, where can I start? I stayed for a month and a half and I absolutely loved living with Marga, Sikko, Tom, Emma and Rayan. I felt super welcomed and part of the family from the first day. You will be more of a family member than a simple Workaway. The family is very kind, generous and friendly. They helped me a… read more
The work at that time of year was mostly gardening and clearing the weeds from the… read more
Also our chickens and dog were spoiled by their attention.
They have done an incredibly amount of… read more
Marga, the mother, is a brilliant cook, always going out of… read more
We had a great time and had a great stay in the Netherlands, Marga always helped us as much as possible and we were able to do fantastic sightseeing tours, highlighting the open-air museum with the steam train and boat. It also helped us to visit interesting museums in Amsterdam, the… read more
Where to start? I'm so grateful that my first place to land in Europe was at this workaway. They are such a lovely family, with a huge heart! During my stay I did a bit of everything, from cleaning, ironing, raking leaves, some gardening tasks, taking care of the chickens and their loveeely dog… read more
Happy to help, always cheerful, very appreciative of what we offered and eager to get the jobs done.
Thanks for helping getting our vegetable plot ready for the season and for weeding, cleaning and painting of 'garden wood'. It all looks so much better now. We would love to… read more
On Australia they prepared Australian food for the whole family. We learned a lot about living in… read more
Thank you Marga, Sikko, Tom and Emma for letting us stay with you's and good luck… read more
Augustin refurbished an old wagon and helped us with: gardening, sanding and painting,… read more
We are grateful for their hard work and good company.
We are very grateful for their good company, hard work and delicious treats.
We look forward to hosting Lara and Julian again soon.
We can't thank you enough for your help. It was really more a mans job, but a 'man' wouldn't have been able to do the job better then you did!!! We enjoyed meeting you and learning a bit more about Hungarian culture and showing you a bit of the Netherlands and the Dutch way of living.
Maybe we will meet again. Do come back another… read more
Thank you for everything and good luck with your future projects!
Lilla&Zoé
