Help with gardening & creative projects in our cozy home in beautiful Szigetköz, Hungary

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  Description

  Szia! (meaning "Hi" in our language)
  
  I’m Júlia, and I live in a two-generation home - I share the house with my partner Martin and my father Rudi in the town of Mosonmagyaróvár, at the edge of the beautiful Szigetköz region in northwestern Hungary.
  
  Our home is calm, cozy, and surrounded by greenery. We love living close to nature, growing our own food, working on small home projects. We have a cat named Tigris, and for the next year we’re preparing to welcome chickens to our backyard again.
  
  We’ve travelled a lot ourselves and still love traveling and truly enjoy cultural exchange — whether that’s over a shared meal, a walk in the garden, or a fun weekend trip.
  
  The Szigetköz area is full of natural beauty – perfect for cycling (you can even ride to Austria or Slovakia on the bike paths), kayaking or canoeing on the many small rivers, or visiting the local thermal spa (ours is one of the best water quality in Europe). The nearby villages are charming and well-kept, and with good public transport and motorway access, we’re easy to reach from anywhere.
  We’ll make sure you feel at home while discovering this special part of Hungary. We're happy to show you around or give tips for exploring!
  
  We’d be happy to welcome you into our everyday life and create good memories together!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Pets

  

  Van life

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Farming

  

  Fashion or beauty

  

  Events & social

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Winter sports

  

  Water sports

  

  Team sports

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Fitness

  

  Dancing

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We love connecting with people from all over the world and sharing experiences and meaningful conversations.
  You’ll be invited to cook and eat with us, spend time outdoors, and participate in local cultural life if you wish. Each month we organize small community gatherings with friends, and you’re welcome to join.
  
  We are happy to share our knowledge of
  - if you’re into gardening or growing your own food, we can share a lot of ideas about plants, herbs, and sustainable living, seasonal harvesting. (You can also teach us.)
  - local Hungarian cooking (we grow and use a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits from our garden)
  - yoga, lifestyle coaching, rehabilitation techniques, and tips on holistic living and building healthy daily routines.
  - and we’re happy to teach or practice Hungarian with you!
  
  We speak English and Hungarian fluently. Martin is also learning German, and we’re both curious about Italian, Spanish, or any other languages you might bring with you.
  
  
  In exchange, we’d love to learn from you! Whether it’s new cultural perspectives, creative skills like music, dancing, photography, videography, and editing, or web development know-how, martial arts, etc..., we are always curious and open. Let’s exchange ideas!
  
  Meeting people from different cultures inspires us and helps us see life from new angles – and we hope we can have plenty of meaningful conversations around the dinner table.

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  Help

  There’s always something happening around the house or in the garden! You might help us with:
  • seasonal gardening (weeding, planting, transplanting, composting)
  • maintaining our small orchard and herb garden
  • shaping flowerbeds or vegetable patches
  • preparing a chicken coop and yard for new hens
  • small DIY and home improvement projects to make our home even more welcoming
  • general help around the house
  
  We’ll work mostly together, so it feels like teamwork rather than “tasks”, and you’ll never be expected to do anything you’re not comfortable with.
  Most of the time, we’ll work between the morning and evening hours, and you'll have plenty of free time to relax or explore the area.
  
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  Hours expected
  About 4–5 hours a day, 5 days a week. We are quite flexible with scheduling: our main job is in the mornings and again from late afternoon into the evening. So we normally focus on gardening and creative/learning projects in the late morning and early afternoon gap.
  
  We prefer to stay with us minimum 1 or maximum 2 weeks.
  
  Initiative and open communication are appreciated.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Hungarian: Fluent
  German: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are also open to learn more in german, spanish and italian languages.
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  Accommodation

  You’ll stay with us in our family home, in a quiet and private part. It shares the main entrance with me and Martin (we are living upstairs). The room is spacious and bright, and it comes with access to a private bathroom with toilet and shower. BUT there is our washing mashing, so when we need wash our clothes we have to use that room. We provide a clean sleeping space with bedding and a towel.
  You’ll have normal and simple essentials: a twinbed , storage space for your belongings and electricity, sofa and writing desk with chair.
  
  If you prefer, you can also camp in our garden or park your van or camper car on the property.
  If you choose the tent or campervan option, you can still use the indoor bathroom. We keep things friendly, respectful, and calm—ideal if you enjoy a balance of community time and personal rest.
  
  
  Laundry: You can use our washing machine.
  
  Meals: We usually eat together as a family, and you’re warmly invited to join. Breakfast is often simple—oats/porridge. And daily eggs—and we try to grow as many of our own vegetables and fruits as possible, depending on the season. We cook a varied, home-style diet. We try to avoid added sugar, dairy product (exclude good quality of cheese), gluten (we use sourdough for baking our own bread) and soy product, apart from these we like to eat the healthiest and best way.
  Please note: we cannot fully cater a strict vegetarian or vegan diet; if you are strictly vegan or need a special diet, you would need to self-cater for those meals. You can use the kitchen space and we’ll make room for you in the fridge/pantry. We’re happy to share local flavors and also curious to taste your recipes if you like to cook.
  The cooking time is not including the workaway hours. Our experiences that making food together is can be fun and we really enjoy to spend time together and share ideas in the kitchen.
  
  If you have any specific needs (allergies, preferred sleeping setup, dietary notes), just tell me in advance so we can see what’s realistic.

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  What else ...

  We can host 1 solo traveler or 1 couple/ 2 friends (maximum 2 people).

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have Wi-Fi at home.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  If you choose the tent or campervan option, you can still use the indoor bathroom.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Tigris

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