Share our family life at an old farmhouse near Bonn, Germany

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  Description

  Hello! Hallo! Salut!
  
  We are a family of six (four girls aged 16 - 24 and their parents), located in a village between Bonn and Cologne. My two older sisters are studying. My youngest sister is still going to school and lives at home. I (managing the account) will stay January to February at home, building a camper out of an old horse trailer.
  We live in an old farmhouse with our animals: dogs, cats, chicken, ponies, rabbits, bees and more, but we are not a farm. There is always a lot going on, from small building projects to gardening work and dealing with the normal chaos called life :) We love to cook and bake, going on rides/ carriage drives with the ponies, having friends over and would love to welcome people from all over the world. We try to be as ecofriendly as possible and eat mostly vegetarian.
  We speak german, english and french and would love some cultural exchange! You would help us about 4 to 5 hours a day.
  We would like to have workawayers for a shorter period (between one and three weeks).
  
  Note: When you're about to write us please introduce yourself a little bit. It is easier for us to know if you would fit in our family when we know something about you expect from the fact that you want to visit us. Especially because we have a lot of animals you shouldn't be afraid of them.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  Plant care

  

  Gardening

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Carpentry

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would love to teach you some cooking, baking and animal work. You could also join us with a carriage ride in the forest. We would be happy to speak in German, english or French with you! You will be part of our family and we would be happy to learn from you while also sharing something about us.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  There is always a lot to do in the garden, especially in summer. We grow some fruits and veggies in a small vegetable garden and are trying to keep balance between a natural and beautiful cottage garden. Someone has to take care of the vegetables garden, but we also need help in the big garden with weeding, trimming and other work to be done. We also need help with small building projects. Like some painting, restoring the stables from the animals, chopping wood and so on.
  We will build an old horse trailer into a camper. If you want you can also help with that.
  You could also help with the animals (feeding, brushing, mucking out stables). You don’t need specific experience. However it would be nice but isn’t a must have. Mostly you should love to work outside while getting your hands dirty. Of course we make sure, you won't be overwhelmed with work :)

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You could sleep in your own guest room, with a small double bed (1,40m) , your own bathroom and toilet. So you could also stay as a couple , friends or you can stay solo. You will share the meals with us and have access to our kitchen.

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  What else ...

  There is plenty to see and do in your free time. You could visit Bonn and Cologne (both can easily be reached by train, we could show you how) and the Eifel (a beautiful national Parc) is close by. We would be happy to show you the region and of course you could join us on trips and our daily life :) We would love to take you on a carriage drive with our pony’s or spending the evening together with a movie or card games.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We just accept pets who are friendly to other dogs and cats.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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