Help a family with some home projects in Vladslo, Belgium

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  Description

  I live with my son in my 'new' home that needs renovation - build up transformation. We create as much as possible with recycled and eco materials. Gardenwork and work inside on rainy days, already seing nice results which gives hope. Financial shortage does not stop me from continuing slow steps.
  
  I made a little foodforrest and we garden as far as possible permaculture-wise. A little pond gives us the chance to take a fresh cold dip winter - summer and is also a habitat for the little life as frogs, salamanders,...
  
  Gardenmates 2 cats, 2 chickens, hedgehog visitors and recently discovered watersalamanders and frogs. Birds, bees and dragonflies in summer.
  I'd like the garden to be wonderous chilly and self-sufficient as possible.
  The house I'd like to make a sustainable zen-place for my family, friends and soulpeople who like to share music, high vibrations, art, healing, creation ... I want it to ray positive vibes with cosy wandering corners and no borders. You're welcome :-)
  
  There are a lot of different doing-things. We start with little easy things to get to know each other, learn and explore skills, to make sure it is safe working. Also tell me what you love doing and your talents, it may be fun too. Some are independed tasks and some we do together.
  5 hours work/ day per week as a good balance and we agree together your free days to go out . We can arrange your 5/day prayer in between, just ask.
  
  Staying here means you are part of the 'tribe' and automatically contribute with cooking, dishes, cleaning, etc... The logic things that happen when you live somewhere.
  
  Every week we evaluate how things go so we can make good understandings, communicate open and connective, redirect where necessary to all feel happy in the same place.
  
  Before coming to our place we'd like to make a videocall together so we can see what matches. Via Telegram, Signal, Skype or Zoom is possible. Tell me what you prefer please.
  
  I can share vegan (+ gluten- & wheatfree when preferred - paying supplement) food 3 times/day in the 5 days work, we can cook/dishes together, make music and maybe have a campfire-evening. Snacks and extra's are on your count. Food when you go out is on your count.
  
  Don`t expect luxury, you will find creativity instead.
  
  My son (15) loves to play outside with skateboard, basket, freerunning and inside fingerboarding (mini-skate), watch movies, cook international recipes,..
  
  I am very socialminded (47) and love to make authentic connection - play - listen music - .... at the same time juggling with all the work so I also need some time for myself to load up. I`d love to sit and share interests togetter sometimes, learn and hear your life-story-ideas. I also suggest you take your own rest/ passion to my home or discover one :-) we both can have our me-time.
  
  Please bring eco bathproducts in our house , water runs directly to the river in our street and is not purified before. We have soap available too.
  
  We have some musicinstruments in the house like guitar, digi-piano, djembe, accordeon(buttons-Do3), and more little. So if you need to practice or just want to play, feel free, I like musicplayers in my home (and I like to sing ;-))
  
  Smoke is possible outside.
  
  Here I am new but I look back with good memories and lovely experiences to all the people that helped me out via helpx with this big project. They have filled it up with positive vibes I can still feel. Greatfull!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I take a cold plunge daily in my pond in garden. Please join for 2' a day to pump up that dopamine/ happiness vibes. I welcome people who practise intermittent living.
  
  There is a lot here to explore in the neighbourhood, forests, sea, cultural events, dance-events, ceremonies,..
  I can exchange a way of living sober, natural, sustainable, recycle, vegan, glutenfree.
  
  you can learn lots of things,.. or you can teach me ? if you
  ° are good in measuring and saw wood ?
  ° know how to make a closet/drawer?
  ° have plumber-experience ?
  ° placing windows
  ° other skills...
  
  I'm learning arab. I'd like to poi, acroyoga, meditate, breathwork, deep conversations, books, listen music, sing, drum, dance, energywork, visualise, laugh, jam : sing, drum or dance together, campfire..... whatever, play, create and live consciously. Exchange information about religion, spiritual insights, lifestyles that gives you inner strength and happiness.......

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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

  Different (un)visible work :-) Allround a bit of everything I am working on :-)
  Woodwork - carpentry, sand paint away. Clay(loam) some walls, clean and join an outside-wall with sort of 'cement' together, tiles in the bikeshelter, ...
  Help with decluttering my home/garage bit by bit.
  
  I discovered some humidity-problems I don't know yet what to do with that...
  
  I'd build a piramid in my garden (for energy-purpose)
  Help with my vegetable-garden permaculture-wise and finish the new pond; weeding, planting, watering, planting.
  Making a chickenswing, making compostboxes, making shelter for composttoilet and solarshower,.. .
  
  Electricityskills are very welcome and someone who has experience placing window
  
  If no skills but yess handy there is enough to do and I can explain also.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  Arabic: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Sleep in the caravan or in the familytent in the garden(spring/summer). The caravan is cosy warm in winter with a little heater. Matras, blankets and pillow available to sleep and space for your stuff and privacy,
  Ask me what is needed on forehand so we can see what is possible.
  We eat plantbased. I eat glutenfree, don't smoke or drink, and that feels great :-)
  
  The kitchen is available, bathroom and garden. Composttoilet outside.
  You can use the washingmachine for clothes. WIFI available untill 21u30-22u.

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  What else ...

  The nearest station is Diksmuide, 10km from my place. Renting green bike at station Diksmuide possible at 1 euro/day.
  Let's agree which days you want to have free so we can plan our appointments.
  Transport from the station Diksmuide is by car, I'll come pick you up at arrival. Sometimes there are busses to Vladslo, you can also check this or rent a bike immediatly if light -packed.

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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

  WIFI works fine. Families only if you can come with the van.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Have a big drive-way for campervan but certainly provide me the maisurements on forehand to see if possible.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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