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My name is Simon, 37 years old, adventurous Dutchmen who enjoys the freedom of living out of town. I live on old farmland in a gipsy wagon with my partner Joska on the land there’s an old farmhouse where Gerdine and Heleen are residing.
Join if you like to have a lot of freedom and also up to do some chores!
At night we can make campfires have good conversations about the weather or how to save the world. Or just drink something.
I’m a vipassana practicioner and often sit and meditate and I’m also happy to serve you in some days of silence if one like’s to!
We offer a maximum stay of two weeks.
See you soon!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Music
Plant care
Gardening
Carpentry
Books
Nature
Sailing / Boating
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will live with us in a great house, close to the city Deventer, with me and my house mates. You can hang out with us and have all the Freedom you want. You can always use bycicles, go in the nature just outside of the house.
You can learn skills in building, planning and creating the tiny house.
Help
All different kind of tasks from, painting, planning and all in between.
There are some tasks need/or just fun to do in the garden.
At the moment the tasks are:
- Gardening, preparing the beds, repairing fences.
- Ordering the wood stock (means; chopping and stappling)
- Sandpapering and oiling the tiny house.
- Make a nice ordering system in the workshop (it’s a mess).
- Help on an outside shower. (plumber would be great)
- Finishing the sauna.
So lots of fun stuff to do I would say!
We’re all doing jobs and stuff outside the land, so you need to be someone who can manage your own time a bit.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Heleen likes to learn Spanish so it would be an extra plus if you can teach a bit.
Accommodation
You have your own room, shared bathroom & kitchen in a classic Dutch farmhouse. See the pictures.
What else ...
You can enjoy the forest, with my mountain bike, walking is great around here. The city Deventer is close a great city with a great historical center.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Perfect office room with view on the garden.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Bunch of chickens
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She helped us with sandpapering and oiling our tiny house, harvesting the potatoes (and make tasting gnocchi out of them!), took care of our tomatoes in the greenhouse. She also made a… read more
During this week I helped them sandpaper and repaint the tiny house, organize the tool shed and worked a little in the garden. It felt like visiting good friends and helping… read more
I highly recommend to… read more
We were there to help getting some stuff done in the tiny houses… read more
We had the chance to chop wood, to build a beautiful cristal green house (which we specially… read more
I think that they will be able to do the… read more
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She helped us with sandpapering and oiling our tiny house, harvesting the potatoes (and make tasting gnocchi out of them!), took care of our tomatoes in the greenhouse. She also made a… read more
During this week I helped them sandpaper and repaint the tiny house, organize the tool shed and worked a little in the garden. It felt like visiting good friends and helping… read more
I highly recommend to… read more
We were there to help getting some stuff done in the tiny houses… read more
We had the chance to chop wood, to build a beautiful cristal green house (which we specially… read more
I think that they will be able to do the… read more
Het was een feestje om bij je te zijn:)
Simon is a super Friendly easy going guy.He lives together with two roommates on an old Farm,Who are also very friendly and funny.
Deventer is a super nice Place with a Lot of small,Beautiful stores which you won‘t find in Other places.
Staying at Simons House is a pretty good mix of Farm… read more
In my 2 week stay, I worked mostly independent on his Tiny House, had delicious coffee with chocolates breaks made by Simon, digged in the ground and cooked delicious meals. He showed me… read more
I'll be back next year to see… read more
He has interesting projects in the garden and with the tiny house.
The house and the garden where he is living is magical, his house mates, Gerdine and Erik are really warm hearted and openminded people just like Simon.
Deventer is about 10 min. by bike from the house and it's a very… read more
I became into a Junior Carpenter, helping him… read more
