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11 Apr 2024
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Description
Hi! We are an Irish/German family of four living in a small old farmyard in the countryside just outside Cork city. We have been rebuilding and renovating the house and outbuildings with care and respect for history and the environment. We have hens, bees, vegetable beds, fruit trees and bushes, 150 year old trees and ruins, wood stove, a cat and a beautiful garden. We would be delighted with someone who could help with some of these!
We are only twenty minutes by bike from Cork City Centre, which Lonely Planet picked as one of the top ten cities to visit in the world in 2010.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would love to include you in our family activities/ interests. Rob is a teacher in an intellectual disabilities school and sings in a choir, drums with a samba band and surfs when he can! Sandra is also a teacher and does yoga, beekeeping and gardening. Our daughters Mia (18) and Elise (17) are also around when they aren't working or off with friends.
We are happy to speak English, German and Irish at home and also speak some Spanish and French.
Help
Current projects (Summer 2023): carpentry, gardening and painting
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Accommodation
Our 40 sq. m. garden room/guest accommodation would be yours for your stay. We'll eat together in our living room.
What else ...
Cork City is about 20 mins away by bike (you can borrow ours) and most of the route is a former train line which is for bikes/pedestrians only. There are also buses to the city (the bus stop is about 20 mins walk or 5 mins drive if we are available to give you a lift). We are also close to Passage West, Cobh and Cork Airport is about 15 mins drive.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of room for a camper van
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours per day
Feedback (4)
Simon was… read more
Our stay was perfect in every aspect :
Rob, Sandra and Elise are very nice, funny and interesting people and we really became close.
The food they cooked for us everyday was very good and copious, Sandra is a talented baker, her bread is very good… read more
These 2 months went by a… read more
Sharing porridge in the morning, and Sandra's bread !
We work together and Rob assigns tasks, they are clear and we are well-prepared, and everything runs smoothly. It's satisfying as the tasks vary. Taking the old van to go to Grandma's farm, listening to Bob Dylan… read more
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Simon was… read more
Our stay was perfect in every aspect :
Rob, Sandra and Elise are very nice, funny and interesting people and we really became close.
The food they cooked for us everyday was very good and copious, Sandra is a talented baker, her bread is very good… read more
These 2 months went by a… read more
Sharing porridge in the morning, and Sandra's bread !
We work together and Rob assigns tasks, they are clear and we are well-prepared, and everything runs smoothly. It's satisfying as the tasks vary. Taking the old van to go to Grandma's farm, listening to Bob Dylan… read more
Thanks for host me!
