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Open and curious family welcomes home and garden help in Tafers, Switzerland

We are a Swiss couple (Erika 53 and Markus 56) with 2 adult daughters and a grandchild. Our daughters have already moved out but visit us regularly. We live in a large house with a garden, pool and 20 turtles. We enjoy hiking, biking and skiing. We ......

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Enjoy mountain life with animals and Italian food in Cama, Switzerland

I live in such a beautiful place in the Swiss Mountains - South - Italian Part - Mesox Vallee - between S. Bernardino and Bellinzona. - Hikking and Walking is amazing here. Important - I’m NOT leaving but still looking for someone (singles ......

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Help out in our garden with beautiful views of mountains and lakes in Ticino, Switzerland

We are Bea (70) and Carlos (73) living in a big house with two appartments, a beautiful view (mountains and lake) and a big garden. The area is in the South of Switzerland, Italian speaking region, but also German speaking. Our dog Zoe, 9 years old, ......

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Switzerland

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Helping hand for our home and garden projects in Matt, Switzerland

We are a farming family, Franz (1986), Yvonne (1987) and our children Ellin (2019) and Rico (2022). Our farm is located in a small village with 300 inhabitants on 850 metres above sealevel in the Swiss alps. We do have moderate tourism and the ......

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Participate in our regenerative life project in Lützelflüh, Switzerland

We are open for volunteers in March and April 2025. Would you like to work with us in the garden, help with painting walls and other manual help, with cooking, help out around the house, or even help with a clean-up? We are looking forward to your ......

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Switzerland

Au Pair
Language exchange

Come join our family in the Alps in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

We are very adventurous family of three living in the middle of Swiss Alps in a town named Lauterbrunnen and we are looking for adventures helper for looking after our child 🦋🦋Preferable female . One month minimum and we prioritise long term!!🍀We ......

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Switzerland

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Vegan-organic, permaculture lifestyle and homeschooling in Sornetan, Switzerland

We are a little family (men, woman, child), that does parttime homesteading with vegan-organic permaculture on 2 ha in the Swiss Jura Mountains. We homeschool our child. We live outside of the village in a more than 200 year old house with a ......

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Switzerland

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Join my peaceful home with garden herbs, veggies and mountain views in Zernez, Switzerland

Thank you for looking at my host profile! I'm Thomas, kind of retired, and I live in a small village in the Engadin Valley, one of the nicest parts of Switzerland. I live here because of the clear sky, the fresh air and the beautiful scenery. At ......

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Switzerland

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Stay in a peaceful home with cats and chickens near Zurich, Switzerland

We are a family of three living in a spacious home with a large garden, just about 25 minutes from Zurich (easily reached by S-Bahn), with a beautiful view of the mountains. We share our home with eight Silkie chickens and two lovely cats. Our ......

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Au Pair
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Be a part of our family and learn local life and culture in Wila, Switzerland

We are a family of four living in a house in the beautiful Zurich Oberland region and are looking for someone to help us with everyday tasks and also teach us English. To make you feel as part of the family, we would like to have the meals together ......

Switzerland

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Gardening and care for the animals while experiencing rural life on a farm in Rohrbachgraben, Switzerland

It would be great if you could help me daily with caring for the animals (2 horses, chickens, rabbits, turtles, 1 dog) and in the garden or forest (professional tree pruning, removing dead wood from the forest, helping with sawing and woodcutting, ......

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Switzerland

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Be part of our family in Rohrbach, Switzerland

We are a family of three. Me Corinne and my two Children Suvi (18) and Béla(14) We live in a big, old wooden house near Emmental the valley , where the famous cheese Emmentaler" swiss cheese come from. Our house is located in the heart of the ......

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Switzerland

Au Pair
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Join a family of four close to the wonderful city of Aarau, Switzerland

We are a family of four (Sabrina, 34, Stefano, 38, Vicky, 4, and Nico, 1). Stefano works with biodynamic foods and is interested in everything to do with gardening, cooking, and trips into nature, preferably in the sunshine. Sabrina works as a ......

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Switzerland

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Learn organic gardening in Buckten, Switzerland

We are Aleks and Juna, a couple of 55 and 45 years. Aleks works as a teacher and me parttime as a registrar. Our four children are all grown up and out of the house. We still meet on a regular basis and love to gather. We also love cultural exchange ......

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Babysitting and around our home in Hasle BE, Switzerland

Hi! My name is Emilse and I'm from Argentina, but my family is Swiss :-). My husband is Sebastian and we have a 3 years and 1 year old toddler girls. We live in Switzerland, 30 km. away from Bern. We are interested in a cultural exchange with ......

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Switzerland

Sustainable project

Self-sufficient living in Niederried bei Interlaken, Switzerland

We are Patrik and Natalie We are dreamers and doers. We love all animals, including the wild animals in our forest and garden. We live with nature, not against it, promote biodiversity and are always happy to learn new things. Everything we do ......

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Help us with our permaculture house and garden project in Loco, Switzerland

Artist & landscape architect with a great interest in sustainability, wild & medicinal herbs is about to build up a still young permaculture project located in the wild valley of Valle Onsernone, 15 min. walking distance away from the village, 10 ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange

Help our family in Matt, Switzerland

We are a family of 4, a Swiss and Bavarian couple in our early 40is, our boy 6 years and baby girl 4 year. We all like to go outdoor. We love to travel and meet new people from different cultures. That is why we are on Workaway to soothe our ......

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Switzerland

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Join us with help in the garden and house and enjoy being in the middle of nature in Mühlethal, Switzerland

We are a openminded couple and live in middle of the nature. We manage a big garden, once a year in sommer we do harvesting the hay and mill them to produce the soil and use them for the garden. It's our Life project - self-sufficiency :) You will ......

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Switzerland

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Help me learn German and enjoy the views of the lake nearby in beautiful Lugano, Switzerland

Hi the best German teachers (I prefer to host girls only), I would like you to come and stay with me in a beautiful Lugano (italian part of Switzerland), and teach me German. I live in an apartment not far from the lake. You will have your own room.

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Connect with nature in the remote wilderness of Carcross, Canada

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Equestrian centre welcomes volunteers with experience, on the coast in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Join a small village of three families and help with building projects, gardening in Mittenwalde, Germany

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Jump into our creative melting pot on the Ganges, Rishikesh, India

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Come and enjoy a spiritual lifestyle at our organic self-sufficiency farm community in Järna, Sweden