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Explore Switzerland in exchange for childcare and help around the house in Gümligen, Switzerland

We're a family of two. My daughter Yuna 4 and me Aisha 37 years old. We live 10min by train from Bern the capital city of Switzerland. I raise my daughter by myself (since day one). We're very open, we love to travel, love nature and adventures. ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Come and live in a beautiful countryside and help us in our lovely home in Courtételle, Switzerland

Just for august: we are open to host a couple/ 2 persons because we have many work with the garden, etc. PREFERENCE TO : - PEOPLE SPEAKING FRENCH (Or LEARNIN FRENCH) - easier with the children who speaks only french - PEOPLE CAN DRIVE A MECHANICAL ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Live in front of a lake surrounded by mountains in Clarens, Switzerland

Hello :-) I am a friendly Swiss-Italian person living very closed to the lake and I am looking for a new start in my life. I want try to use my house (with spacious terrace with breathtaking view) to organise event (like small yoga retreats, may ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Come and experience life in a Swiss family and help around our home and gardens in Wallis,Switzerland

We'd really like helpers from May till end of October. For at least 3 weeks. Who'll come and join us? We're looking for someone to help with the weeding, watering, picking, gathering of different fruits, herbs and vegetables from our gardens. Also ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Help with daily family life near Basel, Switzerland

Hello dear ones I live with my kids in a nice house with a Big Garden and a Social project . I am looking for all-rounders to help in the garden, look after children and help around the house. I look forward to seeing you

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Switzerland

House / pet sitting
Cultural exchange

Come and enjoy gardening in Fricktal, Switzerland

We live in a village, between Rheinfelden and Brugg, with us in the house are 2 cats 🐾🐾 and 5 guniea pigs. We have a garden for vegetables, 🌿🌿 ( gardening from March/April till October/Nov.) We like cooking, with fresh vegetables, from the garden, ......

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Switzerland

Sustainable project

Help us in our paradise of permaculture, horses, culture and development in Le Noirmont, Switzerland

We are a little farm in the great landscape of the Jura mountains in the west of Switzerland. We are situated in an old train station surrounded by meadows and forests with free running horses and cows in summertime. In the wintertime the landscape ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Join family life in the quiet countryside while helping in and around the house in Aargau, Switzerland

Dear travelers We have been hosts at Workaway for a year now and have already welcomed several adventurers. We are retired parents, five grown-up children and 7 grandchildren. Our dog Najla is also part of our team. We live in a small village in ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Help a family with two kids and enjoy life in Schüpfen, Switzerland

We are a Small family with two children (8and 10years) and love to play music and games, we have rent an old house and try to renovate, paint, garden and hope to find workawayers to join our journey. There is the possibility to play loud Music, as ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Join our family and enjoy amazing mountain views in Baden, Switzerland

We are a Mexican couple living in Switzerland. We are both engineers and we love to travel! Our love for traveling is what brought us here, since we could reach more countries easily by living in Switzerland. We heard about this site during our ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
House / pet sitting

Spend time with my cat in my cozy home and explore the area of Biel, Switzerland

I live in a small flat in Biel/Bienne, a bilingual (German/French) city, with my beautiful rescued cat Contessa. She's a European house cat, a tabby with slightly longer fur and a fluffy tail, is mad about cat sticks andoften flops on the floor when ......

Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Help and stay in a magnificent environment in Fontanezier, Switzerland

Latest news...: the pond is done, waiting for warmer temperatures for planting water plants, flowers. In autumn 2023, about 100 trees have been planted, of all kinds: pears, cherries, quinces, figues (lets take the best of the warming up...!) ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Help out in our historical house with our cats and dog in Interlaken, Switzerland

We are a husband and wife who live near Interlaken in a large house with a dog and two cats. The house is a historical monument, so much so that it is promoted on the tourist welcome sign. Constructed in 1735, we purchased it in January 2022 with ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Come and be part of our family and enjoy cultural exchange in Zuchwil, Switzerland

We are a family of four person: two girls (11 and 13 years old), my husband and myself. We are very international family and love other cultures. We live in a small house in german speaking canton Solothurn , near the train station, almost in the ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Stay on a small organic farm close to Thun, Switzerland

We live in a small village near Thun in Switzerland. Currently, we are building a new house, which means there's always a lot of work to do. Also, we are running a small organic farm, which means the same. We have 3 cows and some calfs, 2 ponies and ......

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Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Join our musical family in southern Ticino, Switzerland

We are musicians first and foremost, but also wild herb connoisseurs, and Giorgio is also a fisherman and a painter; Our lifestyle is quite irregular, we are sometimes on the road, then at home for several days... we need help above all outside, ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Come and be a part of our journey in picturesque Pfeffikon, LU, Switzerland

Welcome to our home in picturesque Pfeffikon, LU, Switzerland! As a host, we offer a welcoming environment where you can engage in a variety of rewarding and diverse tasks. Your help will be crucial in maintaining the garden and homestead and you ......

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Switzerland

Paid position
Sustainable project

Experience organic farming and life on a buffalo farm in Hemishofen, Switzerland

Adventure and buffalo farm. We live and work on our diverse Demeter farm. Do you want to support us in the summer in agriculture, in the cattle shed, in the chicken coop, in looking after guests, in the cheese factory and in the butcher shop, with ......

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Switzerland

Cultural exchange

Help us to remodel our garden in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

5 minutes' walk from Neuchâtel center and the château, we live in a house built in 1870 with a beautiful view on the lake. 59 and 62, with two grown kid that live/study abroad. We love and play music. You would have your own room and little ......

Switzerland

Language exchange
Cultural exchange

Help at our traditional farmhouse with gardening projects & harvesting in the hilly countryside of switzerland

Hi! We are Irene & Ruedi, a swiss couple in our 50ies, living at lovely old farmhouse in the countryside of switzerland. Our kids Aline, Martin, and Denise, have all moved out, so we are looking for some help and are happy to share our home and way ......

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