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We are currently
At home
Activities we are interested in:
We are interested in an exchange with other people to experience different ways of thinking.
We love hiking, singing, playing guitar, a fire place, cycling, laughing, music, sunshine, reading.
Description
We are Anke and Olaf, a couple that loves to experience other ways of living and likes to share our own skills.
We do have experience with workaway - both as hosts and as guests.
As guests we offer to help with our skills (building, plumbing, gardening aso / see below). We already have supported in a farm in Germany with gardening and animal care.
And we have build things such as stone-garden path / rebuilding an ancient italian house / bathroom. Have a look at the pictures :-)
Interests
Gardening
Cycling
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Nature
Books
Sustainability
Music
Events & social
Cooking & food
Languages
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
Hiking
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We both speak German and English. And we are beginners in Italian.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Able to teach about:
Eco Projects
Languages
Teaching
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
More details about your skills
Olaf
is an engineer and craftsman. He has planned and built houses by himself. So he basically is able to do everything from electricity, plumbing and bricklaying / building walls.
Anke
Anke has a business and social science background and has founded 3 businesses. She knows things like product development, enabling and leading collegues, setting up business plans, creating and conducting marketing measures such as website and social media, applying for funding, tax knowledge and much more.
Both of us
As parents of five kids we know most of the survival skills ;-) which is cooking, washing, cleaning aso.
We do have a garden for 20 years and are knowledgeable with growing plants such as potatoes, pumkins, cucumbers, salad, herbs and much more.
We have some experience with animals such as cats, dogs, horses, sheep and chicken.
Age
51 & 56
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
noSpecial dietary requirements
no
Feedback
From the very beginning, they fully dived into our daily “come together” practice. They didn’t just participate, they embraced it and made it their own, helping us go deeper into our feelings and needs with sincerity and presence. That was a precious gift.
Olaf brought an outstanding work ethic. We… read more
The energy in this place is wonderful, stress-free and energising. Namid and Nael are adorable, wonderful children. We have never met children who switch intuitively between three languages and interact so naturally with us ‘newcomers’.
Gin and Johan made us feel welcome… read more
Wir sind sehr froh, diese warmherzige Familie kennen gelernt zu haben. Jeder von ihnen hat Fähigkeiten, die er einzubringen weiß. Wir schätzen ihren guten drive, Projekte voranzubringen, Arbeiten bis zu Ende zu bringen,… read more
Antje und Ingo sind so herzliche Menschen, dass wir uns sofort wohl gefühlt haben. Es war für uns sehr einfach, anzukommen, mitzumachen und dazuzugehören.
Unsere Tochter Lilly durfte bei der Versorgung der Hühner, der Schafe und der Pferde mitmachen. jeden Morgen war sie als erste… read more
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From the very beginning, they fully dived into our daily “come together” practice. They didn’t just participate, they embraced it and made it their own, helping us go deeper into our feelings and needs with sincerity and presence. That was a precious gift.
Olaf brought an outstanding work ethic. We… read more
The energy in this place is wonderful, stress-free and energising. Namid and Nael are adorable, wonderful children. We have never met children who switch intuitively between three languages and interact so naturally with us ‘newcomers’.
Gin and Johan made us feel welcome… read more
Wir sind sehr froh, diese warmherzige Familie kennen gelernt zu haben. Jeder von ihnen hat Fähigkeiten, die er einzubringen weiß. Wir schätzen ihren guten drive, Projekte voranzubringen, Arbeiten bis zu Ende zu bringen,… read more
Antje und Ingo sind so herzliche Menschen, dass wir uns sofort wohl gefühlt haben. Es war für uns sehr einfach, anzukommen, mitzumachen und dazuzugehören.
Unsere Tochter Lilly durfte bei der Versorgung der Hühner, der Schafe und der Pferde mitmachen. jeden Morgen war sie als erste… read more
