Anke

From: Germany

Account Type
Individual account
Travelling to
Germany
Nº of Facebook friends
567
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My status
At home
Description
My Name is Anke and I live in Viernheim, which is close to Mannheim and Heidelberg.
I studied Math, English, German and religion to become a teacher. Before I started studying I was an Au-Pair in Chicago for one year. I loved my time abroad, since I love to take care of children, meeting new people, to learn more about different cultures and to improve my English.
Now, I am a primary school teacher and I tutor children in my freetime. I love animals, especially dogs and horses, but unfortunately I don`t have any pets of my own. Therefore I sometimes volunteer at a animal shelter or help out friends with taking care of ther animals, for example by walking their dog.
Furthermore I am very fond of travelling. I would love to go on a round-the-world trip, but right now I don`t have the time, which is why I thought it would be a great experience to be a part of the work away community. I am very grateful to have had the chance to visite a lot of different countries with my family. I have been to Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Greece, England, Ireland, USA, Canada and the Czech Republic.
My hobbies are mostly being outside, going for walks, riding my bike and planning new trips to explore other countries and the world. I love reading, watching movies, meeting with friends and trying new things.
I am an outgoing and sociable person, responsible and adabtable. I like meeting new people, visiting new cities and countries and getting to know new cultures. I will be more than happy to contribute in different tasks to help you.
I think it is a great way to meet people, to discover regions, cultures, new lifestyles, to share the local life of the hosts and learn a lot more.
Interests
Mountain
Beach
Camping
Adventure sports
Team sports
Fitness
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Animals
Pets
Languages
DIY & crafts
Books
Movies & TV
Music
Cooking & food
Vegetarian or vegan

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Hospitality/Tourism
Being an elderly companion
Some knowledge of:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Charity Work
Language practice
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Babysitting and creative play
Teaching
More details about your skills
cooking
tutoring
working with dogs and horses
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Age
32
Nationality
German
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No.
- Special dietary requirements
  No

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14/03/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Anke)

Dear host families - you are looking for an absolutely reliable, super nice, team-minded new family / team member on a temporary basis?
We found it :-)
It shouldn't sound exaggerated here, but what`s the truth must also be said!
There wouldn't be enough space here to list the positive adjectives that describe Anke. You can see, that she has… read more

(Excellent )

10/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Anke) for host for (Living on a farm with horses- ...)

I stayed in Kleinbundenbach for three weeks and had a really great time. As soon as I arrived I felt like a part of the team. Everybody was super nice and open-minded.They are all incredible people that make your stay a nice experience. You have your own flat with two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Whenever you need something you just have to… read more tell someone and Andreas will get it for you. Andreas can also take you to Zweibrücken if you want to go shopping or go to the Rosengarten.
During my first and third week I mostly helped with the riding holidays. The kids arrived at 9am and stayed until 4pm. We were a lot of people (Laura the riding instructor and a few teenagers) to help with the kids hence it was always rather relaxing. In the mornings we got the ponys ready and gave loning-lessons or taught theoretical things like how to properly feed a horse. Most of the time we eate lunch with the kids and after that we did some handicrafts, worked on the horsebooks or went to the playground or the meadows. On Friedays we went on a hack with the kids as a great finale. After the kids left we had freetime and could enjoy the beautiful nature. If you enjoy walking it is realy nice to take a walk and explore the nature around Kleinbundenbach.
On my first weekend there was a jumping competition in Zweibrücken and we helped Andreas to clean the horses and get them ready for the competition. It was a nice opportunity to watch Andreas and other competitors. On my second Saturday I enjoyed helping with a kids birthday party. We cleaned the ponys painted two of them and took the kids for a hack.
During my second week there were no riding holidays therefore we helped Simone (who is super nice as well and the main riding instructor in Zweibrücken) out in Zweibrücken. We manly helped to get the horses ready for the longing-lessons or helped the kids before their riding lessons. There were also the tests for all differnet kind of riding-badges taking place where we helped to clean the riding gear or pretendet to be a jogger or somebody walking with a stroller and other things.
I especially enojoyed that I had the opportunity to take riding lessons. I really appreciated that the riding instructors gave me the chance to improve my riding.

I enjoyed getting to know everybody who lived, worked or boarded their horses at the farm, Everybody is easy to talk to and has a big heart. It was also nice to get the chance to meet Manel a girl from Marokko who stayd with me for two weeks.

All in all I can say the work is interesting and varieted and the host family and everybody else is super nice so you will feel comfortable and right at home. If I get the chance I will definitely go back to visite or/and help out again.

Thanks for everything! :)

(Excellent )

19/09/2019

Left by host (Dog and horse lovers welcome ...) for Workawayer (Anke)

Anke joined us here for a month to help with pigs, dogs and horses. She adapted quickly to the daily routine and had very excellent communication skills and always wanted to improve her English. She enjoyed hiking with the dogs, riding in the rain on horseback and took everything we had to offer in stride. We went to the local share shed to find… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anke) for host for (Dog and horse lovers welcome ...)

Dear Shannon and Jeff,

first of all sorry that it took me that long to leave a feedback. It`s just crazy and super busy at home.

I loved staying with Shannon and Jeff! They a incredible people. I stayed with them for a month and had a great time. It was my first time in Canada and their place is just amazing. They made me fall in love with… read more

(Excellent )

16/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anke)

Anke was here only for a short time, but adjusted very quickly and easily. She was very good with all our animals and got on very well with everybody, including our other helper.

(Very good )

08/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anke) for host for (Lend a hand with our dogs and ...)

I stayed with Doris for about two weeks and I loved every minute of it. I`m really gratefull that I could stay with Doris, her three dogs, four horses and ducks. When I was at the B&B Doris had an other helper and we hade a lovely time together. We often rode the bikes to Ely and had a lot of fun meeting people and exploring the countryside. Doris… read more

(Excellent )

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