Bálint

Hungary
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I am currently

At home

Activities i am interested in:

culture-identity-languge, self-sufficient living, gardening, farm work, animals, general help, maintenance, house sitting, photography, video editing, illustrations, blogging, vlogging

My next destination:
United States - from Aug 2026 until Sep 2026
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Hey all!
I'm Bálint from Hungary currently doing camp photography at a New Hampshire sleepaway kids camp.
Between Aug 29-Sept 5 I'll be in the NYC-Boston area and I'd love to help anyone needing a hand.

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Check out my volunteering & travel vlog about my work and travels:
https://youtube.com/@balinteering?si=ebWZwsnn8MZQwvw1

I've done general maintenance, grass strimming, garden work, lifting heavy stuff, pet sitting, house sitting, and similar things, about which I make my Youtube videos.

At my first-ever Workaway in Sweden I was helping renovate this Swedish wooden cabin or "stuga":
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qCSo2KoSS8oDjDaA

Currently I'm very much interested in learning about culture-language-identity, which I also study at university, as well as self-sufficiency, growing vegetables, garden work, learning to work with animals, being in nature, being part of a commune of people helping each other grow.
I used to have small balcony gardens and loved them, and did my own sourdough bread.

I have varying degrees of experience in different things.

During my life I have already been a:
- digital content creator (video editing, graphic illustrations, blogging, vlogging, post texts)
- English teacher
- English linguistics student (current masters)
- camp photographer in the US (current job)
- drummer and bedroom musician: recorded my own music and drum covers
https://kontraller.bandcamp.com/
www.youtube.com/@balintkontradrums

- hiker: started doing the cross-country Hungarian Blue Trail (Kéktúra), did 800 km so far.
- cyclist: I wascycling everywhere almost daily (back in Hungary)
- language enthusiast: more on this below
- part-time volunteer: was volunteering last year in Hungary by helping disadvantaged children with tutoring
- technical writer
- project manager
- employer branding person

I have a category B driver's license and both a Geneva Convention and Vienna Convention International Driver's Permit which allows me to drive anywhere.
Interests

Adventure sports

Culture

Writing

Yoga / Wellness

Videography

Photography

Pets

Movies & TV

Music

Gardening

Art & design

DIY & crafts

Blogging

Animals

Charity work

Camping

Outdoor activities

Languages

Cycling

Farming

Nature

Van life

Self development

Sustainability

Mountain

Hiking
Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Swedish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I speak English (and Hungarian of course) fluently and I could teach those. I also speak some German - learned it for 3 years but forgot a lot as I'm not using it every day. I can also speak some Swedish.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Charity Work

Light maintenance

Helping around the house

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Creative DIY projects

Light gardening

Art Projects

Eco Projects

House & pet sitting

Some knowledge of:

Languages

Teaching

Able to teach about:

Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills

photography, video and audio editing, teaching English, some graphic design, illustrations, social media post writing,

I'd really like to learn farming, gardening, working with animals, self-sufficiency, maintenance work.

11 years ago I was working in the kitchen of a summer camp in Pennsylvania, USA and have been wanting to have similar experience ever since.

in addition to these, don't be afraid to give me anything you'd like help with, I'm pretty sure I can manage
Age

34
What else ...

Vlog about my volunteering work and subsequent travels:
https://www.youtube.com/@Balinteering/playlists

Pictures about renovating a Swedish wooden cabin or "stuga":
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qCSo2KoSS8oDjDaA

Drum Cover Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@balintkontradrums

Music:
https://kontraller.bandcamp.com/
https://astray.bandcamp.com/album/turning-point
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  penicillin, ragweed pollen, milk protein (but I still eat some dairy products)
- Special dietary requirements
  I keep dairy products to a minimum but nothing strict and special

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15 Aug 2025

Left by host (Welcome to help me around my ...) for Workawayer ()

Bálint is a really nice guy, helpful, easygoing and takes initiative to do stuff and not afraid to try and learn new things. He was staying for a few weeks, painted outer walls, made a concrete floor for a sauna, picking berries and made jam, took care of my dog and cat while I was gone among other things. Felt he is very reliable and responsible. … read more

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22 Jul 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Welcome to help me around my ...)

I stayed almost a month at Eva’s place. I knew her son from a previous Workaway place, that’s how I ended up here. Due to this I was treated more like a family friend than a true volunteer. I was helping laying the concrete foundation for a sauna her (Finnish) partner is building, painted some of the buildings, picked strawberries, of which I … read more

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22 Jun 2025

Left by host (Join us off grid, in the ...) for Workawayer ()

Bálint stayed for a week, some time after his first reaction on my last minute request. Finally he came and helped me trough a lot of work that was behind. The very wet spring changed the farm on several places into a jungle. With the help from Bálint I can now reach the fruit trees again to give them water and have some views over the fields. … read more

(Excellent )

18 Jun 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join us off grid, in the ...)

I stayed for a week at Gemma’s place. It’s pretty much a savanna-like farm in the middle of nowhere with horses, cats and a dog. I was mainly strimming the overgrown grass on her land and helping out with some stuff. She has a wealth of knowledge about horse breeding, even wrote a book about it, she breeds Russian blue and blue point cats too. I … read more

(Very good )

11 Jun 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with gardening and DIY ...)

I spent an amazing one week at Céline & John’s quinta before they left for their summer trip. They are wonderful, kind people and entertaining as well.
We were mainly working on clearing the land of pine trees due to a fire hazard, I was staying in their caravan with a picturesque view. The whole place is very vertical, get ready for lots of … read more

(Excellent )

11 Jun 2025

Left by host (Help with gardening and DIY ...) for Workawayer ()

It was a joy meeting Balint. He responded quickly to our last minute volunteer call out and saved us, as we just had a week to finish the management of the forest around our house, before leaving for the summer.
Balint is kind hearted, a great worker, driver and very clear communicator.

He volunteered on the land, moved cut trees, and cleared … read more

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15 Aug 2025

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22 Jul 2025

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22 Jun 2025

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18 Jun 2025

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11 Jun 2025

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11 Jun 2025

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1 Jun 2025

Left by host (Learn about permaculture and ...) for Workawayer

Balint surprised - he promised little and delivered a lot. Made beautiful videos, smashed whatever work was thrown at him with gusto and really embraced a very different environment to what he was used to. A great all-rounder - I'm very interested to know where life takes him and he's always welcome back

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31 May 2025

Left by Workawayer for host (Learn about permaculture and ...)

Great experience at this permaculture farm in progress. George has more than 80 hectares of land that he is converting into a permaculture commune with the help of volunteers and local people.
My pal and I stayed there for almost 3 weeks in May, we slept in a caravan, first with another Italian guy, then the two of us. When we arrived there were … read more

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23 Nov 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Come and help in a creative ...)

I stayed one and a half weeks at the place, which is an old school used for various artistic projects. I loved the atmosphere of the building, which is huge with many rooms, one unlike the other and with still a ton of potential. I could easily get lost there even after a week.

I had a bad experience at my previous host and I needed somewhere to … read more

(Excellent)

31 Oct 2024

Left by host (Help my family with gardening ...) for Workawayer

Balint stayed with us for almost a month. He is a nice and friendly guy who is working hard and always willing to learn any new type of work. He helped us with a lot of carpentry, painting and some gardening, and did a good job.

He was always ready to help out when we needed. He cooked some Hungarian food for us wich was delicious 😋

We all … read more

(Excellent)

27 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer for host (Help my family with gardening ...)

I stayed at Jessica's place for 3.5 weeks as my first ever Workaway and I'm really glad I did. She is a very warm, kind-hearted, communicative person and besides being the mother of her son Lorenzo, I felt she was the mother of all of us staying at her house, of which there were always several at the same time. I stayed in the loft of the house, … read more

(Excellent)