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We are currently
At home
Activities we are interested in:
We would love to spend time with and help, an individual, a family or community in a vaste range of activities. We are open and willing!
Our next destination:
Cadiz, Spain - from Apr 2025 until Jul 2025 View all
Description
We love meeting, learning from, listening to and talking with new people. We love nature, traveling, working, animals, good food…
We are responsible and can work independently. We "see" work!
My wife is Mexican, a true genius in cooking and is able to cook for groups. I always say: "Our Heavenly Father knew that my love goes through my belly" :-) You give her what can be found in the kitchen and she will in no time create an amazing menu. She is very inventive with the ingredients you will give her.
So... If someone in your family wants to take a break from cooking... try my lovely wife. You won't be disappointed!
I have had my own business for about 25 years in the construction and marketing of an antique type of a non-electrical coffee maker. That required me to be a good organiser and hands on, without however being a specialiste in a specific domain, as we employed specialized craftsmen.
But I was/am inventive and can solve many problems.
At home in Belgium we had a garden of about 300 m² with lots of grass , a few trees and chickens.
But since the beginning of september 2024 we are going mobile all the time.
Lately we have been traveling in Mexico.
We have been doing WorkAway in Spain from december 2023 to april 2024.
From april 2011 to september 2013 we stayed in Mexico where we helped, among others, a residing Englishman maintaining his huge biological garden.
So the kind of life that is typical for hosts who look for workawayers is familiar to us.
My educational background is that of a engineer in construction.
We are married since 1992, so more than 32 years.
We have 4 children in total, 2 boys and 2 girls. Only the last girl (2006) now 17, is still at home. We love our family. And surely hope we can love you too, as well as your family or community.
From 2010 on we started homeschooling our children.
Don't forget to check out our family pictures and the video in the photo section!
Our 2 boys have an online business and travel all the time. We try to see them at various places worlwide.
And our eldest daughter got in june 2024 a baby boy with her man and they are also very moblie.
So if we want to see the baby or the children we need to move around.
Our youngest daughter is traveling with us most of the time.
But not during this trip.
Interests
Writing
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Charity work
Music
History
Events & social
Cycling
Gardening
Plant care
Drawing & painting
Hiking
Art & design
Technology
Beach
Cooking & food
Sustainability
Mountain
Self development
Languages
Camping
Vegetarian or vegan
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Animals
Nature
Hitchhiking
Farming
Culture
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Hebrew: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
The mother tongue of my wife is Spanish, mine and my daughter's is Dutch. Besides each others mother tongue (Spanish and Dutch), we all speak quite good English and French. I (Patrick) am the only one who also speaks intermediate German and Hebrew.
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Being an elderly companion
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Babysitting and creative play
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Creating/ Cooking family meals
More details about your skills
The last 10 years I have been working as a temporary substitute teacher in Math, Science. I am fairly good in ICT. Helping in construction, maintenace, gardening, household, teaching are all tasks I am able to enjoy.
My wife is an excellent cook and housewife. The last years she has been working parttime in Belgium as an allround housemaid.
Age
66 & 58
What else ...
I am available for a lot of different types of work, from physical to intellectual.
But for my wife preferably work in the kitchen. General houeshold and light maintenance are of course also welcome.
I am coming with my own car and bikes.
So we can move independently.
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
No allergies. Well, the Belgian weather in the winter :-)Special dietary requirements
We love all types of well prepared food, from local dishes, over vegetarian to vegan. When eating meat or fish, we don't eat porc or shelfish, ...
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Beautiful pastures with flowers, trees, sheep, ...
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The trip to the Finca was/is quite a piece of cake. Arriving at "the" place was even more exciting.
Beautiful pastures with flowers, trees, sheep, ...
The cottage where we were allowed to stay was wonderful. Breathtaking… read more
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