Alex

Germany
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I am currently in Crete and offer help for occaisonal work as a maintenance/handyman for holiday homes, vilals or small hotels
- Light Maintenance
- DIY
- Property maintenance
- Handyman
- Gardening

My next destination:
Crete, Greece - from Aug 2026 until Feb 2027
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Hi, my name is Alex, I am a friendly, helpful and open-minded 56 year old person from Berlin/Germany, married with 2 kids (26 and 27).

Currently we spend a lot of time on Crete Island because we bought a house there. I also have a bike here, so I am fully mobile and independent.

Beside my fluent German I speak Englisch, Hungarian and gradually improve my Greek.

I worked almost 25 yers in the IT as a programmer and server administrator, but chose give this up and instead work with nature and people.

In my former workaway experiences in Ireland I did a lot in the garden, can paint, drill, chop wood, work with a chainsaw, and also tidy up or help in the kitchen.
Also no problem to get dirty and wake up early in the morning.

I am a non-smoker but like camp fires with intense talks.

Beside this, I am well organized and a good teamworker with a positive attitude. I am a typical German with planing ahead and the consequently working until a successful result. I am helpful and polite, accept the rules and love to solve problems.

My eating habits are the normal ones, I eat everything ... except oysters and other strange things from the see :) But have no problem with vegetarian or vegan food, but for sure I like a good steak :) and sometimes a cold beer after a long workday.
Interests

Farming

Animals

DIY & crafts

Technology

Languages

Outdoor activities

Nature

Culture

Plant care

Mountain

Gardening
Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Greek: Beginner

More details about my language interests
Currently I am very ambitious in learning Greek

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Some knowledge of:

Light gardening

Creative DIY projects

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Able to teach about:

Light maintenance

Languages

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Teaching

Helping around the house

Being an elderly companion
More details about your skills

I like to work in the area of property maintenance, say in a garden, or with animals, painting, chainsawing, chopping wood and repairing stuff. I can talk for hours about bees and beekeeping :) Sure I am a family guy, so housework is also no problem. I speak German, English, Hungarian. As working in the IT, I can teach computer related stuff like Programming or Server administration
Age

56
What else ...

I am driving a motorcycle and of course I like to chat about this hobby :)
Four years ago I started with beekeeping, and it is a perfect contrast to working in a bureau. I also harvest honey and sell it to neighbours and customers... ist a very conversational hobby!
I am a helpful freindly and polite person who likes to finish tasks in time and accurately.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  I eat everything but dont like mushrooms and some seefood :)

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27 Apr 2018

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Alex was one of our excellent helpers we had over the years, it was very pleasant to work with him and the work he did on his own for us was perfect, I could it not done so good. Thank you Alex look forward to an other workaway vist in the near future. Fritz & Josie

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27 Apr 2018

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help to bring the natural ...)

I stayed at Fritz and Josie for two weeks in April and it was a fantastic time. From the first minute on I felt like being part of the family. Every day we had breakfast and dinner together with the hosts and the other two very kind workawayers and had great food and funny conversations. Fritz and Josie are cooking very well and a lot, that we … read more

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6 Apr 2016

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Thank you so much for the kind words Alex! It was so good having you and Noemi here. It was just too short. While you were only here for 3 weeks you did about 6 months help in that time. The place is looking fabulous. We will be nice and cozy with all the wood you chopped. We had some great laughs and your were great company. Can't wait for your … read more

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with maintenance and ...)

My daughter an I spent almost 3 weeks with Deirdre and it was a wonderful time! She is such a warmhearted and kind person, we could not have chosen better. She always took care of us and her main concern was that all workawayers feel good and eat good :) We helped mainly in the garden raking, chopping wood, sort piles of timber and also stared to … read more

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4 Apr 2016

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Thank you it was a pleasure to meet you,hopefully you may be able to stay next time.

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help on a Goat Farm near ...)

My daughter and I only visited Penny for few hours because she already had 2 workawayers, but it was a nice stay. She was very kind and openhearted and we laughed a lot. Thanks again for the invitation! All the best.

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27 Apr 2018

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27 Apr 2018

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6 Apr 2016

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4 Apr 2016

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4 Apr 2016

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Thank you it was a pleasure to meet you,hopefully you may be able to stay next time.

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer for host (Help on a Goat Farm near ...)

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer for host (Help needed with the summer ...)

My daughter and I visited Elena and Paul only for a few hours because we already had a host. They are such a nice couple, we really enjoyed our stay even if it only lasted for a few hours. We talked a lot about bread making and beekeeping, and lot of other topics ... even politics. Anyway we laughed a lot together. We could even try the self-made … read more

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer for host (Gardening and animal care ...)

My daughter and I only visited Joan for few hours because we already had a host, but it was very kind that she invited us to see her farm. Joan is a very active woman, warmhearted and we had a nice chat with her. We could also try her self-made pesto with self-made bread and cheese. The farm is really nice and we loved to groom the donkeys and see … read more

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4 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer for host (Help out and enjoy the peace ...)

My daughter and I only visited Stella for few hours because she already had a workawayer, but it was a nice stay. She even took some time to show us a wonderful scenic drive with a nice lake. After that we had lovely Indian food and an amazing apple crumble. Even if we only spent a few hours with her, it was a great time and we had a nice chat in … read more

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