Lutz & Friederike

Travel information

We are currently

Description

It has been almost 3 decades since we travelled as a family in New Zealand and were able to gain valuable experience with several WWOOF hosts:

- We were able to be close to the (family) life of the locals,
- get to know everyday life on site,
- immerse ourselves in the culture and customs of the country,
- get to know a wide variety of people,
- make friends,
- support them with our work.

Our aim was not just to consume the country as tourists, but also to immerse ourselves in it, get to know each other and benefit from each other.

In the end, it was these encounters that have remained in our memories and have shaped, changed and inspired us. We are very grateful for this more intensive way of travelling.

Now that we have the time and leisure to travel again, we are building a VAN that we would like to use for travelling. But we also want to immerse ourselves again, get to know projects and the people behind these projects, be able to contribute our skills, provide local support and be a real help.

From time to time, we also travel by bicycle, as we are currently doing from Germany to Istanbul.

Interests

Yoga / Wellness

Writing

Vegetarian or vegan

Van life

Technology

Sustainability

Outdoor activities

Nature

Languages

Hiking

Gardening

Farming

Drawing & painting

DIY & crafts

Cycling

Culture

Cooking & food

Charity work

Carpentry

Books

Art & design

Architecture

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
We do not consider ourselves to be particularly linguistically gifted, but would like to learn the basics of the local language. We are also happy to pass on basic knowledge of the German language.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Charity Work

Languages

Eco Projects

Gardening

Animal Care

Life at a Farmstay

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Some knowledge of:  

Teaching

DIY and building projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

General Maintenance

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Art Projects

Babysitting and creative play

More details about your skills

Lutz

I am a qualified industrial engineer, have worked in IT for 20 years and have experience with all kinds of IT projects. I can organise projects quite well.

For some time now, I have been working intensively with wood. During the expansion of our VAN, I was able to acquire good skills in this area.

Working around the house and yard (gardening, caretaking) was my constant companion as a family man.

... and I'm really good at repairing bicycles.

Friederike

I studied architecture, but in recent years I've been more involved with the family and our home.

I run a creative workshop there for children aged 5 to 12, who learn basic craft and artistic skills from me.

I'm quite good at cooking and baking, sewing - pretty much everything it takes to keep a family going.

I love working with my hands and enjoy doing crafts and/or art.

As a volunteer, I look after the elderly in our village together with many great women from our community and maintain a great intergenerational community with them.

Both

We are a good team and support each other in our skills.

Age

57 & 53

What else ...

We both love cycling, also for our travels. Just this summer, we spent 5 weeks travelling around Iceland on our bikes. We just love being out in nature.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  We like to eat local food, but try to be vegetarian as much as possible.