Gardening and DIY projects in our shared-house-community in Hannover, Germany

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  Descripción

  We are probably fully sorted with volunteers now until the end of the year!
  (unless someone else cancels)
  
  We are not really planning ahead for next year yet, but we usually have lots of gardening work in spring - and if you're looking to plan your trip for 2025, do get in touch.
  There will also be more renovating, painting and building happening next year. 😎
  
  Just August 2025 will not be possible as I will be in the UK. 😊
  
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  We have short-term spots for certain building/renovating/gardening projects where the stay would be in our guest room.
  
  And we have a small room for 1 workawayer who would like a longer term stay.
  
  There are different indoor/outdoor projects to chose from.
  
  The workawayer should have experience living with cats and understand safety issues around pet care or be willing to adjust to the requirements quickly.
  
  Project choices are (depending on time of year/weather/skills):
  - lay cork click-flooring
  - help renovate/build kitchen
  - plaster walls
  - paint walls
  - tile bathroom wall
  - set up chicken coup
  - repair fence
  - cut and prune trees
  - dig out bamboo
  - make/maintain vegetable and herb patches
  - harvest and prepare fruits/vegetables for meals/storage
  - repair bikes
  - build a roof over a small terrace (this means helping to put the corner-poles into metal holders and screw them together, no height work, not even a ladder is required. The wooden poles/beams are 2,5m long and are put into ground level. The "roof" will be light plastic sheets which are screwed on from below, but you won't be required to help with that, only the poles/walls)
  - look after/play with cats 😻
  - tidy shed
  - small repairs/upcycling
  
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  We are a small shared-house-community with a vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes and 2 cats. At the moment we live here with 3 housemates. So the workawayer would be the 4th/5th person/s. 😊
  
  We also welcome help with housework and preparing meals or the transport of furniture, as one of us is temporarily handicapped, meaning that every day tasks or bigger projects can sometimes not be accomplished by us.
  
  We're into crochet and crafts and I was quite excited to see that many of you travelers enjoy this, too.
  We enjoy yoga in the garden and paddle boarding on the nearby canal and swimming in local lakes - in the winter we're more indoors or go to the local pools or Saunas.
  
  In November I used to take part in a worldwide writing project, but haven't participated in the last couple of years due to injuries. But I just started to take part in #inktober for the first time! 😊 🖍️
  
  I am also part of the international basic income movement and always welcome activists for social equality and similar issues.
  
  Our house (built in 1933) is in a suburb of Hannover about 15 mins from the main train station. We share bathrooms, common rooms and kitchen.
  You can borrow a bike and the paddle board. We speak German and English.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Compañía para ancianos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We've had flatmates and workawayers from Australia, Turkey, China, Germany, Iran, Nepal, Greece and France before but we're still quite new to workaway. I've had some experience meeting people through the organisation "Servas". I've lived in England, Australia and Thailand. We're open to share our culture with others and learn from yours.
  
  You can learn a bit about growing your own food, in "Mischkultur", or, if you are an expert yourself - educate us further. 😊
  We are planning to start raising chickens this year, so we would be happy to share this experience.
  
  Our little road is quite friendly so you will likely get to know the neighbours. Our place is near the "Mittellandkanal" and as soon as the waether gets warmer again there's the opportunity to go stand up paddle boarding.

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  Ayuda

  These tasks would be possible/helpful: help with housework, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, taking things to the recycling place, plaster walls, take off wallpaper, painting, lay down click-floors, hang shelves, carry furniture, look after cats, sort seeds, make plan for veggie beds, prepare beds for autumn/winter, finish building a roof for the patio, fell a tree, weeding, fence repair.
  
  There is also the possibility for conversational English meetings with senior citizens.
  
  Diese Tätigkeiten sind möglich bzw hilfreich: Hilfe im Haushalt, Saubermachen, Kochen, Einkaufen, Sachen zum Recyclinghof bringen, Wände spachteln, Streichen, Klickparkett verlegen, Regale anbringen, Tapete abreißen, Möbel tragen, Katzen versorgen, Samen sortieren, Gemüsebeetplan fürs Frühjahr machen, Paprika, Chili und Tomaten auf der Fensterbank aussäen, Terassenüberdachung zuende bauen, Bäum fällen, Unkraut jäten, Zaun reparieren.
  
  Es besteht außerdem die Möglichkeit, Englisch-Koversations-Treffen mit älteren Senior*innen im Stadtteil durchzuführen.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I would be happy for a language exchange. I have a few words in those languages and would be happy to brush up or learn new ones 😉: - Spanish - Portugese - Russian - Thai - Arabic - Italian
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  Alojamiento

  The room is in our shared house. It's got a comfortable Sofa bed and some shelves and seating.
  The volunteers are welcome to share use of living room, cellar and garden.

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  Algo más...

  There are 3 trams lines about 8 mins walk away, and a bus stop a minute from our door.
  During winter you can go for walks along the canal or in the large city forest EILENRIEDE, during summer there are several lakes and many bike tracks to explore.
  
  There are also community indoor pools, some with sauna, reachable by bike or public transport.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have a common living room, that could be used as an office at some part of the day. Our internet is stable.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Grundsätzlich wären Hunde und Katzen willkommen, es hängt allerdings davon ab, ob unsere beiden Stammkatzen mit ihnen klarkommen.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week / Maximal 4-5 Stunden am Tag, 5 Tage die Woche

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