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**Avail to host btw 10th Feb to 3rd March** :)
Hello Travellers!
We are a active little family with several great projects on the go most of the time. Practical couples or singles would enjoy volunteering with us. Its amazing to get help in the garden, the house back into order and helping out with the kids during the school week. Optional if you speak german and/or are the handy type then helping with DIY jobs is a huge plus. We are preparing to move at the end of the year so extra help with decluttering, deep cleaning and general repairs would also be amazing.
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THE FAMILY: German scientist (Felix) works away, but home on the weekend. Australian massage therapist/trainer ( Cami) working from home some days. Two daughters at school 5 days (8 and 11) social, fun, quiet and very feisty and two sassy guinea pigs.
EXPERIENCE: We have enjoyed hosting volunteers and renting to lodgers on and off for the last 15 years across Melbourne, Perth, and Germany. We currently live in country NSW (near Maitland 200kms/2 hrs north of Sydney and 35 mins east of Newcastle by car. Train connections are avail from Sydney , 3-4 hours.
We try to live a sustainable lifestyle in a comfortable home with a colorful yard and organic 'community' vegetable garden. We are vegetarian.
LOCATION: Our backyard looks out over rolling pastoral land. In the distance are thickly forested hills, cows and on dusk and dawn walks you are sure to spot kangaroos grazing in the neighbourhood. 4 kilometers from town, a bike, bus or jog away.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Práctica de idiomas
Enseñanza
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are an almost 'normal' family, busy, happy, intense, loving, sharing. There is a real mix of practical skills that could be learned and we attempt to match your interests to the tasks at hand. If you are here to improve your English then we are patient and provide lots of opportunities to practice. Supporting the children getting ready for school and doing homework is a great English exercise. Learning 'on the job' everyday words and phrases is also a natural way to improve. Playing and hanging out with the kids in your own time is a great way to accelerate your language learning too 😀
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
** Next AVAIL to host 1 -3 weeks between 10TH FEB TO 3RD MARCH.***
SHORT STAYS: We are looking to host independent, efficient, energetic and practical people who could assist in day to day house help, cleaning, gardening, home DIY projects with paint, tiling or wood.. (old clothes and shoes recommended). We are also preparing to move at the end of year. Potentially supporting with this may be asked.
**Not avail currently**
LONGER STAYS: All of the above plus, if you enjoy children and have experience at being both a friend and a mature adult then some child care opportunities may be included. (up to 6 hours per week help with homework, getting to school and bed on time, meals etc).
**Potentially avail after April thru to October**
All stays regardless of whether they are short or long helps so much to reduce the 'motherload' of a working mum, and a dad who is away most of the week. We all get to rest and play a little more when volunteers come to stay. :)
TASKS: We discuss which areas you have experience in or are interested in learning and helping with.
This could be:
+ day to day general housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, deep cleaning
+ general gardening maintenance, weeding, pruning, mowing, edging
+ simple handyman repairs and DIY projects
+ deep cleaning and decluttering
+ watering, planting and harvesting tasty organic vegetable garden,
+ building healthy soil with garden and local paddock ingredients
+ making and baking your own sour dough bread, kombucha and kefir
+ cooking simple and wholesome vegetarian meals
+ Walking to School/sport drop off/pick ups
+ German language practice with us all
+ Homework help German, English or maths
+ Painting projects
+ repairing things, working with wood and restoring furniture,
+ preparing to move house end of 2025
Up to 22 hours of volunteer help exchange includes accommodation, vegetarian food and WiFi. Cooking a couple of meals and/or helping clean up after some meals are in addition to your weekly help exchange hours.
MIN STAY: 1 weeks
MAX STAY: We can host for a few months or more at some times. Thou not in the first half of 2025.
MEETING FACE TO FACE B4 VOLUNTEERING: A simple resume/bio and/or a short video call to get to know each other a little before hand is the usual process we take before onboarding terrific volunteers. Its a great way to ask questions and get a feel for if we will all live and work well together. We also have a 'volunteer agreement form' that goes over what we have discussed and helps make us feel more safe with inviting people into our home and family life. It can also help you to feel confident that you are coming for a fair volunteer/work exchange and positive experience.
We are happy to pick up and drop off from local train station (Maitland), or airport (Newcastle) on arrival and departure if it can fit into our schedual. There are also greyhound busses, and local busses. Plenty of parking space avail for anyone road tripping about Oz :).Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: FluidoEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
We would love a bilingual English-German family. Practicing as much Deutsch as possible with native speakers is terrific for inspiring our kids to learn further. We traveled to Germany/Switzerland in late 2022 and their language development was fantastic. We actually got to visit some workawayers who we have hosted in the past. It was so very very cool for us to see them again and experience their culture and young families. We can also be very patient with people learning English and give them plenty of chances to practice conversation and reading with the children. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, we are all learning!Alojamiento
Accomodation is either your own room or a converted living room space.
FEB- MAR: The back end of the house has a bathroom and living room that is converted to your accommodation with 2 single beds, air con, access to a great big deck and absolutely beautiful sunrises. The evenings and for the most part of the week the area is wholly yours as kids are at school/sport and our rooms are at the front of house.
FROM MAY ONWARDS : Your room is simply furnished and has clothes storage, fan/heater and most importantly a comfy Queen size bed. A little view out to the paddocks and wavy tree tops in the distance. There's a communal kitchen, bathroom, deck with peaceful views and a living space( often overrun with toys). All are welcome to share this space or enjoy their own peace and quiet.
Please note this room is currently occupied until April/May.
The garden is cute and colourful with natives, flowers, fruit trees and veggies, play equipment and a lawn to spread out on.
It is a lacto ovo VEGETARIAN house hold/kitchen. This means dairy, eggs and of course chocolate is enjoyed! In addition to your volunteer week, it is hoped that you can cook a meal to share your countries traditional flavour and taste secrets :).. if not we'll support you to try and follow a new vegetarian recipe for the first time. Helping with the dish washing up is also a extra for the evening/lunch meal if you are not cooking.Algo más...
We are a short bus or bike ride into the nearby townships of Maitland, Lorn and Morpeth. There are fields with horses, cows, turf or vegetables to pass and a river to visit by foot, or bike. All townships have interesting heritage from early settlers, boutique stores, good coffee and cakes. There are also vinyards, beaches and great big forests a bit further abroad if you have your own transport.
You are always welcome to borrow a bike for some local adventures.
This area is also just a typical quiet Aussie countryside setting... i.e it runs at a fairly different pace to the city in a friendly neighbourhood. Interesting to foreigners, and a nice place to take stock, follow your own creative pursuits and re-energise before jumping back into your travels..
We think Workaway volunteers could benefit staying with us as they can explore the country culture, practice English or speak German, enjoy a bit of homely family life, apply and/or learn practical skills and balance their study/ work/travel with their exchange hours.
We look forward to hearing from you
Cheers and happy travels, Cami, Felix, Jana, Frieda and the guineapigs.Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Our NBN WIFI connection is reasonable for general internet use however streaming, heavy graphics applications etc would need to be used at times when we are not working as this can cause drop outs to other users. We ask that whilst you are doing your volunteer hours phone use is kept to a minimum. This ensures your safety, efficiency and attention to detail for the jobs at hand. The hours a volunteer works is flexible and be discussed in the first week of your stay. Whether you chose to do 3 long days or just 3 hours every day works fine by us. In the summer the yard work should be done either early or late to avoid peak heat times. This leaves most of the day free for work, rest or beach visits and play.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
There is a flat parking space in the garden for a moderately sized camper van. Other vehicles have space to park either on street or on the property.
Podría aceptar mascotas
We do love animals. If yours is tolerant of being adored by kids then hostong you and your pet could be possible. We have 2 guinea pugs, but these can be moved to the front yard.
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Super lovely person with alot of joy to share with those… read more
Thank you for accepting us.
It was a brilliant experiences. we can leran a lot of things from you guys.
Cami is knowlegeable about gardening.
Every time she explained about what we did, how come we did it,how to did it,...
It was very interesting.
My English is not good, but they kindly to speak slowry.… read more
We would highly recomend hosting… read more
Hi it's Mako! I had been pretty busy since I got back in Japan, sorry to be late to leave a feedback.
We(my friend and I) have spent about two weeks with this adorable family and it was one of the most heartwarming experience in my life, inspiring me for the future. Sometimes my English was really… read more
They have… read more
I've been "woorking" with Camille in the garden, renovating the floor of a special room, learing how to cook veggie meals, and enjoying the time with the kids and all the family… read more
She is such a… read more
We stayed 5 weeks, we learned a lot, Camille helped us a lot with the improvement of our English, she cooked us very good meals. The little girls are adorable, we loved playing with them. Jana is very sweet and independent ; Frieda is… read more
Izzy and Joey:
*house, garden and pet sat for us over Christmas.
*Worked with solid determination preparing a lot of our… read more
He is a great 'problem solver', able to look… read more
When given clear instructions Niklas could follow and liked to finish his work to a high standard. He sanded and oiled 3 beautiful posts for our deck and helped blitz our yard with weeding and… read more
Camille und Felix geben sich viel Mühe, dass man sich bei ihnen wie Zuhause fühlt. Selbst als ich In der ersten Woche krank war,… read more
You are so wonderful hostfamily, and the food in your house is very healthy. Especially, I like
tea and tofu cuisine and pasta in your house.
Jana and Frieda are cheerful. Camille and Felix are polite.
Maybe you had suffered. Because my English is so messy!
But you're so patient.
As… read more
He… read more
They showed me their sustainable and healthy style of living which I find astonishing and cool at the same time.
I did a lot of digging in the garden and other everyday household tasks. I wanted to learn as much as I could from this… read more
Alain was always… read more
1week, stayed with family
1week, did housesitting with Yasmine:dog2:
We did walking with Yasmine:dog2:,
Feeding chooks, Collecting fresh eggs, Watering vege and flower...
Cami&Felix provided us organic food(fresh milk from farm, Cheese, great wine...)
It was great experience for us, thank you so much Cami,… read more
Work is not everyday the same, Yana and Frieda are two lovely girls, Yana is independent really smart and Frieda is very funny!
Its a sweet family and you won't regret to choose them!… read more