Join a family home and garden as they get ready to sell at the end of the year. Countryside, Bolwarra, NSW, Australia

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Hello Travellers!
  
  We are a active family who have just moved to the lovely shoalhaven region 2 hrs south of Sydney.
  
  In and around the family life your tasks could be helping with gardening, support in repairing and small DIY projects, and cleaning. If you are a native german speaker then helping out the kids with their German homework is always welcome. Plus helping us all to declutter and unpack. Support with any or all would be awesome!!
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  THE FAMILY: German scientist (Felix) works full time. Australian massage therapist/trainer ( Cami) working away 3 days. Two daughters (9 and 12) social, fun, quiet and very feisty. They love to do soccer, dance, read, draw and play. Our littlest and sassiest family member is a guinea pig named Marmalade.
  
  EXPERIENCE: We have enjoyed hosting volunteers and renting to lodgers on and off for the last 15 years across Melbourne, Perth, Hunter Valley and Germany. Our workawayers have made a huge positive impact on our kids de elopment and the help around the house has been truly wonderful.
  
  We try to live a sustainable lifestyle in a comfortable home with access to some truly beautiful nature trails right outside our doorstep. We are vegetarian.
  
  LOCATION: Our yard looks out over forest and a small creek where the kids love to play. On early morning and dusk walks you can often spot native australian animals such as kangaroos, wallabies, kookaburras, a lyrebird, a wombat and even an echidna grazing in the neighbourhood. 4 kilometers from town, a bike, bus or jog away. Country NSW (North Nowra, 160kms/2 hrs sth of Sydney. Train connections are avail from Sydney, 3-4 hours

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Enseñanza

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Mascotas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Jardinería

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Libros

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Deportes de equipo

  

  Senderismo

  

  Fitness

  

  Acampada

  

  Playa

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Baile

  

  Naturaleza
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  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 😀

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  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 or wood.. (old clothes and shoes recommended). We have just sold our house and have moved to Nowra in late December 2025.
  
  
  LONGER STAYS(4 to 12 weeks): 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, sport and bed on time, meals etc).
  
  The property is also in a beautiful location with forest, a waterfall and beautiful boulders to rest and look out from near by. There is a local community landcare eco group who care for and maintain this area removing rubbish, weeds and do path maitenance. Its a great eco project to be apart of and they are all very knowledgeable.
  
  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/woman repairs and DIY projects
  + deep cleaning and decluttering garage
  + watering, planting and harvesting tasty organic vegetable garden,
  + making and baking your own sour dough bread and kefir
  + cooking simple and wholesome vegetarian meals
  + German language practice with us all
  + Homework help German, English or maths
  + Painting projects
  + repairing things, working with wood and restoring furniture,
  + supporting the family to declutter and pack
  
  
  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 week
  MAX STAY: Up to 12 weeks
  
  MEETING FACE TO FACE B4 VOLUNTEERING: A 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 (Bomaderry), or on work days at Shellharbour, Kiama 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 :).

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido

  Este 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 their 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!
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  Alojamiento

  This year we are setting up a guest room with a comfortable queen bed and view to forest..We are laying new flooring this.month (which you may ne a part of helping with). Bathroom is shared with kids.
  There's a communal kitchen, bathroom, deck with peaceful views and a living room. All are welcome to share this space or enjoy their own peace and quiet.
  
  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.

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  Algo más...

  We are a short bus or bike ride into the nearby townships of Nowra, Berry, Kiama and plenty of beaches however rural bus schedualling means you need to be organised. We can provide lifts to and from work as well as on weekends we try to get out to explore this beautiful region as a family. There are also forests and creeks and rocky cliffs to explore 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.

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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

  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 from home 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.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  There is a flat parking space across from us in the garden for a moderately sized camper van. Other vehicles have plenty of space to park

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  We do love animals. If yours is tolerant of being adored by kids then hosting you and your pet could be possible. We have a guinea pig, but it can be moved to the front yard. One of our tasks is to build a fence along the back of property so it is more pet secure space.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Guinea pigs

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