Indoor and outdoor tasks in the small village of Příkrý, Giant Mountains, Czech Republic

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  Descripción

  Update 10/9; well after the disappointing fact of 3 people I approached not even have the decency of responding I decided to end my Workaway year and maybe my whole Workaway adventure.
  I think people don't realize that as a host you open your house and privacy for a stranger.
  I think not even responding ruines the whole great original concept of Workaway.
  Sad isn't it?
  Maybe see you again next spring,
  Ciao
  
  Hello, my name is Rob, 58 years old from the Netherlands and living for over 7 years now in a small village on the border of the Giant Mountains and the Czech Paradise (last house on a hill).
  About 10 years ago I bought this house with my girlfriend with the plan to start a small non commercial guest house.
  Unfortunately, my girlfriend passed away in the summer of 2016.
  Because the Netherlands had little to offer me, I moved to our home in the Czech Republic (and I really fell in love with this location).
  A lot of projects have been done since.
  Still, I could use some help with various activities: gardening, , cooking,, tidying up around the house, light carpentry tasks, helping with the firewood and so on.
  I speak English, German and a little bit of Czech.
  An original Czech speaker who speaks some English and can teach me some Czech along the way is also welcome.
  During your stay you have your own apartment with bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and of course your privacy.
  It would involve 4 hours of help per day from Monday to Friday (flexible to fill in if you want a day off or 7x3, etc.).
  I provide (good) free food and accommodation.
  The tasks are adapted to the weather; nice to do tasks outside when it's dry and inside when it rains.
  Directly from the house you can take short or long beautiful walks in all directions.
  The bus stop to a town nearby (Semily) is a 7 minute walk (uphill and downhill) but normally I can also give you a ride.
  From Prague Cerny Most there is a direct busline to Semily (ca 90 min) were I can pick you up.
  A mountain bike (2x) is available.
  At 3 km distance there are pebble beaches along the river and 7 km away there is a large free outdoor swimming pool.
  It is a large house (700m2) with a large garden (7,800m2) in the middle of nature.
  It's become quite a story but if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
  I look forward to meeting you!
  Rob

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  During the projects I am open to your input and experience.
  Hopefully we can learn from each other that way.
  Doing tasks in a relaxed atmosphere where nothing has to be done, but where everything that is done shows immediate results is my main objective.
  It's a small old village.
  The houses are at a good distance from each other and most residents have lived here all their lives.
  On the one hand they are very traditional (mostly self-supported) and at the same time they are very open and helpful.
  I am the only foreigner in the village and although I hardly speak the language I have good contact with my neighbours.
  The last hundreds of meters to my house are difficult to find and the navigation usually fails.
  When friends come to visit and the neighbors see a Dutch license plate, they are already automatically indicating the direction ;)
  In the area (especially in the 2 nearby towns) there are many restaurants, terraces, supermarkets and everything you need.
  There are also many museums (glass industry, history Giant Mountains, etc).
  Various cultural activities, festivals and fairs are also organized.
  The information about this is hanging at the town hall and with the help of google translate (especially the translation via the camera is super!!) easy to understand.
  The museums and cultural activities are small-scale, but that certainly has its charms.
  The Bozkov Caves (multilingual guided tour using headphones) and the Riegrova Stezka (a nice walk with a direct busline to my village at the end) are in walking distance.
  If you look this up on google and see the pictures you will fall in love with this region!
  The city of Praque with all his history is an hour drive from my place (a break to visit Prague for a few days and then come back to my place is no problem).
  In Semily and Zelezny Brod (2 small towns nearby) there are bus and train stations.
  A mountain bike is available for you.
  There are still many things I haven't seen yet so if you like we can visit some sights and attractions together.
  If you want more tourist information just google on Riegrova Stezka, Snezka, Hrad Vranov, Kozakov Mountain, Bozkov, Caves, Semily, Zelezny Brod, Turnov, Liberec, Jilemnice and so on because it's simply too much to list here.

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  Ayuda

  In and around the house there are always a lot of things to do: gardening, cleaning, cooking, painting, website, tidying up, light carpentry tasks, helping with the firewood and so on.
  Of course we do the less fun tasks together.
  While talking, these tasks are done in no time ;)
  Weather permitting, we will do projects outside as much as possible.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Holandés: Fluido
  Czech: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I want to learn to speak Czech. I have a very basic knowledge of the Czech language and like to learn more on the job. My Czech Workawayer Lucie bought me a book: Czech for beginners step by step (čeština pro začátečníky krok za krokem) and I would love to go through it with a native Czech speaker. At the same time you can practice your English, German or Dutch with me.
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  Alojamiento

  Big house in the middle of nature.
  
  In addition to my own apartment on the ground floor, there are 2 indoor apartments on the 1st floor.
  You can stay there so you have your own privacy.
  There is also a simple fitness room if you find the jobs not physical enough and you want to work out ;)

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  Algo más...

  Reading back all my text I think it's very much complete so I will use this space for a small recap:
  - Help wanted for a wide variety of tasks in a relaxed atmosphere;
  - I'm open to your input and suggestions;
  - You are positive, hands-on mentality, solution-oriented and think along with me
  - You will have your own place to stay with complete privacy;
  - Starting point: 4 hours of help a day, 5 days a week, flexible if you want a day off;
  - I provide free food and accommodation;
  - House located in the middle of nature;
  - Public traffic, restaurant, bars, supermarkets, ATM's nearby;
  - The city of Praque an 1 hour drive;
  - Many tourist and cultural activities in the area;
  - With a mountain bike, hiking trails, the river with beaches, terraces and a swimming pool (nearby) plenty of opportunities to relax.
  actually: a combination of doing projects and holiday in a beautiful environment with free food and accommodation.

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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

  On the first floor you'll have your own internet connection and it proved to be working fine to work online, have online meetings and watch Netflix.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  You can park downhill ca 200m from my home (safe place, no criminality around here!!) or when you the van is high on its wheels you can park directly at my place). The last 200m to my place is a bad road (path) though.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  I have a young get that is not used to other animals around the house so some extra attention if you bring a dog is needed. Let's say that if you want to bring your pet with you it's not a final "yes" or "no" but it's open for discussion.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week (to be filled in flexibly)

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