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We're not just your average family; we're the cool crew of Emma, Simon, two kids (12 and 10), and even a groovy grandma! Our digs? A house nestled in the middle of Graz, nevertheless surrounded by the serenity of a small forest and a garden that's basically our own little slice of paradise.
But there is more, Luigi the cat, Lilly the dog and 6 chickens live with us.
We prefer to accommodate people traveling as a couple. However, single travelers or families with a maximum of two children are also welcome.
LATEST:
+++At the moment we are looking for help with building a outdoor europalette couch (including sewing the fabrics). Handy guest could renovate our henhouse. The TV couch needs minor repairs (opening the fabric, replacing wooden boards, sewing up). In addition, there is some earthwork to be done including concreting a rain gutter.+++
We expect you to help 4-5 hours a day, five days a week. Helping hours can also be managed flexibly (preferably in coordination with Simon and Emma's working hours). Depending on your skills you can do special tasks, as written above, or you do gardening, cleaning, maintenance in or around the house. It would be great if you can handle and finish one or the other project independently, but in coordination and of course if necessary in cooperation with Simon.
Most of the time you can eat with us or with granny, sometimes we cook together or you have to cook yourself. In any case, you will find enough things in the fridge.
We hope all our workawayers can take a moment to go through the workaway ID verification process. This simple step helps us maintain a trusted and transparent space for everyone. Thanks so much for understanding :).
Since we have children, you should have no problem with the fact that sometimes it will be noisy and sometimes chaotic, but you will find a creative family life.
We want to live a lifestyle combining work in the office and at home, creating a beautiful home in connection with nature, gardening and small farming. We want to improve our personality through cultural exchange and diversity. We want to see local conditions with different eyes through new ideas from outside, which opens the possibility of creating a better quality of life. We believe that we are all turning the wheel of time and that only together we can make the future better.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Práctica de idiomas
Enseñanza
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are a family with roots in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. Of course we live and love to share traditions from this heritage. Besides German we speak fluent English, Emma speaks Italian and French, grandmother speaks Slovenian. We are open-minded and love the exchange with other ideas and cultures.
Emma has many language skills, Simon has a lot of experience in fixing things, upcycling, 3D printing and DIY projects. Gardening experience is mediocre, but slowly getting better :).
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
Teaching in homegardening, fermenting, help around and in the house, cleaning, maintenance, help in realizing some ideas around the house (e.g. there are always carpenting projects, woodwork, prepping for winter, realizing a root cellar, repairing an old hut).
Cultural, cooking and language exchange is welcome :).
Simon enjoys playing chess in hobby level. He would appreciate playing exciting games and exchange tips and tricks.
For Emma knowledge sharing in aromatherapy or making tinctures, teas, creams, soaps for personal use would be of interest.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Italiano: FluidoEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
We both speak fluent German and English. Emma speaks fluent Italian and French. Granny speaks Slovenian. We are interested that our kids learn to speak English.
Alojamiento
Our house was build in 1984. You will have a nice guest room with 4 beds and bathroom. Since we have only one guest room, we can only host workers who belong together. You will have a small kitchen, but of course we can cook and eat together in our bigger kitchen. Right next to our house begins the "Grazer Bergland", which opens the possibility of hiking, walking and cycling. The center of Graz can be reached by tram in 15 minutes. It takes 35 minutes to reach the main train station.
Graz is the capital of the Austrian province of Styria and the second largest city in Austria after Vienna (which is 2,5 hours away by train). Graz is known as a university city and has four colleges and four universities. Together, the city is home to more than 60,000 students. Its historic center (Altstadt) is one of the best preserved city centers in Central Europe.
Numerous cultural events take place here.
Algo más...
Hiking, biking, cultural exhibitions, concert, opera, theater. Going to famous south styria (Weinstraße). Going to the alps (1hour by train).
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have continuous internet with wlan. 18mbps download, 5 mbps upload, ping 11ms. Not the best, but ok.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Motorhomes would be welcome, but there is no infrastructure. A parking lot is available, but very narrow and steep to reach. Only for really good drivers.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Yes, but maybe there will be some problems with our pets.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (10)
During my three-week stay at Simon and Emma's house, time flew by effortlessly.
Simon guided me through various tasks, from gardening to painting the living room, ensuring I never felt alone.
Their big house is filled with warmth from the kind-hearted family. Oma's… read more
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During my three-week stay at Simon and Emma's house, time flew by effortlessly.
Simon guided me through various tasks, from gardening to painting the living room, ensuring I never felt alone.
Their big house is filled with warmth from the kind-hearted family. Oma's… read more
We worked in the garden, built a paving stone under the garden’s ping pong table, cut firewood, picked… read more
The time spent with the family and the open and insightful conversations were very enriching and this experience represents an important step in my… read more
They stayed nearly 2 weeks and their tasks… read more
The chores we got to do were clear, Simon was very flexible and open for our ideas and thoughts. We got to choose the tasks we were comfortable with… read more
The house on the hill is beautiful, the helpers-room is cozy and you have enough space to withdraw. The tasks we were asked to do included gardening… read more
Die Erwachsenen stimmen dem zu. Geplant waren zwei… read more
Nach kurzer Besprechung durften wir uns das Projekt 'Pizzaofen' zu Eigen machen und konnten selbstständig daran arbeiten. Wir konnten stets unsere eigenen Ideen und Änderungsvorschläge mit… read more
From our point of view it must be very challenging to step out of the comfort zone and go to a strange house with two small children to help in… read more
