Daily family life and playing with the kids in a village near Northeim, Germany

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  Description

  We are a family of six people - two adults and four kids born between 2017 and 2023, two cats and several chickens.
  
  If anyone is interested in helping us out in every day life with regard to taking care of the kids and the household, feel free to contact us. Generally, I think about two hours of work per day would be fair in exchange for bed and food - that is 14 hours per full week that you are here and flexible whether you want to do more hours one day and fewer or none the next. That said, we are also happy for you to feed yourself in exchange for fewer hours. Plus - the best workaway experiences in the past have been those where neither party counted hours but the workawayer was simply part of the family and helped by engaging with the kids and doing regular things like help set and clear the table, empty the dishwasher, etc.
  
  Generally one can say that we do not have that much to do here. Occasionally you could be looking after the kids so that we adults can have some date time (we absolutely love hiking and having complaining kids with us just takes the fun out of it), you are always welcome to clean around the house because I never get on top of things, and generally just spend time with us.
  
  Our reason for offering workaway is a) to enjoy occasional frequent dates and b) to take some of the boredom out of everyday life by engaging with people from other cultures/backgrounds and c) to have it a bit cleaner here.
  
  Other than having a place to sleep you a) could become a part of our family for the time that you're here and b) practise your English and/or German skills and c) relax in a beautiful part of Germany (as long as children's noise does not stop you from relaxing).
  
  We speak English with the kids by the way, so they grow up bilingual. Travellers with a kid 5 years and older are also welcome - especially our 5 and 7 year old daughter and 8 year old son enjoy the chance to play with other kids (so it would be great if your kid spoke English or German).
  
  We live in Sudheim, a village near Northeim, which is close to Göttingen in lower Saxony, Germany. You can get here by train and bus (buses run hourly until 7 or 8 pm) and we have a beautiful countryside for walking/hiking. If you come by car, it is not far to the Harz mountains and the Solling.
  
  If you decide to send us a message, please make sure that it is obvious that you have read this text. A generic message is fine, but please add a sentence or two that shows you're aware of what would be awaiting you here.
  
  We also have two cats (very young ones, so they are quite cheeky) and seven chickens.
  
  Another word on food: I am a vegetarian but the rest of the family are meat-eaters. However, we still don't eat a lot of meat. Also, we adults regularly fast whole days. The kids still eat and we also prepare food for them, but they are not gourmets... ;-) So on those days you would be welcome to eat kid food or cook/prepare food for yourself.
  
  Non-smokers only, please!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Animaux

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You can benefit from being part our large family by joining in our everyday lives and enjoying lots of company and interaction.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  If you want to join our family while we're here: cleaning tasks around the house, cooking and/or some playing with the kids. Alternative: light painting or DIY tasks.

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Guest bedroom with decent wifi and a shared bathroom (which we rarely use however).

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  Autres infos...

  You can get here by bus which runs hourly. However, buses stop running between 7 and 8 pm, so a bit tricky if you're planning on spending your nights partying. We're rather the early to bed, early to rise types...
  
  Single parents with one kid also welcome (just not enough room for more guests).

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  There is a good wifi connection in the guest bedroom.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  No problem to park in our driveway with a van sized vehicle (proper motorhome would be too big).

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Mes animaux

  Chickens

  Féli (17 ans)

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