Join our fun bilingual family in semi rural Clarence Town, Australia

Infos

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  Description

  We are a family of 4 living semi-rurally about an hour from Newcastle NSW Australia.
  We educate our 2 children at home and are passionate about gardening and working with nature.
  We always have projects going and love to go for bushwalks, bush rides and beach visits.
  Our children are Finn, 10 and Kaia 7 1/2 years old.
  We are bilingual having roots both in Switzerland and Australia.
  I, Nicola work at home running the house and educating the children and Marius also works from home in the IT sector.
  We have 7 chickens,2 Rooster and 7 bantam chickens and 3 bantam roosters, 4 guinea pigs, and a shy cat.
  We live on 2 acres outside a small town (basic amenities available, 5 min by car), there is no public transport near us and we have to jump in the car for most things. Once a week we go shopping, the kids have activities and we do some community gardening.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Ferme

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Photographie

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Plage

  

  Activités en plein air
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  When you come and stay with us, you might be able to tag along to festivals we host or visit. You are more likely to get a Swiss cultural exchange than an Australian one with us :-)
  We can offer skills in gardening, permaculture and other regenerative practices. We also garden with others.
  We have some bush plant knowledge.
  We can share cooking skills including baking and deserts.
  We can share knowledge on child development and education.
  We have skills in woodworking.
  We have skills in IT.
  You will get a cosy family atmosphere as we live a bit further away from amenities.
  If you love nature experiences, walking in gardens and observing wildlife (all the colourful birds in Australia, some wallabies and Kangaroos, a rare Koala, ducks etc.) our home would be a good fit.
  
  We hope to connect with new friends from all over the world to get some help and for our children to be immersed in new experiences.

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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

  We are looking for some all-round help.
  Ideally you are a person keen to delve into family life with us.
  We will introduce you to all task and aid you until you feel comfortable doing some jobs alone.
  During the week you will mostly be helping with chores around the house, looking after the children and gardening work. On weekends you would be helping with projects in the garden. We can discuss the days you will be helping out and when you have your own time.
  If you can speak German or any other language or have a skill you would like to share, we would welcome you sharing that with our family.
  We strive to follow nature's rhythms in our daily life.
  We have Internet yet we encourage no screens when the children are around.
  We like to build our own things, at the moment we're making a new chicken shelter and the cubby house needs finishing.
  We're also planning a gabion retaining wall in front of the house and the children like their own projects too as well as helping out at times.
  In the gardening area there is always something to do from composting, removing wild plants, planting, harvesting, drying, seed saving, creating new garden beds and planting trees to pruning, mowing etc.

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  We have a tiny home with a double bed and a sofa. The tiny has a compost toilet, a shower, a washing machine, a fridge, a fully furnished kitchen and an outside deck.
  
  We are happy to share meals and can talk about what can be included in the exchange.

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  Autres infos...

  Before we make a commitment to each other we would like to chat with you beforehand to make sure we will be a good fit, so that we all can enjoy the exchange. Also we have an agreement that we both will sign to confirm our commitment to each other.
  
  Things to do in our area: there are some lovely small towns near us within a half hour drive. there is bushwalking, visiting cafes and art shops, a gallery, markets. The closest beach is 40 min away and we are 1 hour from Newcastle which has more beautiful beaches and everything you need from a city. Maitland is a smaller city than Newcastle which is about 40 min away. There is a pool in town here and also in other towns. There are libraries and most importantly amazing natural settings from rainforest to natural pools and lots of wildlife. There a many tourist destinations, possibilities for aboriginal cultural learning, ocean experiences like dolfin or whale watching, mountain biking, outdoor sports etc.

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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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Mes animaux

  Snowflake, Carrot, Jeyah, Genevieve and Misty

  5 Guineapigs, 2 male and 3 female

  Cheeky Red, Violet, Gypsy, Caramel, Snowy, Bluey, Princess, Sidi, Lavender, Rosa, Falcon, Scissors, Jafeet, Roja, Midnight

  A mixed flock of rhode island red, australorp, sussex, araucana, barnevelder, peking and a little flock of belgium bantams

  

  Millie (4 ans)

  very shy and easily scared. Once you make her acquaintance she will love a pat and a scratch. Only thing she doesn't like is to be carried around. She is very loving.

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