Share plant knowledge and drawing techniques in Schilde, Belgium

Infos

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  Description

  We, Nikki and Pol, today are respectively 72 and 78. We are both retired. Nikki worked as a make-up artist for television, Pol as an editor for an Antwerp daily newspaper.
  
  We live in Schilde, a green municipality northeast of Antwerp, for about 30 years. Surrounding our house, which is spacious enough since our three daughters left it, is a rather labour-intensive garden of about 1,350 m². That is the domain of Nikki, who (among many other things) also has been busy as a 'garden ranger', giving other people advice for making their gardens bird- and insect-friendly. Pol spends a lot of time behind his laptop, but also volunteers at the local Oxfam World Shop. Both of us are also volunteers at the Fedasil center for asylum seekers that has been established in our municipality since the beginning of this year.
  
  And together we really enjoy travelling. Within Europe, we do so with our own camper. A regular destination outside Europe is Australia, as our youngest daughter lives in Perth.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Langues

  

  Vie en van

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Fitness

  

  Cyclisme
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  In return for the help in the garden, Nikki will gladly share her extensive plant knowledge.
  Drawing is another of Nikki's passions. She takes classes at an academy and will be happy to initiate interested Workawayers into various drawing and painting techniques.
  Port city of Antwerp, with its wide and exciting range of restaurants and cafés, museums and shops, and events of all kinds, is very easily accessible by public transport. Naturally, we will show our guests around the city.

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  Aide

  At this moment, we are especially hoping to find a Workawayer with experience in pruning, to help Nikki with pruning from mid-April till mid-May.
  
  Nikki would love to get help in the garden. Workawayers with some experience in weeding and pruning and planting are therefore very welcome. In addition, the garden shed needs to be cleaned up and freshened up, and there is also some wood that needs to be sawed into firewood.
  
  The house needs some maintenance and repair tasks: painting, wallpapering, tiling the balconies if possible, a touch-up here and there. The handy Harry or Henrietta who wants to undertake this, can count on Pol's help (to the best of his ability).

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Most welcome if you want to learn some Dutch (or Flemish, different name for same language). The working language can be English and possibly French.
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  Hébergement

  We offer the helper(s) their own bedroom overlooking the garden, above which the sun rises in the morning. We share the rest of the house (including the bathroom), as well as the electric bikes.
  Our home cuisine is very varied and fairly international, although we are happy to prepare typical Belgian dishes.
  The village centers of Schilde and Wijnegem are within walking and cycling distance.

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  Autres infos...

  Period and duration of stay are negotiable.
  
  Since we are 'a tiny bit older' ourselves, we prefer helpers from at least 30 years and older. We think younger people can discover much better new things with young people of their own age.

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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

  Excellent internet connection, and several workspaces in the house.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

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