Stay with our family at beautiful Wartberg an der Krems, Upper Austria

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  Description

  Notice: Regarding the 'paid positions available' check box we have ticked:
  We will sometimes consider an au pair style agreement for people who have strong skills in domestic help and child care, or possibly for other work that requires specialised skills, if we have an extra need and it's beyond the normal volunteer hours per week. But we usually host on a normal exchange basis of about 20 hours per week :)
  
  I'm Andrea, from New Zealand and Australia, and my partner Gregor is originally from Austria. But now, we live in Lake Chapala, Mexico from November to May, and from June to October in Upper Austria,on the Krems river, in a small rural town south of Linz. Here we live in a 2 storey house with a big backyard, as well as a workshop, barn, cellar, pool, and a small orchard and garden,
  It's a beautiful region, very green, with lots of farms, organic food production, and hiking trails. We're on the train line and the bike trail, and there's a sports complex, playground, and BMX track next door. The landscape is dotted with small towns and villages, each with points of interest. It's 20 minutes drive to the mountains, and 25-35 minutes to nearby towns and cities of interest, like Steyr, Gmunden, and Linz.
  
  We are busy setting up the house, learning how to care for the fruit trees and berries, growing vegetables, and exploring the region. We would love your help if you have skills in gardening, handy work, childcare, or household help, like cleaning, tidying, folding clothes, and so on.
  
  We hosted many volunteers in the past at our small community and permaculture farm in Australia, which is where most of our feedback is from.
  
  One day we hope to find someone who wants to stay longer and travel around the world with us as an au pair or team educator :)
  
  We homeschool our kids, who are 8, 7 and 5. We love to explore nature, do crafts, build, create, invent, and learn. For the childcare side of things, we look for people who are sensible, confident, fun and experienced with kids of that age, can keep them safe, and have good domestic skills. We love helpers who can see what needs doing, and tune in to the flow of the family. If you have relevant skills like art, music, physical education, or experience in early childhood development or learning, that's a bonus. We always take it slowly, and give time for everyone to get used to each other. Our kids are happy, friendly and playful. They will be shy for like 5 minutes ;) My partner or I will usually be nearby. Sometimes you might care for them by yourself, and sometimes we all do something fun together.
  
  The details of the exchange are by negotiation. We are open to host travelling families like ourselves :)

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You will learn about life in a Kiwi-Aussie-Austrian bilingual family ;)
  The main language in the house is English, and Gregor speaks German (Tyrolean dialect) with the children.
  
  I am always interested in learning how to support children to thrive. I like to grow food, and make preserves and fermented foods like sauerkraut and kefir. I have a deep love of the natural environment and of learning about ecosystems and many other science topics, and have passed on to the kids my over-the-top rock collecting and interest in non human animals ;)
  
  Gregor's interests include intermittent fasting, playing guitar and singing German songs with the kids, and 'meta politics' (ask him more!)
  
  Our community project: We have taken a break from our project, but we hope to return to it in the future. We would like to live in an extended family or tribe to support each other in raising children, and give the kids (and adults) a different experience. If you are interested in how intentional communities form and work, and what the benefits might be, we can share our insights with you.

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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

  When new helpers arrive, we spend the first few days getting to know each other and make sure it is a good fit for everyone. After this, we prefer helpers to stay with us for two weeks or longer, as we find this leads to a better experience.
  
  We ask for your help 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. But we're happy to work out different arrangements if you prefer. We try to match the work with your skills and interests if possible. We value helpers who are proactive, enjoy contributing, and know how to get things done.
  
  We provide all your food, except treats and alcohol (we are happy to pick them up for you though). We usually have dinner together and sometimes lunch, while breakfast is usually self serve. We have a mixed diet, and can cater to most diets including vegetarian, vegan, paleo, low carb, gluten free, dairy free.
  
  We prefer non smokers, but if you do smoke, please let us know. Butts should be disposed of thoughtfully and please smoke away from the house.
  
  We respect your privacy, but please tell us if you have any limitations that may affect your ability to contribute to our household.
  
  We supply soap, shampoo, towel and wash cloth. Please bring all your other personal items, including clothes and shoes suitable for gardening, if you are coming to do some gardening with us :)
  
  We want you to feel at home when you stay with us! You always welcome to talk to us about any questions or concerns. If you have particular needs or circumstances, please let us know before you arrive so that we can be sure we can accommodate you.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Débutant
  Italien: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We all speak English. The kids speak German, some more, some less, but they understand everything. My (Andrea's) German is very basic, but I can speak more Spanish, and the others are starting to learn it too.
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  Hébergement

  You will have your own bedroom in the house, with a comfortable bed and basic furnishings.

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  Autres infos...

  Our house is on a long bike route that runs for many kilometres. It's possible we can lend you a bike :)
  
  We are also 5 minutes walk from the train station, from where you can go to Linz and many other places.
  
  See a rail map here:
  See rail and bus route options here:
  
  The nearest airport is in Linz, a major city, with lots to see and do, on the Danube river.
  Other nearby centres are Steyr and Gmunden, both beautiful towns.
  
  There are many towns and villages within 30 minutes drive, and each has various attractions.
  
  There are lots of hiking trails in the region (check the Alltrails app,for example).
  
  There are beautiful lakes nearby, like Traunsee, Attersee and Mondsee.

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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

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have space in our yard for tents or campers, or in the car park next to our house, by the river :)

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  By negotiation. We have a fully fenced yard, and we love child safe pets :)

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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