Join our family while enjoying nature in beautiful coastal Haderslev, Baltic Sea, Denmark

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  Description

  Availability: due to a last minute cancellation, the room is free from now until the 24th of March, and then again from about 20th April onwards.
  
  At the moment I need someone to dig up roses from small high raised beds, so that I can plant them out in the garden. And I need help with spring cleaning and tidying in the garden (leaves, branches ..) and alternatively help with emptying a storage room in the house when it’s raining.
  
  There are still times available between reservations each month (yellow), please enquire for exact dates. Please read our full profile before applying, to see if it really matches your interests and skills.
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  About us: We live in a beautiful old renovated house surrounded by approx. 5000 square metres of fantastic garden, pasture and orchard with big beautiful trees. There are fifteen of us 😁: us, our 2 girls (12/14), 3 cats, 2 adult sheep, two adolescent lambs and recently also four gerbils. 😊
  We live away from the hustle and bustle in a small village in the countryside, 5 minutes from the Baltic Sea by car/15 minutes by bike (which you can borrow) close to the Camino circular route (caminohaderslev.dk). A bus stop is less than 5 minutes away, it takes half an hour by bus to Haderslev, a quarter of an hour by car. But whenever we go, we will offer you a ride into town or back, Flensburg is also an option.
  You can take wonderful walks on natural peaceful beaches or swim, cycle past horses, Galloway cattle and small churches on small country roads and simply relax, because it is quiet and idyllic here, pure nature and country life. At night you can see the stars and enjoy the silence when the village settles down for the night.
  The North (Wadden) Sea is 1 hour away by car (Rømø) as is the German town Flensburg and you can also go on relaxing day trips, e.g. to the small island of Årø from the small harbour in Årøsund, not far from here. There are a lot of second hand shops around, we can take you there. Nearest train station: Vojens, altern.Kolding. There are many different bus routes from Haderslev, e.g. an Flixbus to Copenhagen or Flensburg/Germany. We can pick you up at the bus or train station as we live ca.10 km away from Haderslev.
  
  We have moved to Denmark (from Germany) four years ago, because we fell in love with our charming house and garden, the area and the less stressful way of living in our little village close to nature. But we could really do with some help, as those were exciting and very demanding years at the same time....and the house has greedily eaten up our resources as old houses usually do.
  I am creating a rose garden with many historic roses that will be preserved for future generations. I also try to establish an organic vegetable garden, with varying success.😉 The sheep need fences…we keep them as pets and malfunctioning lawnmowers 😂 and they are a great joy, bringing life back into the village, people think they are “hyggeligt“. 😍 But they are a lot of work without permanent fencing. And the biggest room of our house used to be an old corner shop (until over 60 years ago) which is the last room we renovate now to be able to use it for guests in the future. Just to name a few of the current projects. 😉
  
  You are welcome to spend quality time with us if you want to, e.g. we enjoy card and board games.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Films et télé

  

  Ferme

  

  Culture

  

  Musique

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Photographie

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée

  

  Danse

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping

  

  Plage
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You will be welcomed into our family. We have lived in different countries ourselves for many years and are happy to share our experiences, hear about yours and show you around as much as possible (keeping in mind that we are not on holidays and are a family with two kids and a lot of animals 😉).
  
  Learning opportunities: practice English or German, the kids are also fluent in Danish, I am still learning. We naturally speak German with our kids and as much English as possible at the dinner table and of course just English with you (if you don’t speak German or Danish). But we kindly request tolerance from our English speaking guests as we are a German family with kids who are still learning English. So if you expect to hear just English in our house, please don’t apply.
  And we speak German with Germans. 😁
  
  You can learn a lot about gardening, cats, sheep and gerbils, if you want to.

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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 expect 4-5 hrs a day/ 2 days off per full week (depending on how physically tiring or repetitive the work is). There could potentially be slightly longer days (and therefore also shorter days to balance it out ), it depends on the task and the weather. If we need help over the weekend, you will have days off during the week. You could also take your free days together and see another part of Denmark, it’s all negotiable.
  
  In spring we clear part of the sheep pasture from small brambles, cut branches, muck out the little sheep houses, put in small metal borders in the rose garden (incl. measuring), dig holes to plant roses, carry fire wood inside etc. We also start weeding (as I never use pesticides/weedkiller), build beds from pallet frames and prepare the garden for the season. You can experience the rugged charm of the coastline (comparatively mild down here + you have the beach to yourself), an ideal time if you enjoy solitude in nature. But the kitchen is additionally heated with a huge Finnish fireplace, so it’s extra warm and cosy inside.
  
  Some time end of April/May/early June I need one or two people who can build fencing for the sheep (1,2 m game fence: to drive in thin steel posts, set wooden corner posts in concrete and install and tension the fence).
  
  When it's raining and we can't work outside, there can be small repair tasks done inside the house or outbuilding or maybe some painting indoors, e.g. painting a little cellar with chalk paint or other renovation help. If you don't mind spring cleaning or other household chores, that would also be very helpful. There is always something to do in a big house and garden. But we will talk about it beforehand to find out what way you can/want to help.
  
  In summer we would be happy to host people who are skilled in crafts e.g. build gates or rose arches, paint garden furniture, give my small vintage caravan a check over and do some repairs if needed etc. Paint is needed in several places e.g. the sheep‘s little houses, brick foundations for a greenhouse and veranda would be a dream come true. Weeding and other gardening assistance are always needed during the growing season.
  We also need a house-and petsitter again for a week or two this year, which should be combined with some normal workaway time, as we would like to get to know you first.
  
  Good outdoor clothing is necessary. It doesn't get very hot or cold here, but it can be windy, as we live not far from the Baltic Sea. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy work clothes and rubber boots for little money in local second-hand shops, than to pay for extra luggage on the flight and carry it across Europe. We can take you to the shops.
  
  We would like to take turns cooking, but only if you are happy to. We enjoy trying dishes from other countries. Everybody helps to clean up after, which is not part of your work hours, as is only part of the cooking since you are eating the meal yourself too.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Danish: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  You can enjoy the privacy of a nice, bright and clean room (with a big cottage style window to the garden and a double bed). We will provide bed linen, and towels too if needed. We share our meals with you incl. one warm meal/day (often in the evening). We don’t have the time to shop special foods/capacity for extra dishes e.g. vegan, halal meat, gluten free (a vegetarian is ok- but only if you are tolerant and take over part of the cooking for all of us, lactose free for example is ok too). We use organic meat for cooking, e.g. from the local Galloway cattle farm, who have grazed on the meadows around our village and in the coastal and bird protection area at the Baltic Sea nearby. We don't expect you to eat every meal together with us, e.g. we don't manage breakfast and every lunch together on weekdays. But of course we will provide the food.
  
  An extra bed for a child is possible, we can only accommodate two adults if they are happy to share the double bed. You are welcome to share the large kitchen and our big downstairs bathroom with a lovely shower.
  We expect you to clean up after yourself (but of course not the whole house).
  You are welcome to wash your laundry free of charge. But please note, that we are allergic to some additives and therefore use very little perfume in our house and hope that our guests can adapt to this while here.

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  Autres infos...

  No smoking in or directly next to the house, no parties or extra guests, no drugs, bad language and excessive drinking, as children live here.
  I would like to meet you in a video call before reserving the room for you.

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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 small desk in your room. We have super internet connection, free of charge. As we are generally flexible regarding the hours that you help, you can plan most days to your needs (depending on the weather and if it’s a task done together with me or independently, but it’s all negotiable).

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Peanut

  Pebbles

  Pünktchen

  Purzel

  Lottie

  Tilly

  Dagmar

  Herzi

  Minnie

  Lily

  Kira

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