Stay with our family near the beautiful city of Koblenz, Germany

Infos

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  Description

  May also become part of a huge LEGO exhibition
  
  We are a family of nine: Mum, 44, teacher, Dad 52, teacher, boys 21, 20, 11, 8, 2-months-old and girls 16, 5 plus our adorable mountain dog Mira, 2 years. We live in a huge house close to Koblenz and the Mittelrheintal (15 km) in a little village.
  The oldest boys have already moved out and are attending university in Cologne, but they visit often.
  
  We share a big passion: LEGO. The basement of our house is like a museum of hundreds of sets. And this leads to our next big non-profit project: to establish a permanent exhibition with everything LEGO. We have the space in a nearby town and many enthusiasts who are willing to help - will you be one of them?
  
  We are open and interested in new people and different cultures. Mum has worked as an Au Pair in five different families during her study breaks -short stays of 2-3 months each- all over Europe and she truly enjoyed it.
  
  We are looking for a workawayer whom we would welcome in our family!
  
  We don't smoke and we expect no smoking in the house or at the exhibition site, also: not in front of the children!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Films et télé

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Architecture

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Vidéographie

  

  Technologie

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Histoire

  

  Musique

  

  Art et design

  

  Photographie

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Écriture

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Astronomie

  

  Animaux

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Plage

  

  Sports nautiques
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We want to welcome you into our family life and also share our passion for LEGO. We also want you to explore our wonderful region and its cultural sights like medieval castles, ancient Roman border buildings, and so on.
  
  Our older children are also excited to show you around if you are interested, you could also visit them in Cologne. If you prefer exploring on your own that's also fine.
  
  If you are into culture, this area has a lot to offer. Dozens of castles are nearby, most of them along the river Rhine, which is just a few minutes away form our home. If you are into nightlife, Koblenz and its 100.000 inhabitants has some to offer, but it is easy to get to Cologne (1.000.000 inhabitants) or Frankfurt (750.000) by train within an hour. If you are into nature and hikes, there are many trails in the area which can be explored by foot, bike or even canoe. And if you are a video or boardgame geek, you will find willing companions within our family.
  
  Dad teaches economics, politics and ethics. So for sure there is room for some interesting talks and disussions if you are interested.

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  Aide « au pair »

  De plus amples informations sont disponibles ici

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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

  On the one hand we are looking for help at home. Someone who takes care of the garden, can look after the small children when needed, occasionally cooks or even swings the broom.
  
  On the other hand, we are looking for people to support us with our non-profit LEGO art project. We have a 500 square meter room in which a permanent exhibition is to be created. The work there ranges from rough carpentry work to filigree clamping block art.
  
  Family update 2025-03-09: The new baby (born Jan '25) is everone's joy but also means a lot of work. Mom therefore needs more help at home to keep up with daily life as well as the exhibition part. We are still settling into the new normal (if there really is a "normal" with so many people ;-)) and have all sorts of little projects in and around the house that we would like to adress/attack with your help: setting the garden and pool up for summer, sorting through piles of toys and clothes, (re)organizing the kids' rooms, (re)painting some of the kids' rooms, decluttering the basement...
  
  Exhibition update 2025-03-09: The room is cleared. The floor will be painted next. After that, the walls should be painted, not just in one color, but with motifs that match the exhibits. This will be an artistic task that talented workawayers are welcome to take on.
  After that, some wooden tables will be built and plasterboard walls will be set up, which delimit the individual exhibition areas.
  As soon as the first tables are in place, work begins on creating a large LEGO landscape in one area. There are no concrete templates here, so creatively talented workawayers could also develop with many, many LEGO elements.
  We have the space, the material and millions of LEGO bricks. What we lack are lots of busy hands and heads full of ideas. There are no limits to creativity here.
  In addition, this project should be accompanied by media. People with experience in photography, video and social media are also very welcome.

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  Langues

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

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Mum is a teacher for English and French so you can expect some (philosophical) talks on language/grammar. However, since we both work full time please don't expect a language school environment. We are both willing to check any kind of excercises you do in your free time as long as our schedule allows it. Our kids 16 and 11 learn English at school and are very interested in practising English. Of course they can also correct your German since they are native speakers but they are not able to explain any grammar to you. Our 8-year-old is very willing to correct any mistakes you make while talking to him. He is very strict but nice in his own way. ;-)
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  Hébergement

  Because our big boys are studying in Cologne, we have two rooms available at home, both large with a double bed, desk and internet access. Both guest rooms have a bathroom with shower right next to it. So far we only had one workawayer at a time. Though we think it could be nice to have two workawayers at the same time to increase cultural exchanges.
  
  If you are into van life, there is also a parking space for a camper van at the exhibition building.
  
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  Food
  
  We happily offer everything you find in our fridge or pantry at any time. ;-)
  
  We love to eat healthy and take time to cook. But due to having two jobs and seven kids, we sometimes fall back to quick pizza or pasta. We welcome you to share some traditional meals with us. We are also open to taste your cuisine if cooking is your passion. We are gladly willing to get and provide all ingredients that you might prefer for your cooking or your special diet.
  
  Our family is neither vegan nor vegetarian. If you are, we will provide you with whatever you need for your nutrition.

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  Autres infos...

  Our home is in Eitelborn where you can catch a bus to Koblenz or Montabaur. It takes about 20 minutes by bus to each city. From Koblenz or Montabaur you can take trains to Frankfurt, Mainz, Köln, Bonn or Trier.
  
  In Koblenz, you can take boat trips on Rhine and Moselle or visit the famous fortress. There also is a strong Roman cultural heritage which is worth exploring.
  
  If you like hiking - the forest starts right behind our house. If you (and we) feel confident about it, you could also take our dog along or some of the kids.
  
  Throughout the year, there are several festivities in all the towns around.

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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

  We have a gigabit connection at home. The connection at the exhibition site is 250 Mbit. Both connections have no volume limit.

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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 ?

  Un

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