Join our active and outdoorsy family in Vöcklabruck, Austria

Infos

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  Description

  We're a family of three (soon to be four!) living just north of the Alps in Austria, in Vöcklabruck. There's Johannes, the dad of the family: he is 36 years old, is just going back to his work in solar engineering after having been a stay-at-home dad for 6 months, and he's very active - he likes to bike, hike, run, or basically do anything outdoors. Then there's me, Vanessa: I'm 32 years old, I'm a junior scientist at university, and I can never sit still - I love being outdoors, but I also like to keep busy learning new skills, languages, arts, working in the local cultural center or just generally doing 1000 side projects at all times. I am also pregnant, and we're expecting our second baby to join us in February of 2025. And last, but very much not least, there's Emilian, our son, who just turned 1. He very much comes after his parents, being a very active little guy, very curious, people-friendly, and over all loves being out and about, meeting other people. We're looking for Workawayers to come join our family for a little bit and help out with looking after Emilian, and hopefully share some parts of their language and culture at the same time!
  
  The place where we live, Vöcklabruck, is a cute little town located along Austria's main railway line, which means quick and direct access to the nearby cities of Salzburg (40mins) and Linz (30mins) as well as Vienna (2hrs20mins). We're also not far from the northern edges of the Alps and an area called "Salzkammergut" (think Sound of Music) - lots of lakes, mountains, biking, hiking and skiing/snowboarding available here. We both love the combination of being close to cities where we frequently go for cultural activities (or work), and nature; and we'd looooove to share our favorite places with you or give you some tips on where to visit.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Vidéographie

  

  Technologie

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  LGBT+

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Langues

  

  Photographie

  

  Écriture

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Camping

  

  Fitness

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Montagne

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We both used to travel quite a bit before the arrival of our son, and I (Vanessa) used to live abroad for a large part of my life. Now that we have settled down a bit, we would love to keep the cultural exchange that happens when you are traveling or living somewhere else yourself alive and invite someone into our home. We're more than happy to help you with your German, in case you are interested in learning it (it's both of our native language), but we're also fluent in English as well as a few other languages in case you prefer to communicate in a different language. We're also happy for Emilian to be exposed to different languages and hear how people around the world speak - he's sure to benefit from it.
  
  We're very active at our local cultural center, which is located in an old hospital building and frequently hosts concerts, readings, and other events. We'd love to take you with us, if you are interested, and introduce you to the community! You'd also get to enjoy some (Austrian) cultural acts while you're there, with some of the best rock/indie bands of the country playing here every month. We're also both active in our local bicycle group, which is a group of activists advocating for better bike infrastructure and awareness for soft forms of mobility in the area. We regularly organize rides, bike trips, or night/party rides, have planning and organizing meetings, and meet for hanging out.
  
  Lastly, we usually try to fill our days and especially weekends with trips, hikes, and other adventures, which you're more than welcome to join us on! It might be a good way to get to know the area and explore some corners of the Alps that maybe otherwise you might have missed.

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  Aide

  We're looking for someone to help out with childcare, babysitting Emilian a few hours every day while Johannes is at his place of work. I, Vanessa, mostly work from home, so I would usually be around in case I am needed, but it would be great to be able to close the door to my home office for a few hours every day to get some uninterrupted computer time.
  
  Your responsibilities would include playing with Emilian, going for walks or other activities around town, perhaps going grocery shopping with him or whatever other little errands need to be done, or going on some toddler-friendly adventures in the area (there are lots of fun things to be done around here with small kids - and Emilian loves being outside). You would also help with preparing some little snacks for him, changing his diapers, changing his clothes in case he spills spaghetti all over them...basically: typical baby/toddler stuff :)

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Romanian: Débutant
  Russe: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We're able to offer you your own room with balcony access in our apartment. There is a 140x200 bed in the room, and we can add a sleeper couch if you need more sleeping space (if you don't need the sleeper couch - there is a smaller couch in the room already which you can use for relaxing). The room will be completely your own, with the ability to lock it. The balcony loops around the entire apartment, so it is not private, but your side/access to it is on the lesser-used side of the building and we would take special care to give you privacy. The apartment is newly built and pretty big, but you would have to share a bathroom with the rest of the family (the bathroom has a shower and a bathtub, the toilet is in a separate room).
  
  As for the rest of the apartment, there is a big kitchen and a shared living room/dining space, as well as a large balcony/terrace. We're located about around 1.7km from the nearest train station, and you can reach the nearest shopping center/grocery store/pharmacy/... in a 5-10 minute walk from here. There is a bus station right in front of our house, and ample parking space in case you are traveling with your own car or camper van.
  
  You are warmly invited to share in our family meals (although I have to mention we don't really eat meat - maybe once a month or even less), and you are of course welcome to help yourself to anything in our fridge and pantry in between. Usually, Emilian and me (Vanessa) will have breakfast together in the mornings (Johannes leaves quite early for work), and then prepare a small lunch. In the evenings, we all eat together. Although we usually eat a lot of veggies, that is to say: not very traditionally Austrian food, I absolutely love cooking, so if you're looking for a typical Austrian culinary experience or have something on your mind that you would just absolutely love to try, I'm very much up for the challenge to try and make it :)

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  Autres infos...

  There is no smoking and no pets in the house.

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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

  If you are planning to work while here, we can see to it that you have a comfortable working arrangement in your room (set up a good desk space, etc.). I (Vanessa) also work from home, so the internet connection is excellent, and we have a printer that you can use. If you need anything else, feel free to ask!

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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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