Help me build my straw bale house in Melsele, Belgium

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  Description

  Hello, I am Carmen, a single mom and part time employed at a school, part time hand analyst. My son is 22 and studying and living in Ghent. My home is located between Antwerp and Ghent, in the Flemish region of Belgium, in a town called Melsele. You will have your own space with internet access, shared tv and bathroom. I cook fresh meals every day. In your spare time you can easily explore as I am located very central with good public transport.
  I dream of living independent close to nature, and my first step is building a natural home, as much off the grid as possible. The site is in Hamme, half an hour drive from where I live.
  The normal schedule is that we work all day on saturday, sunday and mondays. The rest of the week you have free time.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Bricolage et construction
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  My home in Melsele (Beveren Waas) is located in the heart of the Flanders region. You can easily explore the cities of Antwerp and Ghent. There is lots of things to do and fun things to visit.
  Flanders is know for its good food, local beers, chocolate...and warm hearted people.

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  Aide

  If you are interested in learning about natural building, you are very welcome. I will be building a straw bale house as much off the grid as possible.
  I started in February with putting together the wood frame. We have been filling it up with straw bales and are now in the process of preparing for plastering. Because of the rains we were not capable to plaster yet, so hoping to do that in spring. I will be doing all my pipes, wires and utilities myself. Next is the stucco in loam, first a thick layer, than a smooth layer and finally the finish.
  Depending on witch period you would like to stay I can offer different opportunities to learn. If you have a dust allergy or have back problems, this might not be the right choice for you.
  You just have to be handy and willing to learn about building. If you have building experience it is very welcome. It is physical work of course and if you have good work shoes it is useful if you bring them.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  You will have your own space with internet access, shared bathroom and TV. You will be staying in my house in Melsele where you have all the comforts of home. I provide bread for breakfast and lunch and cook 1 fresh meal every day for dinner.
  Whenever we go to the building site, I will take you there by car (half an hour drive).

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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

  I have wifi and cable connection available in the rooms and one room with an office desk.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  please contact me for details

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 8 hours a day, 3 days a week

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