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I need help to keep up in renovating and gardening 40/300 sqm. Experiences needed and very welcome.
The gardenhouse has 40 sqm, the garden 300 sqm, under the roof is a bedroom with insulation. Complete kitchen and a shower inside, terrace and kitchen and solarshower outside. Simple but comfortable as well.
Main things to do are: cleaning, laquering and painting the house, gardening, lots of weeding. Building a roof for bicycleshed and a small hedge around the place. Taking care of high beds. Taking care of Compost.
Installing one or two solar panels to save electrical energy is planned.
Please ask me if you need more information. Bought the Balkonkraftwerk complete with all needed stuff.
20 hr. weekly/ for free room and basic food. Public transportation is within 50 m distance from the garden to go into town.
Average stay is about 2 weeks and if it fits also up to 4 weeks. Wishing for some experienced person. No beginners. People from outside the EU need a proper visum. See workaway rules!
Smoking in the house and its surrounding is strictly prohibited. No drugs, no alc.
Internet access there is limited but about 1 km away is open internet at BK. or LIDL supermarket close by with fresh rolls in the morning and everything you might need in extras. Closed during winter (Oct. to April)
I myself love traveling, cycling, tennis, fishing and gardening... I was a workawayer myself . Had a lot of fun during this time traveling with my own campervan. I love to share my experiences. Providing language practice in German and English.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Van life
Sustainability
LGBTQ
Charity work
Plant care
Photography
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Outdoor activities
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I will help in language training, might show how to cook with local ingredients, meeting some people of the intl. community here in town.
Help
main things to do are: Cleaning, gardening, painting, weeding, laquering, General maintainance, DIY projects and upcycling objects. People acting responsable for my property and willing to help are warmly welcome.
I am preferring people who think about our surroundings and resources. Saving water and energy is very important to me since we are having only one planet!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Accommodation
Guestroom/Tinyhouse with bed, closet, desk, chair, terrace. Kitchen, bathroom, outdoor solar shower. Limited water use (Sewertank is very small!).
What else ...
Discover Berlin, ride a bicycle on the Mauerweg (former wall).
The city offers rentable electr. scooters which are a lot of fun if you have a drivers licence. All main touristic places are easily to be reached.
You are welcome to ask about experiences and locations in this wonderful city, my hometown.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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. Too bad.
Helped her working on the garden, making compost, pruning trees, a bit of painting, some maintenance to the property doing some fixing here and there. We were working on something different everyday which makes the stay easy and dynamic.
Marina is a generous woman and she looked after… read more
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. Too bad.
Helped her working on the garden, making compost, pruning trees, a bit of painting, some maintenance to the property doing some fixing here and there. We were working on something different everyday which makes the stay easy and dynamic.
Marina is a generous woman and she looked after… read more
Both of my guests traveling together had the best intentions. The week they arrived unfortunately I had too many appointments to be around all the times. Both young men were very friendly and tried to communicate the best they could. When I was around, they were working… read more
She's a very nice Berliner. Very kind, smart and hard worker.
For me it was a total pleasure to wake up every morning and work in the garden. And to see how our job was making it look better and better.
I had a great stay, and I have nothing but good things to say about this workaway… read more
It was a pleasure to meet Marina. Thank you for those conversations we had several times and thank you for making me… read more
Thank you Marina for your outstanding kindness!
