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Enjoy some time in Fryslân!

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The experience

Read the ABOUT THE HOST and LEARN MORE section as well. Some important info is in there!

If you stay one night, a bit of socializing, help with cooking(pitch in maybe) will be fine. But if you stay 2 or more nights help in the house, with cooking and cleaning etc and help outside in the garden would be appreciated.

Different places to stay depending on the availability. Either the Guest room, Campervan or other possbilities. Cya!

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Dutch

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Checkout the About section below as well!

We live in a house of over 135 yo. We try to make it more and more energy effecient/neutral. Love having guests. And people can stay longer if they helpout a bit in the house. This is offcourse dependend on the situation in what. The Garden is my playground as a landscaper and probably trying out several things once in a while. Making it more and more a bit of a foodforrest like garden with more edible plants and creating more and more habitat. Bit of a progress, but slowely trying out we get there. As there is a lot of work, its always welcome for a bit of help so we can still enjoy it a bit too. Also we got some animals. 5 rabbits, a few chickens, a freedom loving guinea fowl and a 3 funny indian runner ducks(sadly no dog at the moment anymore). We love getting some more or other animals maybe one day, but we have to see.

Activities & Shift

Time average maybe between 3 to 5hrs per day, depending on the situation and the work.

Can be anything, for example: Helping out in the gardens like pruning, mowing, planting and other gardening works or in the house with building, sanding, cleaning, sorting lego or other chores. Or if staying for a week, helping for 1 or 2 days in the company. We will discuss whats best at that time.

Time is purely depending on the work. Can be spread over the week some hours a day, or 1 or 2 full days and then the rest off the week not much. Depends all on the situation and whats there to do.

If you have gardening skills its a big plus! Also be proactive and if you dont know anything ask!.

Grab some working/gardening clothes with you.

Max 1.5 weeks as a start. Longer possible if all is go's well, you fit in with the family and there is enough work to do. Just ask if you want to stay longer.

Rules

Max 1.5 weeks as a start. Longer possible if all is go's well, you fit in with the family and there is enough work to do. This we will discuss when you are here. Just ask if you want to stay longer.

No smoking, No alcohol.

If you want to know something, ASK. Be curious, or if you are not sure how or what to do or where to find stuff. As we are not able to read minds (yet 😉)