Work exchange in Netherlands: Join our family and help us renovate...

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

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

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 7 days

Stay up to: 14 days

The Experience

Living in an old building with a large garden means there are always a lot of tasks to do. We have more plans than time for all our building projects and ideas. So this is why we need you! In general, we need help with the maintenance of the old water tower. That can be sanding, painting but also working in the garden, chopping wood or building a woodstock. We think the help is not too difficult and most of the time we will be there to help.

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Requirements

Fluent English
Between 22 and 50 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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1 Review

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 12. Responsible consumption and production

Pearse

United States

From the moment I arrived in Gouda, Iris and Keni took incredible care of me: welcoming me to their community, saving a seat for me for their greenhouse family dinners, and giving me an experience I never thought I'd have before: living inside an ancient the home. The hosts are kooky, funny and talkative just like I am, so we worked well together and we had no problem directly communicating when we needed something else. I'd happily return again, though the autumn cold did creep in during my stay, it's just such a unique place and a family I hope I see later in life. Solid work w/ good rest

2 months ago

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