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Hello,
I'm Christel,
At this moment I live here on my own with my son Simon.
4 years ago we have made an ecological swimming pond in the garden with three months of help with you, volunteers! the pond is finished, purifying flowering plants and nice to swim ! thank you all!
for now, I'm looking for help in the garden, the forest tends to take over the open spaces, that means that the blackberries prepare the parts close to the trees
so more trees can grow, I'm fan of blackberries, they give nice fruit, good tea, and a place for the eggs for some butterflies, but for now I want to have some parts clean again, ... so if you have the courage to this, I would be very happy! there is other work too in the garden, like re-organising the wood shed, , clieving wood, dismantling some wooden bedframes, to recuperate the wood, .....
I pick and dry a lot of herbs, So helping me with fine-making and potting is also welcome,
in the garden I have a cocos-bio bed to purify the wastewater of the house, this needs a renewal of the cocos-fibres, where all the little good bacteries live on to clean the water, so I can give it back to the earth , that means scoop out all the material that is composting now, making a new compost-pile and then refill with fresh cocos-fibres
we live at the end of a little road in the woods, nearby a little city, 50 km from Brussels and 25 km from Leuven
Inside the house, we have a lot of wood and round forms with cob-walls.
there is a lot of little corners, edges, parts of cob inside the house that still want to be completed and with a sponge made round and soft and harmonicTypes of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseHelp with Computers/ InternetUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
many things to experience :) it depends on your interests. I'm used to get to know you and then I can propose possibilities.
there are a lot of nice walking and biking routes, we can lend a bike for you.
we live close to the little towncentre of Aarschot, with some medieval nice buildings, tower, bridge
if you like to visit cities: Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp can be reached by train in less than an hour.
When there is an opportunity I like to take you for a swim in natural water,....
we eat together and it's an opportunity to have evenings with laughter and games, or with philosophic/ spiritual exchanges, or just quiet rest. My way of living invites you to encounter, live and feel alternative ways of making society. I'm also in LETS (local exchange trading system)
and involved in a foodforest/permaculture project on 15 kms.Help
You can choose out of several projects where we can need help:
outside gardening, composting,...
chopping wood,
cooking and preservating food,
creativity for decoration of the house
finishing works with cob in the houseLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
you can sleep in the tent, where we make a good bed for you! itis a huge family-tent
you can share the real kitchen, cooking, eating, bathroom, in the main house. but we have also made a summer outside kitchen
I'm used to cook a lot of different tastes and diets, with all the good and sometimes special vegetables from the garden. we do eat meat and co , but I can cook vegetarian or vegan if wished.
in colder season we can arrange a room insideWhat else ...
I'am Christel (56y), I live here with my son Simon (21y), David (23 y) is visiting and living in Leuven
We like simple and peacefull living, we love to play games, and know a lot about nature. Philosophers also,...
I have the beginning of a muscle disease, so I have to take care about my energy, I have to rest sometimes during the day. I'm a fysiotherapist and know about body-work en the energetical being of body and heart.
when we are many, I need help in the kitchen.
I love to serve nice meals.
I love being creative and thinking out of the box,
my son Simon writes stories and loves to make performances.
there is a trainstation in 30' walk, so you can easily reach other places to visit,
when weather is warm, there is a lake on 10 km, where we love swimming.
and ther is the pond in the garden :)
with the pleasure of meeting other people!A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
we have wifi in the house, not a fast one, an ecological jrs eco-router with less radiation, streaming or complicated programs go slower
Space for parking camper vans
welcome with a campervan! we have a lttle bathroomwith shower that you can use in the house
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours, 2 days off per week
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He is handy in many ways and can do a technical job very precise and neat.
He is a pleasure to have around, , social in his modest and sensitive way, and eager to experience new skills, new viewpoints,....
I stayed for two days at Christel's and Peter's place, it was an awesome experience, where i could learn a lot such as chopping wood, placing them in a way that they could dry and be more efficient, cooking meals with many different vegetables, tasting special… read more
Living with the family is on the whole very quiet. Everybody is often tired in the evening, so you shouldn’t expect to spend hours talking with each other. This can be good if you want to take some time for yourself 😊 You’ll have your own room in a wooden caravan outside the house, so that you can… read more
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He is handy in many ways and can do a technical job very precise and neat.
He is a pleasure to have around, , social in his modest and sensitive way, and eager to experience new skills, new viewpoints,....
I stayed for two days at Christel's and Peter's place, it was an awesome experience, where i could learn a lot such as chopping wood, placing them in a way that they could dry and be more efficient, cooking meals with many different vegetables, tasting special… read more
Living with the family is on the whole very quiet. Everybody is often tired in the evening, so you shouldn’t expect to spend hours talking with each other. This can be good if you want to take some time for yourself 😊 You’ll have your own room in a wooden caravan outside the house, so that you can… read more
We spent just 10 days but we learned so much and had a really great time.
only good things to say, thanks so much christel and peter !
We had good conversation with Christel and Peter and learnt about their way of living.
We recommend these hosts, who we felt went beyond what would be expected.