Seeking a Place to Live in Exchange for Help – Emma and Jonas Winter Want to Settle Down for Good

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## 🌾 Looking for a Place to Live in Exchange for Help – Emma and Jonas Winter Want to Settle Down for the Long Term Hello everyone, We are **Emma and Jonas Winter**, and we’re looking for a place where we can **live long-term, reliably pitch in, and be an active part of daily life**. A farm with animals would be wonderful for us, but it’s **not a strict requirement**. What’s much more important to us is that our help is actually needed and appreciated, and that we can build an honest, respectful, and long-term relationship. Whether it’s a farm, an agricultural operation, a family farm, a self-sufficient farm, an animal sanctuary, a vacation farm, a large garden, an estate, or another rural setting—we’re open to many possibilities. ### Animals Are Welcome, but Not a Requirement We’re very interested in animals of all kinds, such as: - Horses and ponies - Cows and cattle - Alpacas and llamas - Sheep and goats - Poultry - Dogs, cats, and other pets or farm animals We’re happy to help with feeding, mucking out, cleaning, maintaining the barn and pastures, and the daily care of the animals. However, a farm doesn’t necessarily have to have animals. We’re just as happy to work on a farm and help out wherever support is needed. ### We’re also open to agricultural work We’d be more than happy to help with work in the fields, meadows, and around the farm. This includes, for example: - Mowing grass - Making, turning, and bringing in hay - Helping with the grain harvest - Harvesting grain - Maintaining fields and meadows - Driving a tractor and operating farm machinery - Gardening - Working around the house, farm, and property - Tidying up, cleaning, and maintenance - Helping with seasonal work and harvest times Of course, we’ll be happy to receive proper instruction on how to use machinery and perform specific tasks. We’re ready to learn new things, take on responsibility, and contribute physically as well. We’re not looking for a place where we simply live for free. We truly want to pitch in and become part of daily life. ### Additional Skills and Support We’d also be happy to: - Take care of children and help families with their daily routines - Cook and bake for everyone - Help with household chores - Handle shopping and errands - Taking care of the animals, house, and yard during vacations or when someone is sick - Organizing tasks independently and carrying them out reliably ### Agility and Dog Training We are active in **agility**, have **competition experience**, and bring **training experience** to the table. We have our own agility equipment. If there is sufficient space and interest, we can offer on-site dog training, agility, or enrichment activities for dogs. ### Our Pets – Please Read Carefully We have: **Three small, white, sweet, well-groomed, and sociable dogs, as well as a white cat.** Not one dog. Not one dog and one cat. Not maybe two dogs. But quite clearly: **Three small white dogs and a white cat.** Our dogs are small. To put it another way: if you were to stack our three small dogs on top of each other, the result would be roughly the size of a German Shepherd. So, in a sense, we have **a German Shepherd divided by three**. Our pets are an integral part of our family. They will not be given away, left behind, or permanently placed elsewhere. Therefore, it goes without saying that we must be able to bring our pets with us and find housing that accommodates them. We’re both now stunned by how often an application is apparently just skimmed over, and we then hear: “I didn’t know you had three dogs.” Or: “I thought you only had one dog and one cat.” That’s why we expressly ask that you read our ad in its entirety before making us an offer or scheduling a meeting with us. ### What does “permanent” mean? We’d also like to explain this point very simply and clearly. The word **permanent** consists of the following terms: **Duration** means that something exists over a longer period of time and doesn’t end after just a few hours, days, or weeks. **-haft** means, in this context, that something remains in place or lasts longer. For us, **permanent housing** therefore means: We are looking for a place where we can **live long-term, contribute, take on responsibility, and settle in**. “Permanent” explicitly does not mean: - a vacation - a weekend - a few days - temporary housing - a short-term work assignment - temporary lodging - just a place to stay during the holidays - a place we’re expected to leave after a few weeks We are **not looking for a trailer, construction trailer, or similar temporary housing**. We’ve already had bad experiences with such offers. We don’t need luxury. A **small, permanent room, a small apartment, a studio, a granny flat, or something similar** is perfectly sufficient for us. What’s important is a secure living space and the opportunity to live there permanently with our animals. ### Why do we sometimes visit farms only briefly at first? For our summer vacation, we’ve planned a route where we’d like to visit various farms and potential places to live. Such a visit can last a few hours or two to three days. However, this short stay doesn’t mean we only want to live there for a few days. The short visit is solely for the purpose of getting to know each other: - Do we get along on a personal level? - Do both sides’ expectations align? - What responsibilities would we take on? - Is the environment suitable for us and our animals? - Can both sides envision living together long-term? A two-day introductory visit is therefore not the same as “temporary housing.” We visit a place briefly to find out whether it could eventually lead to a **permanent home and a long-term partnership**. Of course, during the introductory visit, it may become clear that things aren’t a good fit for one or both sides. That’s not a problem at all—that’s exactly what an introductory visit is for. However, it’s sad and unnecessary when an agreed-upon visit is canceled just a few days beforehand because our request wasn’t read properly beforehand. It’s equally unhelpful when we arrive, exchange only two sentences, and then end up standing around for several hours with nothing to do and no one to talk to. We therefore hope for an honest and reasonable discussion in advance. ### Where are we looking? We’re particularly drawn to: - the ocean - the mountains - a quiet rural area - a farm or agricultural operation - a place close to nature However, these are preferences, not strict requirements. Even ordinary countryside without the ocean or mountains is an option for us if the location, the tasks, and the people are a good fit for us. We are also explicitly open to looking **outside of Germany**. Since we currently speak only German, it must be possible to communicate in German on the farm or within the family or business. ### What We’re Looking For We’re looking for: - Long-term housing in exchange for reliable help - A permanent place to live - Meals provided or shared meals - Clear agreements regarding tasks and work hours - A respectful and honest relationship - A long-term outlook - the opportunity to bring our three dogs and our cat with us Of course, we’ll also contribute to the meals. We can cook and bake for everyone and are happy to help out in the kitchen and with household chores. We’re not looking for a free vacation or a place we’ll have to leave after just a few days. We’re looking for a place where we can **settle in permanently, pitch in, take on responsibilities, and become part of daily life**. Please only get in touch if you’ve read our entire request, are happy to welcome our three dogs and our cat, and can envision a long-term arrangement. Feel free to write us a bit about yourselves, the location, your current living situation, possible tasks, and what kind of help you’d like from us. Best regards, **Emma and Jonas Winter**

Amenities & features

• ✓ Pets allowed
• ✓ Non-smoking