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Host: Academic family of 3 (Physics/Chinese university teachers) in a spacious 3-story North suburb Beijing house. Former Workaway hosts; non-smoking omnivores.
Role: Help with light chores/gardening; engage our imaginative 6-year-old son in active play using English or German. Piano/violin a bonus
Perks: Private room, cultural immersion. Great location between central Beijing & the Great Wall.
20 hours of help per week
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
5 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.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
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
Fluent English or Fluent German
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
**About Us**
We are an open-minded family of three (born 1990, 1990, 2019) living in a spacious three-story house in Beijing's northern suburbs. As university teachers in Physics and Chinese, we've lived abroad for many years — in Japan, Italy, and Germany — and we love cultural exchange. We were active Workaway hosts in Germany and genuinely celebrate cultural differences, which we feel is the heart of this journey.
Grandparents visit from time to time and speak only Chinese, making our home a truly authentic place to experience local life. We are very family-friendly and would happily welcome a traveling family with children of a similar age!
**About the Schedule**
We currently stay in the house on weekends. During weekdays, we live at a smaller place closer to our son's school. We're still exploring whether we can stay at the house more often with a longer commute — but for now, we hope you'll join us on weekends, leaving your weekdays free to travel and explore.
**What We're Looking For**
Our main goal is to create a fun, natural language environment for our energetic son (born 2019). Having spent several years in a German Kita, he's open to both English and German speakers. Highly imaginative, he loves inventing his own games and directing people like actors in his mental fantasy movies! He enjoys high-energy play — wrestling, swinging high, action games — rather than repetitive sports like catching or kicking balls.
We're also building our garden and would deeply appreciate help with planting, digging a fish pond, building a pavilion, and other hands-on projects. If you enjoy getting your hands dirty outdoors, you'll fit right in!
**activities:**
Engage our son in creative, active play and chat with him in English or German.
Help us out with light household chores and gardening around our house.
**rules:**
Diet & Meals: We are an Omnivore Family
We eat a wide variety of fresh food, including meat, seafood, and vegetables. We are not a vegetarian or vegan household. While we are happy to accommodate minor allergies or simple preferences, it might be difficult for us to cater to strictly vegan diets or highly restrictive eating habits.
Smoking
Smoking of any kind (including e-cigarettes/vaping) is not permitted anywhere on our property, indoors or outdoors, to ensure a clean environment.
Privacy & Safety
We value our home's privacy and security. For this reason, we cannot accommodate outside guests or overnight visitors. We also kindly ask that you complete the mandatory police registration upon arrival—this is a legal requirement for all visitors staying anywhere in China, and we are happy to help guide you through the quick process. We appreciate your understanding in helping us keep our home a safe, private space for the family!
Visa
China currently allows citizens from many countries to enter completely visa-free for up to 30 days.
We can host travelers utilizing this 30-day visa-free scheme, or those who already hold a valid student/residence visa in China. Please note that as a private family, we cannot provide formal invitation letters for work/volunteer visas."
Engage our son in creative, active play and chat with him in English or German.
Help us out with light household chores and gardening around our house.
Diet & Meals: We are an Omnivore Family
We eat a wide variety of fresh food, including meat, seafood, and vegetables. We are not a vegetarian or vegan household. While we are happy to accommodate minor allergies or simple preferences, it might be difficult for us to cater to strictly vegan diets or highly restrictive eating habits.
Smoking
Smoking of any kind (including e-cigarettes/vaping) is not permitted anywhere on our property, indoors or outdoors, to ensure a clean environment.
Privacy & Safety
We value our home's privacy and security. For this reason, we cannot accommodate outside guests or overnight visitors. We also kindly ask that you complete the mandatory police registration upon arrival—this is a legal requirement for all visitors staying anywhere in China, and we are happy to help guide you through the quick process. We appreciate your understanding in helping us keep our home a safe, private space for the family!
Visa
China currently allows citizens from many countries to enter completely visa-free for up to 30 days.
We can host travelers utilizing this 30-day visa-free scheme, or those who already hold a valid student/residence visa in China. Please note that as a private family, we cannot provide formal invitation letters for work/volunteer visas."
