Hi Couchsurfers!

In the heart of the beautiful black forest in the southwest of Germany, there is a large house full of joy, life and energy. The house is located in Bürchau, a relatively isolated village of about 200 inhabitants. The first shops are about fifteen minutes away by car. We are a group of 9 people living together in a former mountain hotel with 900m² of living space and a garden of 2000m². We moved in April 2022, bought the house in September 2022 and are now immersed in many exciting and creative projects!

- development of an educational center focused on solidarity, ecology and alternative lifestyles
- development of a vegetable garden aiming at self-sufficiency
- development of living spaces inside and outside the house
- organization of cultural events and parties
- harmonization and deepening of community life

Have a look on our Website: umstieg.org

As a group, we are new on Couchsurfing. However some of us have been using this Plateform since quite a while. For instance Jonathan: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/jonathankuhlburger

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

You probably know the statement: if you don't travel the world, you have to invite the world to come to your house! So come over!

We are willing to make new friends and want to see our community grow, our projects develop and our fundamental values spread as much as possible. Solidarity, ecology and diversity are not just theoretical concepts for us, but tend to be implemented on a daily basis to reach our ultimate goal: a good life for everyone.

We look forward to welcoming like-minded individuals who wish to participate in the life of the community and contribute with their skills, knowledge or experience.

Come and visit us to contribute to the blooming of our projects and have a great time in our community!

兴趣

• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• guitar
• trumpet
• hiking
• skiing
• sustainability
• permaculture
• biking
• alternative lifestyle
• mindfulness
• mushrooms
• farming
• saxophone
• diversity
• self-sufficiency
• solidarity
• music instruments
• wild herbs
• baking bread
• mediatation
• common good economy
• clarinett
• construction project
• happy kids

音乐、电影和书籍

That will bring us too far away ;p

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Only one?

教，学，和分享

Here is a list of the cultural contributions that your stay with us can bring you:
- Experience life in a community
- Recharge your batteries in the surrounding nature
- Enjoy the quietness of the mountain countryside
- Enjoy the energy of a dynamic group
- Make new friends

And here is a list of areas where you can possibly learn something:
- Mechanisms and functioning of the "Mietshäuser Syndikat" (literally 'apartment-house syndicate'). It is a cooperative, non-commercial joint venture in Germany that helps communities acquire long-term affordable living space via a legal, collective property arrangement.
- Decision-making according to the principles of sociocracy
- Instruments for harmonizing community life and conflict management
- Economy for the Common Good
- Ecological gardening
- Identification, collection and consumption of wild herbs and mushrooms
- Yoga, meditation
- Practicing your languages with native speakers: German, French, Germanic dialect and Bavarian dialect

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

You will have full access to the community areas: Kitchen, living room with fire place, bathtub, garden...
For food and drinks, we have a large amount of supplies that you can access for a donation.

我游览过的国家

Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

France