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Please check for updates here as we change our terms and conditions according to the season.
Feel free to request for a video call, I can show you the house and tell you more about what our days look like, past experiences from volunteers, etc.
**We DO NOT accept your friends who want to tag along unless they send an application themselves detailing their skills and experience which we will consider. Just asking "hey can my friends join?" is not the way to do it
** Minimum 2 Weeks stay. If you have confirmed your dates, it's not cool to leave much earlier that your departure date.
Before we start, I recommend that you reconsider sending us a message if you:
1) Have dietary restrictions or limited food preference — There are limited choices of vegan, vegetarian foods in Langkawi, so it would be hard to find vegetarian/vegan food etc at our regular favourite spots. When we cook, we do have veg option. If you're cool with that and also prepping your own meals, do apply.
2) Can't drive a car or ride a motorcycle — We encourage volunteers to be be more active in exploring the island on their free time. Some days we might be too busy to take volunteers out for a tour, but we routinely go to some beautiful locations to relax. If you're lucky, there are other volunteers who can drive but better if you also can. If you have extra budget to hire Grab car, then send us a message.
3) Can't speak okay English — Yes there is a French speaker in the house, but she is not available all the time. I can usually understand people who speak a some English with strong accent but if you don't speak English at all, you might have a hard time.
Salam and Hello.
I'm Syed and my wife Laurine and I recently started up our new life in a quiet bungalow inside the jungle in Langkawi Island. The land is close to Kuah Town, and about 30-45 mins drive to the other parts of the island, so we are at the centre of the island. We have access to many restaurants, supermarkets, beaches, small islands and bars.
We are two young simple people. I'm originally from Kuala Lumpur and moved to Langkawi 4 years ago. I run a small kombucha business with Laurine who is from France. She is a French teacher online and writes articles. We are happy to host fellow travellers at our jungle home in exchange for fair work.
Update: Laurine will be in France for summer.
We are also just so flexible as the vibe changes every season here. It can be rainy or hot, there can be many people or nobody, we can be very active or homey. So if you're up for riding the wave, you may be perfect for this!
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living in a quiet jungle can be a therapeutic experience, it's a good time and place to engage in simple activities and recharge your batteries as you learn the art of Kombucha making.
We are all about showing our guests the best places, activities and prices in Langkawi so you will definitely enjoy yourself. We will take you to our regular hang out spots where you will meet interesting people from all around the world.
You will definitely experience Langkawi as a local as we are in touch with the community and happenings.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
**Also looking for long-term volunteer, minimum 5 weeks.
- House sitting, organising household.
- Receive perks, benefits and allowance.
We need help with these weekly tasks;
1) Cleaning recycled glass bottles on Monday (3 hours)
2) Tuesday, make new batch of Kombucha and bottling mature Kombucha. (3-4hrs).
3) Wednesday, labelling Kombucha bottles and housekeeping. (3 Hours)
4) Thursday & Friday are simple tasks/errands according to skills and what we need at that time. Slow, easy and flexible.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
You will stay in the jungle house dorm room, sleeping in either one of the two bunk beds with shared bathroom. Within the dorm room, there is a small room with a queen bed for solo or couple. We have a porch for hanging out, big garden, shared living room with Google ChromeCast TV, desks for study/work and a full kitchen with almost everything you need.
Our volunteer meal planning looks like this;
Breakfast — Self-service. We provide white bread, jam, eggs, tea, coffee and other basic ingredients.
Lunch — We have home cooked lunch together on Tuesdays and Friday. The rest of the time, you may cook/prepare food for yourself (rice, spices, sauces, seasonings provided).
Dinner — A few times a week, we go out to our favourite spots for dinner. For special occasions, we have home cooked dinner together. On other days, our past volunteers have preferred to cook their own meals, buy, order a delivery or just have light snacks.
I personally eat once or twice a day when I'm hungry and I either eat when I go out or have my prepped meals tailored to my dietary requirements.
What else ...
Volunteers are free to use our motorcycle, petrol receipts are claimable. Our car is also available when we are not using it. If there is not enough vehicle, it is also very cheap to rent a motorcycle, about RM250-RM350 monthly, and a car for RM600. Alternatively, volunteers can use Grab E-hailing services app for a reasonable price.
**In case of accidents, volunteers bear the full costs of repairs that are not covered by insurance.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have desks in every space, 5G WIFI and a good work-from-home culture as we all work from home.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Approximately 3 Hours a day, 5 days a week.
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He's perfect for leadership roles as he manages and executes tasks with excellent confidence and dedication. He leads others with care and clarity, at the same time doesn't mind getting his hands dirty which I respect a lot. Everytime I look around at… read more
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He's perfect for leadership roles as he manages and executes tasks with excellent confidence and dedication. He leads others with care and clarity, at the same time doesn't mind getting his hands dirty which I respect a lot. Everytime I look around at… read more
Pablo is an easy going well-mannered young man, inquisitive and a jack of all trades. He pretty much helped with most… read more
She has been a lovely company to my wife Laurine as they are both French, they laugh a lot together. It was also good for me to have more french speaking people at home to improve my French.
I still think about the muffin with feta… read more
I came to help them produce Kombucha, which was very interesting and their Kombucha is delicious 😋
While I was there, I was with several other volunteers and we were also helping with daily tasks and other projects at the time. For me, the experience of volunteering with Laurine and… read more
Zoey is like a big sister we never had. She really fitted in comfortably and took care of everybody in the house with her nurturing soul. Because she stayed a long term, it felt like we are family.
Work wise, Zoey was always five steps ahead, took up many responsibilities and contributed much more than we expected. Very… read more
I stay with them for 3 weeks and i love our house. our daily task is making Kombucha and so tasty. and my another job is prepare food for us, that's my passion. they have everthing what i use in cook. and Syed is fantastic cook, he knew many ingredients about food and… read more
She is very hard working, got all assigned tasks done and we appreciated that she really used her free time to explore Langkawi even with her short stay.
Thank you so much, we hope you have an incredible journey forward. Until we meet again.
Syed
Jaco and Lulu were very easy going, following the flow so they can fit in well anywhere. They work hard, they do their job well, they're on time, reliable , and they're skilled. The best part is they take initiative when it comes to improving our space, and do… read more
