Welcoming British-Bolivian family in Bolivian Andes
Description
Hello! We are a British Bolivian family living in La Paz, Bolivia, in a beautiful semi rural village surrounded by the Andes, just 30 mins from the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city La Paz. The majority of our neighbours are Ayamara Indians and the area is characterised not only by the stunning natural surroundings but also a blossoming eco cultural tourist circuit. There is great trekking, mountain biking, horse back riding nearby as well as a very vibrant culutural agenda.
My family and I have been involved in community projects for many years and we run an international volunter programme in our community and we are currently setting up a new camping ground on the beautiful mountain side where we live.
We are a busy household and often have several international volunteers living in the grounds of our family home whilst they spend 1-3 months working on local projects. It is a very sociable and stimulating environment to share with so many committed people and we often have shared meals or culutral events which workawayers are welcome to join.
My family and I have been involved in community projects for many years and we run an international volunter programme in our community and we are currently setting up a new camping ground on the beautiful mountain side where we live.
We are a busy household and often have several international volunteers living in the grounds of our family home whilst they spend 1-3 months working on local projects. It is a very sociable and stimulating environment to share with so many committed people and we often have shared meals or culutral events which workawayers are welcome to join.
Région
South America
Type de travail
Teaching,Art project,
Charity work,
Helping with Tourists,
Animal care,
Help in the house,
Help with Eco project,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Babysitting / child care,
Building,
Gardening
Travail
Our workawayers usually work Monday - Friday 8am-12.30pm and then share lunch with us. The rest of the day is free to rest or explore.
The work may include:
- Building: Painting, carpentry, plumbing, general repair
- work on the land: landscaping, planting trees, digging irrigation canals, cutting grass, gardenning, up keep and development of vegetable patch, building fences
- cleaning and upkeep of volunteer accommodation
We recycle all our grey water and rain water and we have laying hens - but we feel we could be doing so much more! so we welcome people with skills and experience with regards to organic gardenning, worm farms etc and also raising small livestock such as chickens, ducks and bees.
We are looking for someone who can fit in with our family and our values. We are very welcoming and open our family to receive people from all over the world.
Our experieince with workawayers to date has been really positive and we have enjoyed extending our family to include new people.
We offer workawayers really great accommodation and lunch on the days they work. Breakfast and evening meals are the responsability of the workawayers - there are several cheap local shops for groceries in the village as well as great local restaurants where you can enjoy a tasty meal for under USD$5.
The work may include:
- Building: Painting, carpentry, plumbing, general repair
- work on the land: landscaping, planting trees, digging irrigation canals, cutting grass, gardenning, up keep and development of vegetable patch, building fences
- cleaning and upkeep of volunteer accommodation
We recycle all our grey water and rain water and we have laying hens - but we feel we could be doing so much more! so we welcome people with skills and experience with regards to organic gardenning, worm farms etc and also raising small livestock such as chickens, ducks and bees.
We are looking for someone who can fit in with our family and our values. We are very welcoming and open our family to receive people from all over the world.
Our experieince with workawayers to date has been really positive and we have enjoyed extending our family to include new people.
We offer workawayers really great accommodation and lunch on the days they work. Breakfast and evening meals are the responsability of the workawayers - there are several cheap local shops for groceries in the village as well as great local restaurants where you can enjoy a tasty meal for under USD$5.
Langues parlées
English and Spanish
Logement
We can offer very comfortable independent self catering accommodation on our land with access to kitchen and bathroom and probably the best and most unspoilt views in La Paz and the mountains.
As the workawayers share living space with our other volunteers we need people who can are excellent at communal living and can respect the space of other people. This means that workawayers must abide by house rules and contribute to maintaining very high levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
The houses are new, modern, cosy with fireplaces, DVD and cable TV.
Autres choses...
We ask all potential workaway volunteers to send us their CV and 2 references that we can contact before we can confirm the work exchange.
Time Commitment: ideally 1 to 3 months
Age: Over 18
Language requirements: Basic Spanish and English
Visa information:
(This information may change at short notice). If you are from Europe, Canada or Australia you do not need a visa if you are staying less then 90 days in one calendar year. If you wish to stay for longer you will have to apply for temporary residency. If you are from the US you will need a visa and it will cost you approx $135.
We have 3 friendly dogs and a beautiful cat. These pets do not go in the volunteer acccommodation.
Time Commitment: ideally 1 to 3 months
Age: Over 18
Language requirements: Basic Spanish and English
Visa information:
(This information may change at short notice). If you are from Europe, Canada or Australia you do not need a visa if you are staying less then 90 days in one calendar year. If you wish to stay for longer you will have to apply for temporary residency. If you are from the US you will need a visa and it will cost you approx $135.
We have 3 friendly dogs and a beautiful cat. These pets do not go in the volunteer acccommodation.
My Photo Album
Here´s a selection of photos of where we live and surrounding areas - as well as some of the UP CLOSE BOLIVIA volunteer activities.Click to enlarge.
Host ref number: 16833473364e
Feedback left about host
Lovely family and beautiful place to stay and work for a month, I was very sad to leave.
Mostly worked with Rolando and exchanged English and Spanish, I didn't realise untill I left how much I'd learnt!
Thank you Emma and Rolando for your hospitality
Mostly worked with Rolando and exchanged English and Spanish, I didn't realise untill I left how much I'd learnt!
Thank you Emma and Rolando for your hospitality
We have really enjoyed having Orion stay with us, he is a gentle soul and a very hard and dedicated worker, always ready willing and able to work alongside us and local workers to build a new vguest house and also to undertake landscaping. He gets along with everyone. We wll miss him and we highly recommend him for other workaway placements in the more
Sharing our lives with Bethany and Ted was an absolute joy - we wish they could have stayed for longer. We will miss them very much and thier openness and energy for learning constantly from their environments and contributing to life and the people they meet during their travels.
A very positive experience and I would highly recommend both of more
A very positive experience and I would highly recommend both of more
Working alongside Emma, Rolando, David and Bell and meeting Karen and the other volunteers was a highlight of our South American trip. We learned so much from them and their kind hearts of compassion and stewardship. They care deeply about their land and their community, and we will always think of them with fondness! They have a very special more
It was wonderful having Dan to stay with us as part of ur family. He was full of enthusisam and made such a beautiful difference to our garden with his landscaping skills. He was funny, respectful and we will miss him a lot. I highly recommend Dan to other hosts.
Thank you Dan!
Thank you Dan!

I had a brilliant month staying with the family, very nice family and a beautiful place to stay. Very good place to learn Spanish as the Bolivians speak very correct and clear Spanish. Very good accommodation and food. (La sopa mejor del mundo).
Well worth it and a variety of things to do depending what interests you.
Thank you.
Well worth it and a variety of things to do depending what interests you.
Thank you.
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