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14 Feb 2024
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Hello Volunteers,
I am a positive single woman with many friends in Uruguay. I like people. My two-bedroom home has gardening areas in front and in the back yard. I would like some help with a vegetable and herb garden. I need help with organic gardening for small spaces, pruning and other chores are needed in the yard. There is plenty of yard work including spading and planting seeds and plants along with preparing garden beds to plant vegetables, Im also thinking of some vertical gardening.
I also will need some help cleaning and organizing furniture, books, clothes and kitchen items in a little house and a bigger one.
My house needs cleaning all the time. Walls need preparation for painting inside and there are outdoor areas to paint as well. There is a records and filing project.
I could use some help with Hatha yoga in the mornings and I want to re-learn some poses.
I work from home online and spend several hours a day on the computer, so it is good when volunteers can supervise themselves for most projects.
But it's not all about work. The ocean is only a block and a half away and it constantly beckons.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There is a beach nearby with folks from around the world during summer months.
Here in my home there are foreigners and local Uruguayan folks who come by for meals and visits. I sometimes have access to a car for visits to local points of interest.
Help
My home needs a hard worker to start by planning and organizing indoor and outdoor projects. It is fun for me to plan the work together. This place needs a lot of attention because I was traveling for several months. There is a lot of work here.
Are you a handy-person? Can you fix small things? Can you get creative in the garden and kitchen?
It would be fun to have an organic gardener. Outdoors there are many little tasks including lay-out for container gardening, planting, weeding. and preparation of garden walls for painting.
I may need help with online research or other computer-related tasks. It would be a plus to have a worker who can help me get inspired to do some yoga, but it is not a big deal.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
The workaway volunteer stays in a private bedroom and uses a small private bathroom with a shower. This home is located a block and a half from the beach in a quiet residential neighborhood on the Mansa (calmer) side in Punta del Este. The closest town is accessible by bus, or a twenty minute walk. Workawayers who like to cook sometimes prepare meals.
There is Internet, but it is not always dependable.
There is one pet, a young cat named Charlie Chaplin. He is friendly.
I am a quiet person and I to go to bed fairly early and get up around 8.
What else ...
There are plenty of birds. Sea lions come around the nearby fish market at the marina.
Work at my home is fairly easy with many opportunities to play and bus rides to fun places.
The bus is three blocks away and the bus system is excellent. Attractions include Jose Ignacio lighthouse, Museo Ralli, sculpture garden, Punta del Este, Piriapolis, and many kilometers of beachfront.
The beach is on the calm side of Punta del Este so it's good for swimming in the warmer months. It is a great place to watch the sunset. Whales happen by in the early spring.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
Nicole did an outstanding job of weeding, trimming, planting and improving the overall appearance of my yard. One project was to build a vertical plant feature using a variety of kinds of plants. She stepped into the… read more
They cleaned the garden areas in the yard front and back and it is a great improvement. They… read more
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Nicole did an outstanding job of weeding, trimming, planting and improving the overall appearance of my yard. One project was to build a vertical plant feature using a variety of kinds of plants. She stepped into the… read more
They cleaned the garden areas in the yard front and back and it is a great improvement. They… read more
Bruna is well-organized and has the mind of an administrator when it comes to planning and doing. She did a great deal of… read more
We share so many good moments that it doesn’t really feel like a job and I’ve got so proud with all the changes we’ve made in la Nona.
I felt like Mary’s was an oasis in the middle… read more
The work around the house was so light and fun I wouldn't even call It work.
We learnt a lot from each other and she introduced us to her friends.
Thank you Mary!
They were honest, polite, and good to be with and they brought fresh energy. They jumped in and saw what needed doing. They worked steadily and and asked questions when they needed a tool or information to do the job. Unfortunately the mold here is not a healthy condition and they needed to… read more
She is a delightful woman and she has her eye tuned to what needs to be done and at the same time she is always geared for a learning experience.
I can't say enough good things about her as a worker. Sue accomplishes so much in a single day. It was fun to watch her… read more
We would often walk down to the beach to watch the sunset ( and they were always amazing… read more
It was a pleasure to help out in the backyard- painting, cleaning and finding the paving stones! As well as sorting out/ unpacking in the house. And all of this a stones throw from playa mansa.
I really… read more
Ira does everything with a sense of pride. She can't just do something partly good.
While she was here Ira helped with moving preparations. She prepared delicious and nutritional meals and had fun as she went along. She… read more
Thanks a lot for everything Mary.
Saludos
Leoni
Leoni has been a terrific worker at my home for the last week. She jumps in and gets things done with her friend Miriam. Both of these young women know how to see what needs doing and do it. Their jobs were about helping me get ready to move and included cleaning, organizing, and preparing wooden boxes to be used for packing.
When they… read more
Miriam and her friend Leoni helped me at my home with preparations for a move. Tasks included cleaning, cooking, organizing, and preparing many wooden boxes to be… read more
