Help with self sufficiency farm and DIY renovation house in Kimotsuki Town, Japan

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  Description

  I'm Rie, Japanese whom maried with Indonesian and Have 10 years old boy.we are moslem family.
  
  Our son is an active boy need to playing you:)
  
  Our Target is Zero Waste &Low Energy specially for Plastic usage Which still under progress until we can self sufficiency in our daily need and making everything by self.
  
  We learn by doing small organic farm for self sufficiency and plan to renovate abandoned house with offgrid method using waste /unuse material to minimize cost
  
  Due to our project is for our self sufficiency not for bussines purpose using our own less income so we need to make it as can as possible to run with minimize cost and everything make byself.
  
  We need guest whom can understand with it.
  
  We pleasure for guest whom has an idea DIY /permaculture using waste material or similar.
  
  Beach are less than 1km from our house ,as you know in here is remote area,inconvenient to go anywhere.You can go to Jaxa rocket center for 5minute using car with me if our schedule is match.
  
  Our location is on Kagoshima Prefecture・Kimotsuki town・Kishira you can find information for locations And
  Any important thing to make sure before deciding join with us.
  
  Due to we want to run less energy and minimize operations cost in our living styles.please use energy ,water and any resources as less as possible.
  
  Meal:moslem meal(no pork and alcohol ,and they derived material)
  
  Rough description for Schedule (sometime will change):
  7:00- 08:30 room cleaning &house keeping、Self Laundry , Prepare &cleaning dish breakfast
  8:30: 12:00 work
  12:00-14:00 rest and prepare &cleaning dish lunch
  14:00-16:30 Work
  16:30: 17:30 free time
  17:30 :19:30 prepare &cleaning dish for dinner
  19:30-20:30 hang out and game
  5 days for work in a week
  5-6 hours / day/ person
  
  Due to i work from Monday to Thursday, we need our guest to work independently base on my target for halfday(3-3,5H)
  and take 1 full day holiday between those day.
  
  And Friday to Sunday work time as: Friday: 3H Saturday: 5H Sunday:3H
  
  guest must arrange their arrival on Friday/Saturday that i can show the job by independently for weekdays program.
  
  (For couples/group guest, work hours is count by head)
  
  Holiday are usually decide by weather (we don’t work when it rainy day or change inside work)
  
  animal: cats(living freely inside &outside house) @dog (indoor)
  chicken(outdoor)
  (Please be concerned for guest whom has allergies or some problems with animal)
  
  We ll share work for one week sometime ll change a day before or we need you do by yourself.
  
  Our activity can be check on my husband instagram for our activity
  Please feel free to ask us for the link
  
  After you contact us, we would like to take pre screening document and video call on zoom,skype or whatsapp to talk detail further.
  
  Wa aren’t native in English but we try hard to communicate as can as possible.
  
  Guest do not need to speak Japanese now but we find whom have a will to learn .
  
  Your stay at our garden & renovate house will be a real homestay, which means that we will be sharing everyday life. Therefore it is important that you are willing to adapt to our daily rhythm.
  
  VERY IMPORTANT: Please notice that when we host helpers, we count on their contribution to the work in the garden and house renovation , work can be tough and physical, but it is also rewarding, and we will always make sure you are enjoying yourself during your work and free time. This is a true exchange, not a vacation. We are looking forward to hosting serious and motivated helpers! We treat all our Workawayers with respect and as if they were a guest in our home.
  
  *My volunteer program on help is close to the farming help exchange program so I don't accept the people who are looking for just free accommodation and foods like a homestay. Also make sense that your effort is help me in self sufficiency and prepare food for next guest like food chain system. And the schedules depend on the weather condition , at rainy day may indoor activity (DIY/maintenance )or we ll inform to take holiday.I wish you can understand what I want to request you.
  
  we are really grateful for you for reading our page.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Japanese Language , Japanese Culture and art, Indonesian Language
  For language exchange we need your self initiative to choose the time

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  General farming,Weeding
  Gathering grass,Seeding,Planting seedlings in the ground,Harvesting,Sifting soil,Sprinkling & compost for chicken droppings,making solid& liquid fertilizer &pesticide ,mixed organic compost chicken & cow droppings,Planting rice plants,Reaping rice,Threshing,Thinning out seedlings
  Managing vegetable / rice fields,Cleaning,Cooking,Washing the dishes,General housework,DIY renovate house,Looking after children

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Indonesian: Fluent
  Japanese: Fluent
  English: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Japanese,Indonesian
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  Accommodation

  Basically guest life together with us, like share house but if we have more than 2 guest, they ll be stay in Renovate house for bedroom, share kitchen&toilet.
  
  With share kitchen system in that house due to we Muslim please prepare everything without pork& alcohol contain in your food.
  
  We prepare for food material basically with vegan course.
  
  In meal preparation, we need your hand to making and cleaning after.
  We need it to make close to guest and host in communication
  
  Shared room in renovate house with 2 Bunk bed(guest ) with different room for male&female
  In main house using Japanese style bed.
  
  Due to we want to try for ECO living style (using less fo chemicals , energy and waste )we need your collaboration in here.
  
  For washing ,laundry machine until we prepared it@ guest house .Guest also can use at main house and we need run it together to less use energy.
  
  Its important to bring your laundry bag and dry them by self.
  
  Its important for us our guest need to be clean and tidy.
  *specially set for their bedroom as we prepare everyday
  
  Please prepare suitable working clothes and other stuff by yourself.
  we just have work shoes in 26.5cm&26cm
  
  Min stay: 1 week
  Maximum: 2 weeks
  
  For your mobility we just have 1 bicycles due to its village area ,it’s ll be inconvenient to go to somewhere. Not good ones but enough to support for mobility.
  
  Nearest convenience store is 20 min by car or share taxi Or we ll give you direction to using public transportation while here.
  Twice a week there is movable supermarket.
  
  Once or twice in a week we ll be shopping for daily need if we match for schedule we can be go to city or nearest shop together.
  
  IMPORTANT:
  We dont have enough budget for couple guest, so we wrote accept one guest, if you want to come with couple or more we need your understanding to share food if we buy food material and self pay if meal outside.
  
  Pickup service is at Uchinoura’s bus stop.

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  What else ...

  We dont provide wifi & don’t have spare time to buy it for ,please careful prepare data sim card which easy get in airport or electric shop in japan.
  
  You can use freewifi facility nearest with limited time and its strictly important to use it on your free time ( after dinner)
  
  For visa ,and insurances please prepare by your self we need you to show it because it’s important for us.
  
  For international driving license if you bring it with you , please show to us before I ll take simple driving test before you use ours can for working purposes when I need your driving help.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  5hours a day, 5days a week

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