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We are a small western-style hostel on the sandy shores of Baloho Bay on Nias island. The hostel and restaurant are still in their early stages, which means lots of exciting building projects, creative, art projects and cooking ideas! We are also hoping to set up an English course for children in the local village. We are situated just 20 minutes from the best surfing waves in the world while still central to waterfalls, lush rain-forest valleys, pristine beaches and fish-filled, coral-laden coastline. Nias Culture, unique in all of Indonesia, offers the only active Megalithic culture in the world, hidden in the jungle away from civilization. You can visit beautiful traditional villages, learn about Nias warrior culture, and jump off waterfalls. Or spend your afternoons driving along the coast, through the jungle and amidst the rice fields.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Karitative ArbeitKunstprojekteSprachpraxisUnterrichtenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenBetreuung von TierenMithilfe auf einem BauernhofZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHausarbeitenTourismus / GastgewerbeHandwerkliche ArbeitenHilfe mit Computer /InternetKultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Nias offers a great variety of spare-time activities. From spear-fishing to jungle walks, chasing waterfalls and boating trips to surrounding tropical islands with world class waves and snorkeling, playing a soccer tournament, playing volleyball, we offer adventure and relaxation. Spend your time bathing in the ocean or surfing it, or learn more about Nias' unique culture: visit one of the many ancient megalithic sites, hike up to one of the traditional villages in the jungle where you can admire or even spend a night in beautiful traditional wooden buildings, watch young warriors perform the stone-jumping ceremony, and hear stories about tribal wars and headhunting.
We interact a lot with the local Nias people, and they are incredibly friendly and welcoming. Prepare to have lots of pictures taken and be surrounded by groups of little children who have never seen a Westerner before! The locals really appreciate you being here and will happily invite you into their home: you can make lots of Indonesian friends playing chess, visiting one of the local karaoke bars or going to the local gym!
One of the most unique things about Nias is that there is virtually no tourism: staying here you will have a truly authentic experience of Indonesian culture, integrate into the local community, and become part of a committed group of people who truly care about this beautiful island.Arbeit
We are planning to renovate the hostel, which reopened this year. We have many different building projects going on. There's always room for new exciting ideas! In addition there are some general cleaning duties, some gardening, cute puppies to take care of, and decorating walls and signs. We also need to continuously improve our online presence so that skill set will not go unnoticed. We always try to let people choose the work or projects they enjoy most, while also giving them the opportunity to learn some new skills.
We also plan to open a English class in town, but we are still in the planning phase. Every year we also do fundraising and build a house for a family who really needs it. In 2022 we built our first house for a family near the hostel. In these ways we try to help the local community and improve their lives.Sprachen
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Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.Unterkunft
You will sleep in one of our dorms and share a bathroom and kitchen with the others volunteers and guests.
We offer a free simple breakfast, coffee or tea plus clean drinking water.
You can go to the lokal market and buy some stuff to cook or you can go to one of the restaurants arround the hostel. They offer really good and cheap food.
We also have Scooters and surfboards to rent.
We have a small canteen with cheap local food and you can purchase alcohol, cigarettes, snacks and fruit shakes/cocktails here. Recently we have started weekly pizza nights, and burger nights!
We have cold and clean rain water with western toilets, showers and A/C.Was noch ...
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Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
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Arbeitszeiten
4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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A great contact with the Indonesian culture. The best was the connection with them. After years I'm still in touch with those friendships.
I only can say good things about this experience. Great family.
Greetings from Spain my friend.
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A great contact with the Indonesian culture. The best was the connection with them. After years I'm still in touch with those friendships.
I only can say good things about this experience. Great family.
Greetings from Spain my friend.
( sorry for the super delayed… read more
I joined as a volunteer and left feeling like family. I spent nearly 2 months at Arif's place, Who's an incredibly kind human being who will go out of his way to make you feel a part of everything. His family exudes the same kidness to not only all the guests… read more
I spent 2.5 months there and it truly changed my life. There in the beginning it was a bit difficult getting all the new process started and in place, but week-by-week and even day-by-day it got easier.
The best part about the whole time there was simply the amazing people surrounding me. From the volunteers, to Arif,… read more
Thank you for everything!
I spent almost 2 months in this hostel, it's was great I really enjoy working for the hostel and the restaurant. A lot of great and good people and a lot of love. It was hard to leave this place especially because of you Arif ❤️ thanks for the good energy you bring everyday and thanks to your family for… read more
Enjoy every wave on your journey!
I was suppose to spend few weeks and I stayed 2 months there!
Lovely people, family atmosphere, many projects, incredible waves... I feel really home there, I will go back for sure.
I enjoyed so much my time in this beautiful place and I recommend it to all!!
See you soon MFs… read more
Enjoy every wave on your surfing journey!
I was so gutted to leave this incredible place - the surrounding area is beautiful and welcoming and the surfing is excellent. This is a super welcoming environment and… read more
Thank you very much for having us and welcome us into your "homes"!
We stayed for around 1 month and had a great time. From the start we felt very welcome. Both Matteo and Arif are great for creating a relaxed and happy atmosphere and make you feel at home. We enjoyed celebrating Christmas and New year with you guys.… read more
Furthermore, Tommy manufactured many things like tables with benches for the deck with his incredible carpenterskills!
Thanks to Melina, the hostel was always clean and we… read more
i truly recommend this places for all, there is always something to do.
Mateo is a fucking great manager and Axel is the best making you feel comfortable... the cultural exchange… read more
Unfortunately they are travelers and after a couple of months they had to leave but I'm sure they will be… read more
We were welcomed warmly by everyone once we arrived and treated to an epic sunset on our first night. The hostel is located in a peaceful location with a bay 30 metres away to swim in.
The guys have an incredible vision for there permaculture… read more