Empowerment project based in a small community at Izmir, Turkey

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  Description

  Here at the place our goal is to ensure our visitors leave our centre stronger than when they first came in. We strive to provide this through various activities including yoga, nature walks, art and permaculture.
  
  Our actions are aligned with potential answers to the following questions:
  
  How can we strengthen each other as we travel together on our individual journeys?
  How can we illuminate our surroundings with what we do? … How can we keep the values of Anatolia alive?...
  
  This is a journey to explore and experience the healing that comes from nature, movement, art, nutrition, yoga, and creating an empathetic community… We evolve through our experience… Our efforts here at the place aim to build sustainable relationships and communities through our yoga, massage, contact-dance improvisation, wine-making and many other workshops. We hope that our project will eventually grow to include a yoga and sustainability retreat center; updates about this project are soon to come.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There are many things that you could learn while with us. You can learn how to make sourdough bread, apple cider vinegar, house wine, and shwa-saka-san. You can also attend our yoga and contact-dance-improvisation workshops that teach about connectivity. We also spend quite a lot of time around the garden so much to learn from farming. There are many, many opportunities for cultural exchange with our community members. I always integrate my knowledge about Turkey into our projects as well. We are a group which is quite concerned about climate crisis and sustainability, so we are open to supporting new projects and ideas from volunteers.

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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

  We just moved to countryside so there is so much work to do as construction and on the garden.
  Mosly we nede help in the kitchen, housekeeping and garden is our main flow on our daily flow...

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Turkish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  There is a big kitchen where we cook and eat, a smaller butler's pantry where we wash dishes, and bathroom. We have beds, sheets, blankets, extra clothes, and towels that can make your stay comfortable. We can host 2 to 6 volunteers at a time. Our rooms for two people. When it is not winter we use tents also -- We have lots of healthy food and have fun family style meals with community members. We are vegan and vegetarian-friendly. We have a yoga studio where we teach / practice yoga where vounteers can attend.

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  What else ...

  İzmir (40 km) is quite touristic city with lots of attractive museums, historic and cultural sights and social events. Seferihisar is our town (19 km) with local bazaar evert Tuesday and Friday. Beach is 16 km... We have public transportation to all these areas. We have also hiking routes around the village.

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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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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  MAXIMUM 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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