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Hi, we are a Dutch couple: Elizabeth and Jos
Living for 20 years in the Pyrenees. We build our wooden houses, divided on the old garden terraces. Nearby Arcusa a small village. We got our own springs and Solar panels. We have a vegetable garden. Animals: 2 donkeys, sheep, chicken, goose, cats and : Thorak the dog. Elizabeth is an artist, sculptor in wood and stone, having two grown up children. Daughter Mara lives in Aínsa, Son Wart is traveling. Jos is found of nature, music the garden, and he likes cooking a lot. Every Friday morning the yoga class is on our place.
As the summer is to hot to do any work, we prefer a period: half September to April.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in a small village but a very alternative surrounding of young people around Aínsa. 20 minutes by car. We do share different groups like a picknick group, a full moon sauna group for women, a yoga class, and other social networks. It's beautiful walking around as we live near the park: sierra de Guara. Also great to visit the canyons.
Help
We would love to have some help with maintenance as building /repairing the chicken house, making fences for animals, painting wooden verandas, repairing water reservoirs, work on the terraces as: planting trees, pruning olive trees, cleaning the bushes. repairing old stonewalls, working in the vegetable garden, help with the building of a Tiny House. Repair stone walls. Also help with the animals, cleaning the donkey/ sheep field. Walking the donkeys to different terasses every day. Sewing work as repairing materials for Yurt isolation.
Languages spoken
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
We can offer a yurt to sleep and cook, placed on a lower terrace, were you have privicy. The wooden sanitary is on a terrace above.
We serve breakfast and a warm lunch. We do prefer our privacy in the evenings.
What else ...
Our place is nearby the Sierra de Guara. You find canyons with vultures. Beautiful wild nature for walking, cycling, canyoning, climbing.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can possibly accept pets
The animal has to be okay with our animals
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
