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24 Jan 2024
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Hola Workawayers! I live in Andalucia, 35 minutes from Malaga airport in the countryside approaching Sierra Nieves towards Casarabonela. I live with Reggie and Spot and Spike the dogs, and Cat.
I was a teacher in my past life :) I also love cooking and we eat organically as much as possible.
You will have a lovely bedroom with excellent wifi, your own bathroom, Netflix and music.
The work I would like to do, and I will do my best to help, is mainly outside around the terrace and helping in the garden. I have the materials and tools. If you have any experience with fencing and general building, it would be fabulous.
If you think you can help with this and would like to spend a couple of weeks in the Andalucian countryside please get in touch :) I may also need a house sitter for a week or so in the spring...
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I can certainly help with English. The C2 line train to Malaga only 10 mins from here.
Alora is only a short drive away with the world famous Caminito Del Rey walk.
Andalucia is beautiful, it's incredible how it changes through the seasons and the Sierra Nieves is where La Vuelta passes through - past our front door actually.
There are some good walking routes directly from the house.
Help
I am really looking for someone who knows a bit about building. And inspiration! A large part of the garden is a blank canvas at the moment
Any other skills in trades would be super useful.
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
I live in a 3 bed villa with swimming pool and large garden.
You will have your own bedroom and bathroom - as above, and use of the house with us as one of the family.
We cook and you would be included as much or as little as you want. If you love cooking you would be our guest to treat us to something new one evening!
What else ...
There is no frequent transport but there is a bus route that passes the house a few times a day. I have a bike you can use, the nearest town in 6km, with a couple of bars, supermarket, pharmacy.
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 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We met so briefly on arrival and departure we didn't really get to know each other but he kept everything in perfect order, did some really useful jobs for me in the garden and I am super grateful for his… read more
Torben is genuinely kind and with a great sense of humour...and that food you cooked was AMAZING!
Wishing you the very best on your next leg of the journey, keep in touch
We shared great barbecues and big selection of good vine and many variety of other food Joanna cooked .
Many projects around the house so I could choose any i want it to do , landscaping , house repairs etc , many tools and material… read more
He made a wonderful cheesecake, adjusted, repaired and improved many small but important house faults and repaired a wall that was is need of… read more
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We met so briefly on arrival and departure we didn't really get to know each other but he kept everything in perfect order, did some really useful jobs for me in the garden and I am super grateful for his… read more
Torben is genuinely kind and with a great sense of humour...and that food you cooked was AMAZING!
Wishing you the very best on your next leg of the journey, keep in touch
We shared great barbecues and big selection of good vine and many variety of other food Joanna cooked .
Many projects around the house so I could choose any i want it to do , landscaping , house repairs etc , many tools and material… read more
He made a wonderful cheesecake, adjusted, repaired and improved many small but important house faults and repaired a wall that was is need of… read more
There is a variety of tasks to do there and I could choose according with my skills.
I would definitely recommend Joanna
Over two weeks he did so many things around the house and was always willing and great company.
Stefano helped me design and build a perfect outdoor kitchen area and mended all number of faulty machines!
Thank you so much Stefano, we are all hugely grateful for your help and skills, particularly the chocolate mousse… read more
Me gustó mucho conocerte y espero volver a vernos!
Te deseo lo mejor :)
And of course all the other jobs you sorted out over 3.5 months - goodness, what a stretch over lock-down!!
Hope you are having a wonderful experience in Italy now.
Best wishes Joanna
