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I'm Julie, I run a New Orleans originated non-profit working at Lake Atitlan specifically the small towns around lake Atitlan. . It is our program that provides sterilization clinics here at the lake to cut down on the street dog population. Currently I am running one clinic a month. The volunteers here at the time of the clinic would help promote the clinics and be there the day of the clinic to lend a hand where needed. No animal medical experience is necessary as everyone will be trained to know how to work together for the clinic to ultimately run successfully.
As to the day to day here my volunteers walk the dogs I’ve rescued twice a day which on most days are the only things to do so I would like my volunteers to really take them out for several hours a day on fun hikes and long walks. I would also like you to tend to the plants, do some light shopping and light cleaning. Other small things do pop up but mostly it’s very simple to volunteer here. I do ask that the volunteers consider this home a shared home in that we work together to keep the main parts of the home nice and tidy.
While this is a housing opportunity and meals are not included, I do enjoy cooking and sharing meals and taking turns cooking with the amazing volunteers that come from all over the world.
At the moment I have volunteers booked through march but will edit my profile when or if things change.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House and pet sitting
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Charity work
Plant care
Cooking & food
Animals
Hiking
Outdoor activities
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The lake offers amazing opportunities to experience the local culture. There's a large indigenous population here so it's an interesting place to experience modern Mayan life.
Help
Home, pet and garden care,
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
It is very important to continue the sterilization clinics here in Guatemala that I learn Spanish. It would be lovely to have someone both proficient in English and Spanish that could spend an hour a day while volunteering here to help with that.
Accommodation
Full kitchen with a full size fridge, stove top and convection oven. Full size bed and sectional sofa, tv with streaming apps, full shower with hot water and two amazing young dogs, Lucy and Roux.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have a decent WiFi connection and have no problem streaming, so video-based work should be fine
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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You don’t have a regular working schedule like at other workaways. My only “job” was walking her dog Roux. I took her on several hikes in the area so I could explore the surroundings of Lake Atitlan at the same time. I really… read more
We had our own private room and bathroom which was both comfortable and spacious. Julie's kitchen was fully equipped with… read more
Her home is very comfortable, with a private bedroom and bathroom for volunteers — it truly feels like home. This is without a… read more
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You don’t have a regular working schedule like at other workaways. My only “job” was walking her dog Roux. I took her on several hikes in the area so I could explore the surroundings of Lake Atitlan at the same time. I really… read more
We had our own private room and bathroom which was both comfortable and spacious. Julie's kitchen was fully equipped with… read more
Her home is very comfortable, with a private bedroom and bathroom for volunteers — it truly feels like home. This is without a… read more
Her generosity was unparalleled - she regularly gave us donations of dog harnesses/leashes and even food crops to grow in the shelter!… read more
He recently helped me rescue a sick dog from the streets and transport her to my house, where we cared for her… read more
