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Description
We live off grid in a natural park, which I'd situated in the mountains but only 15 mins from the beach by car and 30 mins from Cartagena and 50 mins from Murcia capital and the house is 100% solar energy efficient. We share with 3 dogs, 2 cats, We ve been here for 10 years, and are northern European, I am Belgian and but lived 31 years fulltime in England. I am an artist, painter, and very creative, I love my garden, animals and I am vegetarian.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak Dutch/Flemish, some French, some Spanish and English of course, You can paint, bird watch, visit surrounding villages, port towns, nature walk, cycle, beach sports, local yoga, sample local cuisine, meditate, enjoy the silence and tranquillity and observe the clear starry skies, I m very happy to take you into town or to the beach if I m travelling that way.
Help
I generally need help around the house, sometimes cleaning and tidying on a daily basis and maybe some spring cleaning, Help with gardening, such as weeding and digging, strimming , tidying stuff up from ex-build projects in the yard and the garden and lifting things as I have a back issue, and etc but we are open to people´s abilities such as construction, building, general maintenance such as painting, the iron grills in front of the windows and some wooden windows need rubbing down and staining again, anyone able to help with technology is always helpful from time to time as well as sharing cooking duties once in a while if that is one of your passions. I would like help with carrying and lifting things. A load of earth has fallen down behind a chain link fence and needs to be shovelled away. Also making wooden raised beds would be handy. There are always plenty of things to be done.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis 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.
Accommodation
bedroom and use of bathroom, generally not shared unless we have another guest. You will have to make your own breakfast as I just have coffee, we usually have lunch together and we have a cooked dinner in the evening. We will come to arrangement how the kitchen facilities will be shared. I do not like food fried in the house especially not meat. There is a internet connection but with limited data, therefor we cannot download films or netflix or such as we have weak phone signal therefor best to use whatsapp. But the system is perfectly fine to do emails, some u tube etc.
What else ...
Puerto the Mazarron has a bus station from where you can travel to various towns and places. Having your own car or renting one would make it easier for you to visit local beaches and areas of interest.
We are in a natural reserve with high fire risk, smoking is only permitted in one designated area due to forest fires. Making bonfires is strictly forbidden.
We enjoy the quite life and nature and the tranquility.
It is an ideal place for those people who like to disconnect.
We are respectful of people s space and as this is our home that it is reciprocated. Although water is limited and gets brought in by lorry of course daily showers are encouraged and we are happy to share the washing machine with mutual conferring not to waste water or energy. We will also have to discuss and teach you how to live with solar energy as there are certain guidelines.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Her animals are also so soo lovely! I had nice… read more
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Her animals are also so soo lovely! I had nice… read more
Nadine was wonderful and accommodating from day one. During my Stay was able to improve my English and Spanish also I learned more than one lesson in living of grid at a pretty end of the world.
The Work was never to hard. But most important,
She is a great person, withe nice Cats and Dogs ( not the Tortoise be… read more
The work I've done there was mainly maintenance of the property and I loved it.
Nadine is a lovely woman and a great cook. She… read more
