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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
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
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 on Friday 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.
We expect volunteers to work 5 hours a day, in the mornings.
Languages spoken
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
We can offer a yurt to sleep and cook, placed on a lower terrace, were you have privicy. For 2 persons. The wooden sanitary is on a terrace above.
We serve breakfast and a warm lunch. We do prefer our privacy in the evenings and expect you to take care of yourself. We have a large field on the top where campervans can stay or a tent. There's connection to water and electricity.
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
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
The animal has to be okay with our cats and chickens
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
