Help with creative family projects in Sierra Magina, Jaén, Spain

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  Description

  We have a cat, Cleopatra, so if you're allergic to cats, maybe our house is not the best place to be.
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  We (I'm Spanish and my wife is English) are the proud owners of a little hovel in one of the most picturesque places in southern Spain, in the Sierra Mágina, in Jaén. We've got all sorts of plans for the house, but not much money!!
  We've been using workaway for several years now, in Spain, as volunteers, and have met some wonderful people. But in 2021 we decided it was time to try to make our own place a bit nicer, and we've had some fantastic helpers.
  We've improved the house a lot, but there are still things to do.
  The area of Spain we live in is not at all touristy - a car is very useful here, the streets are very steep, but it is possible to walk up and down to the shops, and a local bus arrives in Bedmar from Jaén.
  In the past we've had volunteers arrive by BlaBlaCar from Málaga, from Granada and Jaén, on the bus, from Madrid, by train, from France, hitch-hiking... Let us know where you're travelling from and we'll try to find you the best way.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Langues

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Livres

  

  Cuisine et alimentation
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We can help you improve your Spanish and your English.
  The Sierra Mágina is a beautiful mountain range with plenty of walks, and also good for climbing. The whole area is virtually unknown to foreign tourists, but we're very close to Úbeda and Baeza, both world heritage towns.
  We can feed you well, and teach you how to cook lovely food!
  Lorraine puede ayudar a mejorar tu inglés si quieres. Si hablas español y no comprendes lo que aquí hemos escrito, por favor, escribanos para más información.

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  Aide

  At some point in 2025 we hope to continue with house improvements, and we'll be looking for people who are happy to help us with manual tasks. There's a big plan for a mosaic on the patio walls, and we also occasionally need house sitters, to look after Cleopatra and water the plants, while we're away on holiday.
  Lorraine is now learning Ukrainian, so anyone who could help her there would be very welcome, and the search for a Greek speaking helper is also still active, because Duolingo just isn't enough on its own!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant
  Greek: Débutant
  Italien: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Lorraine would love to meet someone who can make her speak Greek! Been studying for years, but no way to practice.
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  Hébergement

  Upstairs, private double room with double bed, shared bathroom. OR, downstairs, single room. The stairs are very narrow! We'll provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, but might not always be around to cook it (would be nice to share cooking, we have both cooked professionally, but good to have a break sometimes!) No smoking in the house.
  We prefer to start at about 10am, and work through to about 2.30 - 3 pm.
  We are really not very strict about these hours, but please, if we say 9am breakfast, don't stroll in at 9.15, and then stand outside smoking afterwards until 10.30, instead of helping to wash up!!! (Washing up is something we expect everyone to do.)
  We normally do Spanish style big lunch at 3, and small snacks in the evening.

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  Autres infos...

  Our house is in the village of Bedmar. From the village there are buses to Jaén and to Úbeda, and at 8am there's a wonderful train from Madrid to Jódar-Úbeda, just near us. (It then continues on to Almería.)
  We might be able to take you somewhere by car, depending on what we're doing.
  It's a very small village, just a few bars and shops, not much going on, but perfect if you like walking, rock climbing or just relaxing somewhere peaceful.
  We now have wifi and mobiles work fine here. We love listening to music, and Serafin usually uses the telly to watch quiz games and the news in the evening.
  In the summer it gets VERY VERY hot. But there is a really nice, big, cheap, public swimming pool. Also a great gym, very reasonable prices.
  In the autumn, winter and spring months the weather is usually dry and sunny, winter can be pretty cold at night, but perfect for walking. Sometimes we get rain, but not often, and generally it makes everyone happy, because we always need it!

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We now have unlimited internet

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We don't have space on our property for a campervan, but there is street parking available directly next to the house.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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