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We live in a 100 year old Finca between two small towns, Monda and Guaro, near Malaga and the coastline around Marbella. Our kids are 11 and 15 years old and we speak English at home, as Rob is from Canada and Henriette is Danish.
Our property is 1.1 hectare (2.7 acres) consisting of almond and olive trees, and depending on the season we also have mangos, avocados, kiwis, oranges, lemons, figs, vegetables in the garden and two chickens.
There is always gardening to be done, plenty of painting and other types of work around the property. If you are good at DIY projects or fixing things, this is a great asset and a skill set we always need. Alternately, if you love to cook, we love to eat :-). Also, Danny and Emily, who came here as workaway volunteers nearly 4 years ago, are now living in a small house on our property - they can always use a hand.
We have a guest room for you with a double bed, which is good if you are a couple. There is a nice bathroom in your area of the house that is communal, which tends to be mostly yours, as there are other bathrooms in the house. We also have a cool bell-tent, with 2 single beds inside (proper beds) if you prefer to stay in nature, and is perfect if you are 2 friends travelling together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be here in sunny Spain surrounded by beautiful nature. Our household language is English, but if you venture into the local villages you will have plenty of opportunity to practice your Spanish.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We welcome anyone enthusiastic and willing to help wherever needed - for example painting inside and out, gardening etc. Also, if you have a talent in the kitchen and can make great meals, this is very welcome! We are slowly moving to a plant based diet, however as a family, we still eat most everything.
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
In one end of our house we have a guest room with a recently renovated bathroom. This is where you would stay. Food will be provided and you will make your own breakfast and lunch. Dinner we generally have together and who cooks it, we can figure out as we go along. If you have skills in the kitchen this is welcome and we count this as part of your time for helping around the house and property.
We also have a cool bell-tent with two proper single beds inside. Typically, we can allow you to use the guest bed to lay out your luggage, use the bathroom and facilities of the house (same as if you were sleeping in the house), and the only difference is you get to enjoy the fresh air while sleeping in the tent. As a fallback, if the weather is bad (rare), just move back into the guest room.
What else ...
It is a 1km walk into the nearest small village, Guaro, and 3kms to Monda. There are regular busses to Marbella, which is half an hour drive away. From there you can get to anywhere on the coast, so lots to explore in your time off!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We use Skylink. It works great.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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I spent the week with another workawayer doing tasks such as pruning, planting, cleaning flagstone, organizing the shed, and making dinners.… read more
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I spent the week with another workawayer doing tasks such as pruning, planting, cleaning flagstone, organizing the shed, and making dinners.… read more
We created a raised bed garden structure for future use, planted vegetables and fruit trees in our existing garden, made a new irrigation system, covered a large drainage pipe with surrounding earth, and pruned a row of palm trees.
We look forward to… read more
We created raised beds, fields for growing vegetables and fruits, we placed the water pipes already planted strawberries, onions, papaya, lettuce and much more, covered a big water pipe, prepared a… read more
1 year later we are still here, and are now officially part of a family :)
Ellos son bondadosos, carismáticos, y realmente te hacen senti como en casa.
Tienen mucho trabajo para hacer, pero es trabajo fácil y tranquilo. Trabajas 5 horas y después puedes descansar en la finca.
El lugar donde viven es un poco alejado de todo, para ir al pueblo debes… read more
