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Hi, my name is John and myself and my wife Asli (we have no children) live in the Bodrum Peninsular of Turkey, surrounded by nature. We moved here from Bali 4 years ago and bought a 3ha property about 50 minutes from Bodrum and 30 minutes from the sea and 30 minutes from Milas with the intention of building a retreat centre with attached permaculture gardens and a food forest. So for the past 3 years we have been building our house, the retreat centre, a natural pool and sauna, the solar system and water works, as well as growing as much of our own food as we can, including harvesting our own olives from our 40 or so olive trees and making our own olive oil, and planting lots of trees around the property and for the food forest.
The retreat centre side of things is nearing completion. There is now a yoga shala and 10 accommodation yurts with attached bathrooms that can accommodate up to 25 guests and a communal kitchen. It is in one of these yurts that the Workaway travelers will stay.
However, we do need on-going help in the permaculture gardens and food forest.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Mantenimiento general
Cuidado de casas
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
I used to be an English language teacher/teacher trainer so this could be an opportunity for those wishing to practice and improve their English language skills (or join me in learning Turkish!). I have also been a permaculturalist for many years and I love exploring this topic as it applies to this property with others.
We live on the edge a typical Turkish mediterranean village so this is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to experience a truly rural way of life.
Turkey is full of ancient sites including the Bodrum peninsular so there is plenty of sight-seeing opportunities in the area.
Bodrum is one of Turkey's premiere tourist destinations with a crusader castle, amphitheatre, large marina with many boats catering for day trips to secluded bays and a vibrant market and night life.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
There are two opportunities for travelers here. Firstly help with the gardens and food forest including weeding, site preparation, planting, setting up drip systems, watering and wood-chipping. So it is important travellers are happy to get their hands dirty and to work close to the ground.
The second opportunity involves food preparation and cooking for the evening meal.
There will also be opportunities to help out in whatever eco-projects or garden art projects (including making mandala gardens) that are on-going at the time of the travelers' visits.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Indonesian: Intermedio
Turco: Principiante
Chino (mandarín): PrincipianteEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
I have been an English language teacher and teacher trainer for many years and so I am more than happy to offer language exchange.
Alojamiento
The travelers will stay in one of the Turkish style yurts. There are yurts for single people or couples all with attached bathrooms. The travelers can either eat with us (we are both vegetarian but we don't eat dairy, and we both recently started eating fish again occasionally!) or if preferred they can cook their own meals in the communal kitchen or mix it up, sometimes eating with us or sometimes cooking their own meals.
If the traveller has specifically come to prepare and cook our family meals then they will need to be aware of our dietary preferences.
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As previously mentioned, this area of Turkey if full of interesting historical sites to visit as well as gorgeous beaches and seaside villages a short drive away. We do live in a remote area so if the traveller is keen on exploring the surroundings then having one's own transport is preferable. Public transport is available in the village but it is infrequent. There are lots of opportunities for hiking in the area, mountain biking, too, although as yet we do not have our own mountain bikes.
We enjoy the quiet of rural life but having a yoga shala allows for impromptu music and dance.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have a good internet connection and will shortly purchase a booster so it can be accessed all over the property. If the traveller has a Turkcell sim card then additionally the internet can easily be accessed via their cellular data. Other sim cards don't work nearly so well.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
There is lots of flat space for workdays to park their camper van. Access to a yurt bathroom or the communal kitchen is still possible if needed.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Pets are acceptable but only if they are happy to live 100% outside.
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John and Asli are far more than just hosts – they are souls full of wisdom, love, and positive energy. Their warmth and openness deeply touched me. John, in particular, shared… read more
The food was restraint quality and abundant and super healthy.
It was like staying at a luxury resort.
Myself and my son stayed for 10 days and got a lot of good work done with a bunch of amazing people from around the world.
I would highly recommend staying here. !!!
Thank… read more
As my first workaway experience, I couldn't have asked for anything better.
The hosts, John and Aslı, are great people to be around, very knowledgeable on a variety of subjects, and have a vast amount of experience in permaculture and organic… read more
If you want respect in your work and as a person, if you want clear communication, if you want interesting conversation and good times, if you want to learn about permaculture and gardening, if you want a beautiful place to practice yoga or meditation - THIS IS THE PLACE
Check it… read more
During this time we were making wood chips, building stone walls around olive… read more
We spent two wonderful weeks at Nefes Vadesi working with John in the permaculture gardens. John is a wealth of knowledge and incredibly patient - it was truly a pleasure to… read more
