Learn about rural life and help all round on our quinta in Arcozelo das Maias, Portugal

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  Descrição

  Hi there!
  
  We are Annemiek, Martijn and baby daughter Nelli, a family from the Netherlands that moved to Portugal three years ago to start a new, more quiet life in the countryside surrounded by nature. To pursue this dream we are renovating a beautiful old Quinta (Portugese farm) and have the plan to set up a huge vegetable garden for the future. The idea of the project is to create an ecological place where we can live as self sufficiently as possible and more in line with nature. We are into permaculture and want to apply the principles to our land in future projects.
  
  The Quinta used to be a farm with a lot of forrest and agricultural land surrounding it. It has an idillyc river that you can refresh yourself in on warm summer days and an old mill, which was used to grind the wheats back in the day. It has several old buildings on the property that had different purposes. One being a bakery and another being a primary school for instance. It's a beautiful green area with rivers, waterfalls, lots of hiking trails - one even starting on our land - and a long cycling path leading to the coast and to the city of Viseu. We are located close to the town of Oliveira de Frades and are 40 mins away from the beach and one hour from Porto.
  
  Currently the main focus is renovating the big old house and hopefully starting with our garden soon. We are now about halfway in the process of the house, and can live in it quite comfortably already. But of course, there is still much more to be done to the house and on the land!

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vida na estrada

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Fazenda

  

  Cultura

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Idiomas

  

  Carpintaria

  

  Animais

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Música

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Arte e design

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Camping

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Caminhada

  

  Esportes aquáticos

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Esportes de aventura
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  At the Quinta we can offer learning what it involves to renovate century old house, skills to build, how to take care of the land and how it is to live in the countryside of Portugal.
  
  We have a lot of things to do in and around the house, but we firmly believe that life should be about fun and feeling well. What we are seeking is not just a volunteer to help us with the work, but to have an exchange of experiences and good conversations. We highly value mutual respect and to take good care of each other, especially because we will live under the same roof together. This is why we also find it important that potential volunteers read our profile before contacting us.
  
  So, in order for us to know that you are serious and have read our profile, we thought it would be fun to write a little codeword down here. If you're interested in contacting us, please write in your message that you like Koala's :D
  
  Further, Martijn is a Dutch language teacher, so if you are interested in learning some Dutch he is perfectly happy to teach you some!

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We are looking for help regarding the maintenance of the land and house.
  
  At the moment, these include for example:
  - Upgrading our swimming river
  - Preparing wood for the winter
  - Making shelters for future sheep and chicken that we would like to look after
  - Maintenance of the land, like taking care of the fruit trees and plants and clearing terrain.
  - Updating the water system
  - Doing some building projects
  - Helping us get some ideas for future projects!

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Iniciante
  Francês: Iniciante
  Português: Iniciante

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
  Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.
  
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  Acomodação

  In exchange for 5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week, we can offer three great daily meals and a spacious private bedroom on the top floor of our house with your own lounge area to chill and to retreat in. This space can host one person or a couple as it has a double bed. We will be living in the house together and will be using the same facilities.
  
  We both enjoy spending time in the kitchen and are happy to provide three comforting meals a day that we can enjoy together. So generally we will often cook the meals, but will sometimes also ask for a little of your help with this here and there as being part of the same household.

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  Algo mais...

  It's a beautiful green area with rivers, waterfalls, lots of hiking trails - one even starting on our land - and a long cycling path leading to the coast and to the city of Viseu. We often take hikes with our dog, which you are of course welcome to join us in! Also, Martijn loves surfing, so if you're into it as well, he's happy to take you with him.
  
  We are located close to the town of Oliveira de Frades and are a small 40 mins away from the beach and one hour from Porto.
  
  To get here by public transport you would have to take a bus from either Porto (Campanha bus station), Viseu or Aveiro to Oliveira de Frades, where we can pick you up!

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We have working wifi.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  We have a parking lot that is a bit further away from the house that can be used by campervans.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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