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Holaaa! We are Juan and Julia. A German-Spanish-Couple.
We ve bought our Finca 2,5 years ago and we are renovating it step by step.
With the help of so many workawayers, few workers and us a lot of work has been done already like knocking walls and roofs down, rebuilding them, restoring old walls, renovating the guestroom and thanks to many hands we have a huge garden which we like to keep up and eat of forever ❤️
Still we have energy left to continue and finish up 1. our main house and then the other buildings 💪
Any help is more then welcome and needed!
I (Julia) used to travel with workaway some years ago before falling in love with Andalucia and Juan ;)
I've done some amazing and awful experiences which I think we can benefit of. We would like to be fair and have a great time and exchange with you.
We do invite our workawayers to our life's and to participate activities we love and do. But certainly you don't have to drink beer with us if you like the water at home ;)
What we ask for is just a minimum of motivation during your working hours and honest exchanges generally.
We do specially invite 25+people as we have experienced that they know better about their own abilities, safety & limits.
Looking forward to hear of you, your interests, needs and wishes!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You ll have the chance to learn about construction work and farming with us.
Beside we both like cooking and could introduce you to different cuisines;) ...or just how to do a good Tortilla....
There are jam sessions around in case you play an instrument or just enjoy live music.
We could teach you some english, german, spanish or Andalouuuuu
Mainly we talk English with eachother but we want to practise to talk more Spanish as Julia is also still studying it.
Help
These days we are looking for people who can work physically, because that's what we do ;) we just need good & motivated people here.
Anybody with experiences with building works specially WELCOME
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You ll have a room for yourself!
Its the one you can see on the photo. Its renovated and it has wonderful views in the nature. The only little minus is that yet you have to use outdoor stairs to come inside the house. Its not a big thing I guess in summer and you ll get your own keys to enter anytime.
Julia is a vegetarian and Juan a meatlover. Our compromise is to have meat rarely at home...Julia hope's it's not to important for you ;) let us know about your preferences and needs please.
We mainly eat at mid day and snack the rest of the day bread, cheese, veggies.
We have one special goat, 6 hens, 2 border collies and a spanish waterdog living with us. They have their space outdoors.
What else ...
We like to agree with you in working hours so that you can plan your days and freetime also.
We live outside of the village in walking distance. Los Romanes is lovely! There are 4 opportunities to take a tapa or drink. We have 2 small Supermarkets a hairdresser, an ecobaker, an olive factory, a self-service petrolstation and a swimmingpool in summer.
Its located on a mountain with a stunning view on the highest mountains of Malaga and Lake Vinuela.
BUT there is no bus going. So to go to the sea or bigger towns you depend on a car.
We ll try to help and arrange us with you as possible without being a 24 hours taxi ;)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Juan just finished the carpark. We have space in front of the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
Jonathan was with us in the toughest two weeks we had on our construction side here. When comfort wasn't provided and anything was dirty and wet cause of surprising rain (while having no roof partly...) he stayed calm and still had a warm smile for me. Jonathan has one of the nicest laughs I ever heard :) I'm deeply greatful… read more
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Jonathan was with us in the toughest two weeks we had on our construction side here. When comfort wasn't provided and anything was dirty and wet cause of surprising rain (while having no roof partly...) he stayed calm and still had a warm smile for me. Jonathan has one of the nicest laughs I ever heard :) I'm deeply greatful… read more
Already from the first message with Julia, she was transparent… read more
Camilo rebuilt a roof partly of one of our buildings and used the materials to build a shady space for our caravan.
Thank you so much… read more
As he is super skilled and experienced in construction work and on top very motivated to work physically hard. He took over lots of responsibility on our construction works, which we do not expect, but being very grateful for!
Patrik was an incredible help doing important… read more
My tasks were mostly in construction of their house and i hope it really helped them getting forward with constructing of their home. I also had the opportunity to meet and help out a bit with the animals on the farm of Juan. For me… read more
And worker!
He came during his vacation of work which we acknowledged.
He was incredibly motivated to support us and offered a hand ongoing which isn't needed but just so polite. He is easy to… read more
and ...he likes cookies a lot ;D
We also enjoyed the cultural exchange a lot. Vincent… read more
We enjoyed her calm and positive spirit in the house. She was very energetic at work and in her freetime. Alex made incredible cycle-hike-cycle tours around our place. Once up to the La Maroma!
It was also great to see that she… read more
We had agreed in advance with him to go away for a week that month. He not only looked after the house and animals, but also worked voluntarily during this time. He is very motivated to work physically! It was unbelievable to see how much earth he… read more
We enjoyed their positivity and were glad about their flexibility.
As Juan and me had got good job offers last minute we weren't able to work together a lot at home. It was a pity ,but Saskia and Kenneth worked independently which we appreciated a lot. I think we made the best of the situation.
It… read more
We enjoyed working hand in hand with them doing the foundation of our house extention. They did well and worked very exact as required. I think we found a good work-life-balance together ;)
Well done guys & Thanks for everything!
You are welcome to… read more
We accepted his last minute request though being full house because he was super excited and motivated to come and meet us. His priority wasn't any comfort as he is travelling with his tent and offers to stay in there.
He is a heart of a person which we are glad to have met and hosted. Hans is very reliable at… read more
Juan and Julia are so nice, flexible, funny, caring, life-enjoying! They live in a beautiful place in Spain. Their house is a really nice place to stay and the village nearby is a cool collective of fun people who welcome everybody!
In the… read more
He undertook the difficult task of removing the plaster of the stonewalls and cleaning the gaps.
Partly by hand, partly with a demolition hammer. He had great ambitions to finish his job and had to be convinced of taking breaks. Danny also showed that he can work… read more
She is full on from morning to night in the most positive way, she is super active, optimistic, enthusiastic, reliable with times, independent at work and in her freetime, Maddie is super clever, creative, and has a great sense of humour....
She can work… read more
