Help needed with topical garden in our motorbike guesthouse/finca in La Union, Colombia

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  Description

  WHY?
  We have a lot going on and we can provide a great way to get more in to colombian culture and the adventure biking community!
  
  WHAT WE DO:
  We offer a motorbike hub, guesthouse and campground where we receive people that are traveling all over the world by motorbike. Here they can relax, recharge, meet like minded adventurers and/or go bananas with one of our tours. We're located in an authentic non-touristy countryside village, 3 km from a lively town.
  
  We have a big jungle garden where we grow our own fruits, vegetables and spices and in our big communal space we share family-style dinners and adventure stories.
  
  HELP NEEDED:
  
  We are seeking a hands-on individual in the heart of the motorbike enthusiasts' paradise that can help us with digital marketing. We build hard to create an amazing vibe in the real world, now we need to bring that vibe to live in our digital communication as well. From re-organizing our website to the creation of social media posts, from SEO improvements to helping us digitalize our check-in process. We are looking for a person that has worked in marketing & communication, has affinity with the motor travel community and is willing to stay for a longer period of time. Do you enjoy working idependently, are you seeking a "home away from home" and do you like to be around adult (30+) adventurers from all over the world? Then we invite you to join us for an unforgettable experience!
  
  In addition, we're also looking for a handyman! From maintaining the garden, to fixing or anything else that pops up. We would love to have someone around that likes to be active, work with his/her hands and has a solution for everything.
  
  For both roles it's important that you have affinity with the motorcycle travel world, as all our volunteers are playing a big part in keeping this like-minded family vibe alive.
  
  HOSTING:
  We offer a dorm room on the farm or you can pitch a tent in the garden if you have one.
  We provide healty breakfast and a big lunch on your working days, but we don't cook vegan or vegetarian. If you have food allergies be aware that we are not your place. We have a little shared kitchen that can be used. The main kitchen is being used for commercial use. Wi-Fi is available and we also have a hot water shower.
  
  
  ---For more context read below----
  
  Hi everyone and welcome, we are Tim and Isa, we are a couple made in Colombia ;).
  We are making our dreams come true by helping our family and friends to make the best out of life. We are organizing (motor) tours and selling specialty Coffee in the Netherlands to make all other projects feasible. We work with our family on all our projects. We have a Finca (farm) where we host people (Overlanders) and start or end our tours.
  
  First, let us introduce ourselves and let you know how we ended up in this area, and after we can tell you about the property, how to get here and what we can offer you. Also please excuse us we are not writers, we are just a couple with dreams.
  
  TIM
  Hola!! I am Tim. Born and raised in the Netherlands. Well, I learned a lot of life lessons from my travels in the last 18 years, we are all alike, but do have some different views about different subjects around the world. In my former life, I was working for money to make new experiences, I never hated my job, but it was also not fulfilling totally. The first couple of working years were in hospitality, I loved it. Working in a team with sometimes long hour days, but the smiling faces (from customers and team members) as a result were priceless.
  
  After I finished my study I went traveling for a year in Southeast Asia and got a job offer at a hostel in Cambodia (epic experience). After a couple of months, I left to do some small jobs in Australia, money was needed. Here I made up my mind to go back to The Netherlands and settle down and go for a job that fitted my study, Marketing. I worked 6 years for a company in sales/marketing, I learned a lot but it was not the kind of life I wanted to live. I had a couple of travels in south and Central America and fell in LOVE with Colombia. The friendly faces and vibrant culture! With some help from my beloved friends and family, I made the decision...
  
  Fast forward to now, I am living in Colombia and got married in 2022 to Isa. We are restarting our business now with the whole family. For me, this adventure is about sharing and making memories and making more people smile!
  
  My motto: A day without laughter is a day wasted.
  
  ISAURA (ISA)
  Hola!! I am Isa and I´m from Venezuela. I studied to be a Chemical engineer. I left Venezuela in 2017 due to the social and economic crisis, it was horrible. I arrived in Colombia with many hopes and dreams.
  
  I met Tim (the love of my life ☺️) in Medellin where I was working. Through his eyes, I learned to love Colombia's culture and nature!! And since then we share together the dream of seeing us grow, have as much fun as possible and hope to make many people happy.
  
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  ELEAZAR
  I am a Venezuelan university professor, a lover of nature, reading, good cooking, hard-working, cheerful, persevering, self-taught, who emigrated due to the serious crisis that is plaguing our country and that does not allow us to live, only to survive. I am looking for new directions, a new beginning in this great country.
  
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  AURA
  I left Venezuela in search of new opportunities since as we all know Venezuela is in crisis and in Colombia I have the opportunity to work and live with a better quality of life, I like cooking, nature and I like the people who visit us feel good as in your own home, I am cheerful, optimistic, I love music and sports activities and always be ready to help. My motto: in the union is strength.
  
  PATTY
  Hey there! I'm Patty, 31 from the Netherlands. I've quitted my corporate job as a Marketing Manager to backpack through Latin America. As a big enduro motor fan myself I was looking for a place to ride offroad while traveling and that's how I came in touch. While volunteering here (which I can highly recommend ;)) I fell in love with the adventure bike community, bought a bike myself here and decided to continue exploring colombia by bike. I'm warning you, this place might keep you longer than expected, haha!
  
  We would like to invite you on an adventure, come see where we live, enjoy nature or city life away from the tourist trail where you’ll experience the beauty of Colombian people, the friendly finca (farm) lifestyle, the real Colombia.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are located in the middle of the Colombian grape region (including wine tastings) that you can explore. Also our area is famous for one of the best Paragliding spots in Colombia. We have some hammocks you can use. We are willing to show you around the area, since we are located on a valley we have a lot of farms around. These farms consist of grapes, papayas, melons, dragon fruit and others that you can visit. Our surrounding mountains are gorgeous with several hiking trails you can explore too. And are you into motorbikes yourself? Even better! You can rent a bike and hop on at one of our tours.
  
  We can teach you everything about Colombian coffee, dancing, Venezualian food, offroad riding and the Colombian culture. If you're looking for a home away from home, please feel welcome. We share our lovely family life and you wouldn't be the first to stay longer thatn expected ;-)!

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  Help

  We are seeking a hands-on individual that can help us with digital marketing. We build hard to create an amazing vibe in the real world, now we need to bring that vibe to live in our digital communication as well. From re-organizing our website to the creation of social media posts, from SEO improvements to helping us digitalize our check-in process. We are looking for a person that has worked in marketing & communication, has affinity with the motor travel community and is willing to stay for a longer period of time. Do you enjoy working idependently, are you seeking a "home away from home" and do you like to be around adult (30+) adventurers from all over the world? Then we invite you to join us for an unforgettable experience!
  
  In addition, we're also looking for a handyman! From helping us maintaining the garden, to fixing anything else that pops up. We would love to have someone around that likes to be active, work with his/her hands and has a solution for everything.
  
  For both roles it's important that you have affinity with the motorcycle travel world, as all our volunteers are playing a big part in keeping this like-minded family vibe alive.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  German: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  We provide a shared dorm for volunteers on the farm. On working days we provide a healty breakfast including coffee and a big lunch including fresh juice & coffee. No vegan or vegetarian options. We supply a kitchen for use, Wi-Fi is available and of course we have a (hot water) shower - we like to smell good ;-). There's a gym on walking distance and we have hammocks to chill in the garden.

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  What else ...

  To get to our location, you can get a bus to La Union, Valle del Cauca from surrounding cities like Cali and Pereira. From other cities you may have to take 2 buses. The price may vary depending on the location you are coming from. It’s about 15.000 COP to 20.000COP which is about $4.00USD to $7.00USD. Once you arrive to La Union bus station we will pick you up. We have 3 small museums that you can go visit by bus. Museo de la uva y el vino (http:/). Museo Rayo (http:/museorayo.co), Toro museum or casa de la cultura diogenes piedrahita. One of the best things here in town is that people here are super friendly. We are also located where the world championship of parapente is hosted, we can contact some of the pilots to flight you around. It cost 180.000COP.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  La Union (the farm) we have fiber 400 Megabite

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This is possible.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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