Experience rural life and help with a horseback riding project in the highlands of Amazonas, Peru

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  Beschreibung

  My wife Jessica and I (Henry) are an international couple with our 2 children, living in the North of Peru. I am a medical veterinarian by trade, specializing in horses. Jessica has her education in preventative wellness and is a stay at home Mom raising our daughters. Horseback riding is our main scope, but family rural life requires a wide variety of volunteer profiles to keep us evolving.
  
  The list of tasks (below) that we need help with is extensive. If you don't have all, or even some, of the skills necessary that is okay. What we are looking for most in a volunteer is willingness to be flexible, ability to be a self starter, desire to learn and overall helpful attitude that fits within a rural family lifestyle.
  
  Our volunteer opportunity (and our home) is in the village of Montevideo. Which is a small village approximately 2 hours away from the larger city of Chachapoyas.
  
  Notes:
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ we ask all potential volunteers to do a video call meeting. This helps YOU get to know us, and US to know you more.
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ both you and I reserve the right to quit the volunteer agreement at any time and for any reason. For this reason we ask all our volunteer to have a back up plan.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Tourismus / Gastgewerbe

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We hope our volunteers will learn tolerance of different cultures and ideas, the ability to be creative in new situations, practice their Spanish skills, and learn about the Amazonas Region of Peru through travel and inter-personal exchange.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  Take Note:
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️We do not accept volunteers that smoke. Past volunteers have ruined it for everyone.
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Everyone contributes to the purchase of toilet paper, coffee and laundry service.
  
  Exchange:
  *We provide a shared volunteer room, hot water shower, intercultural living environment and close contact with nature.
  *Expected volunteer help is 20hrs per week (we work by targets, not hours per day)
  
  While we ask all our volunteers to be flexible enough to help in a wide variety of projects it is also important to indicate which of the projects below you would be interested in focusing your volunteer help on.
  
  Horse Needs:
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Photo sessions in real horse expeditions in Peruvian farming communities
  *️️️️️️️Route development / maintenance
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️Documentary development
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️First aid training for rural communities
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️Farriery practice and training for rural communities
  *Web developer
  *️️️️️️️️️️️Taming and natural horse training
  *️️️️️️️️️️Digital design development for educational material
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️Equine vet assistance or Equine vet practice (castration)
  *️️️️️️️️️️️️Grant writing, Marketing and Networking applied to our sustainable and infrastructure project development
  *️️️️️Saddle and equipment maintenance
  *️️️️️Feeding, grooming and exercising of horses
  
  Domestic Needs:
  *️️️️️️️Cooking
  *️️️️️️️Home cleaning / organizing
  *️️️️️️️Animal care
  
  Building / Maintenance:
  (we will be working with natural materials as much as possible, if you know or have experience in natural building please let us know!)
  *️️️️️Compost
  *Gardening
  *️️️️️Stables for horses
  *️️️️️Chicken coup
  *️️️️️Building up home
  *️️️️️Electrical work
  *️️️️️Plastering walls
  
  Land:
  *️️️️️Clearing of community paths
  *️️️️️Preparing land for plants (both domestic and rural)
  *️️️️️Pulling weeds / removing stones
  *️️️️️Harvesting
  
  -We cannot be held liable for any accidents that occur during your time with us, or while traveling to/from our location.-
  
  Thanks for reading and we hope to hear from you soon!
  
  ~ Henry and Jessica

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Grundkenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  French always is welcome here!
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  Unterkunft

  We have a shared volunteer bedroom. Volunteers are a part of our family home. The bathroom is shared and includes a hot water option. Please note: electricity and water sources are not always reliable and thus not consistently available.

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  Was noch ...

  Having a basic knowledge of Spanish will be helpful when navigating your way to the North of Peru. Fluent Spanish knowledge is not necessary, but volunteers have reported feeling more confident knowing at least the basics for getting around on their own.
  
  Our area is considered the Northeast capital of archeological sites...so there is a lot to see in your free time. There are plenty of day or multiple day trips depending on what you want to see. Most sites will require paying for transport.
  
  We are at an altitude of approximately 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) and I would describe the weather as 'mountainous' (temperature range goes from 8°C/46.4°F to 22°C/71.6°F) meaning, when the sun is shining it is hot, when there are clouds it is cool, and night can require long pants, shirts and an extra blanket. This of course all depends on the climate you are coming from, and what you are used to.
  
  For longer stays we suggest to get a local SIM card and the brand that works better here is from Movistar. Also, you will want to bring spending cash as there is NO WAY to obtain cash here.
  
  Rainy season is December - April please come with appropriate clothing.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  If your internet requirements are beyond the basics, you may purchase your own data plan to have unlimited access to what you need/want to accomplish digitally.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have space to park one small campervan / motorhome. We do NOT have sewage depository, nor water hook ups, nor electrical hook up capacities for these types of vehicles.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  This will depend on the type of animal and will be discussed individually with each potential volunteer,

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  20-25 hours per week

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