Help with restoring our home and decluttering in Valparaíso, Chile

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  Beschreibung

  Hi! My name is Gabriela, an artist and teacher. Two years ago I started the journey towards the renovation of my grandmothers (very old) house in Valparaíso. I moved in with my daughter and two dogs right before the pandemic hit and since then we've been pretty slowly working on it, with the help of my younger sister as well.
  Now that one of the rooms is ready to move in I'm offering accommodation for one person to help us for around 3 hours daily of work (with free weekends).
  
  We like trying out ideas, playing with second hand materials or repurposed items and being as sustainable as possible with what we have and what we can do with our own hands. This said, we'd love the help and will definitely be appreciative of any skills related to restoration! It's important to mention that we are very welcoming and understanding, we're lgbtq+ friendly and our diet is mainly lacto-ovo-vegetarian so there's no need to worry about food preferences or diets.
  
  As for more details about the location, the house is located in Playa Ancha. It's near transport (10 minutes away from the city center), near local shops, universities (UPLA, Universidad de Valparaíso, PUCV among others), near restaurants and cafes and also very close to the 21 de Mayo walkaway and funicular.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  This is a great opportunity to create an exchange of culture, we'd love helping you with your spanish and at the same time learning some more english ourselves. You'll have plenty of free time to explore the beautiful city of Valparaíso and also enjoy views of the ocean and the city from the house itself. We can guide you through some of the most touristic areas and amazing hidden spots full of color, give you tips to visit the many walkaways or explore the center of the city.

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  Arbeit

  As mentioned before, we want to restore a very old house. Some of the areas and rooms are in pretty bad shape due to the years, so we're looking for help in home repairs such as: plastering walls, sanding, painting, organizing and decluttering, cleaning, up-cycling furniture, arranging furniture, garden, etc.
  Any woodworking knowledge or skills with drills, sander or any kind of work tools would be highly valued but not really necessary.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Spanisch: Fließend
  Englisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
  Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
  
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  Unterkunft

  One of the rooms in the first floor is ready to accommodate two persons. It has a single loft bed (with a certain height), a single bed, and a closet to hang your belongings. There's a couple more closets/drawers around the house that are not being used, in case you need some more space for your things! The room is big and it's located next to the hall and stairs, very close to the kitchen and the entrance of the house. It also has a big wooden window that looks over to the street.
  The only other thing in the room is a grand piano that can't be moved due to the size, but there's still plenty of space.
  
  I must add that the bathroom will be shared and there's a laundry room that you can use as you need.
  
  You can use the refrigerator or kitchen to store your meals, but in case you want to eat all the meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner and other snacks during the day) in the house this has a cost CLP $40,000 chilean pesos a week per person. Anyway to eat with us and contribute money for this is completely optional, and you can choose as you like, but is the preferred option for the volunteers and they have been very satisfied, since that way they can make better use of their time to walk and see different places and they have also really liked the preparations we make at home 😁 (see feedback comments).

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  Was noch ...

  We live in a very quiet area of Playa Ancha but everything is close by. There's a bus stop only a minute away and from there you can go both to the city center of Valparaíso or go to Viña del mar, to the beach, or visit the other hills such as Cerro Alegre or Cerro Concepción, for example.
  If there's any places you'd like to visit we can definitely point you in the right direction!! Feel free to ask about it during your stay with us.

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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

  The room we offer is near the router so wifi is very good there.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  3 hours daily of work (with free weekends).

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