Nature-Immersed Co-Living Space and Food Forest in Oaxaca, Mexico

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  Beschreibung

  We are Raquel and Julio. We live amidst 100 hectares of ancestral forest in the mountains of Oaxaca, just 1 hour north of Puerto Escondido. This land has been in our family for 3 generations, we have cacao, coffee, many different kinds of banana, gaunabanas, mangos, peanuts, lime trees and many other fauna and flora that share this beautiful space with us. Our intention with this space moving forward is to create a co-living space with the help of our volunteers specifically targeted to people that want to live a life more connected to nature. We aim to provide a sanctuary for individuals to discover healing and tranquility. Here, amidst the embrace of nature, one can rekindle a harmonious bond with the earth's four elements. This renewed connection fosters a sense of purpose and self-awareness, empowering individuals with the clarity and inner peace needed to navigate life's journey and unveil their unique essence and innate healing powers.
  Volunteers that come to join our family will be greeted with open arms and open hearts we only ask that you come with the same and pursue your work with compassionate intention. We provide food and lodging and there is starlink internet on part of the property.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Unterrichten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  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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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We provide a myriad of learning opportunities and avenues for cultural exchange. Volunteers can delve into art projects, hone their language skills, contribute to eco-projects, impart knowledge through teaching, and engage in gardening. Through these activities, we aim to foster a rich cultural exchange and learning environment where individuals can learn from the local community and contribute to projects that hold significant value.

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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

  We invite you to take ownership of the following tasks to maintain our 8 cozy cabins: cleaning, dusting and preparing the beds for guests, repainting, decorating and doing minor repairs in carpentry, plumbing, and electrical tasks. Ensuring the smooth flow of our gravity-fed water system from the mountain stream is crucial. These tasks may include treking in the forest to check for leaks in the pipe, ensuring all the tanks have enough water by opening the valves and keeping an eye on which water-sources are plentiful and which are going dry. We are very grateful when volunteers show initiative and help with tasks that they find themselves. We recommend that you cover your legs completely during the day, to prevent mosquito bites and scratches from tree branches. A good pair of trainers is essential for helping with the tasks in the forest and for general gardening work.
  
  Embrace the shared responsibility of keeping communal spaces tidy, especially post meals. Seize the chance to delve into the art of crafting traditional Mexican dishes which have been adapted to suit vegetarian diets like pozole, entomatadas, tacos dorados, mole, tlayudas, rajas con queso, nopales and of course, guacamole! I (Raquel) will guide you through the preparation and by the end of your stay I'm confident that you'll be able to make these dishes autonomously for your family back home! We also love trying new food from different countries, and we always welcome volunteers to cook for everyone. Your involvement in these tasks not only sustains our space but enriches our collective experience.
  
  For aficionados of Coffee and Cacao, our place is a haven. With 100 mature cacao trees, 200 saplings in the nursery, and about two hectares of coffee, there's a thriving ecosystem. We host 1,000 young coffee plants and are gearing up to accommodate 3,000 more. We seek help in nurturing the young coffee plants, putting them into the ground, and during the harvest season (December, January for Coffee), assistance with harvesting and processing is invaluable. We've recently harvested over 30 kg of tumeric, and we need help making tumeric powder and other artesenal products (like tumeric honey and dehydrated mango slices). Our goal is to continue flourishing, and every helping hand propels us closer to this vision.
  
  We are seeking individuals possessing initiative, a positive demeanor and resilient spirit, ready to embrace the jungle lifestyle. Those with an open mind, prepared to tackle challenges such as cold showers, jungle insects, outdoor work, and humidity, will find this environment a rewarding adventure.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  Couples that come to join us will have their own cabin with a private bathroom and shower to enjoy. If we have a lot of volunteers, solo travelers may be asked to share a cabin with one other person. Because of events and bookings it is possible that volunteers may need to move from their cabin into another space in order to accommodate paying guests.
  We promise you will never go hungry here! We believe that food is very important for everyone and is best when shared together at the dinner table. Normally the food being made is traditional mexican vegetarian with local products. Typically, volunteers prepare breakfast in the morning: fresh fruit, porridge, coffee, bread or hotcakes! Then we all get some work done and have a big lunch in the middle of day and then another one in the evening. It is an open kitchen and volunteers are welcome to cook their own meals/snacks as well. Normally we have different volunteers on duty for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Depending on how confident you are in the kitchen, you're welcome to take complete ownership of the meal and teach us your recipes!

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  Was noch ...

  Close to us we have rivers and waterfalls to swim and explore the rich bio-diversity of the Oaxacan Jungle. Upon each volunteer's arrival, we conduct a reading based on the Aztec calendar, corresponding to their birthdate, to unveil their inherent essence or energies. This practice fosters a deeper understanding among us, facilitating collaborative synergy.
  We offer a tamazcal ceremony for the full moon every month and sometimes offer more ceremonies if we have bookings. Volunteers are asked to help us with these ceremonies and are encouraged to join us, there should be at least 1 tamazcal ceremony per month but we cannot guarentee if there will be more. The cabins have cosy terraces which are beautiful spaces to read during the hot afternoons, or to share some beers and play cards together in the evenings.

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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

  Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week

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