Learn more about eco and sustainable living while staying with our family in Tomiño, Spain

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  Beschreibung

  We are Alex and Carven. We spent many years on the road learning from projects all around the world and have finally found our own sweet corner in southern Galicia. Alex is Galician from Vigo and Carven is from Sydney, Australia- we lived here and there and would consider ourselves to be open minded people and flexible people. We also have a toddler who takes a lot of energy.
  
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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Schreiben

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Radfahren

  

  Natur

  

  Yoga / Wellness
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We will be happy to teach about gardening as we have also gathered experience from other hosts over the years, and about composting, mushroom foraging in the autumn months. Happy teach whatever you find useful to know that we know about. We are also in a constant process of learning and experimenting, so patience and the right attitude is sometimes more important than seeing “results.”
  We also speak several languages and would be happy to help with that too, just let us know.

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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

  A typical day would start at 9 and we try to be done by Spanish lunch time around 2 with a tea break. Free time after lunch to take the bikes for a ride to the river, go for a walk around the area- we are surrounded by nature and lots of animals around like horses, cows, sheep and goats.
  
  We don't have regular Mon- Fri jobs so the week is more flexible for us and depending on what’s happening you could take any two days off rather than just the weekend- which usually has less public transport options.
  
  There are always things to keep busy but at the moment we are focused mainly on the garden and doing some tweaks on the other house - very slowly by ourselves. Just ask or let us know your preference.
  
  We have five raised garden beds that are resting over the winter and we will start planting them out soon at the end of Feb. There are also about two dozen trees that we planted recently that we will mulch and water over the summer. We are are doing selective clearing at the far end of the plot to nurture a native forest of oak, chestnuts among others.
  
  Food will be provided and breakfast and dinner are more on your own, while lunch is the sit down meal to have together. We have a varied diet and aim for healthy garden produce in every meal. We are trying to transition to better options than the supermarket such as cooperatives but need better storage spaces first.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend
  Galician: Fließend
  Italienisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Fließend
  Chinese (Cantonese): Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Chinesisch (Mandarin): Gute Kenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  We have a caravan with sleeping space that is in the front garden close to the house. It is insulated and is usually comfortable from spring onwards. And in the winter dry but maybe not ideal as it can get a big cold. There is also a tent that we have out under the apple tree that is another option when we have more than one person with us.

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  Was noch ...

  We can be reached by public transport from Vigo, A Guarda or Tui.
  Vigo is the biggest town and many buses come almost hourly. It takes 1h15mins, sometimes less. From there its a less than 2km walk to the property, if time permits someone could meet you at the bus stop behind the council in town.
  
  If coming from Oporto by plane, there are trains or buses to the northern Portuguese towns of Vilanova de Cerveira or Valenca do Minho, both are about 12kms away from here. And we can pick you up from there, the first one being the preferable option.
  
  There are beautiful villages along the Galician side of the river Miño which can be visited on the public bus. We also have two bikes you can borrow. Vilanova de Cerveira has their market day on Saturday and is a 40 minute bike ride away.
  Galician towns of Tuy, A Guarda are less than 15 minutes in the local bus and great to visit and a variant of the Camino actually passes through here too and the official ones in the last two towns mentioned above.
  
  We are fifteen minutes walk from Tomiño where there are plenty of supplies, shops, markets on Wednesday, a small square with five or six bars and cafes- this is our local town.
  
  Many walks around the surrounding area. It is a quiet place, not too far from civilisation. We live in a Galician area, our neighbours are very friendly and the town is very close with plenty to do- we feel rural but are not too far from amenities.
  
  We are trying to educate our daughter free of screens and try to be as digitally minimum as possible, with limited internet use and phones kept to a side.

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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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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  There is plenty of space for a caravan to park and have a bit of privacy.

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