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*NOTICE: We are now accepting volunteers for August, we will be building an oven together as a community activity and we would also like some help with artistic projects as well - We will not get back to AI written messages
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Hello! My name is Mariana. Me and a partner have a small wooden house near Sintra with a garden where we practice permaculture. We are building a collective space called Crivo Coletivo Criativo, dedicated to manual work, craftsmanship, and alternative ways of producing and consuming. The collective is about 2 km from our house and we could use some help in both places! We are located in a rural area, just a 15 minute drive to the beach, 20 minutes from Sintra and 40 minutes from Lisbon. We are open minded people but have no interest in hosting racist, fascist, homophobic, sexist people.
We have been workawayers as well, helping others with their projects and we would now like to host people and offer them what we loved receiving. So expect to be respected, to have creative freedom to do your art but also to learn from us in whatever we have to teach (like Portuguese language, woodworking, permaculture or climbing). We are excited to learn from you as well. Free time is as important as work and we would love to show you around but also to give you space to do your own thing.
Please contact us only if you have real interest in our project. You don’t need to stay long or to be part of it long term but we are looking for a real exchange and to create things together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Creative DIY projects
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Van life
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Farming
LGBTQ
Photography
Plant care
Languages
Hitchhiking
Drawing & painting
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Animals
Mountain
Nature
Cycling
Camping
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You'll be welcomed into our collective where there will be more creative people around. In your free time you can either use the studio to create your own art or I can point you to some cool places around. I'll be happy to have you join any cultural and social activities that are happening during those dates :)
Help
Right now we're looking for people who can come on August to help us with our communal oven building. Other things you could help with is Crivo social media, making art on our walls, help us with miscellaneous art projects, fixing some broken stuff, or even offer a workshop on something of your interest.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
German: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I’d like to practice German…
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in a tent on our property, including a mattress and bed linen. Guests will share the kitchen, bathroom, and living room with us.
What else ...
Where we live the is a bus line that connects you to Sintra train station in about 30min. From there you can go to Lisbon. You can use our bikes to got to the beach (around 30min). There are nice hikes and bike paths around, although you always need to walk/ ride in the road for a bit and it’s not very pleasant around here :( we are active in trying to make this region more bike friendly but we haven’t had much success yet.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
We have space for 1 camper van ou motorhome. We can provide electricity for the van but keep in mind that once we are offgrid, during low sun days, we have to manage it consciously.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Bosque
Bosque is a 6 years old rescued dog. He barks in the beginning but he will become your best friend very fast. He is not good dealing with other dogs or cats, so we would try to avoid hosting people with pets (altough if it is a female dog he can get along)
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