Join my off-grid life and learn about eco building in Centenera, Spain

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  Description

  I am a 51-year-old French-German guy who has been living for over 20 years in the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees, in the woods near a small, old off-grid village.
  Over 10 years ago, I built my own small strawbale house, and now I would like to add another 30 m² room to it. I would love to have some help from someone.
  At the village, I also have a nice piece of land with two caravans between bamboo and trees, which would be the place for helpers to stay, 10 minutes walk from my house.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects
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  Interests

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Videography

  

  Van life

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Culture

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Performing arts

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Carpentry

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling

  

  Camping

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You can learn a lot about eco building combining strawbales with adobes (mud bricks), mixture of mud, straw and sand. Mud plastering. Breathing walls and painting. Orientation towards the sun with the right geometry for passive heating in the winter. How to use and store waste heat from a wood stove...
  I ll be happy to learn about different
  people and personalities.

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  Help

  Building together a 30m2 strawbale room with ecological methods combining adobes (mud-bricks) to build some supporting columns for the wooden roof beams (no working on the roof). I will show you tips and tricks.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  I am french and german, but I also speak english and spanish.
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  Accommodation

  For accommodation I ve got two caravans in a nice bamboo garden with some trees and an outside roof for shade with table and barbecue. Organic vegetable garden. There is a barn with a simple shower and sink and a cool place (in the summer) for cooking. Small gas-fridge. Solar panels for electricity.

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  What else ...

  Centenera is small off grid village at 700m altitude at the botom of the spanish pyrenies in the region of Huesca. There is no bus for transport here. The next village with shops and bus is Graus, 15km away.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  There is no wifi, but 4G

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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