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Namaste everyone! We are Ana and Karlo, a couple from Croatia.
We have a beautiful house with a land in the central part the country. The land is situated in a small village half way between the towns of Karlovac and Slunj. House is fully immersed in the nature- it has a small garden, orchard and its genty hugged by the nearby forest. Rastoke (the most beautiful touristic village by Forbes) are just 20 minutes from our home and in 40 minutes you can be in National Park Plitvice. The capital of Croatia, Zagreb, is just one hour of driving from our home. Please keep in mind that this place is not for everyone. If you are interested in meeting a bunch of people, partying, experiencing night life or city sightseeing, this workaway is not your cup of tea. Our place is quite secluded and the nearest town is 30 min of driving from our home. There is a bus stop 2 km from our home, but it would be best if you have your own means of transportation. We can always give you a lift to the town if we are going that direction. Plus, Karlo is often going to other cities in Croatia (such as Rijeka) and you can come with him.
Instead of city hustle and bustle, this place really really gives you the opportunity to just be with nature and to experience peace, tranquiliy and countryside living. You can enjoy meditation and yoga, hiking, biking, long walks in forest or even swimming in cool Korana river. Night sky is also quite magical and many astro photographers already recognized this area as a hidden gem.
We currently need help with mostly building and gardening. This includes preparing raised beds and making some new ones, pruning fruit trees, planting young trees and landscape grooming, We need help designing our backyard garden and Karlo needs someone strong and vital to help him tame the bushes growing on a hill above our house, as he wants to make a proper paragliding start there.
When it comes to building, we need help in order to build new wooden fence and a shed, so we would really used someone experienced in carpentry and wood work.
Plus, it would be great if you would be interested in forest cleaning, often meaning just taking a casual walk in a nearby forest and picking up some waste you might find along the way. Some local residens aren't that responsible when it comes to waste disposal so there are some parts of the forest that need our love and attention.
There is some work to be done in the house, too, such as painting and doing small repairs, in order to make it even more beautiful for our future guests.
We need someone responsible and independent. Someone who can be and work on its own, who doesn't need to be managed all the time, as we have our own work to do and are not available at all times. Also, a good match with us would be someone who knows proper boundaries. That being said, we greatly appreciate our space, our peace, quiet and privacy and we'll respect yours, at all times. That doesn't mean we won't never hang out or share meaningful conversations, but you need to be O.K. with being on your own (if there is no other chatty volonteer to keep you company :) ). Also, someone staying at our home needs to be O.K. with dogs. We have two small dogs and they love to spend their time in the backyard. One of them is particulary friendly, so she might be interested in keeping you company.
That being said, everything depends on your skills, interests and our mutual agreement. After one week, we can discuss and prolong your stay if we clicked. It would be best if you could finish the project you've started, no matter what that is.
When it comes to accomodation, you and another volounteer will have the downside apartment for yourself. We can provide one double or two single beds. The place is newly renovated and well furnished. It has a fireplace of its own, so you'll be quite warm and cosy. Furthrmore, we will provide you with one cooked meal per day. Ana is an amazing cook and our main meal of the day is dinner. Karlo makes delicious treats and we would be more than happy to share it with you! :) We will also provide you with everything you might need in order to prepare a proper breakfast and luch for yourself. Please, do keep in mind that we are exclusively vegan household! You don't need to be vegan yourself, but you need to be willing to eat only plant based foods while staying here.
Please, don't hesitate to contact us if you think we would be a good match. We are looking forward to welcome you in our Green Sanctuary!
Much love,
Ana and Karlo
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Ana is holistic health counselor, kundalini yoga and mindfulness teacher, willing and able to share her knowledge and experience with you. She also knows plenty about vegan cooking. If you want, you can have an inidividual yoga class with Ana or simply be given some tools for the development of your own practice. She is also willing to do some cooking classes for the volounteers (we love mediterranean food :) ). We also have some great books to share with the world.
Karlo is an entrepreneur and a pilot (if you are lucky enough, maybe he can take you on a panoramic flight with him :) ), skydiver and a base jumper. He's everything but your regular guy next door! :)
We enjoy good food and conversations and would like to learn more about your food, your culture, DIY, carpentry, permaculture and so on. It would be amazing to try your food as well, as long as it's vegan. :)
Help
We currently need help mostly with building and gardening.
*Preparing raised beds and making some new ones
*Pruning fruit trees
*Planting young trees
*Landscape grooming
*Help in designing our backyard garden
*Help to make a paragliding start
*Help building new wooden fence and a shed
*Forest cleaning
*Painting
*Small repairs.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Croatian: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Ana would be happy to improve her Spanish.
Accommodation
Newly furnished apartment downstars, shared with another volounteer. It's perfect if you know each other. If not, you might meet your new best friend. :) Ofc, if you're a lady, we'll make sure you can be hosted with another female. We can offer one double of two single beds. The place has private bathroom and a kitchen. A fire place gives it special charm and cosyness.
We will provide you with one cooked meal per day. We will also provide you with everything you might need in order to prepare a breakfast and lunch for yourself. Please, do keep in mind that we are exclusively vegan household! You don't need to be vegan yourself, but you need to be willing to eat only plant based foods while staying here.
What else ...
Nearest airports include Zagreb and Rijeka, where you can take a bus to Karlovac or to our village. You can take the bus directly to our village in Zagreb, Karlovac or Slunj. We can always pick you up on a bus stop that is 2 km from our house or in the nearby towns, if needed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We don't mind digital nomads (we were workaways ourselves- we love to travel and also do most of our work on our laptops) and we would love to have you as long as you have enough time left to help us out with our ongoing projects. The WIFI works pretty well, but do keep in mind that on rare days we don't have electricity for a couple of hours (the wire is going through the woods so when there is a strong wind or a storm there might be probles until they resolve them).
Space for parking camper vans
Ofc, if you prefer staying at your campervan, you are welcomed to do so. You can park it in front of the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
