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Hello, we are Colin and Tiffany from the U.S., who are now full time residers in rural Costa Rica. We are a newly married couple that shares an interest in being self-reliant. This interest was so strong that it brought us to Central America, where we now own 17 acres of land. We are dedicated to caring for (Mālama) this land and the waters as best as we can, while also growing the majority of our own food. We are interested in learning the way of the locals and indigenous of this area as well as incorporating aspects of permaculture, incorporating some natural building, and organic gardening. We currently have 2 locals that work for us in construction and land maintenance.
Colin is in his 40's and has lived in many states in the U.S. plus other countries, including a remote indigenous area of Venezuela and close to a year in Botswana. He most recently lived in an aspiring ecovillage in Oregon for 11 years. He has organized permaculture courses and speaks Spanish pretty well. He's a fan of hiking and dark chocolate.
Tiffany is in her 40's and has spent the majority of her adult live as a digital nomad. She has lived in many U.S. states, most recently Hawaii, and has been working towards being a homesteader and organic farmer for some time. She is into crystals, holistic health, healing, and is a certified Plant Based Chef. Her Spanish is coming along but needs lots of growth and work.
We live in an area called San Vito which is majestic and picturesque even on the most rainy of days. We are 5 hours away from SJO and 40 minutes from the Panamanian border. We intentionally chose this area to live in because there is not a large concentration of expats. We wanted as much of a local experience as possible, so we could learn the way of those that came before us as well as get stronger at speaking Spanish.
Currently we are working on setting up our property to be a homestead for us as well as a health farm for future guests to stay with us. This means scaling up to grow the majority of our own food. We have a few garden spaces going, lots of fruit trees (with more to come), chickens for eggs, and soon will be adding animals for milk and land maintenance. We have a small coffee production going as well.
This area has great weather year round, it feels like perpetual Spring, and it is very quiet and peaceful with kind and welcoming neighbors. We are one of the last houses before our road ends at the river.
Walking through the neighborhood is great for sights, getting to meet the neighbors, and for fitness.
The greatest activity here is to be present and enjoy the peacefulness.
We are able to accommodate digital nomads. We do not have wifi that is available in the A-frame but we have shared dining room area you can work in. We have been told that Claro cell service works in the A Frame.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is an all Tico neighborhood. Its a great opportunity to practice your Spanish and to learn from the knowledge of our neighbors. On our property you will learn new things about organic and permaculture farming or have an opportunity to put your skills to use. This area of Costa Rica is peaceful and beautiful which is good restoration for an overworked soul.
Help
We seek assistance for our construction team, land/farm work, cooking, cleaning, and doggy tending. Big bonus points for a professional massage therapist, too. :) The more skills the better, like previous construction projects, horticulture in the tropics, calm communication, and Spanish ability.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We are interested in sharing what we can about English and learning more Spanish.
Accommodation
We have an A-Frame with a double bed. The space is quiet and mostly private surroundings. It overlooks the Talamanca Mountain range as well as Volcan Baru. It has tiled floors, a closet, and a compost toilet inside. One side of the A-frame has a tinted see through wall that also contracts up and down to open up to a covered deck.
It is *mostly* private because we do utilize the surrounding area for exercise and some farming.
We also have 2 bedrooms available that are connected to our home that have their own private entrances. Bonus of these accomodations is electricty and wifi access in your room. The bathroom is shared and outdoors; covered outdoor shower and compost toilet.
The cooking facility is a shared outdoor kitchen at the main house, with a fine setup of appliances and equipment, and some private storage space on shelves, refrigerator, and freezer. We provide transport to the local grocery store (offers some speciality products like GF, organic, etc) and Saturday farmers market once per week -- this will be the opportunity to shop for your preferred breakfast/lunch/snack items.
We provide dinner and lunch 5 days a week, dinner, that you may cook or we would but we provide ingredients.
What else ...
In your time off you are free to enjoy the property and the trails. There is access to the river in a few spaces (requires good physical fitness if accessing from the property). River access from the property is private and will feel like you have the whole space to yourself. Nearby are a warm spring, the town of San Vito, La Amistad National Park, Saturday farmers' market, and charming nearby hill towns.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good internet signal. Each room that is connected to our home has a desk and wifi available. This is not the case for the A Frame. You are always welcome to work in the dining room.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, for a total of 25 hrs per week
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The place was really beautiful and we can see they worked a lot. I was suppose to be there for 2 weeks but, I doesn't felt comfortable there because I didn't found they were happy and grateful to have me. Before to arrive, I thinked it was like a culture exchange and a place for sharing knowledges but it… read more
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The place was really beautiful and we can see they worked a lot. I was suppose to be there for 2 weeks but, I doesn't felt comfortable there because I didn't found they were happy and grateful to have me. Before to arrive, I thinked it was like a culture exchange and a place for sharing knowledges but it… read more
Living here will bring you closer to both physical and mental health.
あなたが健康であることに幸福を感じる人間なのであれば、ここでのボランティア生活は最高のものとなるでしょう。
If you are someone who finds happiness in being healthy, then volunteering here will be the best experience for you.
もしあなたがスピリチュアル溢れる人なのであれば、
もしくは、アーティスティックな経験を求めてる人なのであれば
キャビンで宿泊することを強くオススメします。
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