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Hello,
Please read these different volunteer positions carefully and only reply when you fit the descriptions and dates, thank you.
For soon, 15 May - end of June 2024 we are looking for one person ( shorter stay possible) who can make cement counter tops and benches, wood furniture like making closets, work benches etc, grouting pools, some garden work etc, this listing has no hostel work and no Spanish needed.
Last minute : We are also looking for a second volunteer for May 10 / end Sept 2024, for the guesthouse, description below. Spanish and English a must. One month stay minimum.
For the next season : Nov- May 2024- 2025 we preferably, are looking for two long time volunteers, who can stay for the whole season and can alternate morning and afternoon shifts, if not possible then one month stay is minimum.
In the guesthouse you will be helping with guests, welcoming them, cleaning rooms and making them up, keeping the restaurant area and guest kitchen clean, racking leaves, helping in the kitchen with diner and breakfast, loving my dogs and cat ...and then there is garden work, helping with my magical garden, laying a stone path for a fake river, 'natural' art work, a pool that needs to be re-grouted ...
You will be getting a list of chores to do for the 5 hour workday, some of which you are expected to do on your own… It is mainly general maintenance, cleaning rooms and restaurant area and gardening: weeding, racking, cleaning walls and painting, art work etc . We are there to help if you need it.
You will be living in a cabin, surrounded by jungle, with a shared kitchen and shared bathroom, a small pool for you to use, if the pool house is not rented. If we have more then one volunteer and no space, you will be living in a four bed dorm.
You will get a basic food package : rice, bean, sugar, coffee or tea, oil every week and will get dinner, when dinner has to be made for the guests, same for breakfast.
You will also be able ,whenever possible, to go on tours with Channy, help him with translation and enjoy!
We also have wifi now here, so that is a plus.
The volunteers must be very honest and open minded , completely independent, responsible but fun and be able to cope on her own..
You have to be independent and don’t mind roughing it a bit as we are far from anything.
You will have to provide and cook your own food, but very often we share our food, especially if there are dinners to be made.
You have to love nature, jungle, rivers and time on your own as there is not much else here.There are great hikes around here, lots of beautiful swimming holes in the rivers, nature at its best! Best birdwatching ever....! Watching the monkeys in the morning ...And now a brand new basketball court at the school and we have a small gym here.
It is a great opportunity to spend some time in the Peninsula de Osa, enjoying nature while working a little bit.
We are 20 min from the beach and I go once a week to Puerto Jimenez, I can take you with me.
Now, if this is tempting you, or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
It is important that you speak some Spanish in order to communicate with Channy , my husband.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This a small village, it has a park entrance and is slowly growing to become a tourist destination. It used to be a gold mining town and our place was the famous ( or infamous ) gold miners bar,brothel and jail....the cabinas with private bathrooms are in,what used to be the brothel and the bathroom for the huts are in the ex jail.
Right now it is still of the beaten track.
It has two small shop, a place to buy fresh vegetables ,a cheviche and bread man comes on Thursday, a couple of sodas.
You can hitch a ride with me when I go to town or get an express (5000 colones ) for getting your food in Jimenez.
It is one of the best places for birdwatching, jungle/ river walks, swimming... within an hours drive you can go surfing, kayaking, beach, rivers...
We are a twenty-minute drive from Puerto Jimenez. Puerto Jimenez is a beach town that has a hospital, grocery store, hardware store, fruit/veg shop, meat shop, restaurants, two banks, etc.
There is a collective bus Mon- Sat,leaving Dos Brazos at 7am and 12 and coming back at 11am and 3pm or you can hitch a ride with me when I go to town.
Help
You need to be very honest and easy going,fun to be around with.You have to be able to work completely on your own, take responsibility , make your own meals , don’t mind living on your own, have to clean rooms and restaurant from departing guests,racking leaves , garden work, helping fix up the place like painting walls , making art work etc .
In case there are guests :
Experience in working with tourists is not necessary as long as you can socialize and make guests feel at home.You will have to welcome guests and explain the area and our tours and just to be there for the guests, clean the rooms when they leave etc.
English a must.
If there are not many guests you can help make any handicrafts projects; DIY lamps, decorative objects for garden and house, making fun arty things from scratch or things you find in nature, lot of driftwood art. .. natural wood sculptures/ carvings , planting, trimming, path making ....
Garden work might include moving some heavy rocks, making a path, planting and/or growing moss / ferns species .Looking for wild orchids and 'planting them '....
We have a probationary period and we will communicate via email or WhatsApp so we should know if we can work together. When you write to us, take a little time to introduce yourself, who you are, why you would like to come.
Once you commit we expect you to come.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Channy, my husband needs to learn English and you could have an English/Spanish exchange. He only needs conversational English.
Accommodation
You will have a room on your own, just that sometimes you might need to change the room if it has been reserved and the guesthouse is full. When too many guests you will have to share a room with another volunteer.
When the Little Pool house is not rented you can stay there and have a paradise living in full nature.
I will provide the basics the volunteers can cook on their own . But normally , when dinner is provided to guests it is also provided to the volunteers.
What else ...
We are living 50 m from the Dos Brazos entrance to Corcovado National Park. There are lots of trails and rivers around here.There are waterfalls and natural pools, great hikes, lots of birdwatching etc. We also have three dogs, one cat.
We live 13km from Puerto Jimenez, so to get here you have to take a collective bus .
If you take the 12 noon San Jose-Puerto Jimenez bus, it arrives around 7-8 pm ,you will have to take a taxi from there to the hotel, ,around15.000 colones or spend one night in Puerto Jimenez.
The collective bus ( there are two right now ) schedule is Mon-Sat from PJ- Dos Brazos at 6am, 11am and 3pm. From Dos Brazos- PJ it leaves at 7am, 12noon and 4pm.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
If you camper is independent on water and electricity, you can park it on a piece of land and have your own space.
Can possibly accept pets
Your pet should get along fine with our 3 dogs and cat.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours per day 5 days a week
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From the outset, the process of building gavions proved to be both challenging and rewarding. Working alongside locals, I gained invaluable insights into their craftsmanship and traditional… read more
Dos Brazos and it’s nearby surroundings have a lot of nature to offer, which makes it really worth you while… read more
The work is physical but you get used to it very quickly and you get nicely rewarded with great food and kindness !
Dos Brazos is a very interesting village with… read more
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From the outset, the process of building gavions proved to be both challenging and rewarding. Working alongside locals, I gained invaluable insights into their craftsmanship and traditional… read more
Dos Brazos and it’s nearby surroundings have a lot of nature to offer, which makes it really worth you while… read more
The work is physical but you get used to it very quickly and you get nicely rewarded with great food and kindness !
Dos Brazos is a very interesting village with… read more
I can recommend them both .
Thank you for your help …
Thank you for everything to Suzanna and Channy.
Pura vida !
Thank you David.
Suzanne et son mari sont très accueillants peuvent vous apprendre de nombreuses choses sur la région.
Nous recommandons !
Thank you so much , I loved having you here … anytime you want to come back you are welcome…
Very clean and orderly and has a good connection with guests .
Thank you Leslie for all your work and your beautiful mirror mosaics that will soon be hanging on our walls .
Suzanna is a very helpful and friendly hostess. She is very generous in her way and it makes a real pleasure to help them. The ambience is so beautiful, many plants and animals are to be seen. With her husband Channy, I also had a great tour through the jungle. I will be back!
