Help with a wooden antique house in sunny Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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09/05/2021
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We are working on details in the house. You can join us and still help us with details about painting, sanding and overall details.

Hello there!! My name is Nadya, I have two active boys, Aukai 10 and Kalani 8. We are a family of 3 that enjoy the simple life, gardening, going to the beach and play around with friends. I have a small business making natural sunblocks and I also work with a non-profit organization that rescues abandoned properties.

We live in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, especifically around the Calle Loíza, Santurce area. The house 🏡we need help with was the same house my greatgrandparents moved to, from the country to the city, in the 40's.

It's a wooden house that I just changed the wooden roof of. Now I need help with the finishing details like the bathroom and kitchen.

We hope someone feels motivated to join us and help us finish this project! Our house is blocks away from a beautiful beach, pubs, restaurants and a very nice atmosphere. ✨🌴🍃🏄🍻
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They can learn about Permaculture, sustainable living and general construction and local food.
Help
We need help to:
*️️️put tiles in bathroom and garage area
*️️️scrape and paint house
*️️️assisting one another
*️️️lifting and carrying materials
*️️️gardening
*️️️general remodeling (installing doors)
*️️️instalation of bricks, plywood and panels
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
bunk bed in a garage room
What else ...
On their free time volunteers can go to the beach, Old San Juan, local restaurants and pubs, movies, museums. We live in a very centric area were you can take bus or uber service.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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09/01/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Charlie)

Thanks to Charlie we can say our roof is finally done! We manage to finish the inside details of the roof with the insulation and bamboo covers. He also started the cleaning of another roof and project we have on the backyard. He is hardworking and adventurous, he organized his time in a way that he got the job done and could also explore the… read more

(Excellent )

25/11/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (April )

Amazing April! I'm so happy and grateful that I got the chance to meet her and let her in our house! She really came to uplift our spirits with her magical touch in decoration, unclutter, and reinventing our house. She is a professional and knows her craft very well. Very creative and helpful soul. She did everything not expecting anything in… read more

(Excellent )

01/11/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Ethan)

A great guy! Respectful and hardworking, he brings ideas to the table and helps the projects get done! An experienced handyman and accepts challenges in great attitude! I am grateful that he was a teacher to my sons plus he is a musician too! (he plays the guitar and sings too!). Hope the best in your future endeavors in the island. Thanks for… read more

(Excellent )

07/10/2020

Left by Workawayer (Zoe) for host

I stayed about month with Nadya and it was amazing! She is organized with the tasks she needs done and I enjoyed the level of independence she gave me with problem solving and with setting my schedule to plan my hours each week. The progress in the house is very satisfying to see and the work was very fulfilling for me. The kids are also super… read more

(Excellent )

06/10/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Zoe)

Zoe was a blessing to our house! Since she arrived she had a great connection with my sons, studying, talking and playing with them, she was willing to help me with their homeschooling tasks and was very patient and sweet with them. She was also full hands on in the gardening and reconstruction of a project we have at home. She is very respectful… read more

(Excellent )

10/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lizzie) for host

Nadya is so nice and caring, a true reminder of kindness. Keeping in touch while traveling on a boat wasn’t easy...but we managed. Unfortunately due to sudden passing of my friend’s dad I couldn’t stay in PR as planned. But I shall be back;) muchas gracias para todo y hasta pronto!

(Excellent )

29/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (LEA) for host

Nadya was a great host, I had an amazing time with her.
She was super nice and trust me with her house, her cat and the work who needed to be done.
So sad I have to leave after 3 weeks, the time at her house was wonderful.

(Excellent )

27/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sophia)

Villemo and Sophia are by far the best workawayers that visit our house and help us achieve our goals. The girls are very hardworking and always going the extra mile. There was no challenge they didn't try to do....putting tiles, sanding walls, plywood, paining, gardening....etc. They were also very sweet to my kids and they loved them so much. We… read more

(Excellent )

17/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jean-Francois)

That's great Jean-Francois! Thank you for the nice review! You are very disciplined and have very good work ethics. Thank you for the job with the electricity and all the plaster and sanding on the walls you did. We really did some progress in the house thanks to your help! See you in March! Have fun on the next projects around the island.

(Excellent )

16/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jean-Francois) for host

What a wonderful first workaway 2 week experience i just had over Nadya's place with her son's. Everything was how I imagined it. We did good progress with the work on her house. Painting walls and metal grates will be the next assignments probably. Nadya's cooking is just great! I loved discovering Bulgarian cuisine , and the traditional Puerto… read more

(Excellent )

02/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Erik)

Thank you Erik! It was a lot of fun having you around! All the hard work we had to do was a breeze thanks to your calm and fun personality. Thanks for all the music lessons you gave the kids, they loved you and miss you already. You will always be welcome in our house especially for jamming! We wish you the best in your future endeavors and music… read more

(Excellent )

02/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Erik) for host

I had an amazing time with Nadya and her two boys! We got along great and became friends very quickly! Her place was in an awesome location, a few minute walk from the beach and lots of bars and restaurants. 3 weeks wasn't long enough, I'm going to miss you guys!

(Excellent )

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