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!!!! LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP WITH RENOVATING A KIDS ROOM AFTER SUMMER (around Sep)
I am looking for someone who can rennovate a room (remove a buit in wardrobe, remove the floor, put new flooring in, paint the walls) starting anytime after summer.
If you have renovation experience and would like to stay with us until the room is ready, please let me know.
As we are traveling over summer, I cannot host anyone over summer.
JAMBO (what does Jambo mean? Check below!)
We are Astrid (half German, half Brazilian) ) with my children Thiago (8 years old) and Malaika (7 years old).
We are very much looking forward to meeting you and to welcome you in our family!
I lived in many different countries over the last 10 years, including Tanzania and Kenya. I have travelled the world for a year in East and South Africa and Latin America. 3 years ago, I moved to Alvor in Algarve / Portugal.
For the first time in my life, it felt impossible to leave such a magical place. I therefore decided to settle in for the next 20 years. I bought a house just 800 m from the beach in Alvor and love it.
When I traveled more, I loved to stay in local houses and particularly shared houses as I love meeting new people and learning about their lives and points of view. For me, this has always been the best part of traveling and I am happy to continue having this type of experience through workaway.
I am open minded and flexible and I love talking about subjects such as consciousness, peaceful parenting, music, sports and traveling.
I am happy to share our lives with other people around the world.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Events & social
Sustainability
Culture
Self development
Charity work
Music
Gardening
Languages
Animals
Team sports
Nature
Camping
Winter sports
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Dancing
Beach
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cycling
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are very open-minded and always happy to share our experiences in traveling, peaceful parenting, start ups, consciousness and living life with joy.
We are already so much looking forward to welcoming new people into our family.
Help
We love it when the workawayers who come to us feel like family and are part of our little "tribe".
You will have lots of free time to relax at the beach or explore the area and do hiking, water sports, discover beautiful cities such as Portimao, or small villages like Silves and Carvoeiro, or come with us to spend time with amazing, lovely families. We are happy for you to use our mountain bikes, road bikes, our kayak, SUP or snorkelling equipment.
We would love you to be flexible, energetic and positive, peaceful and patient with the kids, independent and proactive.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Romanian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Swahili (Kiswahili): Beginner
Accommodation
Own room with own bathroom in family house 800 m from the beach.
What else ...
Alvor itself is a small fishing village. There is an incredible community of open and like minded people and wonderful friends for us and our children. We also love the amount of activities that are organized for both our children and parents. It feels like PARADISE here! Good weather, delicious food and wonderful people!
If you are an outdoor enthusiasts like we are, this is the perfect place to be. Within a radius of 3 km around our house in Alvor you will find: beautiful beaches and a beautiful river, and therefore all activities related to water (Kayaking, SUP, Surfing, Kiting, snorkelling). There are beautiful walking tracks and tracks for Mountain-bikes along the coast. Portimao, the second largest city in the Algarve, is on the other side of the Arade River, crossing a beautiful bridge and offers all kinds of sport and art clubs as well as a beautiful harbour front for walks. We had not yet the chance to explore, but if you are divers as we are, some of the best dive spots are just 30 min away. You can easily arrive at Alvor, another beautiful fishing village around the corner, to go sky diving, parachuting or hop on a small plane to Lissabon (return ticket 75 Euros). There are mountains to be explored 40 minutes from our house as well as unlimited nature parks.
We are looking froward to meeting you!
Important:
I am realising that people are sending mass mails to me as a host without having read my profile. I will therefore decline anyone who will not start his or her request by saying : "Jambo Astrid", which is the way people say Hello in East Africa, where I spent 6 years of my life. I hope you understand. Thanks.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I am working from home too so there is unlimited internet connection and space for you to work from.
Can possibly accept pets
As long as they are well behaved they are welcome to stay with us.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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Her house is beautiful, and she really made it feel like home.
Her kids are absolutely amazing, so smart, curious, and full of enthusiasm.
It was a joy to spend time with them. The entire family, along with their friends, were incredibly… read more
From preparing meals and… read more
Her way with the… read more
However, after only five days, things took a very unexpected turn. I… read more
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Her house is beautiful, and she really made it feel like home.
Her kids are absolutely amazing, so smart, curious, and full of enthusiasm.
It was a joy to spend time with them. The entire family, along with their friends, were incredibly… read more
From preparing meals and… read more
Her way with the… read more
However, after only five days, things took a very unexpected turn. I… read more
Thomas has been beyond amazing during the 10 days he spent working with me. He is not just a problem-solver—he is a true mastermind when it comes to tackling complex tasks. No challenge was too big, no detail too small.… read more
Thank you for the great time… read more
Claudia didn’t just build walls for the raised beds, she also lovingly repotted and pruned countless plants (or… read more
From the first moment I had a feeling I'm staying with my friends! They are absolutely amazing, friendly, helpful, kind, modest and a lovely family!
I was helping Astrid with babysitting when she went to play padel in the evening (she's very passionate and also… read more
it's been just three weeks,
But the joy you brought, no words can speak.
Your laughter, your kindness, your magical way,
We hope you'll return to us one day.
A "7" in the lottery, how lucky are we,
You’ve added such joy to our family.
Thiago, Malaika, Astrid too,
Will miss the light that shines from you.
You're a gift, so rare and so… read more
Her calm and patient… read more
My main role was taking care of her two… read more
Thank you Astrid! Hope you the best!
