Collaborate in bioconstruction projects with our young community in the mountains of Paraíso, Costa Rica

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  Description

  ¡Hola! Hi! Salut ! Oi! Ciao!
  
  Welcome to our farm.
  
  We are a community of heart-centered people co-creating a more sustainable lifestyle in harmony with nature. The property includes extensive organic gardens for personal consumption, a food forest with over 100 fruit trees, and more than half of the farm is a protected secondary forest with 50+ year old trees. Other areas on the property include a bamboo forest for construction needs and several bio-construction projects. Our project serves as a sustainable, regenerative model contrasting with the chemical-based farms in regions near and far.
  
  In addition to a work-trade opportunity for those with special skills in bio-construction, et cetera, we also offer courses including our Permaculture Design Course, Spanish Immersion Course, additional ongoing Volunteer opportunities, and more.
  
  Contact us and we would love to see how we can connect and work together. We would love to share our beautiful farm with you, all in the beautiful heart of Costa Rica.
  
  ¡Pura vida!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Camping

  

  Books

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Technology

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Pets

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Farming

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Animals

  

  Art & design

  

  Carpentry

  

  Blogging

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Gardening

  

  Languages

  

  Photography

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Dancing
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We all learn through practice. One of the main goals of this project is Sustainability (as well as Regeneration), and we love all the different processes such includes, including: growing as much as we can of our own food, experiencing new recipes, creating structures from natural materials, and more. Also crucial to our experience is learning how to cohabitate in a more conscious and holistic way, including through non-violent communication, physical and spiritual wellness practices (such as walking in the forest, dancing, meditating, collective massage sessions, tobacco prayers, et cetera). We appreciate and value that everybody always has something to share from their own world and we very much enjoy the cultural exchange that arises with the different people coming to our home.

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  Help

  -We begin our day at 6:00 a.m and go to bed early, around 9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
  
  - We're constantly working on (bio) construction projects. There is a part of the farm where we harvest guadua bamboo that we cure and process to make different kinds of structures like the greenhouse, the composting center, and the tepee. We could also be making smaller projects like furniture.
  
  -We rotate daily responsibilities such as cooking breakfast/lunch, cleaning common spaces, taking out the compost, organizing recycling, watering the plants, etc.
  
  - Much of the activities we do are physical. The farm is in the mountains with steep slopes up and down.
  
  -Coexistence implies emotional and mental awareness. We hope you understand that EVERY RELATIONSHIP is important.
  
  - We bring the farm elements closer each day – the soil, the plants, the insects, the wildlife, the bamboo, the stones, the trees, the humans, the sun, the rain, the heat, and the cold. There is a biodiversity of fauna throughout the country. On the farm, it is common for us to see spiders, scorpions, snakes, worms, lizards, butterflies, hummingbirds, birds, and more. The farm is located 1,200 meters above sea level and that is why there are cold days during the storms, fogs, rains and it is cold at night. Please take the time to reflect on your needs regarding these issues.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Shared bedroom with one other person. Common areas: kitchen, living room, gardens.

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  What else ...

  During your time off, feel free to explore your creativity :)
  
  We encourage people to feel the rhythm of nature: take a walk in the forest or the town of La Flor and get to know the people around. You can read a book on your own or borrow one from our house library. Start a journal, do some art craft, et cetera. You can also get to the public bus in about a 10 minute walking distance from our farm. During the weekends you might be interested in visiting amazing places around, like Irazu Volcano, Guayabo National Monument, Duran Sanatorium (a “haunted” old building), Tapantí National Park, et cetera. If you want to go a little further away, you can consider taking a trip either to the Caribbean or the Pacific Coast.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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