Cultural exchange and daily projects in a beautiful coastal town of Kinsale Co Cork, Ireland

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  Description

  Friendly Workaway by the sea in Kinsale 🌊
  
  Hi, I'm Carmel! I live in the beautiful coastal town of Kinsale, where I also work remotely. I'm about a five-minute walk from the town and ten minutes from the beach.
  
  Kinsale is a quirky little harbour town with a really vibrant community, plenty of lovely pubs and restaurants and lots of activities on the doorstep. It's just 25km from Cork City and Cork International Airport and is the gateway to scenic West Cork and the start/finish point of the Wild Atlantic Way.
  
  Originally a medieval fishing port, Kinsale is now known as the gourmet capital of Ireland, with lots of great restaurants and cafés. There's also loads to do outdoors, including swimming, sailing, fishing, kayaking, surfing and foraging, as well as some beautiful coastal walks. For history lovers, Charles Fort and James Fort are both nearby, and there are lots of festivals and events throughout the year.
  
  The Project:
  
  I'm looking to host a Workawayer for around 2 weeks in September / early October and would love a bit of help tackling my garden! I'm planning to put down a patio and create some new flower beds, so there's going to be plenty of digging, moving things around and generally getting muddy :)
  
  For this stay, I'm particularly hoping to find someone who has done this kind of work before — whether that's landscaping, gardening, laying paving or just being a generally handy outdoor person who knows their way around a garden project.
  
  **A small plea to save us both some time :) — please only get in touch for this particular stay if you have some relevant hands-on experience.** I'm sure there are lots of other lovely Workawayers out there, but for the moment the garden is my mission!
  
  You'll have your own room and private bathroom in my home, with meals provided. I'm also very happy to show you around Kinsale and the surrounding West Cork area while you're here.
  
  I've been a Workawayer myself over the years and have had some brilliant experiences, so I know what it's like being on the travelling side of things too. I'm really happy to finally be in a position to host and hopefully return the favour. Mostly I'm looking for someone friendly, independent and easy-going who'll enjoy spending a couple of weeks by the sea — and who doesn't mind a bit of Irish mud! :)

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Pets

  

  Events & social

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Music

  

  Plant care

  

  Gardening

  

  Fitness

  

  Team sports

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Cycling

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will be staying 5 minutes walk from the beautful coastal town of Kinsale which was originally a medieval fishing port. Kinsale is known as the Gourmet capital of Ireland with many nice restuants and cafes. There is a vibrant local community with lots of activities such as swimming, sailing, fishing, kayaking, foraging & surfing. For history lovers there are two impressive forts nearby Charles Fort and James Fort.

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  Help

  Light gardening help

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Basic levels of German and Spanish.
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  Accommodation

  Private room in brand new house with private bathroom.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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