Come and support our Jungle Eco Huts at Agonda Beach, Goa, India

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Iam Brigitta living and working with my family in India. We are located in beautiful Agonda in Southgoa. We are in the tranquility of the jungle just 15 min walk from the Beach. Agonda Beach is a beautiful quiet place usually occupied by laid back travelers or yoga people:)
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Help with Eco project
Helping with Tourists
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will stay in our Jungle Resort around 15min walk to Agonda Beach. Next to working time will be lots of options to hangout at the beach find more secluded beaches or go around for a waterfall tour...plenty of things to do and see around.
Help
We need a happy sociable and organized volunteer who is supporting our online calendar and is taking care of our guests needs - making sure everyone is feeling welcome and at home.
It would be very helpful if you know how to handle a laptop as we will introduce you to our online calendar. Photographs are more than welcome to support our online presence:)
Working hours are flexible depending on daily demands.
Languages spoken
German, Hindi, English
Accommodation
We will provide you with a shared simple wooden Hut. The Coco Bathroom is directly next door. We are preparing fresh and delicious Indian food but you are of course also welcome to introduce us to your cuisine:)
What else ...
There are different beaches and sightseeing places to visit!
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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(5.0)

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(3.5)

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(4.0)

21/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Tiago & Diana) for host

This was our first workaway experience and we loved it. Brigitta and her lovely daughter and indian staff welcomed us and showed us what and how to help out.

We helped paint, gardening, general maintenance and with the kitchen menu.

We stayed for 10 days on one of the huts, and had 3 free delicious meals a day.

It was a great experience in a… read more

(Excellent )

08/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Lukas) for host

As this was my very first workaway experience, I am truly happy to have had met such kind and amazing people as hosts. The two weeks we spend in the slightly remote jungle area were exactly what I needed for the beginning of our travel. Due to the off season there was not much of a hustle, which only made the calm and quiet ambience even more… read more

(Excellent )

21/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Tanja & Anders) for host

Our intended 2 weeks stay turned into almost 6 weeks! For us, this was what we needed at that time and we are grateful for the trust, space, patience and flexibility we were offered.

The work was relatively easy, but what made everything a bit harder was the heat, but Brigitta and Amar was very understanding about our lack of energy due to the… read more weather and we are grateful for that!

One of the things we liked about the place was the flexibility, we could decide our working hours ourselves, as long as we did our tasks no one was interfering with when we did it.
We also felt Brigitta and Amar was trusting us in solving our tasks on our own, in our own pace and with our own solutions, just now and then checking up on us but hardly ever interfering with how we solved it. So for us there was a lot of freedom at this workaway, which we appreciated a lot!

It's an easy going place and no one is getting stressed out about much, which gives it a relaxed atmosphere even though Brigitta is still in control of what needs to be done, so there are some general guidelines which is nice. And there's always someone around you can ask for advice if you need.
Also we had quite some variety in our daily tasks, so it was never monotonous. Days off worked smoothly and was regular, and we were never asked to work longer hours than agreed, also we were given a lot of privacy on our time off, which we find respectful.

Sometimes we missed getting some feedback, we assumed our work was approved but now and then it's nice to get some verbal feedback.

One should come to this place with a flexible mindset, just as the owners are flexible towards you. Things doesn't always turn out as planned (hey, it's India), there can be sudden changes, one day all the tools you need can be missing (the neighbours borrow freely from each other), all of a sudden there's a water shortage, a power cut, a sudden delivery of 1 ton of wood at 8 pm and so on :) Also sometimes things happens that delays food hours so you'll need to be flexible with that as well, and at times you (if this is not your main task) also have to cook for yourself due to certain circumstances, but there's always food in the refrigerator you can use freely.

We had the luxury of having one of the cute huts for ourselves, with a lovely open air bathroom, which also enriched our stay here!

This place is beautifully located away from the beach (still walking distance) and all the hustle and bustle down there. You'll have monkeys in the trees, frogs, snakes, geckoes, spiders in your hut, cats and dogs to cuddle with (and yes, dogs barking every hour of the day) and a very charming, funny and social (soon 3 years old) child that also frequently make herself heard (loudly) ;)

We are happy about the time we spend here and hope to return one day to see the result of all good ideas growing. Thank you for having us and giving us this experience!

(Very good )

26/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Tanja & Anders)

Tanja and Anders both been an amazing support for us. Anders is a great craftsman building furniture to fixing almost all our problems around wood and electricity. Tanja is super organised and and is taking care that the work needed is getting done in the right way. Both are working in a very responsible and flexible way adjusting to local… read more

(Excellent )

09/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Heramb)

We are so happy Heramb was part of our project. He is a very friendly and easy going personality always happy to help out with anything that is needed. Apart from that the is a hard and diligent worker. His quick understanding of the given task in every field as well as him being amazingly organised made his work more than fulfilling. Heramb was… read more

(Excellent )

03/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jasmin) for host

Brigitta and her family have been very welcoming. The place is situated in the beautiful jungle, where it is very peaceful and you can enjoy nature and many animals. Brigitta is very helpful and gave us many tips for our days off. The food was good and all the people were lovely. I helped out in the kitchen and for the laundry. There was not a… read more

(Excellent )

05/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jade & Lauren)

Jade&Lauren were such an amazing support! Fast in understanding, hard and diligent workers who managed all of their jobs independently. It's been a treat having this two beautiful humans over and we are sad they had to leave.

(Excellent )

20/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jade & Lauren) for host

We had a really great experience staying with Brigitta and Amar for 3 weeks in their Jungle Resort. They were very welcoming and arranged our taxi from the airport which was very helpful! The work has been fun using bamboo and Eco materials to finish off the guest rooms and the garden space they have created is beautiful. The food is delicious, we… read more

(Excellent )

17/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Zoe) for host

Such a beautiful place with incredible people!
I was only going to stay for a few days and ended up staying over 2 weeks.
Brigitte is the loveliest lady and working with her was a treat. It's also a beauuutiful area and you'll feel like family. Couldn't recommend this place enough!

(Excellent )

12/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Zoe)

great great great, so much creative work and awesome support from you guys. It was a pleasure! Thank you for bringing the puppy from the shelter and your intense commitment for ur project you definitely give a special note to our place. Thank you

(Excellent )

13/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Daniel) for host

I had an amazing experience staying at the jungle huts with Brigitta, Omar and the others! I’m truly grateful for having the chance to enjoy their kindness and warm hospitality while helping out with various creative projects and living in the jungle, surrounded by all the beauty that nature has to offer.
Thank you so much for having me! :)

(Excellent )

12/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Daniel)

it was a pleasure to have daniel supporting us. He helped out with building and gardening projects as buidling a beautiful bamboo fence or our garden as well as giving a nice finish or our Huts. Great contribution to our project. Thank you!

(Excellent )

18/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Tomas)

We are so sad to let Tomas go! It was a real pleasure to have his support at our side. His skills are amazing from carpentry to maintenance or just being an great company around with our team. His work is really precise and detailed. It was a great contribution to our place having Tomas with us. Would love to see you back by time. All the best1

(Excellent )

15/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Tomas) for host

Helping around Brigitta’s and Amar’s Jungle Huts was one of the best experiences of my life! Although I could only stay for just over a week due to some personal circumstances I wish I could’ve stayed on for months, doing my bits with carpentry, gardening and general maintenance.
The jungle atmosphere is so peaceful and tranquil, you feel as if… read more

(Excellent )

28/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Bidji )

Having Bidji not only as a volunteer but also as a friend at our place was a great support. He is extremely motivated helping out wherever needed, contributing with own ideas and working with patience and endurance. All work Bidji was participating in was successfully and proper carried out. Despite his great working attitude it was a pleasure to… read more

(Excellent )

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