Argentina
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We are a family of three. Frida from Sweden, Franco from Argentina and our 7 month old baby Milo. We have been living and travelling in Europe for the last year and a bit, and are now returning to our little house in the delta of Buenos Aires for a few months. There we have a lot of projects planned. We want to build raised beds where we can grow veggies and herbs to eat, and we want to build a deck and insulation around the house, add two rooms to the house and build a tool shed. For the most part the plan is to use a natural construction way. We want to make mandalas or other decorations in mosaic and in any other forms available to us.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Art Projects
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
The place where we have the house is very beautiful. It is one hour into the river delta by boat and since there is no other way of getting there, it is peaceful and green - very different from the city life of Buenos Aires. There are two kayaks that we are happy to lend out if anyone is interested. Franco is a skilled builder and is now doing a course in Bioconstruction to learn more about natural ways of building. Frida is a yoga teacher and a massage therapist and interested in all kinds of healing work. We have also both been travelling for years, mainly in communities, so have picked up quite a lot during the way. And we love to share our knowledges and to learn from our visitors as well.
If you have any skills in construction, or earth ship building specifically it would be a great help for us. Also people interested in gardening, permaculture, mosaics, arts or babysitting are very welcome. We want to point out that we welcome not only people with specific skills, but everyone interested in learning and sharing. We met travelling and have been volounteering a lot ourselves so we are very open to cultural exchanges of all sorts!
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Sami: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
At the moment the house only contains one room so our plan is to put up tents for the helpers in the beginning. But since the plan is to build two more rooms we will hopefully be able to offer indoor accommodation soon! The tents are only for sleeping, all meals will be shared and the house is for everyone to enjoy at any time.
The delta is a popular getaway for people living in Buenos Aires and even other parts of the area. It is peaceful and beautiful and quite unique since it is only reachable by boat and is a big network of rivers. There is a floating shop that passes the house each day and where basic foods and necessities can be found. There is also a floating bus that passes a few times a day and that takes you into Tigre in about an hour, from there it is not far at all from the city center of Buenos Aires. We also have a motorboat that we use to go and come back into town. Two kayaks are available to enjoy the surroundings with.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
