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23 Jun 2025
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I'm Julien, 28 yo from Belgium, I moved to Asturias last year in poursuit of a more simple and autonomous life.
My place needs lots of work and would be great to have some help !
The long-term project is making a cozy and small rural/touristic place that might work in autonomy with nature, animals and humans, as much self sufficient as possible.
I would be interested by volunteers with previous workaway experience around mountains
Living in the mountains means lots of fisical efforts, up and down, moving material and organizing areas.
It's an old house in a process of renovation so you are not expecting to be in a modern place with all the city comfort.
The bathroom has been renovated, water is cold but can be heated up by a firewood stove, I do plan to use a solar panels system in the future.
I am open to receive new ideas that you are willing to share to make this place a nice place to live.
The house is OFF grid, electricity is collected by solar panels and stacked in batteries, it means that the amount of power available can fluctuate, a nice sunny day is usually a good opportunity to work with tools/machines that consume a lot of watts.
Daily routine :
We usually have breakfast after 8 and starting working at 9.
It fluctuate due to climate condition but we usually work until 12/1pm, have lunch and do a little bit more of work if needed in the afternoon.
Afternoons are free, if its chilly/rainy/humid we usually make a fire to warm up the house and have a hot shower.
Out of a week of 7 days you have 2 days off, if you stay less usually 1 day off out of them.
As my place is quite isolated, I do prefer host volunteers for a week or less. (4-5 days mini)
If you do have your own car/van it does help for a longer stay, it will also depend of the amount of help needed in this period of time.
My house is located in north of Spain, Asturias, 1h from Oviedo the capital.
There is buses that goes from the airport of Asturias to Oviedo.
If you're interested don't hesitate to write me! See you soon
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Fitness
Hiking
Mountain
Gardening
Languages
DIY & crafts
Self development
Sustainability
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Practicing english, french, spanish .
Experience from my past years of travelling and living abroad.
Help
Helping in the garden, language exchange
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I speak french as a native language, I can speak English too and happy to practice Spanish
Accommodation
You will be sleeping in a room inside the house or free to camp outside during summer
What else ...
Train/bus available from Oviedo to infiesto. Better to have your own transport, lots of treks and nature to see around.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Internet works but fluctuate a lot, can be slow or fast or stop working for a bit.
Space for parking camper vans
A small campervan would be able to reach my home but letting you know that the last little way to my house is not large and necesit good driving skills.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (13)
She was very dedicated to the tasks and a very precious help!
The work varied from plastering Walls to small reparations arround the House and was very managable.
Cheers Leo
Very hardworking and agreeable to be with , I recommend him without hesitation!
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She was very dedicated to the tasks and a very precious help!
The work varied from plastering Walls to small reparations arround the House and was very managable.
Cheers Leo
Very hardworking and agreeable to be with , I recommend him without hesitation!
Thanks !
In the evening we made often a fire (it was little rainy) and cooked… read more
Agreable person and nice to work with, I recommend ! Thanks
The work was really rewarding and chill, we cleaned the stone walls and start doing the mortar for them. We also planted some native trees and cooked meals.
After every day we enjoyed a… read more
She knows a lot about plants and permaculture, bio construction..
I recommand for sure, cheers
enjoy your Workaway experience with Julian!
I recommand him , great guy always in a good mood and ready to help. Cheers
paraíso. Julien es un chico súper agradable y respetuoso de tu espacio y tiempo. El trabajo es muy variado, necesita ayuda de todo tipo, básicamente necesita otro par de manos para avanzar más rápido, pero si… read more
Willing to learn new things and always ready to do outside activities.
Cheers man
