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Last replied
31 Jul 2018
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Description
We are Laia and Miguel, we have three children, Ares, Enea y Urko, and we are building our house in Catalonia. Our Project is the search for an alternative way of life, sustainable and self-sufficient.
We have dug a deep well to have water and we have made a solar installation to have energy. We want to make a small restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine, build several cabins in the forest for our guests and a workshop open to ingenuity and art.
We need help to realize our dream.
The place is a beautiful estate of 9 ha in Tarragona, near Barcelona. We have Almond trees, Olive trees, a forest of Pines and Oaks, and an old stone house to rebuild.
Somos Laia y Miguel, tenemos tres hijos, Ares, Enea y Urko, y estamos construyendo nuestra casa en Catalunya. Nuestro proyecto es la búsqueda de una forma de vida alternativa, sostenible y autosuficiente.
Hemos excavado un profundo pozo para tener agua y hemos hecho una instalación solar para tener energía. Queremos hacer un pequeño restaurante de cocina mediterránea, construir varias cabañas en el bosque para nuestros huéspedes y un taller abierto al ingenio y el arte.
Necesitamos ayuda para realizar nuestro sueño.
El lugar es una preciosa finca de 9 ha en Tarragona, cerca de Barcelona. Tenemos Almendros, Olivos, un bosque de Pinos y Encinas, y una antigua casa de piedra por reconstruir.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help with Eco Projects
Art Projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Laia is a scenographer and expert in creating spaces for learning following the Montessori pedagogy and Miguel is passionate about construction, wood and clean energy.
We have spent many years traveling and learning and now the time has come to carry out our family project.
We are creating a cultural meeting point, in which artists can manifest themselves and find an economic response to their axpressions.
Laia es escenógrafa y experta en la creación de espacios para el aprendizaje siguiendo la pedagogía Montessori y Miguel es un apasionado de la construcción, la madera y las energías limpias.
Hemos dedicado muchos años a viajar y aprender y ahora ha llegado el momento de realizar nuestro proyecto familiar.
Estamos creando un punto de encuentro cultural, en el que los artistas puedan manifestarse y encontrar una respuesta económica a sus expresiones.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We need help to build, we try to do everything ourselves. We also have to do maintenance work in the land, cultivate the ecologic orchard, etc.
At this moment we are finishing our house, we need help with masonry for some weeks. We need someone with or without experience, willing to work hard with us. The work is beautiful here, we are in the middle of nature working in family.
Necesitamos ayuda para construir, intentamos hacerlo todo nosotros mismos. También tenemos que hacer trabajos de mantenimiento en el campo, cultivar el huerto ecológico, podar, etc.
En este momento estamos acabando nuestra casa, necesitamos ayuda de albañilería durante algunas semanas. Necesitamos alguien con o sin experiencia dispuesto a trabajar duro. El trabajo es bonito, estamos en medio de la naturaleza trabajando en familia.
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
We offer a large caravan and in perfect condition. With kitchen, 2 beds, heating, water and electricity. The house bathroom with hot water is also available.
Ofrecemos una caravana grande y en perfectas condiciones. Con cocina, 2 camas, calefacción, agua y luz. También está disponible el baño de la casa con agua caliente.
What else ...
The beach is half an hour away and Barcelona one hour away. Spring and summer are very warm and we have a small pool to cool off.
La playa está a media hora y Barcelona a una hora. La primavera y el verano son muy cálidos y tenemos una pequeña piscina para refrescarnos
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (2)
Work was varied - from looking after the plants, to cleaning the woods and some “ephemeral architecture” building, to picking either almonds or figs.
Laia and Miguel are very patient and smiley all the time (although at the… read more
It is difficult to highlight qualities or attitudes since everything they have done here they have done well. They are very hardworking and capable of doing anything.
They are very respectful and have a very good disposition to learn. They have their own initiative, when we were… read more
The caravan we stayed in was great and had everything we needed, they were always caring and informative about everything.
They went the extra mile accommodating to our plant-based diet and to our surprise they… read more
He is an educated person willing to do any job always with a smile.
He has a very fast mind and enjoys applying his abilities at work. He is skilled, able to use heavy machines and responsible in the use of them. The conversations with him were… read more
Feedback
Work was varied - from looking after the plants, to cleaning the woods and some “ephemeral architecture” building, to picking either almonds or figs.
Laia and Miguel are very patient and smiley all the time (although at the… read more
It is difficult to highlight qualities or attitudes since everything they have done here they have done well. They are very hardworking and capable of doing anything.
They are very respectful and have a very good disposition to learn. They have their own initiative, when we were… read more
The caravan we stayed in was great and had everything we needed, they were always caring and informative about everything.
They went the extra mile accommodating to our plant-based diet and to our surprise they… read more
He is an educated person willing to do any job always with a smile.
He has a very fast mind and enjoys applying his abilities at work. He is skilled, able to use heavy machines and responsible in the use of them. The conversations with him were… read more
