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Well I used to work in corporates and then decided to live in the Himalayas, so we built a place and sometime rent it out. we are also a start up organic farm.
Our Place is nestled in the serene and somewhat remote Himalayas of Gangotri Valley, as one has to trek 1.5 km from the road to reach us (after derouting 4 km from the main road). Our village is just a 40 family village & is one of the oldest in this region which bears through their temples and wood carving and in types of wood pieces used. As this is the last village, just behind our Village is a jungle which has a varied flora and also nests majestic Himalayan Monal & Ghorel, if you go a little up, you all find nomads huts (where these people comes in the summer with their herd and goes back in the Rishikesh/Haridwar Jungle after the monsoon. After crossing this one would find high altitude meadows (3800 mtr-4000 mar approx) which is Asia's and one of the worlds largest meadows.
Nearby our place is Gangotri from where one treks for their spiritual awekenig to Gaumukh and some people stretches till Tapovan, Nandanban, Sunderban for a magical experience of lifetime.
Nearest Town is Bhatwari which is 10 Km from here but if one has to go for a varied shopping it is Uttarkashi, 30 Km from here.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Health wise its the most clean and freshest Himalayan mineral water so staying with us will absolutely impact volunteers health and will make them stronger.
Sustainable Living.
Wood craving(one needs to have his own instruments)
Wild mushroom foraging during the mushroom time.
knowledge of Himalayan flora & fauna
Himalayan Herbs knowledge and practicality of it.
if a Volunteer is into yoga, this place will serve the need.
Help
As we run this place as a homestay, one can help us when we have rental guests in terms of guiding the guests with trek direction and village walk in absence of us & will be a brownie points for us if they can help us in cooking and exchange recipes also.
Since it snows in the winter, very one in the village has to gather their own stock of wood and we want help from the volunteer also in this(not everyday, its one time or two time job in a week or month).
Since, our village is a base camp for the high meadow trek one can help us to promote our place as trekking spot also in social media handlers.
Volunteers can teach village student the basic English or Arts and crafts.
Languages
Languages spoken
Bengali (Bangla): Fluent
English: Fluent
Hindi: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I think language is great way with enormous scope to learn any culture and ethnicity. here I can offer you to lean my native language "Bangla" which is also one of the sweetest languages in the world. & vice-versa, I can learn from you.
Accommodation
Dormitory Sleep, which is in the attic and the volunteer will get a huge cupboard space for the luggage and things.
We have a common room where a volunteer can spend most of the time. Bathroom and toilet is outside the house.
Kitchen is also outside and shared. we have a veg menu and only eggs are okay but no non vegetarian food as its a spiritual place. but one can have it in Uttarkashi town if we or the volunteer goes.
What else ...
-Hiking and trekking to High altitude Alpine meadows
-we visit Hot springs nearby for bath in the cold times
-we don't have any fix time of work for the volunteers, its like work comes when there are guests otherwise we take the day easy-peasy and try to look good food for us with as much as local ingredients and innovate into something or discuss spirituality or Hinduism for instance.
-Bird watching
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
In the spare time volunteers can work from the common room - we have lpda antenna powered wifi with a small inverter. the wifi will give you a speed of 5-8 Mbps, which is good in given to the Wilderness we are in.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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