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Join us to improve our students' English communication in Guamal, Meta Colombia

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 1 month

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  • Description

    Description

    ✨ Hello dear volunteers! ✨

    📚 You will help children, teenagers, and adults learn English:

    15 hours per week → 3 hours per day, Monday to Friday

    Classes are only in English (no Spanish needed!)

    No teaching degree required — we guide you and provide the lesson plans 🙌

    🌟 What we ask:

    Be sociable, respectful, tolerant, and fun

    Minimum stay of 1 month (but if that’s not possible, send us a message — maybe we can find a solution 😉)

    if you are creative, sociable, fun, responsible this is your place, the classes are handled only in English, you do not need to be a teacher, you do not need to know Spanish, we guide you and we have the plans for, We will practice Spanish with us and the locals of the region.

    🌎 English Version

    Who We Are
    We are a warm and cheerful Colombian family: dad (Ricardo), mom (Amparo), our three kids (Luisa, Isabella and Felipe), and the grandparents (Lina and José). We are kind, happy, and hospitable people who dream of learning English, meeting new friends, discovering other cultures, and sharing our own.
    That dream inspired us to open a small English school. For us, English is not only the universal language, but also a bridge to the world. We believe it should be possible for everyone to learn it, so we created this project 4 years ago. Since then, we’ve had the joy of welcoming more than 170 volunteers from different nationalities, and it has been a beautiful experience of cultural exchange, learning, and friendship.

    What Volunteers Do
    Volunteers help teach English from Monday to Friday, 3 hours a day (about 15 hours per week). Classes are held outdoors in covered spaces, with motivated students from our community.
    The rest of the time is free: you can swim in the pool, go hiking, practice yoga, ride a bike to the town, or simply enjoy the calm atmosphere of the countryside. Guamal is a very small town, and you won’t find other foreigners here — which makes it the perfect place to practice Spanish with locals and immerse yourself in Colombian culture.

    Life with Us
    We live on a small farm in Guamal, Meta, about 3 km away from the town. From our house to the town, you can go walking, by bicycle, tuktuk, or taxi — whichever you prefer. Our home is surrounded by nature, fruit trees (oranges, tangerines, lemons, mangoes, zapotes, avocados, bananas, papayas, guamas, arazá…), and our friendly pets (dogs and cats that stay outside the house).
    We offer:
    2 spacious bedrooms with comfortable beds: each has 1 double bed + 1 bunk bed (up to 3 or 4 people per room).


    🛏️ 2 spacious bedrooms (each with 1 double bed + 1 bunk bed → up to 3 or 4 people per rooms
    🚿 Private bathrooms
    🥗 Healthy breakfast every day
    🍳 Equipped kitchen
    🏋️ Spaces to exercise
    🏊 Swimming pool
    🔥 BBQ area
    🧺 Laundry
    🚲 2 bicycles (not the best, but useful for town)
    📖 Optional private Spanish lessons with a trained teacher (extra cost)
    🚫 No hallucinogenic substances allowed.


    At home, you can join us for family games, fun conversations, delicious Colombian meals, or a cozy campfire under the stars.

    Important Details
    Minimum stay: 1 month (to keep a stable schedule for our students).


    Bus from Bogotá to Guamal: ~4 hours, cost 52,000 COP (2025). Villavicencio also has an airport nearby.


    We are looking for responsible, sociable, patient, and tolerant volunteers who love sharing their language, culture, and time with our community.


    No teaching degree required — just motivation and kindness.


    We’d love to welcome you into our family, share experiences, and learn together. ❤️

    Versión en Español colombiano
    Quiénes Somos
    Somos una familia colombiana alegre y acogedora: papá (Ricardo), mamá (Amparo), nuestros tres hijos (Luisa, Isabella y Felipe) y los abuelos (Lina y José). Somos personas amables, alegres y hospitalarias, con el sueño de aprender inglés, conocer amigos, descubrir nuevas culturas y enseñar la nuestra.
    Ese sueño nos llevó a abrir una pequeña escuela de inglés. Creemos que el inglés no solo es el idioma universal, sino también un puente al mundo. Nuestro proyecto nació hace 4 años y desde entonces hemos recibido a más de 170 voluntarios de diferentes nacionalidades, con quienes hemos compartido aprendizajes, culturas y grandes amistades.

    Qué Hacen los Voluntarios
    Los voluntarios enseñan inglés de lunes a viernes, 3 horas al día (unas 15 horas por semana). Las clases son al aire libre, pero en espacios cubiertos, y están dirigidas a estudiantes de nuestra comunidad que tienen muchas ganas de aprender.
    El resto del tiempo es libre: puedes nadar en la piscina, hacer caminatas, practicar yoga, usar la bicicleta para ir al pueblo o simplemente disfrutar de la tranquilidad de la finca. Guamal es un pueblo muy pequeño, aquí no encontrarás otros extranjeros, lo que lo convierte en el lugar ideal para practicar español con los locales y vivir una verdadera inmersión cultural.

    La Vida con Nosotros
    Vivimos en una finca pequeña en Guamal, Meta, a 3 km del pueblo. Desde nuestra casa hasta el pueblo puedes ir caminando, en bicicleta, en tuktuk o en taxi, como prefieras. Nuestra casa está rodeada de naturaleza, árboles frutales (naranjas, mangos, zapotes, aguacates, papayas, guamas, arazá, entre otros) y algunos animales de compañía como perros y gatos (que no entran a la casa).
    Te ofrecemos:
    2 habitaciones amplias con camas cómodas: cada una tiene 1 cama doble + 1 camarotes (capacidad de hasta 3 o 4 personas por habitación).


    Baño privado.
    Desayuno saludable todos los días.
    Cocina equipada.
    Espacios para hacer ejercicio.
    Piscina.
    Zona de asados.
    Lavandería.
    2 bicicletas (no son las mejores, pero sirven para ir al pueblo).
    Posibilidad de clases privadas de español con profesor capacitado (con costo adicional).
    no consumo de sustancias alucionogenas.


    En casa podrás compartir juegos en familia, charlas divertidas, comidas típicas colombianas o disfrutar de una buena fogata bajo las estrellas.

    Detalles Importantes
    Permanencia mínima: 1 mes (para mantener la continuidad de los estudiantes).


    Transporte: desde Bogotá hasta Guamal el viaje dura unas 4 horas en bus, con un costo aproximado de $52.000 COP (2025). Villavicencio también tiene aeropuerto cercano.


    Buscamos voluntarios responsables, sociables, pacientes y tolerantes, con ganas de compartir su idioma, su cultura y su tiempo con nuestra comunidad.


    No necesitas ser profesor profesional, solo entusiasmo y disposición para enseñar.


    Queremos invitarte a vivir esta experiencia, conocernos, aprender juntos y recibirte como parte de nuestra familia. ❤️

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Cooking & food
    Languages
    Nature
    Water sports
    Yoga / Wellness
    Hiking
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We will practice Spanish many times during the day, we will show you which places you can visit in our municipality, wildlife sighting, we will share typical dance cultures of the region such as joropo and from other regions such as salsa, from Cali. You will be like family, you will meet friends from other parts of the world and of course you will be able to share with people from the region to practice Spanish.

    practicaremos español muchas veces durante el dia, te mostraremos que sitios puedes conocer en nuestro municipio, avistamiento fauna silvestre, compartiremos culturas bailes típicos de la región como joropo y de otras regiones como salsa, de Cali. estarás como en familia conocerás amigos de otras partes del mundo y por supuesto podras compartir con gente de la region para practicar español.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We need help to teach English in our school, people with responsibility, creativity, sociable and patient to teach young children and adults, of course respectful and tolerant with other volunteers

    necesitamos ayuda para enseñar ingles en nuestra escuela, personas con responsabilidad, creatividad, sociables y pacientes para enseñar a niños jovenes y adultos, por supuesto respetuosas y tolerantes con otros voluntarios

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    APRENDE O PRACTICA ESPAÑOL, ENSEÑA INGLES A NUESTRA FAMILIA Y ESTUDIANTES DE NUESTRA ESCUELA,

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    our educational project has
    🛏️ 2 spacious bedrooms (each with 1 double bed + 1 bunk beds → up to 3 or 4 people per room)
    🚿 Private bathrooms
    🥗 Healthy breakfast every day
    🍳 Equipped kitchen
    🏋️ Spaces to exercise
    🏊 Swimming pool
    🔥 BBQ area
    🧺 Laundry
    🚲 2 bicycles (not the best, but useful for town)
    📖 Optional private Spanish lessons with a trained teacher (extra cost)


    We have fruit trees such as tangerine, orange, avocado, arazá, yucca, banana, among others. We do not allow the consumption of psychoactive substances in our project, since we have children and we work with minors.
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    🚫 No hallucinogenic substances allowed.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    During the morning it is free for you so if you are at home you can practice yoga, do sports, read, walk and if you want to leave the house, you can practice cycling we have 4 bicycles, walks in the village, in the mountains, you can swim in nearby rivers , (the place is very quiet) these activities have no cost, if you want to practice other activities such as paragliding, kayaking, plane tour you will have to pay a cost, we have Wi-Fi which is difficult because it is rural but it works, you can make video calls you can feed the animals that we have here, if you want to teach us about culture, music, playing instruments, cooking, if you like pleasant talks, if you want to learn to play the harp, cuatro and maracas, typical instruments of the plain, what are you waiting for to visit us, if you you want to have fun your place is here, we hope to see you soon.

    Durante la mañana es libre para ti entonces si estas en casa puedes practicar yoga, hacer deporte, leer, caminar y si quieres salir de casa, puedes practicar ciclismo tenemos 4 bicicletas, caminatas en el pueblo, en las montañas, puedes nadar en rios cercanos, (el lugar es muy tranquilo) estas actividades no tienen costo, si quieres practicar otras actividades como parapente, kayak, recorrido en avioneta tendrás que pagar un costo, contamos con wifi el cual se dificulta por ser rural pero funciona, puesdes hacer video llamadas puedes alimentar los animales que tenemos aquí, si quieres enseñarnos sobre cultura, música, tocar instrumentos, cocina, si te gustan las charlas agradables, si quieres aprender a tocar arpa, cuatro y maracas, instrumentos típicos del llano que esperas para visitarnos, si te quieres divertir tu lugar es aquí, te esperamos pronto.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    puedes trabajar en linea en tus proyectos, pero la señal de internet es deficiente

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    el parqueadero es al aire libre

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Zeus, Apolo, lola, pinki, lukas,

    5 perros, 2 gatos todas adoptados

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