Mountain resort welcoming workwayers in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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  Description

  My name is Talgat, but everybody callin me Tal. I am the volunteer administrator of the resort. We have more then hundred paid staff. Office and service departments. We plan to involve workawayers in the areas of resort development, marketing, as well as in eco-environmental, renovation projects.Our resort is located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatu. The workawayers base is located on the territory of the high-mountain ice skating rink Medeo, 1690 m above sea level. The area of our resort covers the territory from Medeo to the highest point of the Talgar pass 3200 m above sea level. From slender Tianshan firs, pines and birches to alpine meadows and eternally cold glaciers in just 35 minutes you can get in a cable car cabin.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Travelers can study the peculiarities of the language of Turkic-speaking peoples (Kazakhs, Kirghiz, Uzbeks, Turks, etc.), as well as the life and traditions of nomads in eco-villages on the territory of the resort.

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  Help

  Project objectives
  1. Promotion of the event (advertising of the rope park and other resort activities)
  2. Cleaning tourist trails and places under the cable car routes from debris.
  3. Help in construction as a laborer
  4. Participation in projects and holiday events of the resort, organized by the marketing department (distribution of advertising booklets, hospice, participation in guest registration, assistance to guides on hikes, etc.)

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Kazakh: Fluent
  Russian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  German: Beginner
  Serbian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We can sharing kazakh and russian languge with workwayers
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  Accommodation

  Accomodation for workawayers free of charge. There is a shared bedroom with 4 beds.
  There is also a room - a studio combined with a kitchen.
  In the kitchen, volunteers will be able to cook their own food. We have an electric kettle, gas stove, microwave oven, refrigerator and washing machine.
  We also have a toilet and a separate bathroom with bathtub.
  
  We plan to use our workawayers no more than 15 hours a week. For example, 3 days a week for 5 hours a day or 5 days a week 3 hours a day.We also plan to provide a light breakfast daily. Tea, instant coffee, milk, corn flakes, bread.

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  What else ...

  Our hostel is not far from the city, there is a constant bus. The city has developed infrastructure. There are restaurants, snack bars, pubs, nightclubs, and wine shops with wines from local and foreign grape varieties. The markets and bazaars have a huge selection of local cheap fruits and vegetables. Museums, theaters. Near the hostel there is a small grocery store with ready-made food and drinks, and there are also many different coffee shops and snack bars nearby.
  
  Also, in their free time,our workawayers could enjoy the nature of our resort with many mountain lakes and relict plants. Go mountaineering, or visit our famous Charyn Canyon and high-mountain lakes Kolsai and Kaindy.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Normal space and size of vans

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Cats and small size dogs preferable.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week