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My name is Talgat, but everybody callin me Tal. I am the manager of volunteers of the mountain ski & snowboard resort. For me this is a real place of power. Come and see.
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 FOR FREE.
In Kazakhkstan ALL DRUGS are illegal we kindly ask you to not bring that to appartment or at the resort.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
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.
Also travellers can try treat themselves with SKIING & SNOWBOARDING OVER OUR RESORT SLOPES. Hiking trips in winter snow mountains.Help
Winter season targets.
1. Help with cleaning or changing beds in our glam camp
2. Cleaning territory of the camp from snow.
3.Installation of a children's park with toys in the morning and safety nets from 7.30 am to 9 am.
4.Assembly of a children's park with toys and safety nets from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
5.Control of order during the passage of the flow of guests through the turnstile at the cable car station.
6.Promotion of the event (advertising of the rope park and other resort activities)
7.Participation in projects and holiday events of the resort, organized by the marketing department (distribution of advertising booklets, hospice, participation in guest registration, participation in performance events)
8.Cleaning resort territories and routs from snow.
Summer season targets.
1. Help with cleaning or changing beds in our glam camp.
2. Gardening in our glamcamp and at the resort area also.
3. Promotion of the event (advertising of the rope park and other resort activities)
4. Participation in projects and holiday events of the resort, organized by the marketing department (distribution of advertising booklets, hospice, participation in guest registration, participation in performance events)
5. Cleaning tourist trails and places under the cable car routes from debris.
6. DIY and building projectsLanguages
Languages spoken
Kazakh: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Serbian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We can sharing kazakh and russian languge with workwayersAccommodation
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.
IN SUMMER TIME ONLY we also plan to provide a light breakfast daily. Tea, instant coffee, milk, oat flakes, breadWhat else ...
WINTER TIME
We give worawayers a FREE VIP SKIPASS on the day when they help us at the resort during the day and on night skiing days.
On the territory of the resort we have a room for workawayers where they can rest and eat their food and leave their equipment (skis, boards) there.
We CAN'T provide for our workawayers skiing and snow boarding equipment for free.
SUMMER TIME
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.
Friends, we only ask you to take all the necessary hiking equipment (tents, portable gas burners, sleeping bags, etc.) with you.
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.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Tal is an open minded person and teach me how to do the job quite kindly.
Except for works I spent the rest of the days with him in his apartment ,which was great time.
He sometimes cooked me a traditional Kazakh cuisine.
During Workaway I work 3 hours a day and 2 days off a week.
The works were simple and… read more
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Tal is an open minded person and teach me how to do the job quite kindly.
Except for works I spent the rest of the days with him in his apartment ,which was great time.
He sometimes cooked me a traditional Kazakh cuisine.
During Workaway I work 3 hours a day and 2 days off a week.
The works were simple and… read more
We recommend Laurenz as a hard-working and sociable person.
It was a nice opportunity to engage with other foreigners as well as locals that work for the resort.
The work itself is very simple and straightforward. My usual job was to cut grass or prepare rooms. 3 hours a day… read more
The work is simple and the benefits you reap are great. You are minutes away from tons of hikes and the opportunity to meet with locals always presents itself.
Additionally, we spent a… read more
The mountains are beautiful and easy to reach from the resort, where there is a nice atmosphere amongst both volunteers and employees.
The tasks required are… read more
He is cocial, fiendly and work hard.
If i could, i would give him 6 stars.
We spent a grate time. Chating to each other a lot. He is travelled a lot so he said to me more about butifull world around us.❤️
I liked how Philip once said "workaway is not about rest and conveniences, it is more about mutual assistance, creation, a kind of test, learning a new culture, cuisine, foreign language and much more." This is really so.
A huge thank… read more
On the first day he said: here, all things work as a mirror: “if you’re helping well, we reflect and try to make your stay here better.”
And this is the truth.
I’ve spent three unforgettable weeks at the resort. My tasks varied between gardening, cleaning and even… read more
It was always fun and good with them👏
The living… read more
We will be happy to host him again.
We all really enjoyed our time with Elodie, the children from the summer camp were especially pleased. Elodie
came up with various entertainments for children and took part in the games with them
We lived together in our apartment. She was always polite and maintained friendly relations with everyone. Elodie helped us keep the… read more
I lived in the Tal apartment with 3 other workawayers. Everything you need is there especially for cooking and sometimes I was… read more
Talgat is so respectful of my personal time and space.He was honest, respectful and flexible.
Thanks for everything
well-mannered girl. Keeps the house clean, honest and respect the oral contract. Niki helped us with our construction project and other missions. We would be glad to have workawayers like Niki. We wish Niki all the best.