Meet people from all over the world in Guatemala City, Guatemala

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  Description

  Hi! 👋 We’re a small but passionate family based in Guatemala City, working at the intersection of community, culture, and social impact. Together, we run three community-focused projects: an online English academy, a microbrewery, and a cultural center with a hostel.
  
  We welcome volunteers who are interested in cultural exchange and learning through participation rather than formal work. During your stay, you can choose where you feel most comfortable contributing — whether that’s helping with conversational English classes or supporting activities at our hostel and cultural center. You’re encouraged to explore different areas and focus on what you enjoy most.
  
  Volunteers can also help at the hostel (where you’ll be staying) meeting travelers from around the world while gaining insight into the hospitality industry and daily hostel life. At the brewery, you can join the team to learn about the craft beer process and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how a local brewery operates. Additionally, you can join our team as we tour the country at art festivals and international microbrewery festivals.
  
  All projects are connected through our cultural center in the heart of Guatemala City, a lively space for art, music, workshops, and local entrepreneurship. You’ll be based here, surrounded by Guatemalan culture and community life.
  
  Our goal is to create a collaborative environment where people from different backgrounds learn from one another, share skills, and exchange experiences. When you arrive, we’ll discuss your interests together to shape a volunteering experience that feels meaningful and enjoyable.
  
  Whether you come to practice Spanish, share your skills, learn about brewing or hospitality, or simply immerse yourself in local culture, we’d love to welcome you into our community.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Language practice

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Events & social

  

  Self development

  

  Charity work

  

  Culture

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Books

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Performing arts

  

  Fitness

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Dancing

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will be working with our family so you will have plenty of time to learn more about Guatemalan culture just from all of our friends and family visiting. But aside from that we are a family of language teachers, so we are happy to teach you Spanish and more about the language. You will also be working at our hostel and will have the chance to exchange with people from many other cultures!

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We’re looking for friendly, proactive volunteers who’d like to be part of daily life in our cultural center while contributing across our community projects — the hostel and English academy.
  
  How you can contribute:
  
  Hostel Support
  Help welcome guests, assist with check-ins or basic questions, and support light housekeeping such as preparing rooms and keeping shared spaces comfortable and organized. The hostel is also where you’ll stay, giving you the chance to meet travelers and learn about everyday hostel operations.
  
  General maintenance
  As our space regularly hosts events we are always needing people to help with set up and general cleaning around the facilities.
  
  What you’ll be part of:
  
  All projects take place within our cultural center in the heart of Guatemala City — a lively space for art, music, capoeira, workshops, and local entrepreneurship. Volunteers are encouraged to explore different areas and focus on what they enjoy most, and we’re happy to discuss together how you’d like to contribute during your stay.
  
  This experience is about learning, sharing skills, and becoming part of a collaborative international community while gaining insight into hospitality, brewing, education, and local culture.
  
  We’d love to welcome curious, open-minded people who want to connect, contribute, and experience Guatemala from the inside.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  If you want to come learn more Spanish we are happy to help with that, we cannot provide you with classes, but you can pick up some from us. And if you speak Dutch or Swedish we are happy to learn some words as two of our close relatives' partners are from Swedish and Belgium.
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  Accommodation

  You will be staying at our hostel/cultural center. There is 24 hours security there. We offer you a safe room of your own. It is in the center of Guatemala city so there is plenty to do around the area. As for food, there is a kitchen in the hostel which you can use. We will provide food for you to cook your meals as you want.

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

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