Help around the house, in the garden and with some DIY building and painting projects in Montroy, Spain

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  Description

  Our retreat centre, offering yoga and massage education.
  We are Debby and Paul and our son Ravi, we are from the Netherlands and since feb. '23 we live in the region of Valencia, in our wooden chalet.
  We have a separate guesthouse, 6.500 m2 of land with a lot of fruit, nut trees and berries.
  We love to make the world a better place.
  We installed solar panels, an irrigation system of water from our own source.
  Paul speaks Spanish, Dutch and English, Debby Italian, Dutch and English. Ravi is 6 years old and goes to school here in Montroy. We love to swim in our pool, do yoga outside in the mornings and play padel and tennis.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Paul has traveled and lived in South America for 2 years. He used to play soccer and worked as an Industrial Engineer and has completely changed his life since he became a therapist in the Netherlands with an holistic approach.
  Debby lived for a year and a half in Italy and changed from an employee at an office of Philips to a kindergarten teacher.
  Ravi is a truely magnificient being. And it is such a pleasure to be with him, with his curiosity, energy and jokes.

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  Help

  There is some tasks here to fulfill:
  
  1. Translate the manuals of the massage teachings into Spanish. -Paul teaches massage skills to blind people-.
  2. Painting of the wooden house.
  3. Helping Debby with the tasks in and around the house and learn her some more Spanish.
  4. Create a shed from bricks.
  5. Help in the garden with the trees, plants and crops
  6. We love to create a peace of art on a stone wall outside
  7. We have an other unfinished shed without a roof, and we would love to make this a true "earth connection spot", finish the walls with loam and make the roof from natural materials and with plants on top of it.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Debby wants to learn more Spanish
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  Accommodation

  You can stay in your own camper of course, if not in our guest house we can offer a room with two separate beds, or a double bed. You have your own kitchen, toilet and shower there.
  
  Workawayers are very wellcome to have 3 meals a day with us. We eat mainly vegetarian dishes, and part of it may come from our own garden.
  Fresh water, coffee and tea during the day will be provided as well.

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  What else ...

  there is some beautiful areas around, waterfalls at 15 minutes, beach at 40 minutes. We can bring you to the bus station at 3 km.

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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

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have a cat and chickens in a chicken coop. we have a lot of space and also a garden especially for dogs.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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