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Hey there. We are a Peruvian-German family with two little kids. We have been building a enviromental and cultural house on our projectside during the last 4 years, which is now almost finished - this year we started to offer alternative courses and cultural activities for children - while stating an example of environmentally conscious living and building methods.
At the same time we also refurbish our old suburban house, right next to the project, with ecological, conventional and recycled methods, we got amazing ceramic mosaics all over the house.
We mainly build with cob, recycled materials and wood, but sometimes building tasks demand conventional construction and maintenance as well. Work may also include decoration tasks, finishing off cob walls or natural painting were you can put in your personal art and talent. We also have a garden which sometimes needs a hand, same as help around the house, cleaning, cooking and taking care of the kids.
We regularly organize educational and cultural events for people of the neighborhood were you can take part or even inspire them.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsLanguage practiceHelp with Eco ProjectsTeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsBabysitting and creative playCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetCultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn here about natural building methods, how to do ceramic mosaic, improve your Spanish, eat traditional food in vegetarian version, share with us conversations, Peruvian lifestyle, different activities around the area (walking, cycling) and dream+ advance with us.
Help
Some general handiness is useful and preparedness for tasks which can be hard sometimes. Other skills like artistic skills, carpentry skills, construction experience are always welcome but not necessary.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
Shared accommodation between volunteers with shared bathroom. There are double beds and individual beds, rooms are usually shared between 3-5 persons. One big meal is given daily (lunch), which is vegetarian. Working time is from 9-2pm, afternoon free. Breakfast and dinner can be individual or communally organized.
What else ...
We are 30min from the center, regular bus connection. close to natural view points, countryside and old parts of Arequipa.
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Limited internet access
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We are smokers
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Nos recibió Dimitri, quien estaba momentáneamente a cargo del proyecto. La comunicación con el no fué tan clara por momentos y no hubo intenciones de compartir tiempo con nosotros,… read more
Sumaq Kawsay en su viaje?
Siempre optimistas y al parecer tienen mucho potencial para la Bio/construccion.
Siempre bienvenidos y 100% recomendados,… read more
Por supuesto muy recomendado! amigo nómada, nos olheamos no Brasil ou no… read more
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Nos recibió Dimitri, quien estaba momentáneamente a cargo del proyecto. La comunicación con el no fué tan clara por momentos y no hubo intenciones de compartir tiempo con nosotros,… read more
Sumaq Kawsay en su viaje?
Siempre optimistas y al parecer tienen mucho potencial para la Bio/construccion.
Siempre bienvenidos y 100% recomendados,… read more
Por supuesto muy recomendado! amigo nómada, nos olheamos no Brasil ou no… read more
The lunch are wonderful, thanks to Herman who cooks like a chef.
However, when I came Pablo was the only one of his family in the project, as they live in Germany right now.
We were… read more
Más allá, aquel tiempo, genial el equipo de los últimos que veremos que se desarollo hasta lo máximo posible, desde la verdadera autosuficiencia y confianza, amor y fé(cretividad y fuerza), creo que… read more
100 percent recommended ;) Thanks for the Resilience
During the time we got to do a variety of construction and gardening related tasks.
We cleared the garden of weeds and prepared the soil for future… read more
Sus habilidades y buena actitud nos dejaron hacer varias actividades, además su intrepidez le dio un par de aventuras al grupo.
Gracias por el intercambio.
Gracias por todo, esperamos verte denuevo o sigas iluminando por ahi.
Estuvimos compartiendo trabajo y cultura. Que muy bien recordarán en su vida, subieron al Volcan con sus tradiciones y espero hayan comido como se debe en la ciudad más peculiar de este país.
Gracias!
- Natural building with Luz, who is very keen on using no cement whatsoever! Also a great person to exchange opinions on techniques. I was given a good amount of freedom too, to experiment a bit with different methods.
- Cultural exchange… read more
Muchas gracias por su ayuda y dharma, sean muy bien recomendados por esta Casa Cultural de Arequipa.
Buen Viaje!
Su voluuntad es reciproca mas su leccion es mucho mas, dejaron lo que ni yo podia empezar pero lo hicieron.. mis… read more
I was lucky to be able to create three… read more
buena ruta..
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The atmosphere was always open and kind of easy… read more
There are two houses, the one where we live and the other one, of the project, where we help.
We go to volunteer from 9am to 2pm in the project house. Where you could learn about carpentry or mud construction as you… read more