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HELLO, I am a Teacher who lives on a small farm in beautiful sunny Spain. Nearly all of our animals on the farm have been rescued and we are in the process of building a livery and farm school. We live in the Orihuela countryside at the foot of the mountain so there are some lovely walking and hiking opportunities around us. We are also only 30 minutes to the seaside towns of Orihuela costa and 35 minutes to the major cities of Murcia and Alicante city.
I brought the farm a few years ago and I am looking for people to help a few hours a day with carrying out groundwork. Mainly weeding and clearing stones from the land but on occasion posting, repairing fences, building shelters, painting and general maintenance. The groundwork can be hard and heavy work as we have 18000m2 of hard mountain land! I have had a few people come who cant cope with the work so please don't apply if you cant work on hard land and in the Spanish heat.
In return I can provide a nice working holiday environment. I have a mobile home with two bedrooms, lounge, bathroom and kitchen that helpers can use. Workers may occasionally have to share with other workaways but I normally only have one at a time.
Working hours are 15 a week which pays for the accommodation, electricity, water, gas etc. Time are 3 hours in the morning, (due to the sun) Monday to Friday. I work long hours during the week so you will need to follow instructions and be able to work on your own initiative.
Food is not included purely due to my time and my busy work schedule during the week (That is why the working hours are reduced to only 15 hours).
Because of where we live you will need a car so you have the freedom to explore. You can walk into town (45 minuets walk) and use public transport if absolutely necessary.
Any workaways without transport that need fetching from the Train station. Our local Station is San Isidro-Albatera-Catral. (its shared) However, I can ONLY collect workaways on Saturday afternoon (after 4) or Sundays.
I am happy to consider long term work aways and do actually prefer this.
This workaway would also be a good opportunity for anyone wanting to improve their English as they get to stay with an English host family.
Children are considered but they would have to be controlled and kept in appropriate areas due to the animals and electric fences.
I don't accept dogs nor smoking on site.
I can accommodate campers and campervans.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Events & social
Self development
Pets
Culture
Farming
Nature
Camping
Dancing
Beach
DIY & crafts
Music
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Drawing & painting
Animals
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience what life is like in real rural Spain. We live in a very Spanish area.
You will also experience country life and get to spend time with an English host family.
Projects involving children
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Help
Helping a few hours a day gardening, weeding and cleaning outdoor areas.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
French
Accommodation
There is a mobile home with two bedrooms. The bathroom, toilet and cooking facilities have to be shared.
Camping.
There is water and electric on site.
There is a bathroom with a toilet and shower onsite and in the mobile home.
A kitchen area to make breakfast, lunch and a drinks with a fridge.
What else ...
Explore.
The countryside and mountain trails
Orihella costa
Orihella city
Murcia
Alicante
Elche
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Any size will fit. No direct hook ups yet to mains water and electric but it is available on site.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Kellie was always reasonable in what she expected from us, very generous and kind. The whole family and farm has a peaceful,… read more
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Kellie was always reasonable in what she expected from us, very generous and kind. The whole family and farm has a peaceful,… read more
It's really great to have your own privacy in the mobile home there.
During my stay I was digging at lot of holes for fencing. In the evening I loved to listen the podcast "Holes" and laughed about the parallels.
Weeding the yard was also I big project and repairing… read more
Kellie and her family are fantastic they always treated me like one of their family.I had a great time in their house enjoying the animals,their company in which I improved my English and learned about the English way of life.As for the work it was basically helping in the garden and… read more
