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We are a Dutch family of 5. I Yentl (38) and Barry (46) and our three sons aged 18, 13 and 11 have been living for almost a year now on am old farm, 3 km outside a small village isolated in nature along a river in central Portugal. Our base is in place. We are now looking for people who would like to help restoring an old ruin house, pointing, rendering and leveling/making a floor. If possible to help us teach Portuguese and cutting the grass.
We offer self service breakfast and lunch, dinner we make together.
If you like to stay with us for a week or longer and you see something here that you like, let us know and we will discuss it with each other so that we know what we need. We can talk to each expect from each other. Kind regards from us!Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn from us how we started and installed electricity and water, how we built the kitchen and the shower building and feel what it is like to live off grid in the middle of nature.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Garden pruning vegetable garden
Jointing and plastering of the walls
Level the floor and pour cement
Teaching Portuguese to us and the childrenLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: 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
You sleep in a 6-meter bell tent on a deck with a wood stove and double bed. There is a hot shower and washing machine.
You can make breakfast and lunch yourself with things from the kitchen and have dinner with us in the evening or make something together in consultationA little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
15 on a dirt road
Can possibly accept pets
Dog
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two