Extra helping hands in the countryside and enjoy river swimming near Avô, Portugal

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  Description

  Olá!
  I am a single mom with four kids (12,10, 1 and 0).
  We are living on the outskirts of a village with a popular riverbeach in the beautiful country side of Portugal where mountains and rivers meet.
  
  Last summer wild fires have reached our area and my garden and there is still a lot of work to do in the garden to make it look nice again and prepare for the winter.
  
  When it is not too hot, there is beautiful hikes to make in the surrounding areas. When it is hot… there is the river to jump in, even at the bottom of our garden you can dive in, but the village with a great beach and a small supermarket and a bakery is just a 10 min walk away.
  
  I am asking for 4 or 5h a day of help in exchange for food and a place to sleep (in a campervan).
  
  You can pitch up your own tent too.
  Or bring a van if you have.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Writing

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Art & design

  

  Nature

  

  Beach

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  At home we speak dutch, portuguese, english and all those languages/cultures are available for you to enjoy. We are living in the country side but not very very off the grid. If you enjoy swimming in rivers, this is the place!
  Family and kids friendly!

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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

  There is always a lot to do in our quinta. I am very happy to have some extra hands to help me maintain the land, start up a vegetable garden, fixing occasional problems that happen all the time or just simply playing games with the kids or wipe the floor or cook
  
  We are always doing tasks and making the place nicer.
  We need to maintain the land after last summers fire and set up the vegetable garden again.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  German: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  I love languages and cultural exchanges, and used to be a teacher back in the Netherlands, so always happy to share my knowledge.
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  Accommodation

  campervan with double bed, small kitchen shower/toilet just a short walk away
  
  you are welcome to pitch up your own tent as well.

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  What else ...

  We recommend going to the river and just enjoy and swim.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  our quinta has easy access and enough space to park a van

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Little brown

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