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We are a couple living in Lake Atitlan looking for help with our projects in the town of San Pedro La Laguna. An all-rounder type of position where one day you could be working renting electric scooters out, being an extra hand in the veterinarian clinic, attending to property management at the air BnB or assisting at our vegan smoothie bowl cafe plus other odd jobs.
I am originally from Australia but my partner, Pablo is a successful Guatemalan business man living at the lake for 9 years. We love this town and to share it with those enthusiastic to explore this culture of living in an indigenous Mayan tourist village.
You will receive accommodation, transport and allowance. Because of the training we will prefer a minimum stay of 8 weeks. We can have couples or friends travelling.
We employ indigenous Mayan from the surrounding villages in each project/business who are the main staff. We only have work exchange volunteers to do tasks the local people can not do, and they can help you with cultural/language exchange if this is something you are interested in.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
Interests
Self development
Pets
Events & social
Music
Animals
Fitness
Camping
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Nature
Hiking
Dancing
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can practice your English and Spanish, we are well connected to a lot of the community and events including invites to any live shows with Pablo’s band, you’ll be meeting other traveller’s all the time and be in the backpacker community easily. Our town has many Spanish learning schools around if this also takes your interest while you are here. We have SUP boards to play with on your time off to use in the lake, a bicycle and on occasion may invite you to join our family for a boat day/wakeboarding on our boat.
You can be learning a wide range of skills, if there is something of particular interest to learn let us know or if you have something you like doing more of we are happy to also accommodate to your strengths!
Help
Someone with a positive attitude, good customer service and speaks English well (also Spanish is a bonus!), reliable, professional and flexible/adaptable for the many projects we may need help with. You can learn many new skills and find something you may not have realised you enjoyed before from the variety of work you may help us with.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a private studio type space that can house up 3x people, a couple/friends travelling together and an extra bed depending how many volunteers we have interested so you may end up sharing with others in the space. Lakefront access on a quiet road with all basic necessities supplied for a comfortable stay.
What else ...
We supply a bicycle and occasionally an electric scooter for the business if required on shifts there. You can catch tuk tuks anywhere in town even to other towns and have boats across the lake to other villages. Transport is very accessible here otherwise you can also walk most places. There are great restaurants and cafes where we live and nightlife, something for everyone.
Hours may vary and change based on the needs of work at a given time so flexibility is important.
Please be aware living in Guatemala may mean the electricity goes out from time to time, wifi connectivity issues, low water supplies and loud noises. If you work online we ask these be done outside of the hours we require from you but most places in town have generators as back ups.
We ask for an open mind and respect to our projects, property and assets we provide you during your stay.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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