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    Hey

    My name is Barbara im a dancer. I live close to Montevideo in a beautiful part of Uruguay *El pinar, next to a river (2 minutes walk) and not far from the beach (15 minutes walk). I live in a house which I’ve built myself with help of some volunteers. I could ONLY recieve persons with experience in building with wood ,carpinter or plumber, etc who helps to bild the inside part of a wooden house in Playa Grande, Piriapolis, Uruguay. I live in a really nice, quiet and relaxing neighbourhood next to the river Pando and the place where we are ging to bild is also near the beach (Playa Grande y Playa Hermosa, Piriapolis). The exchange will include food and accommodation for around 4-5 hours a day. Flexibility with work hours is best. I will be working and studying most of the day so your help is really appreciated!

    I like to eat healthy and provide at least three meals a day. I’ve a room and some space in my house for sleeping indise but in sommer is nice to sleep in tend outside in the Graden in the place where we are going to bild, you can chose, I also have 2 apartments that i rent with exclusiv bathroom and kitschen, if they are free you could have a independent house. If they are not abalabel we share bathroom and kitschen in the big house, that depends on the time we arrange. The neighbourhood I live in is famous for artist residents and there are many projects going on like Music and Art Workshops, events, festivals. Every Saturday there is a Circle of drummers playing candombe around a fire. If you’re keen to help with building projects and want to know about peoples life here please feel free to contact me and we can have a chat.

    Hopefully see you soon, Barbara!

    Hola soy Barbara soy del campo de la danza y las artes escénicas, vivo cerca de Montevideo en El Pinar (40 min del centro de Montevideo pero en la playa), bien cerquita de la playita del arroyo Pando (2 minutos caminando, 2 cuadras y media) y cerca del mar (15 min caminando). Vivo en una casa que construí yo misma con ayuda de voluntarios. Estoy abierta a recibir voluntari@s unicamente con experiencia en construcción, tanto en carpinteria, sanitaria, construcción tradicional, etc. Que sepan manejar maquinas de corte de madera, como para armar paredes internas de madera. Este próximo proyecto de construccion es para realizar las divisiones internas de una casa de madera en una casa que queda en Playa Grande, Piriapolis, Uruguay.
    Vivo en un barrio muy lindo, cerca del arroyo Pando. Estamos muy cerca de las dunas del arroyo y de un inmenso y precioso bosque donde se puede salir a caminar, tambien cerca del mar. Sin embargo para este trabajo lo mas practico tal vez sea quedarse en la casa de madera de playa grande donde será mismo la construcción o si es de gusto de los voluntarios pueden acampar alli tambien. También hay dos monoambientes que alquilo que si justo uno de ellos esta libre lo puedo prestar como hospedaje. Si estos estan ocupados tengo un domo cuarto en la casa grande donde el baño y la cocina son compartidas conmigo. (Cualquier duda puedes escribirme al whatsapp)
    El intercambio incluye 3 comidas y alojamiento por 4-5 horas de trabajo diario. Ser fexlibles con los horarios de trabajo es bueno. Yo estaré trabajando, en mi tarea de madre, ama de casa y estudiando en la universidad asi que su ayuda será apreciada!


    Te espero!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Creative DIY projects
  • Interests

    Interests

    Videography
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Self development
    Politics / Social justice
    Sustainability
    Pets
    Culture
    Drawing & painting
    Cooking & food
    Architecture
    Art & design
    Photography
    Performing arts
    Carpentry
    Animals
    Water sports
    Nature
    Yoga / Wellness
    Dancing
    Beach
    Outdoor activities
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    here in this neiborhood we have a lot of cultural and artistic events, drumms, african dances, yoga, meditation, musicbands, mini concerts.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Este próximo proyecto de construccion es para realizar las divisiones internas o el baño con su sanitaria de una casa de madera en una casa que queda en Playa Grande, Piriapolis, Uruguay.

    I could ONLY recieve persons with experience in building with wood ,carpinter or plumber, etc who helps to bild the inside part of a wooden house or the bathroom in Playa Grande, Piriapolis, Uruguay.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    I have a wooden dome already finished with air conditioning like a gests room. There are also two studio apartments that I rent and if one of them is free I can lend it as accommodation. The bathroom and kitchen are shared if you stay in the dome, in the studio apartments obviously not, there they have an exclusive bathroom and kitchen.


    Tengo un domo de madera ya terminado con aire acondicionado, donde puedo recibir hasta 2 personas. Tambien hay dos monoambientes que alquilo que si justo uno de ellos esta libre lo puedo prestar como hospedaje. El baño y la cocina son compartidas si se hospedan en el domo, en los monoambientes obviamente no, ahi son con baño y cocina exclusivos.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    In your free time is nice to go to the duns, there you can walk a lot of time without seing houses, there goes together the see and the river, beautiful and powerfull place. Also we are just 45 minuts from the center of Montevideo the capital of uruguay, you have every 10 minuts buses there. In the neighboorhood we also have each sunday drumms and dance typical cultural expression of the afrouruguayan culture. We also have diferent actitivtys each weekend in the sqere our meeting point, there is also a football and basket place.

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      Limited internet access

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    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    i have cats, pets that are okey with them. Tengo gatos recibo mascotas que sean amables con los gatos.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Tigresa, Simba, Nahla

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