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We need volunteers to teach the English language for three teenagers : 13,14,16 ( 2025) .
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Welcome to coffee farm and community initiative. We are a family living on a small coffee plantation around Matagalpa (6km north of the city), where we also cultivate some fruits (bananas, oranges, lemons, mangos). We also have a hen house with 20 chickens. In collaboration with the community of San Francisco, we give out lunch every day to 15 children in our local canteen.
We are looking for motivated and creative people in all of our projects. We need volunteers for gardening , carpentry (no experience necessary), artists are welcome with ideas to develop our projects and also help us with our web page and others. We are also looking for help in our community initiative where we, and the community of San Francisco, provide a free daily lunch for local children and teach english and other skills.
We offer two square meals a day of standard Nicaraguan cuisine and invite you to share your own favorite recipes with us. Of course, we also offer you a place to stay, just a few meters from our own house in a recently built three bed dorm type cottage. The cottage is equipped with a full bathroom. We are looking for one or two volunteers. We speak english, but if you want to practice and learn more spanish, we would be happy to practice with you. Every day we go to the city and would be happy to take you along so you can enjoy its offerings.
Somos una familia que vivimos alrededor de Matagalpa (a 6 km al norte de la ciudad) y qué tenemos una pequeña finca dónde cultivamos principalmente café y también algunas frutas (bananas, naranjas, limones, magos). Tenemos también un gallinero. También tenemos un comedor infantil en colaboración con la comunidad San Francisco dónde le damos el almuerzo a 25 niños, cada dia.
Necesitamos ayuda con el desarrollo de cada proyecto con gente motivada y creativa. Buscamos voluntarios por el trabajo de jardinería sobre la finca, cocinero en el café, de carpintería con futuros trabajos. Queremos también gente artística para desarrollar ideas con nuestros proyectos, ayuda con pagina web y otras. Se puede ayudar en el comedor, con los niños, enseñar clase de inglés y otras.
Ofrecemos la comida (si quieres a ayudar y compartir recetas con nosotros, podría ser un placer) y un cuarto de dormir (necesitamos una o dos personas para nuestra iniciativa). Hablamos inglés, pero si quieres a desarrollar su español, estamos felices de compartir. Viajamos diario a la ciudad, entonces pueden ir con nosotros, también podemos ir a traerlos a la Terminal.
Buen viajé en Nicaragua
Misael y Celtina
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our project is a local initiative, where not only will you bring development to the local community and our home, but also live with locals and learn about our ways of living. Sharing your human experience with ours. Practicing your spanish, learn about coffee, discover the mountains.
Nuestro proyecto es una iniciativa local, dónde podría non solamente a ayudar el desarrollo de la comunidad y de nuestra finca, pero también aprender la vida en ese parte del mundo, compartir vuestras experiencias humanas con nuestras. Practicar el español, aprender sobre el café, descubrir las montañas.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
*️️️*️️️We are looking for someone with a lot of permaculture farming experience to help develop a new organic project on a self-sustainable farm. We are planting many types fruits and veggies. If you are interested please include your past experience. Minimum 1 weeks/maximum 12 days
Help in the garden and with the children in the community at all times.
We are looking for motivated and creative people in all of our projects. We need volunteers for gardening , carpentry work (no experience necessary), artists are welcome with ideas to develop our projects and also help us with our web page and others. We are also looking for help in our community initiative where we, and the community of San Francisco, provide a free daily lunch.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: 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
Dormitory (1 beds) or private room. With availability
We offer two square meals a day of standard Nicaraguan cuisine
Dormitorio o cuarto privado. Con disponibilidad
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Feedback (12)
Es una joven muy trabajadora y con mucha responsabilidad; también nos deleitó con una comida tipica de Perú, muy deliciosa.
La recomiendo 100%
Me ayudó recolectando huevos de gallinas, abonando los cítricos, cocinando, pintando la mesa donde comemos y cuidando la casa.
El es una persona con mucha energía, responsable, respetuosa y siempre con ganas de experimentar cosas y lugares nuevos.
Lo… read more
First of all his house is beautiful. He gave me very comfortable private room and the view from the balcony is stunning.
Misael is very kind and generous person. He introduced me so many local meals and delicious coffee always.
He took me also beautiful viewpoint and… read more
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Es una joven muy trabajadora y con mucha responsabilidad; también nos deleitó con una comida tipica de Perú, muy deliciosa.
La recomiendo 100%
Me ayudó recolectando huevos de gallinas, abonando los cítricos, cocinando, pintando la mesa donde comemos y cuidando la casa.
El es una persona con mucha energía, responsable, respetuosa y siempre con ganas de experimentar cosas y lugares nuevos.
Lo… read more
First of all his house is beautiful. He gave me very comfortable private room and the view from the balcony is stunning.
Misael is very kind and generous person. He introduced me so many local meals and delicious coffee always.
He took me also beautiful viewpoint and… read more
Como se puede ver en mi perfil no hablo inglés y nuestra comunicación no fue fácil, lo siento mucho.
Pero son personas encantadoras . Los amo.
We shared some chat over meals in our first few days, which was great. We felt like… read more
Fué de mucha ayuda en lo personal para mi salud, ya que con sus consejos y su comida vegetariana cambié mis hábitos alimenticios; cabe decir que una super cocinera vegetariana , disfruté mucho de sus platillos y un tiramisú que nos llevo al cielo.
Ella… read more
Nos hizo conocer su lugar, su día día, su familia, la comida típica, la ciudad de Matagalpa y más.
El trabajo fue muy relajado en relación con la temporada seca, trabajamos un poco… read more
Es una chica muy dinamica y amistosa.
Es una excelente música, tocó muchas melodias en el piano que nos hizo pasar buenos momentos.
Nos ayudó a cocinar para los niños del comedor infantil, trabajando en equipo con una pareja de ingleses y Nereyda.
La recomendación 100% .
Misael welcomed us as part of his family. Breakfasts were delicious, and you will have the chance to try his coffee which is very tasteful. Many hikes are available around, Misael will help and tell you how to get there. For our last day we discovered the restaurant of… read more
Pintar un espacio grande de la casa, recoger leña para cocinar y servir alimentos a los niños del comedor infantil.
Ellos son una pareja de los cuales pude aprender mucho de sus experiencias y sus conocimientos.
Cocinaron sus tradicionales recetas, las cuales disfrutamos mucho.… read more
Misael is a warm, friendly, generous and welcoming man. It was a real cultural exchange of food and language, and we learned so much about Nicaragua during our time here. What he and his… read more
Compartimos muchas experiencias de la vida, nos pudimos comunicar muy bien en todo el tiempo que pasaron en la finca.
Compartieron deliciosas recetas francesas que pudimos disfrutar con mis amistades. Ellos fueron de mucha motivación para hacer dos largas caminatas a los montañas más grandes de… read more
Work consisted in cleaning the forest (cutting banana leaves, taking vines out from coffee trees) and watching the house when Misael was out. Work was very fair as Misael hosted us mainly for company when his family was away.
We had our… read more
I had such an amazing time up there in the mountains of Matagalpa. I felt so welcome and the family showed me so many different places & I learned so much about the culture. could help with the coffee picking, fruits picking, gave some english lessons to the kids and helped in and out of the house. we had beautiful… read more
Celtina and Misael welcomed me for two weeks, like if we had known each other for many years. Their involvement with the nearby community of San Francisco taught me more about responsibility and humility. It has been many years now that they have given… read more
