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we are a 50 plus british/turkish couple.I am a retired artist (painter) and my wife an English teacher. We moved to a sea side village in Izmir/Turkey about 3 years ago. We built our house and are now trying to design our garden. Looking for a volunteer to help in our 1000 sq meters garden project .we also have a dog called 'Lucy ' . Animal lovers welcome. As well as helping us lets we discover beautiful village life , sea side experience , food and many more..
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Interests
Camping
Carpentry
Movies & TV
Farming
Plant care
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Architecture
Art & design
Animals
Sailing / Boating
Nature
Beach
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will learn traditional Turkish village life, Turkish and English language( if they wish), traditional cooking, gardening , planting, art etc.
Also there is a lot of historic and natural places to discover not far from us .
Projects involving children
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Help
Cleaning stones from garden,helping mixing cement, garden design and picking olives ,planting new flowers etc. very basic help.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
Accommodation
Self contaning flat maximum 2 people to stay ,includes own toilet, bathroom and kitchen.
What else ...
Our village 10 minutes a way to the town centre and beach by public transport.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Lucy
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