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Description
We'll be travelling to see our family for the first half of the summer and our animals will need a friendly companion.
Ginger is a basque sheep dog, sweet and well behaved. Maui is a mature indoor/outdoor cat, she's also very well behaved and seems to know how to tell time. We also have two goldfish, one of whom is an acrobatic trickster.
They are easy to care for and make great company. There is an extensive nature reserve just minutes walk from the house for walking with the dog.
Also in the neighbourhood , just up the street is an outdoor pool (day passes can be purchased).
We live in a quiet area with lots of little natural pockets of land amongst the houses. There is regular bus service direct to the centre of Madrid, about 40 min ride away.
It's a 10 minute bike ride to town, with grocery stores, library, community centre (lots of interesting stuff going on in the summer) , pharmacy etc...
The house is a bungalow and has two bedrooms plus another room we use as a studio/office space. The kitchen is modern and the living space is open with a walk out to a private patio that wraps around with access from each of the rooms as well. The basement stays cool and is a nice spot for yoga practice. There's airconditioning on the main level as well.
Please noto, many of the photos are for our home in the country, in Cantabria, where we often have workawayers come to help us out, but the house sit is for our place in Madrid - in the description it will indicate which it pertains to: Madrid or Cantabria.
We are looking for someone from July 19th till August 6th, if you are interested please get in touch and we can discuss any questions you may have. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
Light maintenance
House & pet sitting
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Interests
Sustainability
Culture
Charity work
Plant care
Animals
Nature
Winter sports
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cycling
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Life in this area means you can enjoy both the sierra as well as metropolitan madrid, there's so much to discover. Within a short distance, 1 hour by car there are several historic cities worth visiting; Segovia, Avila, Toledo, Cuenca...
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Help
Caring for our dog, cat and fish. Also some house plants too.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Intermediate -
Accommodation
Our home will be your home away from home.
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What else ...
We are open and flexible, if you are looking for a working holiday and want to spend a little time in this part of spain, we're happy to share this little corner of the earth.
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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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Can host digital nomads
The house has a fiber optic internet connection and a room we use for work.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
Gold fish
These two have been with us for a few years and have had many names, our house sitters often like to rename them.
Maüi
Maüi is about 12 years old, she came to us as a kitten from some friends. She´s friendly and independant, having grown up as an outdoor cat, becoming more and more fond of petting as she´s gotten older. She´s adapted well to being an indoor/outdoor cat with our move to town.
Ginger (7 years)
Ginger is a fun and friendly family companion, always keen for some time outside or some petting. She's a Basque sheep dog, and has grew up in the countryside, with our move she's adapted easily to life in town.
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I'm really glad I got in touch even though you weren't looking for help at the time and I'm so grateful you said yes and it worked out for both of us! I did a whole variety of tasks (weaving support for … read more
I (Paul) walked every day to the house to help with the dogs, horses, and chickens.
In the evening we cooked the diner together.
We had a very lovely 2 weeks with Jasmine and Emeric, Javi was away to Germany.
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I'm really glad I got in touch even though you weren't looking for help at the time and I'm so grateful you said yes and it worked out for both of us! I did a whole variety of tasks (weaving support for … read more
I (Paul) walked every day to the house to help with the dogs, horses, and chickens.
In the evening we cooked the diner together.
We had a very lovely 2 weeks with Jasmine and Emeric, Javi was away to Germany.
Emeric es un niño muy educado, alegre y con mucho entusiasmo por la vida, realmente le espera un gran futuro, tiene un bonito corazón y disfrutamos mucho jugando con él. Jazmine es una persona muy serena, siempre sabe estar a la altura de la situación y nunca le va a faltar una sonrisa, sus palabras … read more
Son una pareja con mucha ilusión y con bonitos proyectos, son muy amenos en la convivencia.
Además Gabor es un excelente y … read more
Thank you very much for that wonderful week in you corner of paradise. Little Émeric is a very lucky boy to grow up in such a place. You are a very welcoming family and I … read more
My home away from home. My extended family. I have visited and helped around la sota three times now and I have loved every second of every mintue of every day I have spent with Jasmine, Javi, emeric, yuki, meowie, todas las gallinas and the very friendly roster and of course the beautiful horses. They are a very special … read more
It was nice to be involved with lots of different tasks and they are a fun family to be around.
Wish we had enough time to finish the slate path before leaving- perhaps on our way home we can come back! … read more
They are very warm and kind, their home is beautiful and it was a great introduction to workaway.
Enjoy the quince jelly & I hope the winter vegetables I planted grow to be big and delicious!
Saludos
The work was tough but you helped out enormously and kept the job going, and you kept Javi in good spirits too ;)
It was really nice getting to know you, and we´ll keep in touch,
Yuki misses you.
Much love
Jasmine Javi and Emeric
Thank you!
Una familia genial.
Realizamos el trabajo junto a otra pareja que estaba de workaway también, muy contentos de poder acabar el trabajo y del resultado que obtuvimos. A parte de todo esto, la estancia nos la hicieron muy agradable, buenos desayunos y riquísima la comida que nos preparaban cada día, … read more
