Experience family life on our little farm and help with gardening in Vila do Bispo, Portugal

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  Description

  Aloha!! This place is a paradise in the middle of nature with, heat, sea, beauty, surf and lots of sun. Good for those who enjoy tranquility and appreciate a healthy and alternative lifestyle. Simple & happy life.
  We are a happy, flexible and easy going family.
  Me Dora, Bodyboarder, my husbant is Anezio (African), with two kids. We live at our house in Vila do Bispo with a large plot of land, litle farm.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can help with:
  
  - 1 or 2 bikes (maintenance done by you)
  - TV
  - Internet
  - Private parking

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  Help

  We seek help at home and on our farm.
  There is always a lot to do both outside the garden and inside the houses, caring for, restoring, painting, repairing, cleaning, throwing out the rubbish, organizing, taking care of the garden, cutting hedges, mowing the lawn, making flowerbeds, building whatever is necessary, fix and do maintenance.…
  Also some family chores. Do laundry, hang clothes, picking up and folding laundry. Organizing, cleaning, shopping, washing cars, cleaning the house... We don´t nead welo with the kids.
  It is not mandatory to know how to do everything.
  
  We ask 15 hours a week. It can be 3 hours a day (each person) and the weekend free or otherwise for example 2 days of work and the rest free. Is without food.
  We are flexible.
  
  Minimum 1 weeks but can be much more.
  We are flexible.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  What we offer is a cozy wooden house of 10 square meters. Private space outside with a small kitchen and bathroom.
  For two volunteers (preferably 2 women but 2 men too) or a family of 2 adults and a child. So that they can share the little wooden house.

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  What else ...

  Vila do Bispo is small and quiet but has almost everything, from a supermarket, post office, bank, health centre, cultural centre, pharmacy and everything is within walking distance. Our house is a 5-minute walk from the center.
  We can lend you a bike and give you a ride to Sagres or Lagos but when we go there. There is a bus station in the village (5 minutes on foot).
  
  CULTURE
  The Algarve has a very multicultural vibe, people from all over the world live here, the most spoken language is English and we get a lot of tourism. You will meet people from many different countries and cultures.
  
  You can learn to surf, or do any of the endless outdoor possibilities here, such as:
  Stand-up-paddle, bike, kite surfing, windsurfing, hiking, trekking, climbing, paragliding, horseback riding, etc.

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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

  - Our guests generally work online. - Good internet connection. - Possibility of a desk and work chair

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a private and secure parking for a caravan (if not too big), surrounded by a fence and private hedge with an electric gate. You have access to electricity, wifi, water, shared bathroom and maybe shared kitchen.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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