Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
7 Jan 2024
Reply rate
87.5 %
Usually responds within 5 days
Feedback
14
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Email verified
Badges (4)
Details
Description
we grows vegetables and fruits beside our small bamboo houses. The houses are built with our own hands , located in a quiet durian orchard at Ayer Salak Village, Malacca .It is an inherited orchard of the Chin family since 1900s .
The bamboo houses are surrounded by durians trees ,tamarind tree, banana tree ,coconut tree and stingy bean tree . Come and experience a cup of coffee while observing the wild life and enjoy birds' chirping , especially in the morning !
Meanwhile we offer many activities : farm visit , guided bike tour , diverse food culture tour !
Welcome
and best regards ,
Joseph neo
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Natural farming skill and practical knowledge.
Bamboo building skill and knowledge.
Hospitality industry skill and practical knowledge of guided bike tour.
How to grow vegetables sustainably.
Help
Maintenance of small mini vegetable garden.
Cutting grass or bushes on small portion of orchard (approx 200 square meter ) with a small machine .
Farm house keeping.
DIY bamboo building projects
Cooking for volunteers and host.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I love to make friends wherever i go or travel . I think learning foreign language is fulfilling and exciting as it helps me to discover new culture and new "tools of interacting ". At the end i feel good in learning new things .
Accommodation
Private room
Or
A shared room for two , with other volunteer ( for the same sex ) .
What else ...
Private bicycle is provided
4 hours working a day
5 days working a week
Free accomodation (private room or shared room with other volunteer - boys and girls separate room ) and * 3 meals (ingredients provided for volunteer to cook or prepare ) .
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
In my village , 2 main mobile internet data are available : maxis and celcom .Both of them are providing good connection and has efficient data coverage service .
Space for parking camper vans
Our bamboo houses(farm stay )are built in a durian orchard and surrounded by many fruit trees ...we grows vegetables too . Free parking by the road. We will provide a bicycle for volunteer .
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
We have cycled together and it was good . Looking forward to welcome Patricia again
Big Thanks to her .
They really gave their best to help me as i told them i was not good in video and photograph .… read more
Our main job was to take care of the garden and also help around the bamboo house with cooking or cleaning. We usely did gardening in the morning when the tempature is pleasant. We didnt feel too obliged to work so that… read more
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Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(4.8)
We have cycled together and it was good . Looking forward to welcome Patricia again
Big Thanks to her .
They really gave their best to help me as i told them i was not good in video and photograph .… read more
Our main job was to take care of the garden and also help around the bamboo house with cooking or cleaning. We usely did gardening in the morning when the tempature is pleasant. We didnt feel too obliged to work so that… read more
We always welcome Elisha again to our farm stay !
We are appreciating of Tanisha's British cooking and… read more
And we also shared some cooking with the neighbours who… read more
I am in awe of how he has built his home, decided to live life according to his own values and the relationships he has… read more
If you like nature and the simple life in a bamboo house, then this is the right place…. Back to the roots.
My duties were gardening and I really enjoyed watching the garden breathe after I cleared it of weeds.
I was alone here most of the time as the host was otherwise busy. He introduced… read more
Joseph is a really friendly and open minded guy, who is all the time motivated to help you.
The working times are really fair and it’s a perfect work/ life balance here.
I was glad to be a part of it!
