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Join our family to help with outdoor projects in Galway, Ireland

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    We live 12 km from Galway city and 4 km from Spiddal Village in Connemara. I plan a summer of physical tasks outside my house, making lawn areas, paths and courtyard. Help needed with that. Food, conversation and the greater environment equally important.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Work-away may choose to develop their abilities in English or Irish. The are free to observe my own activities which includes architectural design (mainly dwellings), charcoal drawings, traditional music (Banjo/mandolin) or making gardens, paths and pavings which I intend to undertake during the summer months . The skilled work I would carry out but need assistance with related work. We are also long enthusiasts of Argentinian Tango, which is making its post-Covid re-emergence.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We are a couple with a 6 year old son. Our house is on 0.6 Hectare site by the coast road in Connemara. We would like our guest suite to accommodate someone who will be strong help and good company. We have not hosted workaways before so it would be an adventure and I think the visitor would find the environment, the food and the conversation good here.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Irish: Fluent
    French: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    We speak English and Irish. I get by in French and sometimes pretend to speak Spanish! or is it German? With languages I am brave but not too serious. Happy to impart what I can.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Bedroom with en suite bathroom in our dwelling house which has living room, kitchen, two other bedrooms, art room and my architects office.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live by the sea , 1 km from a beach and 4 km from a harbour. For those with maritime or water sport interests there is swimming, boating and fishing, trips to the Aran Islands.
    Galway city is a hive of cultural activity including art, music and theatre and is accessible by public transport until 23:30 pm. The Connemara region is a popular landscape for tourism and cycling etc.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

    20 per week

Host ref number: 533745632453

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