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Help on a family farm in Tolosa, Spain

  • Last activity : 12 Feb 2025

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    My wife, our daughter and I live in an apartment in Tolosa. It is a town of almost 20,000 inhabitants and it is in the heart of the province of Gipuzkoa. It is very well connected, it has both train and bus service to the capital, San Sebastian. It is a very quiet area but at the same time there are many bars and places to eat or drink. For those who like the mountains it is perfect because Tolosa is surrounded by mountains. But, in the same way, it is very close to the coast and you can enjoy beautiful beaches just 20 minutes away by train.

    Mi mujer, nuestra hija y yo vivimos en un piso en Tolosa. Es un pueblo de casi 20.000 habitantes y está en el corazón de la provincia de Gipuzkoa. Está muy bien conectado, tiene servicio tanto de tren como de autobús a la capital, San Sebastian. Es una zona muy tranquila pero a la vez hay muchos bares y sitios donde comer o tomar algo.
    Para aquellos a los/las que les gusta la montaña es perfecto porque Tolosa está rodeado de montañas. Pero, del mismo modo, está muy cerca de la costa y se puede disfrutar de preciosas playas a solo 20 minutos en tren.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The person who comes to our apartment would enjoy a fully equipped room for their total enjoyment. We could speak both Spanish, Basque or English and, in this way, make the stay as profitable as possible.

    Apart from that, the workawayer would be considered as if he would be part of our family. He or she could have meals with us and interact, as we said before, as one member of our family. We could help him/her with everything the person requiere us, talking to a new language, travels, purchases, spare time and so on.

    La persona que venga a nuestro piso disfrutaría de un cuarto totalmente equipado para su total disfrute. Podríamos hablar tanto en castellano, euskera o inglés y, de esa manera hacer de la estancia una estancia la más provechosa posible.

    Además de ello, la persona que venga sería uno más de la familia. Todas las comidas las haría con nosotros y sería, como hemos dicho, como uno más de la familia. En todo ese tiempo podría interactuar con nosotros y podríamos ayudarle en todo lo que necesite. Idiomas, viajes, compras, tiempo libre, etc.

  • Help

    Help

    Although we live in an apartment, we have a farm that requires some help. We would like the person who comes to be willing to help with these tasks. I would never work alone, I would always be accompanied and they would be help that do not require being experts in anything. Just the willingness to help. Mostly the help will be taking the trash out of the farm (it's an old farm so we can find anything in it) and helping to clean it up; in order to do that we'll bring a big container to place all the things there. It's an old family house and we'd like to make it look new again.

    It's not business-goal-meaning refurbish, it's a family farm so we'd like to make it look new again for family gathering purposes.

    Aunque vivimos en un piso, tenemos un caserío que requiere de algunos trabajos. Nos gustaría que la persona que viniese estuviera dispuesto a ayudar en dichas labores. Nunca trabajaría solo, siempre estaría acompañado por nosotros y serían trabajos que no requieren ser expertos en nada. Simplemente tener ganas de trabajar. Mayormente los trabajos consistirían en sacar los trastos viejos (es un caserío muy viejo podemos encontrar de todo) del caserío familiar y ayudar a limpiar; para ello traeremos un gran contenedor para depositar los viejos trastos allí. Es una caserío viejo que queremos renovarlo.

    No hay ningún negocio por detrás, lo queremos renovar para que toda la familia nor podamos juntar.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Spanish: Fluent
    Basque: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The person who comes would have their own room and will be able to use the kitchen, bathroom and all the services that we have as if it were one of the house. We are outgoing people and easy to get along with, so the stay will be very easy for the person who comes.

    The person who comes would be one of them and would eat with us. Furthermore he would have all access to eat or drink whenever he wanted apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. It will be like one more from home.

    La persona que venga tendría su propio cuarto y podrá utilizar la cocina, baño y todos los servicios que tenemos como si fuera uno más de la casa. Somos personas extrovertidas y fáciles de tratar por lo que la estancia será muy fácil para la persona que venga.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    As I said before, we are very well connected and we practically have everything. In free time the person can travel to San Sebastián or even go out in Tolosa. We live very close to the cinema, we have mountains around us, beaches 20 minutes away by train, etc. Whenever the person who comes wants, they could accompany us at all times to those places we go. If, on the other hand, you prefer to move alone, we would have no problem. In Tolosa every Saturday a fair is held where local products from our farmhouses are sold, cheese, vegetables, bread, cakes, clothes, etc. It is an environment where there is a lot of life and we are sure that you will not have time to get bored.

    Como decía anteriormente, estamos muy bien comunicados y prácticamente tenemos de todo. En el tiempo libre la persona podrá viajar a San Sebastián o incluso podrá salir en Tolosa. Vivimos muy cerca del cine, tenemos montañas alrededor, playas a 20 minutos en tren etc. Siempre que la persona que venga quiera, nos podría acompañar en todo momento a aquellos sitios que vayamos. Si por el contrario prefiere moverse solo, nosotros no tendríamos ningún problema.
    En Tolosa todos los sábados se celebra una feria donde se venden productos locales de nuestros caseríos, queso, verduras, pan, pasteles, ropa etc.
    Es un entorno donde hay mucha vida y estamos seguros que no tendrá tiempo para aburrirse.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 535562237458

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