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6 Apr 2025
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I love cats.
I've always had and keep lots of cats because they often turn up here or I rescue them from the street.
And, as well as making a lot of handicrafts dedicated to and alluding to cats, the profits from these handicrafts go precisely towards looking after them and creating conditions for their future adoption.
So anyone who loves cats, and only those who love cats, are welcome.
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This is an old house, which I'm repairing and reorganising, with basic amenities and hygiene, 2 bathrooms, 2 single or shared bedrooms, Wi-Fi and kitchen access, in a small village.
I also have a small vegetable garden.
And I need help.
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The drawbacks:
The house and workshop need a lot of work;
Because it is an old house, it may not be suitable for people with respiratory problems;
And the water in the bathroom may not always be very hot...
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Time available (days and periods to be agreed):
For food and accommodation I'd like 25 hours, 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
(I'm macrobiotic. Meat and fish I cook every day but only for the cats. The human diet is basicly vegetarian).
If it's just in exchange for accommodation, I ask for 10 hours, 2 hours per, 5 days per week.
... but, if you want to cook often meat and fish for yourself, you're in the wrong place...
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I hope you'll come along, help out nicely, and have fun.
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Technology
Sustainability
Pets
LGBTQ
Farming
Culture
Writing
Plant care
Photography
Languages
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Animals
Nature
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Some crafts, macrobiotic cooking, some Portuguese,some gardening...
Help
- Cleaning and organizing.
In the house
In the workshop
In the garden
With the cats
- Helping with the site
Taking photos
Introducing products in the shop
- Helping with the crafts
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Ukrainian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I want to learn more German and Ukrainian. I'm very much interested in gestual language.
Accommodation
Private or shared room with basic amenities.
What else ...
We are close to Caldas da Rainha (thermal city with a beautiful park inside the city and a superior school of art and design), Óbidos (walled town, usually belonging to the queens of Portugal, where frequent events take place), Alcobaça (city with the monastery of the Cistercian monks, where the first public school of Portugal existed - XIII century, and where the tombs of D. Pedro and D. Inês, the tragic and true Portuguese love story - XIV century), Nazaré (very touristic beach now with the nearby beach, Praia do Norte, with its giant waves), and the beautiful and calm bay of S. Martinho do Porto, right next door...
During the week there are buses. At weekends there are very few...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The internet is 5G. Not very quick but unlimited.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Suvlaki
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It was a pleasure to be with them.
They were very sweet, they really want to help, and we have nice chats together.
She love crafting so she thought us how to do some things, but we were for to little time to learn more. It's worth to be there longer , because… read more
Good company, intelligent, responsible...
It was a pleasure to be with for the two months she was here.
She took good care of the garden, cleaned and looked after the house, was friendly with my cats...
I wish her all the best and hope to have the pleasure of enjoying her good company again.
Each of them, in their own way, helped me a lot, in many different ways.
I wish them a good life, may they fulfil their dreams and, if possible, may I have the joy of seeing them again.
(It was fantastic for me that in the very first days my 4… read more
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It was a pleasure to be with them.
They were very sweet, they really want to help, and we have nice chats together.
She love crafting so she thought us how to do some things, but we were for to little time to learn more. It's worth to be there longer , because… read more
Good company, intelligent, responsible...
It was a pleasure to be with for the two months she was here.
She took good care of the garden, cleaned and looked after the house, was friendly with my cats...
I wish her all the best and hope to have the pleasure of enjoying her good company again.
Each of them, in their own way, helped me a lot, in many different ways.
I wish them a good life, may they fulfil their dreams and, if possible, may I have the joy of seeing them again.
(It was fantastic for me that in the very first days my 4… read more
Sabe muito sobre plantas e tem bons conhecimentos de história e genealogia.
Gostei muito de a conhecer.
Espero e desejo que tenha boa sorte no seu novo trabalho.
Recomendo e espero voltar em breve !!!!
It was my first Workaway experience and i really liked it. The work is for everyone and you can bring in your own creativity.
Can only recommend it!
His company was a pleasure.
... with lots of cool stories and experiences to share.
It was a pleasure to be with him.
She is very anxious to make a nice time possible.
The work is varied and there is a lot to learn.
Muito obrigado Paula 🙏✌️
