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100 %
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22 Sep 2024
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Min stay requested: at least a week
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Description
Anand: „In the south center of Gran Canaria is our piece of land hugged by mountains. It is a wonderful place without neighbors and with absolute freedom. You can shout, dance, and laugh without disturbing anyone. I was born in this beautiful place where my mother lives now. After a fire in 2007, our house burned down and years later I decided that it is time to give a tender hand to the space that has already recovered from the fire.“
Lara actual hosting: „ In 2023, I came to Anand’s and Raji’s home as a Workawayer myself and just fell in love with this place, its people, and the project itself—to see what people can create together with their own hands and creative minds. Since then, I have been back four more times and continue to enjoy every second in this special place on Earth
Anand and I became close friends, and we still share the dream of maintaining the land to create an even more comfortable home for Raji, as well as a space where people can come together, get closer to nature, connect, dance, be creative, make music, meditate, do yoga, and simply be as wild and free as the place itself.
Because Anand is currently doing his carpentry training in Germany, he asked me if I would like to host the Workaway for three months. As I am currently traveling through Europe by bike with my boyfriend Cristian and planned to spend the winter (January to March) on the Canary Islands, it felt like the perfect fit.
So I will be there the whole time together with Raji, who lives here full-time, while Anand will join us for a few weeks during his holidays.” -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Light maintenance
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UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The bonfires, sharing, dancing, playing music, being able to be alone or not, shouting at the mountains, the birds, the wind, creating, sweating, and being tired. We will discover together how to build a beautiful space, something that has its process but can be a wonderful experience.
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Help
After finishing the clay house during the first Workaway, we now want to create a space where people can move, dance, do yoga, be creative, and simply enjoy being in nature.
To make this happen, we will work with reed. We will harvest it, prepare it, and weave it. We will also work with wood and other materials from the land.
At the same time, we want to continue maintaining and improving the land to make life even more comfortable for Raji. We would like to plant more trees and other plants in a way that is suitable for the climate and weather conditions of the island.
The tasks can sometimes be physically demanding and at other times involve planning and researching how to build and plant in a sustainable, long-term way. You will have a say in the design of the space as well as in the selection of the plants we grow.
We are happy about all the experience, skills, and knowledge that you bring with you!
We are looking for people with a pure heart and a genuine willingness to learn <3 — people who respect and celebrate nature as we do, and who want to put their passion and love into this project and community life. -
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Romanian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I am always curious to learn new languages. It would be nice to combine it with living together, but it is not the main pillar of the project. PS: my righting english is like guacamole without salt. It looks delicios but it is just ok... -
Accommodation
We are living completely outside and close to nature. You will sleep in a tent with a mattress and blankets that we provide for you. As mentioned before, you are also very welcome to bring your own sleeping equipment if you have it.
We have running drinking water and an outdoor shower. Of course, you can also always enjoy a refreshing dip in the small river nearby :-) There are compost toilets on the land, and in general, life here is very simple, back to basics, and connected with nature.
So if you are looking for a way of simple and natural living, you are in the right place!
For electronics, we have a solar panel that works, of course, only when the sun is shining. So bringing a power bank can be useful if you have electronics that you need or want to use regularly.
As the nearest supermarket is more than 25 km away and not easy to reach, I will be doing the grocery shopping for everyone and organizing most of the food supplies.
At the moment, Anand and I are living on a very small budget, and most of our savings are going directly into materials for the project. To help cover the food costs during your stay, we kindly ask for a donation of around €30 per week.
This is only a suggested contribution. If you can give less, that's completely okay, and if you are able to contribute a little more, it is greatly appreciated and helps us a lot. With these donations, we can cover the basic food expenses, make hosting possible for the full three months, and continue developing the project together. -
What else ...
The place is remote: difficult to reach because there are no buses that take you there and from a certain point, you have to continue on foot. We go down to the coast once a week. In case it is not possible to pick you up, we can show you the easiest way to get there.
We do not want drugs to play a role in this place. If you want to make a drug trip I would like to be asked first. -
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 possibly accept pets
Everyone should be responsible for their pets. We also have two big dog and we don't want anyone to feed it except us. In other words, please don't share the treats with our dog :)
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
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In the time she was with me helping with the building of my clay house, she showed me here amazing pawer. She is a very active person who loves get tied moving and doing things. She dose not mind geding dirt in here hands and she dose here work with an innocent … read more
Thank you so much for everything. It was such an experience that we both wouldn't miss. A quiet lovely place surrounded by nature. A place where the birds and rooster will wake you up and the crickets saying good night.
But it would be not the same place without the people who filling this place with their souls. Anand decided … read more
They are a cuple who care from eachother but you will never get the feeling, you interrupt something, the opposite. They love share cartgames or other activities with other people.
Tillman:
You can count with him and just having him as a working partner, you feel direct … read more
He is very able to work precise and you can trust his work and motivation. He is a good partner to work with.
He also helped me with a German righting Projekt. He is a good German ticher :) and he likes teaching and is very patient.
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In the time she was with me helping with the building of my clay house, she showed me here amazing pawer. She is a very active person who loves get tied moving and doing things. She dose not mind geding dirt in here hands and she dose here work with an innocent … read more
Thank you so much for everything. It was such an experience that we both wouldn't miss. A quiet lovely place surrounded by nature. A place where the birds and rooster will wake you up and the crickets saying good night.
But it would be not the same place without the people who filling this place with their souls. Anand decided … read more
They are a cuple who care from eachother but you will never get the feeling, you interrupt something, the opposite. They love share cartgames or other activities with other people.
Tillman:
You can count with him and just having him as a working partner, you feel direct … read more
He is very able to work precise and you can trust his work and motivation. He is a good partner to work with.
He also helped me with a German righting Projekt. He is a good German ticher :) and he likes teaching and is very patient.
She is not scared at all to do physical tasks and she does not mind getting dirty, at the same time she is excelent doing detailed and fine work. She finds joy in her activities and it is worth it to ask her what she thinks about design … read more
You are not just strong, dedicated, willing to learn and to grow, brave and picefull. You also have a giant hard and a wisom not usual for a personas in your age.
If with 18 you are like that, I whant do meet you again with 19, 25 or 30 years … read more
I could say that the valley is one of the most beautiful places I ever got to see.
I could say that Anand and Raji are wonderful beings, that openly share their thoughts and knowledge and who will give you trust from the first moment on.
I could say that the bonfires, the singing, dancing and creating make this place … read more
He is a interesting combination of funny jokes and deep talk and was happy to share his knowledge and view on life.
She has a deep lovely character witch I would for sure like around me.
So if you need help for some nice project, take this one :)
We shared music, stories, laughter and adventures.
I took great joy in helping with my hands and with natural material such as clay and rock, learning to use tools and … read more
She stayed three weeks in my place were she showed me hou sweet her heard is and how strong here will is.
She is easy going with an open mind and good communication, not afraid to work any kind of work and willing to help.
If you need help in, dose not mater … read more
We had a great balance between work, rest, adventure and sharing time together.
The work was very varied and I got the possibility to learn a lot and get new skills. Anand gave us the best explanations and a lot of … read more
She is easygoing, open minded, strong and soft.
I am very happy she came to help in my project!
She is a easygoing person with a independent and lovely character. She is open to deep conversations and she is not scared to get the hands dirty. Her cooking skills are amazing! She is also really good with photography, computerwork any tipe and cuting hair. I am very happy having … read more
Anand is very kind, creative and motivated to do things! We made necklaces together, music, hikes through the mountains, yoga & just enjoyed being.
Raji … read more
Good Luck Alix <3
I would like to do a bit more yoga with you on our time together, I endjoyed a lot but it is fine because I am sure, we see eachother again :)
It felt like being around my own family.
It was a good balance about tasks and the freedom of your own timemanagement and the way you did it. Also you could feel that … read more
If you need help with anything, choose this amazing guy to help you!
You won't regret it :)
(*Actually he is not that toll)
I worked at some workaway places before but there is nothing you can compare with this.
It's a beautiful place in the mountains of Gran Canaria, isolated from the society and you live in very simple circumstances but you have everything you need and even more.
We slept in … read more
We stayed in the barranco for 10 days, we found beautiful people and a magical atmosphere that was crated by everyone's presence from the first … read more
