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My name is Richard I'm from Scotland originally, but have lived in Portugal for over 2 years.🌈🙏
I work as a massage therapist, yoga teacher, and swim instructor, living on the land with my Labrador Poppy.
This land is really close to ericeira world surf reserve, Only 40 mins from Lisboa.
The project is to restore the land with a vision of creating an open free space for all to get back to nature , practice yoga and be self sufficient with fruits , vegetables, and medicinal herbs. I would love help to improve the facilities, construct a greenhouse, a toolshed, yoga deck, build a tiny house, create a medicinal herb and kitchen garden..and many other dreams..
The land is in lagoa, an agricultural small village. Only 5 mins from ribimar, and 7 mins from Ericeira. lagoa has 2 cafes a small bakery, 2 X small food shops)local restaurant, a mechanics, all within 5 min walking distance of the land. And the major shops,supermarkets and nightlife is close by in ericeira
I am looking for a workaway who values communication, honesty, love, and has a open heart and mind, that enjoys this wonderful life. This should be a fun adventure, with joy, it's an exchange, and I want to share my knowledge of yoga,massage, holistic wellbeing, permaculture, music,handpan and guitar, and living sustainably and off grid.
The work will mostly be outdoors and manual. It's off grid living, so experience with this is important, and experience working with tools .More important is enthusiasm, a strong work ethic , and ability to learn fast,and not scared to get a bit down n dirty with the land. To work physically is a must. Gardening( general maintenance, weeding, grass cutting, planting, fruit picking
Landscaping( bridge building, create paths, build benches , seating areas chill out areas, cleaning and cooking.
I'm also looking for a creative person with ideas..as the project is still so new . I am open for any input.
Some ongoing projects I am currently working on. And would need help with
Building a yoga Deck
Tiny house build
Path construction
Stair construction
Bridge construction
Raised vegetable beds
Maintenance and digging
Maintenance of land
Pond building
Painting
Artistic painting
All with a whole lotta love💛
10 days minimum stay.
This project is not a business , it is a project that all those who contributed , help to create something beautiful, for all to enjoy 💛
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
As a yoga teacher with 11 years experience,and a massage therapist. There will be some free yoga classes for you to participate in , and massage workshops to learn. I am Also a Ariel yoga teacher. And love to share and teach.
Also I play guitar and hand pan, and enjoy to teach and play music with others.
I am a swimming teacher / and ski instructor also , happy to share knowledge, and an intermediate surfer, happy also to share what I know. This is all about the exchange. So we both must gain from this.
Look forward to connecting
Richard 💛
Help
Below are the ongoing jobs I would love help with. But not a requirement that you have experience to help with all! Instead, find the jobs that interest you most, and we work with that.. this should be fun and enjoyable...not a chore..i am an easy going flexible guy.
Gardening ( weeding,grass cutting,planting,harvesting fruit, digging, pruning, cutting)
Landscaping ( creating paths, rockeries, bridges, stair's , raised vegetable beds
Carpentry( building benches ,storage boxes, yoga deck, tiny house)
Painting( the above project,and sign writing)
Administration( some email and phone calls)
Construction (pizza oven, workout area, Ariel yoga deck)
Cooking ( for 2/3 people max
Cleaning(2/3 people.max)
Dog walking
Languages
Languages spoken
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I speak fluent English..but would love to improve my Portuguese, so would love to find someone to help with this
Accommodation
Tent ( not so large sleeps 2)
Caravan sleeps 2
Private cabin ( still to be built😉😋) build it and you have a gorgeous place to live...
Food will be provided, as part of exchange. 3 X meals a day😄🙏 vegetarian/ vegan
What else ...
I have 2 x spare bike for use, close by there is amazing beaches and waves,the magical forest of sintra for climbing and sight seeing.
The bus station in ericeira is close, and only 40 mins from Lisbon airport💛🙏 hope to speak soon
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I can host digital nomads..there is a strong internet connection, but no WiFi at present and WiFi is available at the local cafe.
Space for parking camper vans
Campervans are welcome, but the access road is steep..so it needs good power to get up hill, and helps if not super heavy. In winter forget about it.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week, food included
Feedback (14)
Since the beginning i felt comfortable and welcome. I learned a lot about how life could and should work and how to find your own place here. The work was fun and he gave me responsibility for some building tasks which made me proud! In addition I… read more
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Since the beginning i felt comfortable and welcome. I learned a lot about how life could and should work and how to find your own place here. The work was fun and he gave me responsibility for some building tasks which made me proud! In addition I… read more
Take care , talk soon
Richard never made me feel like I am a guest in his home...
He treated me like it was my home as well :)
And I really did feel so home there. The land is so peaceful - no traffic noises - no nextdoor neighbors - no disturbance! Just nature.
The work was really amazing as well. Usually… read more
He and his land is amazing, I'm really impressed, it was such a great time to work there… read more
The land is beautiful and the nature made me feel relaxed and comfortable.
We surfed and had a yoga class… read more
I had to leave him to work alone...and he powered through some digging and gardening jobs...we surfed together, had some great chats, I forgot to pick him up twice...still feel bad about that one..apologies again.
We also… read more
And present, always thinking ahead. She did a lot of hard work in the garden, and a massive help collecting and moving furniture, not also preparing for a Temezcal ceremony.
She is a skilled cook,and expert jam maker
.. and a fan of my porridge..always a bonus.. was… read more
Was made to feel at home from the moment I arrived and felt very comfortable throughout. Richard is a great bloke who I got to know very well in the short space of time, he has some great stories. His land is stunning and he has transformed it so much in a year. I thoroughly enjoyed… read more
He was here for 3 weeks. And I enjoyed every moment of his company. He is highly skilled carpenter, with a lot of knowledge, a tremendous chef, lousy comedian😜 A really hard worker, reliably, honest, and interesting, I'm sure great things will come of this trip James. Really glad we met, got to surf,… read more
The land, which is full of fruit… read more
We had some lovely conversations, ate together..her work ethic is strong, with attention to detail, she built Ankit of structures for tomato plants, and worked mostly cleaning… read more
She built amazing raised beds, shelves. Hung mirrors, shower curtains, all in less than a week.
Highly recommended xx
An honest, open minded , hard working, fun guy to be around. He has amazing carpentry skills, and a string work ethic, which was a huge asset, but more so , We connected as friends, some great conversations, fun times,… read more
