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We have availability for a Workawayer to live with us, ideally one female traveller, who would like to be part of the family and help us with the animals, some light housework, the garden and occasionally with the kids. A horsey girl would be great ;) as we have 2 young donkeys that needs some training. This is not an Au pair position, even though Workaway automatically classifies us as such. In the past there was more time spent with the kids, but now the girls are 5 and 10 and are very independent, playing outside in the garden, hanging out with the animals.
We are a South African - German family living on the beautiful island of Mallorca, Spain. Our 2 daughters (age 10 and 5) were born in Spain and are raised speaking English, German, Spanish and Catalan.
We have traveled the world ourselves for over 15 years and have volunteered on farms, homesteads etc.
Our very unique home is a beautiful, bright Finca with 5000 sqm of land.
We live at the foot of the mountains but equally close to Palma, an amazingly beautiful and lively city, and the sea. We have public transport nearby and also would do excursions together. There is many beautiful hikes in our area and our village lies in a beautiful green valley and has a big alternative community of people interested in yoga, permaculture etc.
Early 2021 we started our garden project and are in the process of planting a food forest. We have planted a lot, from fruit trees (figs, kaki, banana trees, pears, cherries, apples, peaches, avocado, papaya, mango... to kiwi and passionfruit), to a vegetable garden with tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini, aubergines, herbs as well as berries, melons and pumpkins... We have an existing mature, park like garden full of almond trees, olives, carob, mulberry, bay tree, nisperos, plums... We really are interested in learning about permaculture, have 6 chickens, as well as two young donkeys that give us plenty of natural fertilizer... We are interested in living off the grid fully, we have our own well and basically just need solar power, then we are off the grid.
We also have a super sweet dog and a few tortoises.
We are health conscious, mostly vegetarian, do yoga and love the outdoors.
Let's live and play together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Self development
Books
Photography
Gardening
Animals
Dancing
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Beach
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We like to have a friend stay with us, rather than a stranger. We like to do stuff together, love having someone that actually wants to get involved and be part of our family finca, not just someone that wants to do the minimum hours and then does their own thing every minute they are off. We love friendly company and are happy to share the experience of this beautiful island with our guest.
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Help
We welcome you into our home in exchange for help with the animals, around the house, in the garden and with the kids. Initiative and good vibes needed. Sometimes you would feed the donkeys and the chickens, clean their paddock and coop, water the garden, sweep the terrace, do some weeding or help planting or harvesting or conserving foods, depending on the time of the year. If you have previous knowledge, you might be able to train the donkey babies on the head collar and with grooming them. Jobs here are super divers. House work is easy, just the day to day stuff that everyone does at home anyway. We usually take turns cooking meals. Sometimes you would hang up or fold laundry, hoover the kitchen... The kids love to play in the garden, do arts and crafts, or jump on the trampoline. Nobody here has to babysit the kids alone, I am always around and don't leave workawayers alone with the kids as I work from home. You might sometimes play with them while I do some work, cook dinner or just take a break from my 24/7 job as a mum ;) but this is not a Au-pair position. You don't drive kids to school, you don't get them ready in the morning, you don't bath the kids, etc. This is Finca Life. As we all live and eat together, we would of course appreciate assistance with those day to day tasks such as cooking and kitchen chores, just like you have to do them at home. We enjoy spending the evenings together, having dinner together, playing games, having a dance party... etc. Playing with the dog is encouraged too, as well as brushing him ;) He will be very happy with you too.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
We provide food and accommodation in a double bedroom with own bathroom and wifi.
What else ...
We live at the foot of the mountains but equally close to Palma, an amazingly beautiful and lively city, and the sea. We have public transport nearby and also would do excursions together. There is many beautiful hikes in our area and our village lies in a beautiful green valley and has a big alternative community of people interested in yoga, permaculture etc.
We prefer nonsmokers.
Preferably people that are either fluent in English or German, as these are 2 of the languages the kids are learning. The kids love to help you learn Spanish. They correct me too!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Franzina, Hennifer, Berta, Neli, Pecky and Windy (6 months)
Our 6 hens are super friendly and love hugs :)
Bo & Aura our 2 donkeys (8 months)
Bo and Aura are two friendly donkey kids, that have a lot of fun together. They still need training with putting the head collar on, walking them and grooming them. If there is a workawayer out there, that has previously practised this with a young horse or donkey, that would be very welcome.
Rex (3 years)
Rexi is half German Shepard half Breton Spaniel and loves cuddles from our Workawayer girls. He does NOT like men AT ALL as he is adopted and must have some bad experience with men.
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Ich war für etwa 3,5 Wochen als Aupair dort, habe im Haushalt unterstützt und viel Zeit mit den beiden Kindern verbracht , die unglaublich süß, aufgeweckt und… read more
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Ich war für etwa 3,5 Wochen als Aupair dort, habe im Haushalt unterstützt und viel Zeit mit den beiden Kindern verbracht , die unglaublich süß, aufgeweckt und… read more
The “work” was easy to manage. It mainly… read more
Jana is incredibly mature for her age, she is easy to get along with and was of great help. She sees what needs to get done and just cracks on with it.
It was… read more
She was kind and compassionate when looking after the girls and to our animals.
Bettina is a lovely person and a good soul. She mainly helped with the girls, cooking dinners, which she does very well, some light house work and caring for… read more
I stayed for three weeks, from May to June, after travelling for a month and a half.… read more
After beeing back in Berlin we really often remember to Steph and her lovely family and the special time we had!!
I can say the helping hand i gave never felt like work. It felt just like helping friends, cooking lunch, help a little around but most i had a really… read more
The girls are the sweetest and super easy to get along with. They made me laugh so much :)
The "work" (light housework and playing with the girls)/ free time balance was really good. I spent my free time discovering the island by bus,… read more
Even though she is only 18 years old, I have to say I am impressed how mature and grown up she is. She helped me with the girls (2 and 7), around the kitchen and usually cooked dinner for us. Occasionally she did some other light housework for us, like folding laundry and sweeping the terrace.… read more
If you want to have a real exchange, then this is the perfect family.
You can have nice talks on the sofa, at dinner/lunch, cook together and spend some time in that beautiful garden.… read more
I stayed with her and the kids for 3 weeks in December and really enjoyed it a lot.
They live in a beautiful big house surrounded by lovely nature, but still close to Palma. I had my own room plus bathroom, enough privacy.
We did lots of nice trips together,… read more
On her first day already our kids loved Christina and had tons of fun with her. To me she immediately felt like a long known friend. It was an absolute pleasure to have Christina with us. She helped me with the little one, in the kitchen, cooked… read more
I was able to work for my regular job during some days and helped at her… read more
I wasn't even planning to have anyone just for a few days but she contacted me and I liked her profile and she just fitted in for 10 days before our next Workaway guests were supposed to get here. She seemed like a great fit when we spoke on the phone, so she booked her flight on… read more
