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Hola hola,
Grias eich!
We are an Austrian-Mexican couple living in the southern part of Mexico City with our family. Johanna (Austrian) is pastry chef and baker, she is starting her own business now. We are only at the very beginning so we could use some extra hands to make it work.
Tomas is the Mexican in our relationship and always doing new projects. He is our maintenance guy and knows a lot about electrician, woodwork, plumbing etc. If you are also interested in repairing, renovating or construction, you are more than welcome to bring your talent.
We speak Spanish, English and German fluently if that is of any importance for you!
Btw. we adopted our cute dog Vivi, so it’s definitely a must to like pets ;)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Interests
Technology
Self development
Pets
Events & social
Hitchhiking
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Architecture
Animals
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Dancing
Beach
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We don’t want to have free workers, but a cultural exchange, we’d like to eat together, maybe present you our family here, party together and just having fun. We have traveled also a lot and done many workaways around the world and know what it’s like to be far away from home. We want to make you feel comfortable and experience the real Mexico. As an Austrian I’m also excited to show you some of my culture/food. During your stay with us, our house is your home. The minimum stay with us is one month, we made the experience that you need at least this time to really get into the spirit and lifestyle of one place.
If we are working good together and you want to stay longer we can decide this after ;)
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Help
So to sum up we need people who are flexible, willing to help, reliable and independent worker.
The tasks can be cleaning, going to the market, cooking our food, some garden work, plumbing, taking Vivi for a walk, woodwork or even construction. Whatever you guys are up to and talented in. We are very happy with people who bring their own ideas on the project. We don’t expect you to do highly complicated stuff you’ve never done before, if there is such thing we help you, explain you or do it together.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We live in a house with our family in the south of the city. But we also move around a lot and always take our workaways with us. Which means you have a super authentic mexican experience. We care about your safety, we never put you in dangerous places or situations. If you are not ready to enjoy the different kind of places in Mexico (not the touristic areas) this is not the right place for you. You can have an amazing time with us and our family if you are open minded and spontaneous and immerse yourself 100% into the culture!!
You maybe would have to share the room with another workaway, you have your own bathroom, shower you share with us. The house is big enough for everyone to have a space to work/be alone during the day.
You can use the kitchen to cook your own stuff, but we expect you to clean after yourself. We provide ingredients for two meals and breakfast. You’re part of the family in this time, check out the fridge ;)
Sometimes the kitchen can be a busy place, as Johanna has her production there. But we will manage the situation, so everyone has their turn!
We have two gardens, where we can practise Yoga together if you’re up to. We live in a very quiet, safe area of the city. As mentioned sometimes we go to another part of the city, close to the airport with a lot of street food, markets, super mexican neighbourhood, so you would have both experiences.
You have a big mall nearby where you can get whatever you need, a couple of markets, a big Park to go for a run and public transport.
Please also have in mind Mexico City is huuuge, everywhere you go takes quite a while. Which is also why it’s difficult to make a proper timetable, we depend on the flow of the city.
What else ...
As we are in the southern part of Mexico City there are cute places nearby to visit such as Xochimilco, Coyoacán (where the Frida Kahlo Museum is located), the university, the Stadium Azteka, a botanical garden and many more.
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?
Two
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We went and Stayed during the hollidays and learned so much of Mexican culture, food, tianguis, baking, building and demolition.
But most of all, we learned that they absolutely love what they do with their hearts. From the first moment that we arrived we felt… read more
Richi and Julia have the most amazing vibe, they are always happy and ready to help with whatever you need. They were always interested in culture and our family, the kids and dogs loved them and keep asking for them. In the month they stayed with us they we turned good friends and had so much fun together. We… read more
With Johanna, we learned many new things in the kitchen, like different kinds of dough, cakes,… read more
Un gran agradecimiento también a la familia de Tomas, que nos recibió como si fuéramos parte de la suya.… read more
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We went and Stayed during the hollidays and learned so much of Mexican culture, food, tianguis, baking, building and demolition.
But most of all, we learned that they absolutely love what they do with their hearts. From the first moment that we arrived we felt… read more
Richi and Julia have the most amazing vibe, they are always happy and ready to help with whatever you need. They were always interested in culture and our family, the kids and dogs loved them and keep asking for them. In the month they stayed with us they we turned good friends and had so much fun together. We… read more
With Johanna, we learned many new things in the kitchen, like different kinds of dough, cakes,… read more
Un gran agradecimiento también a la familia de Tomas, que nos recibió como si fuéramos parte de la suya.… read more
They are great - so hospitable, so kind, lots of fun at all times. We spent time living la vita local in CDMX and also took a really cool trip to a nearby mountain town over the weekend. Helping Jo set up the bakery in the morning was early but great. Finding time to make some social content and posts amidst… read more
I got sick the day I came in and Johanna was a real anger and made sure I rested and felt okay. The atmosphere in the house is really enjoyable and their dog is also adorable!
I was there way too short but I hope to come back one day :)
Successfully we put together the new floor in our workaway room. They were always motivated and happy to help.
We went out together, went to the market, eat amazing… read more
Both are very helpful and take their own initiative, even we didn’t give them a proper thing to do they always find a way to help you, we appreciated that a lot.
But also on a friendship basis it was very much fun, we went partying together,… read more
We cooked together, played cards, went partying, played with Johanna's dog Vivi (which is so cute) and also watched Lucha Libre together! So if you have the chance to stay with these two, than you should definitely do… read more
Both of them welcomed us very heartwarming in their home. We shared lots of delicious food, fun parties and exciting conversations. Also, they gave us interesting insights in the Mexican culture, what we really appreciated :-)
We can highly recommend Johanna & Tomas as… read more
We spend some really nice days together, they always helped us sweeping the floor, washing dishes without even… read more
