Honduras
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**I have been covid stuck in USA since March. The garden has not been maintained, it will need a lot of work when I return Oct 2.
Small starting-up Permaculture garden in Utila, Honduras.
Kristina is a web designer who got tired of the rat race and moved to Honduras to live off-grid and grow her on food.
special interest in those who have knowledge: in gardening, permaculture, and can talk to plants
I work online and expect you to work with limited direction. The Bay Islands are former British Colonies and therefore the majority of people here speak English. If you are looking to learn Spanish, this might not be your best island to learn on. This is a party/diving/beach island, I live 3 km out of town. Days off can be spent snorkeling, diving, beach lying, kayaking - there isn't a whole lot more.
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Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Currently producing for consumption: okra, taro, yuca, bananas, pineapple, sweet potato greens, pumpkin & squash, white beans
help required: 4 hours per day, 5 days per week - i work online and expect you to work with limited direction
special interest in those who have knowledge: in gardening, permaculture, and can talk to plants
up at 7am (latest)
breakfast 7-8 - coffee/tea/water, oatmeal/eggs & toast/seasonal fruit
8am start work - 2 hours weeding/watering/planting
10am - leaf collecting/toilet/sand collecting, help with misc projects
11am - daily/weekly household tasks/dog training
12pm - lunch, rice/pasta with veggies
rest of day off
days off: tuesday & friday
every tuesday i spend the day at the beach, you are welcome to join
fridays i work at the library/bookstore/movie theater in town
breakfast & lunch provided, you are own your own for dinner, kitchen is open for your use
Volunteer help required consists of planting, weeding, daily maintenance
Minimum stay 3 weeks.
I have many food bearing trees planted for 6 years, but they are not yet producing food.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
I'm interested in learning Danish and Italian.
Housing is provided in the house in a guest bedroom - limited privacy.
There are always bugs on the island - mosquitoes, sand flies, etc. The house is very open - there is a sandfly net on the guest bed. I do occasionally have scorpions and tarantulas inside the house.
I have 1 cat and 2 dogs.
I do not currently have running water and limited electricity (small solar panel), composting toilet.
3km (1.5 miles) outside of town, bicycles available (possibly)
Volunteers should bring work clothes - lightweight pants, lightweight long sleeved shirt, boots/closed toe shoes, bug repellent (the sand flies can get really bad).
Utila offers many tourist activities to enjoy on your days off including diving, snorkeling, mini golf, kayaking etc.
A tourist visa for Honduras is given when you enter the country - it is good for 90 days. - Unless you are coming in from one of the CA4 countries (Guatemala, El Salvador or Nicaragua), a visa is only good for 90 days for all 3 countries, a legal 1 month visa for the mentioned countries can be obtained legally in La Ceiba for about 450 Lempiras (contact me for additional visa questions.
For meals not provided: if you have a chance to get groceries in La Ceiba - do - food is 1/2 the cost on the mainland. I do not have a refrigerator.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
internet is 3mb speed, i work online too. electric is solar, so we use laptop batteries and only plug in when the computer is off to charge, in rainy season (Nov-Feb) there is very limited power.
dogs only
One
4 hours/day, 5 days per week
