Join a small family living off-grid in Malaga, southern Spain

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  Description

  Hello! I’m Rebecca, a 47 year old woman living off-grid with my children (10 and 16) on a peaceful finca in the beautiful Málaga mountains. We’re live a simple, sustainable way of life — surrounded by nature, trees, and mountain views — and I’m looking for friendly, practical people to lend a hand with various projects around the place.
  
  Life here is peaceful and simple. We live in a self-built chalet with solar power and collect water from the rain, surrounded by olive and almond trees. You’ll have plenty of time to relax, explore the hills, local villages, and enjoy sunrises, sunsets and star-gazing from the terrace.
  
  If you enjoy hands-on work, being outdoors, and living close to nature, you’ll feel right at home here.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Carpentry

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Writing

  

  Performing arts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Gardening

  

  Languages

  

  Photography

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Animals

  

  Hiking

  

  Dancing

  

  Mountain

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We speak English at home, but we speak good Spanish too (the children are bilingual) so our helpers can learn and practice both languages. We live right in the heart of Andalucia, so you can experience the best of this culture: village life, cafes, tapas, ferias, flamenco, living outside. If you want to experience day to day family life, in a beautiful setting, this is for you!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  There’s always something interesting happening here! Tasks might include:
  
  Painting and small DIY jobs around the house
  
  Cleaning out and organising a shed, adding shelving and giving it a fresh coat of paint
  
  Building a tree house
  
  Insulating and wood-panelling a small cabin to turn it into a cozy bedroom
  
  Helping build an outdoor kitchen and composting toilet
  
  Gardening and caring for the vegetable patch
  
  Planting and pruning trees, strimming, and helping make pathways and sitting areas around the finca
  
  Harvesting almonds and olives, preserving food
  
  Occasional childcare if I need to run errands

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Guests have their own bedroom in the house, with shared facilities.

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  What else ...

  Our house is ten minutes outside of a village Alozaina, where theer are shops and bars. We're 30 mins drive from the nearest cercanias ´Alora-Malaga´ trainline, which runs regularly into Malaga city centre. There are a couple of daily buses from the village to the nearest big towns: Ronda and Coin. Look on the 'sierranieves.com' and ´alozaina.es´ websites for information about the area.
  Some places of interest: Ronda/Malaga/Costa del Sol/Ardales/Antequera/El Chorro/Cordoba/Granada
  Canyoning, cycling, cave visits, wild-swimming, hiking, exploring historical sites

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  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 host digital nomads

  reliable internet connection. no alcohol or smoking in the house.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  can accept a van of any size

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  Can possibly accept pets

  we will accept a dog as long as it calm, doesn´t bark at night and chase cats!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Lupin (4 years)

  cuddly half panda half marshmallow

  Mia

  Sweet chatty, elderly tabby cat

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