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Description
Scottish Highland village in a traditional house (converted byre) with overgrown garden. Some help with DIY etc. in house also welcome. Beautiful location, good for hill-walkers. Strong local community culture, which will hopefully soon re-emerge after the pandemic. Emphasis on environmentally-friendly living and sustainability.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Rural life-style, with good opportunities for swimming and hill-walking. Local culture, including possibly contact with remaining speakers of Gaelic. Chances, covid restrictions permitting, for meeting wide range of people. Language help from a former language teacher. Help with writing and editing from published writer. Emphasis on sustainability, care with use of electricity, home composting, organic alternatives and fairly traded goods.
Help
Help to reclaim part of garden for future vegetable-growing, and to prepare ground for bee-friendly wildflower area in spring. Some help with house and DIY. Berry-collecting and preserve-making in season, also stacking and bringing in wood for burner as needed. Help with computers.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Irish: Intermediate
Gaelic (Scottish): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
German and Spanish are very rusty, and desire to get French up to a much higher level. A former language teacher, so can help with those languages I know, including minority ones.
Accommodation
Single room for each Workaway unless otherwise arranged, with shared shower-rooms. Use of living-room, kitchen and internet. Each person responsible for cleaning own areas etc. Help with cooking welcomed but not essential. Limited meat and fish in meals, vegetarians and vegans catered for.
What else ...
Local sights include scenery, rare wildlife, historic and prehistoric sites, churches, castles. Local artists. Good sea-swimming for strong swimmers. Nearest town with train station 25 km away. The situation is a small village with a shop and post office, hotel and part-time vegan cafe in season. No t.v.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Very good to meet you, share conversation, swimming, vists to historic sites and more.
Lovely photos of the work in progress.
I enjoyed very much our interesting chats, our swims in the sea, tasting local food and taking part in the local life too. She has a very good knowledge about history and about… read more
Rosemary, if… read more
And thank you for mending the path! Keep in touch.
Thank you very much for being such a good house-guest, ready to engage with everything. Keep in touch!
PS The new wood is drying and burning well.
Her friends are very welcoming and proud to tell us the history of their region.
Thanks again to Rosemary for his warm welcome, good little dishes and… read more
