Come and help us with realising our vision in Bajardo, Liguria, Italy

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  Description

  Hello Workawayers!
  We are Stuart & Susanna from the UK.
  Please check our dates before writing to us!- We are getting many enquiries for the wrong times.
  We are setting up home here in Liguria and have a couple of great village houses, that we bought in 2019. The location is a peaceful, beautiful mountain rural setting but within a 40 min drive to the Italian Riviera. So it is a perfect place to be immersed in an unspoilt valley with mountain and valley views yet accessible to public transport & allowing for exploration in your free time. The local village has a grocery, farm shop, market stall and a few friendly bars that also serve great regional food. The area is traditional, rural and relaxed. There are regular festivals. From our neighbouring village of a Bajardo there is a bus service to Sanremo, connecting to train services, Flix Bus routes and subsequently the airports at Nice or Genoa. We can drop you off to connect to the bus service if needed. For full independence you may wish to hire a car or scooter.
  It is possible that we as hosts will stay in the other property but we will review this.
  We plan to restore one house, have a holiday let in the other, to run artisan & holistic retreats with a ready to use artist studio and holistic space and we invite workaway volunteers to join us in building our vision. The help will be need a variety of skills but mostly energy & enthusiasm! It will be an adventure!
  In our outside space we want to establish a vegetable garden using organic/ biodynamic/ permaculture techniques and also a dye garden for natural dyes.
  Our aim is to make strong connections with our volunteers and have an enjoyable regular workaway sessions throughout each year.
  Ideally we will have 3 volunteers at a time to accommodate the logistics for the projects. The accommodation is comfortable and well equipped, is cosy in winter & cool in the summer. We have room for tents if you want to camp.
  Susanna can speak conversational Italian and some Spanish, French & German.
  We invite you to contact us if you are interested in coming but please check our calendar on this site for current status.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  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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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  This is the chance to experience village life in a fabulous location, to get together with other friendly people, to see how it is possible to live a different life, to discover new skills, to help learn other languages. There will be future opportunities to share holistic therapies, cooking & art teaching so please let us know if you can offer these skills.

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  Help

  The tasks are varied and seasonally dependant, so skills will include:
  General maintenance
  Clearing out old rooms / basements
  General gardening
  Landscaping
  Fruit / Tree pruning
  Establishment / management of vegetable garden
  DIY
  Woodwork
  Upcycling
  Painting
  Plumbing
  Plastering
  Website building
  Food preparation

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Intermediate

  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

  Three lovely rooms, with heating and plenty of cosy blankets for winter. Ceiling fans for summer
  Upstairs : One room with twin beds connecting to
  One room with large bed
  Downstairs: Double Sofa bed & single sofa in living room.
  Shower & toilet.
  There is room for your tent if you want to camp
  We also have an apartment suitable for a couple
  Mon-Fri we will eat dinner together and will be a great chance to all chat & become friends
  We will use our own produce when available and food from local farmers / shops.
  Breakfast will be serve yourself cereal / fruit / yoghurt / toast
  Lunch will typically be bread rolls / soup / salad
  Dinner will be pasta / soup / vegetables / salad / meat / vegetarian / vegan
  General household chores & washing up is shared between us all
  There is a fabulous terrace to enjoy the views, binoculars for bird watching, and a path for rambling runs adjacent to the house.
  In case you do want to have a movie night there is an extensive library of DVDs, plus CDs & radio.
  This is our home so it’s made to be comfortable!

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  What else ...

  Locally there are endless walks!
  At Sanremo you can explore the city, ride bikes along the Riviera, relax on the beach. There are many local villages to explore

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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

  We have a portable unit plus there is Town wifi and access to WiFi in all of our local cafes

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is an area to park the van but within the village and a few hundred metres from the house so occupants must respect the quiet location

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week