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I am from Puerto Rico, left and came back after 40 yrs. My husband Tom and I were lucky to be able to purchase a mountaintop in my home town of Aibonito. Our land was overtaken by the forest, we have worked together to improve the land. We would like to start a vegetable garden (we have many fruit trees on the land). We will be putting in a road to access other areas and will be building aircrete domes. We have a full house, oversized gazebo and outdoor kitchen. We have 2 goats, Coco & Nilla, 2 dogs, Remus & Kala and some chickens. Our view is amazing and relaxing! So you can relax, recharge when not working. We are extremely flexible with our daily schedule.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are fully bilingual, so we can help you learn the language. We would love to have you learn to dance, and make some Spanish dishes too. And of course, you will learn about the Puerto Rican culture.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment:
We need help with general house tasks; painting, stenciling, webbing, power washing, replacing door knobs & light bulbs, and other small property maintenance. Outdoor lawn maintenance including lawn trimming, cutting, weeding, planting and general lawn care. We have a lot of "Escombros" (large garbage) to be removed from the property. Maintenance of our roads to keep accessible for every day use. We would love for you to help us with the goats, Coco and Nilla. I would love to start a vegetable garden area. We are also interested in creating a few rain collection system.
***I am currently looking for someone to train my 2 Weimaraner dogs. Kala and Remus.***
**Our "dome" project is on hold for the moment and our Road project is based on the schedule by our contractor. Please visit us again if you are interested in any of these.
We are looking for help building our air-crate blocks for our future domes that we will be working on next summer. We will also be building a road from the mountaintop to the building area so we can then build our domes. This work is done with our contractor and on his schedule.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis 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.
Accommodation
We have a 4 bedroom house. Two of them set up for you and a 2nd guest. You will have your own bed and a place for your personal items. The bathroom will be shared with the house. We also have a large tent in the event that we get multiple guest. You will have a comfortable place to sleep (in the tent) and it's at the main house so you will have access to all the accomodations. You will have access to the laundry room and fully equipped kitchen. We have an outdoor gazebo, a large balcony and many, many hammocks for you to chill. We will provide you with 3 meals a day, we will have dinner for you, breakfast and lunch is on your own (we will provide the food)
What else ...
During your time off you are welcome to explore the property and relax on the hammocks. We can take you for a grocery run (local in town) and we can plan a one day trip for you to see the various sites on the island. This day trip can be tailored to your interests. The rest of your free time, you are on your own. We are about 70 minutes from San Juan and about 60 minutes to the nearest beach. Aibonito town center is not far and has various restaurants and dancing on some nights. We do not have any public transport so you will need to either have a car or communicate with us in advance for drop off and pick up to locations. We have some private roads that surround the property that you can walk and a place for yoga (we have mats). . We suggest a reusable water bottle. We have sunscreen and bug repellent. We also have beach chairs, towels, hats, and protective work gear. Old shoes or working shoes are recommended for work. Some tools you will be working with are, machetes, trimmers, mowers, shovels and more. We are pretty flexible, just need to communicate.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
You are welcome to work from home. I would like to know the schedule before your arrival so we can plan accordingly. I do have wi-fi, but on windy days it can be fussy.
Space for parking camper vans
I do have where you can park, but I do not have water and electric. You are welcome to recharge/charge and fill up at the main house. We have plenty of sun if you use solar.
Can possibly accept pets
yes, we love pets, just clean up after them.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
