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We just have started the building of the eco project early 2022. We have a 3500m2 land in El Transito, Nicaragua.
We have created 3 wood buildings which have ocean views. The buildings have no walls to offer a different experience and to connect with nature. It’s an eco project focused on natural building and permaculture, 300 meters from an amazing uncrowded surf spot. We work towards a DIY philosophy and strive to balance work, play, personal time and communication - generating an overall community of well-being.
Right now, the focus is to make the place functional: 2 Dry toilets, 2 urinals, 2 showers, 1 shared kitchen, urinal, fence improvement. Improve the current Palapas (Electricity, comfort...)
About me... I'm a French 39, originally from Paris. I have been planning this project since 2016 and now the dream is becoming true. I see this project as a school, first for myself, then for all people. Join me in this crazy adventure !
Please contact us by email or phone prior to your arrival. This is so we can check our schedule and for you to get all the term, conditions and important information !!
What a casual working day with us :
6:30 – Wakeup & Breakfast
7:00 – WORK
9:00-30 – Fruits refreshment break
9:30 – HELP
11:15 – Stop working and clean/set in order the tools
11:30 – End of the working day and cooking together
12:00 – Lunch time
FREE afternoon / evening + weekend
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have an ambitious eco-project with a lot of social media content. We share all steps from day one and keep pushing even after the hostel would be built.
Get tan, get fit, feel free, relax, exchange, LEARN SPANISH, get inspired, value time over money
Learn : Sustainability, natural building, permaculture, languages (We speak ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH) …
Help
We are looking for 2 different roles:
HANDS-ON VOLUNTEER - 4 weeks minimum
No specific skills required, self motivation and team spirit :
- The main task is anything with the current needs onsite
- Manage the garden/plants/water
- Build more dry toilets/showers
- Build a storage room
- Build a shared kitchen
- Build furniture's such as bunkbed, tables, chairs (wood)
- Crafting and decoration
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER - 4 weeks minimum
One the following is enough to help us !
- Manage an organisation's online presence by developing a strategy
- Manage social network platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)
- Creating content : photo / video (good camera would be great!)
and more so feel free to propose your skills :-)
Welcoming artists (musicians, dancer, etc)!
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Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. What a casual working day with us :
6:30 – Wakeup & Breakfast
7:00 – WORK
9:00-30 – Fruits refreshment break
9:30 – WORK
11:15 – Stop working and clean/set in order the tools
11:30 – End of the working day and cooking together
12:00 – Lunch time
FREE afternoon / evening + weekend
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: BeginnerThis 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
BE AWARE : We are on building stage, with basic confort ; dry toilets, simple shower, open-air kitchen with a double gas cooker, foam mattresses in the 2nd palapa + bed lines & mosquito nets
We provide :
- Unlimited filtered water
- Basic food (rice, pasta, beans, coffee, bread, oil, sugar, salt, some spices..)
- Surfboard rental possibilities
Volunteers should cook and do dishwashing together. Vegetables, fruits, meat/fish are on your charge.
It is organised by the volunteers for the volunteers. :-)
What else ...
El Tránsito is a fishermen village of 2500+ people, You can come via Public transport!
There is restaurants, bars, small grocery's shopping and multiple other small services (hair-dresser, small health center, schools, car/moto repair shop...)
Nightlife isn't bad neither ! locals & expats bars and hotels/hostels beach front are providing multiple choices to chill or party!
You can surf more than 300 days a year in warm water, enjoy natural swimming pools with colorful fish, play Baseball, Football, Basketball, volleyball...
You won't get bored here so JOIN US!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We provide the dorm palapa to sleep + mattress + bed lines. Sim card are available and data packages can be purchased in the village.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. FREE Afternoons/Evenings + Weekends !
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She was also helping keeping the place clean.
The work was varied: my tasks included digging, varnishing, sanding but there was a lot to do and we could swap often and learn… read more
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She was also helping keeping the place clean.
The work was varied: my tasks included digging, varnishing, sanding but there was a lot to do and we could swap often and learn… read more
I recommend him
She helped a lot in re-making the Social Media marketing strategy. She also participated on the hands on building projects on the land. it was very nice and fun to have her here !
We kept contact after and kept giving advises :D
Very adaptive, easy going and motivated!
They took care of the place and the others generating an overall well beeing.
They worked hard on the land and constructions!
Lise took care of my son, taught him some french, made some cakes and played with him. She also helped in some tasks on the land!
Emilien took care of building the compost place, he knew what he was doing and took the project on his own, drove the other volunteers that felt… read more
He is a great film maker professional, super efficient.
He is easy going, open minded, committed and adaptive.
He stayed 4 days, worked 2 days on the building tasks and made an AMAZING PRESENTATION VIDEO of the place.
He asked me the main values and vision of the place, made me pass an… read more
I definitely recommend him!
I spent two weeks with Jérôme and loved the experience. Jérôme is super cool and spent a lot of time with us.😉
I worked with him on dry toilets and he learn me a lot. The atmosphere is super cool, we work with music on different projects and in small groups. We go every evening to watch the sunsets on the beach and they happened to go out… read more
The palapas are stunning with the view on the ocean, fruit trees are growing, and when I was there, we finished to built a really spacious… read more
They have respect and took care of the place, a lot of energy and were motivated to work and help!
They help me a lot on multiple tasks such as cleaning the land, making path, improving the shower, making a soft bamboo wall, building the basement of the dry toilets....
Thank you for this… read more
I hope it will be open for this winter .
Pascal y Alaina
There is so much to do and work on, great people around, and good surf. Jerome himself creates a lot of opportunity and emphasises the importance of getting to know the locals, which we liked a lot.
Thank you very much, we wish you all the best for the future of your project !
Luca & Philipp
It was very nice to have them 2 weeks here! They end up managing the place & people for the second week.
I strongly recommend them.
PS: Phil can make ginger beer!
Cheers
She managed our Instagram profile, redesigned it, give us a better strategy!
She made amazing video post.
All of this in 4x4 hours of work
I recommend her services, she is very professional.
J
