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Host rating
80 %
Feedback
18
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Description
We are an English couple who have been living in Spain for the last 19 years. We have an old cortijo on 2 hectares of land with beautiful views and have a few fruit trees, almonds and olives planted. We have 2 dogs and 3 cats too! We are within easy walking distance of a small market town where you will find shops, bars, restaurants and even a bus station. We love meeting new people, young or old and would also love a hand with a variety of things at our cortijo. If you want to practice your Spanish it's an ideal area and we also have lovely Spanish neighbours!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have lovely Spanish neighbours and we live in a lovely provincial town which is friendly and keen to welcome strangers. Local expats in the area have set up a number of groups to practice and learn a bit more Spanish and we know they make you welcome to these groups if you want to learn.
Help
Looking for help with building works, mainly small walls so block laying experience good, gardening (help me get rid of an invading couch grass), painting exterior of house, laying concrete paths. We have a variety of jobs for people but remember that we are located in the south of Spain so you would need to have early morning starts as the heat rises and perhaps come back later in the day when it cools again.
Would also appreciate some help in the house with cooking and cleaning as I am working quite long hours so won't always have time to cook (we are meat eaters) and clean!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a largish twin room and a double too with a bathroom to share between the two.
We also have wifi connected if needed.
What else ...
Our town is called Huercal-Overa and is in the province of Almeria!
We are 25 minutes away from the coast. We do not have a swimming pool but there is a fantastic sports hall with an enormous outdoor swimming pool during the months of July and August and an indoor one too.
We are easy going, flexible and open-minded to almost everything else I believe! We have also travelled quite a bit ourselves over the years.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
If the family ever get together again in town we hope to get an… read more
The ambient in the house was fantastic. The work was a party and the afternoon ride with all cats and dogs was unforgettable.
Also, the landscape is lile a beaotiful picture.
I wish to Sally and Gordon much happiness in their life anf always they will be in my… read more
Feedback
If the family ever get together again in town we hope to get an… read more
The ambient in the house was fantastic. The work was a party and the afternoon ride with all cats and dogs was unforgettable.
Also, the landscape is lile a beaotiful picture.
I wish to Sally and Gordon much happiness in their life anf always they will be in my… read more
I would recommend staying with them for any workawayers.… read more
For the first week we painted outside, varnished wood and did some… read more
I feel like ive learnt so much in the short time i was away and it definitely went way too… read more
