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My name is Jimmy, I am a 62 year old Colombian and I started an Eco-Project in Taganga close to Santa Marta with two Kogui Indios, who were helping me with permaculture and bio construction to give them a possibility to go to school. My aim is to comtinue the construction of a traditional clay house out of natural and recycable materials to create a place for an intercultural exchange, as well as a place for visitors/volunteers in my house "Tierrita Colorá"...A place to create art!
For now I just speak spanish, so please try to write any request in spanish!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Culture
Performing arts
Yoga / Wellness
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am artist in scenic and plastic art and especially work with puppet of different sizes. I also work in creating big size figures for carneval and other traditional festivals. Furthermore i have experience in education and artistic pedagogy.
Since 30 years i am in close contact with the indeginous tribe of Kogui and here from I am still learning for my own spiritual path. I am happy to share this knowledge to make the world to a better place.
To stay here is also a great possibility to practice your spanish.
Help
I'm looking for general help, like wall construction, roof construction, greenhouse construction, ecological sanitory construction, gardening and cooking healthy,local and seasonal food...As well as help in language practice and every kind of intercultural exchange.
At the moment i am working in structering an educative project for rural areas, which is intended to impart knowledge with workshops of art, permaculture, bioconstruction healthy eating, espiritual knowledge etc. The project is thought as a kind of travelling school and will work with different artists and teachers. That means at the moment i especially need person who speak spanish and have experience in describing and structuring projects.
I also need persons with knowledge/experience in edition and design of multimedia content.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
French: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Me gustaría practicar inglés y francés
Accommodation
I can offer the second floor of my tower with a hammock and a mattress and a house for volunteers with mattress and mosquito net, which you will finish as a part of this project. Feel free to find your own place for your hammock or tent in my property. For now I can't offer food, but we always cook together and always share the costs.
What else ...
My house is at the mountain slope with a beautiful view to the sea and a 5-10 minute walk to the beach. You can start hiking in to the "Sierra Nevada" directly from the backyard. A bus can take you in 10 minutes to "Santa Marta", a city full of night life and activities.
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
My animals / pets
Feedback (12)
Hacemos tareas de construcion con tierra.
Le encanta compartir su experiencia y muchas historias sobre viajes, historia, cultura, arte.
Hace mucho calor en Taganga y el trabajo se puede estar fisico.
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Hacemos tareas de construcion con tierra.
Le encanta compartir su experiencia y muchas historias sobre viajes, historia, cultura, arte.
Hace mucho calor en Taganga y el trabajo se puede estar fisico.
Gracias Jimmy por… read more
Tres horas de trabajo por la mañana; muchas cosas que hacer, el trabajo puede ser variado... Jimmy tiene muchas ideas, buen energía y también el lugar que está construyendo. Posibles proyectos artísticos también, como pintura o escultura... Buenas discusiones y momentos compartidos. Si te gusta cocinar y comer bien,… read more
We felt so good there ! couldn't avoid teardrops at the departure day.
We mainly did Bioconstructions recylcing every possible material around for the koghis to have a checkpoint in taganga… read more
Working there included doing the mosaics, helping with building a clay house or even making a hammock.… read more
