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*URGENT NEED OF A VOLUNTEER DUE TO A CANCELLATION*
I am 55 year old Croat / Dutch citisen .
Have lived in London 2 years , New York 1 year , Amsterdam 22 years .
I have been around a lot , in the 1980 ties , ship crew job for a while .
Fluent in English , Dutch , Italian . Understand some Spanish , Polish , German .
Worked in legendary Marquee London club 1988 , seen Pink Floyd on a Wembly 88 ,
Motorhead in Hammersmith Odeon , and Queen with Freddie Mercury in 1986 .
In need of help with renovation of 1850 house downtown Rijeka. Location is A1 !!
General help wanted with renovation project of the 1850 building
( one floor only conversion into few smaller apartments ).
Just off main street Korzo.
You will be living on a first floor , and most tasks are on the second floor .
Would be very happy to have few handy DIY people , all kind of building school trade very welcome .
I expect of you 25 hours of help a week . Fridge will be always full , its a self service and crew members are cooking for themselves ( outside help hours ) .Cleaning of the place you have to do yourself , in a free time as well .
Internet speed is good .At the moment we are help from 08 till 13 pm ( 5 hours no brakes ) .
The project started one year ago and is now maybe few months to to be finished ,most
heavy and dirty tasks have already been done .
Electrical and Plumbing is done , faze one .
Now we will do dry walling , rockwoll insulation ...
Some materials have to be carried up to the second floor , and some stuff to bring down .
Carpenter needed as well ...
Accommodation is part of the 120 m2 apartment on a floor below ,room size 17 m2 , 27 m2 .
Wanted 1-4 persons . help should be 5 hours a day or more depends on agreement and your skill.
Starting from October 2020. Longer stay is possible . We are NOT afraid of Covid too .
You dont need to have experience and specal skills , but to be motivated for work .
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
I have lived abroad for 25 years . Amsterdam , London , NewYork . If you are young person still searching for your way what to do with your life , you can get lots of first hand experience and advice from experienced mid age person .
Now we are into Dry walling , insulation , and similar finishing tasks .
Acommodation is part of the 100 m2 apartment on a floor below ,room size 17 m2 .
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Croatian: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Polish: Beginner
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Part of 120 m2 apartment , Internet , Food .
Couples can get own room , boys in a triple room .
Situated in downtown , just of main street , Rijeka has about 120 000 population , this year Rijeka is European capital of culture .Its third bigest city in Croatia , only 60 km from Italy , and 25 km from Slovenia . Covid - 19 situation here is relatively low at the moment .
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
5 hours a day x 5 days a week
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