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Hi we are Joel & Cori (32 & 44) We have 4 children and we live in the mountains in Southern Spain. We are originally from Brighton/Worthing in the UK. We have already completed one part of our property, but we are now ready to start on the ruin! We work in tourism, and have rental apartments and a small restaurant on site. We also manage other people's rental properties in the local area.
We are very excited to begin our next project, the ruin which is opposite our house.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
We are an English family located in a small rural village in the Spanish mountains of Andalucia, there are a few shops and plenty of bars & restaurants to indulge in Spanish cuisine and culture. We can offer help for people learning English. The locals are mostly Spanish and are very friendly and easy to talk to. Our children speak Spanish so can help out with the language, and we are learning so can help out where we can. We would love you to come and stay ... you will be treated as part of the family ! We look forward to hearing from you and working together.
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We are starting the next part of our project, which is to clear the farmhouse ruin. Tasks will include lifting, carrying and working together as a team to get the space ready for repairs.
Initial repairs will include: Roofing, tiling, rendering, electrics & plumbing. We will be helping as and when we can, as we have 4 children who are 16, 14, 13 and 4 ...so maybe the older ones may lend a hand!
Ideally looking for 2 or 3 people to help us with the task of clearing the spaces in the farmhouse. This is 7 or 8 rooms. The property is old and has housed animals in he past, so some floors will need digging over.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
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The house is an old Spanish farmhouse on the edge of the village, looking out over acres of mainly almond and olive trees. Your accommodation will be 2 adjoining double bedrooms, one with twin beds and one with bunk beds with double on bottom. Rooms have modern en suite with shower. You will be downstairs in our family house, so plenty of privacy as all of our family rooms are upstairs. You will receive breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, with fruit and drink available at all times. As we are a large family we tend to do large meals in the evening, such as Curries, Shepherd's Pie, Stews, Pizzas/Pastas/Salad etc. Lunch will be sandwiches and fruit/yogurt. Breakfast will be cereals, toast, or bacon & eggs.
We can pick you up from Almeria, Murcia intl or Granada airport if you do not want to hire a car. We are both laid back and have no strict schedule with the work, although everyday we will expect between 4-5 hours of work, depending on what we are doing and what progress we are making :) There are plenty of mountains walks nearby, and the local swimming pool is open 10-8pm everyday all of July & August...which has a pool side bar that serves food, drink & hot snacks.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have fibre optic internet with speeds up to 100mb. We have internet access in many areas of the house and bedrooms.
This host can provide space for campervans.
More than two
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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