Experience jungle life and vibrant nature with our family in Bocas del Toro, Panama

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  Description

  ✨ PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Only people who read the full profile and requirements will be considered. We only plan about 2 months ahead, so please apply only if you meet the requirements
  ---------------------------------- POSITION OPENING MID January, we ask for a minimum 1 month commitment.
  
  👋 Hi everyone!
  
  We’re looking for positive and dynamic people who speak English (spanish is a big plus :-) but depending on the task not a deal breaker if you do not) to join us at our jungle lodge by the sea.
  
  You will be helping our local team and depending on your skills which will allow you to practice your spanish because none of our staff speak english (altough they understand it pretty well) but to get to know them and hopefully teach each other new things.
  Tibu is is from Ngäbe-Buglé community and loves to share about their tradition and way of life. He works the garden and is sort of our maintenance guy on site but always in need of extra hands and exchanging skills.
  
  Natividad is our chef and sometimes needs fresh ideas
  
  Rosa is our fairy, head of the cleaning and is also happy and working alongside her sometimes means she can leave early to go back to her family which is always appreciated.
  
  We are looking for 2 types of profiles :
  
  - A handy person ( carpenting, painting help, maintenance help)
  - Guest help and occasionally giving a hand to Nati and some cleaning duties. Always help alongside someone, just making everyone's work a little lighter is the idea.
  
  We ask for a minimum stay of one month, so you have time to settle in, get comfortable with the routines, and truly enjoy the full experience.
  We are ideally looking for a couple or two people travelling together to join and help us (ideally one is handy and the other one good with guest relations).
  If you're friendly, responsible, and love meeting new people, we’d love to hear from you!
  
  Keeping yourself, your room, and shared spaces clean (to be done on personal time, not during help hours)
  No loud music
  
  Please keep in mind that this is the caribbean, so even if it's most of the time beautiful, sometimes you randomly get a week of rain. If you can just appreciate that and go with the flow, then Bocas is the right place for you.
  We would ask for 5H of help per day - 4 days a week.
  
  🌱 Important Note 🌱
  
  We value people who are responsible, proactive, and happy to contribute with a positive attitude.
  
  If you are looking for a meaningful experience, enjoy being useful, and respect a calm lifestyle and love nature you will feel at home here.
  We will only respond to non- generic emails showing you have read our profile and have skills which we have asked for!
  
  Despite "civilization" being nearby, on the premises you will get a sense of being removed from the rest of the world and get in rhythm with nature. This means early sleeping and waking up - carpe diem!
  
  🍽️ Meals
  You will have access to a fully equipped kitchen for cooking your own meals.
  
  🛏️ Sleeping arrangements
  You’ll be staying and sharing a 2 bedrooms apartment but will have your own room (potentially shared bathroom) — simple, clean, cozy, and comfortable.
  🌿🌊 On your time off you can explore our full 11-acre grounds and surrounding beaches and jungle.
  Borrow a kayak and explore the nearby snorkeling spots
  Walk to the village of Old Bank and Wizard Beach
  We go to town several days / week and you are welcome to hop on our boat to get to Isla Colon.
  
  
  🌴 About Us
  Hi! We are a belgian family and their pets (a dog and a cat) managing a jungle lodge on Bastimentos island in the archipelago of Bocas Del Toro
  Nestled in the jungle, it’s quiet yet close to everything. We aim to create a welcoming, clean, and affordable space where travelers can feel at home, relax, and recharge.
  Our place is located 10 min by boat from Bocas town and 20 min walk from the village of Old Bank. It is the closest solution from the village/town but offering lush greenery, space and a completely quiet environment.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Self development

  

  Languages

  

  History

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Water sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Beach

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will do tasks closely with us but also with our one worker who is an Ngobe indian ethnic and loves sharing and learning about different cultures. Also you will have the opportunity to live in nature, by the water and off the grid, surrounded by sloths and white face monkeys and by this learning about sustainable ways of living.

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  Help

  Task depends on day to day need but include : chatting with clients and help them in organizing their day, ordering boat-taxis, check-out, check-in, occasionnal cleaning when our housekeeper needs extra hands. You will have to be somehow flexible with the tasks ahead because it depends on a day to day basis.
  
  If you are in for handy man position it will depend on the needs at the time you visit.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are happy to talk to you in French, English, Spanish and stick to it if you want to improve your skills in those languages
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  Accommodation

  2 bedrooms appartment with shared bathroom and kitchen

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  What else ...

  The property has a 200 meters water front and a bordering reef that offers great snorkeling. We also have kayaks at the disposal of clients that travellers would be allowed to use. The property also offers a lush environment with a rich biodiversity that can be observed on site (monkeys, anteaters, sloths, snakes, leaffrogs are all sighted regularly on the property). Depending on season the area also offers great surf and scubadiving.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have satellite internet through Starlink which works very well

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Geisha

  Fez

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