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Description
My name is Yeldos and I live in a Kazakh village 50 km east of Almaty. It's located near a small rural town Esik. I live with my wife, Gulnara and our youngest daughter, Raya, who is 15.
Our passion is living in the village and helping our local community develop. For many year we raise chickens and sold eggs. We helped many people we know to launch the egg business to sustain themselves.
Now we have 1 hectare of land on which we built our small house. This summer we put a yurt on our land and hosted different groups of locals who wanted get out of Almaty to experience fresh air and good fellowship.
We constantly need help with different construction tasks.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Interests
Sustainability
Culture
Farming
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We hope that while staying with our family, the Workawayer will learn about the life of a simple Kazakh family in the countryside. Living in a yurt, they will be able to experience the culture of nomadic peoples. During the joint work and the common meal, we will tell the Workawayer about our country, about the history and culture of the Kazakhs and other peoples. For example, more than twenty nationalities live together in our village.
We are a Kazakh family. We speak Russian and Kazakh and some English. We eat and cook Kazakh food and we can teach you to cook it too. You can practice your Russian or Kazakh with us. You can live in the Yurt like a kazakh and meet our friends and neighbors.
Help
We need different kinds of help depending on the season and on what's going on at the moment. I'll list just a few:
- helping with chicken
- preparing winter facilities for the chickens
- building a barn for the cattle
- fencing our land
- planting garlic
- firewood preparation
Languages
Languages spoken
Kazakh: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
My wife and I want to study languages in depth, especially English. Our children, neighbors and friends will also be happy to practice new languages.
Accommodation
We have a yurt that stands in our yard in a secluded and safe place. There is a sofa in the yurt, and if necessary, we can add another one. The yurt also has a table for eating or working, a gas stove, a cupboard for dishes, a refrigerator, lighting, and Wi-Fi. The door can be locked if needed.
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: the yurt is not insulated or heated, and Bolek is very cold between OCTOBER and beginning of MARCH Staying in the yurt at this time of year is only suitable if you have proper winter camping gear (sleeping bags, warm clothing, thermal layers) and are prepared to be cold, especially at night.
Men’s bathroom and outdoor shower are available. For women, there is a toilet and shower in the host’s house. Clean bedding is provided and can be changed when necessary.
We are ready to provide three meals a day. If the Workawayer wishes, we can share meals together, or we can provide ingredients if they prefer to cook for themselves.
What else ...
Bolek can be reached by public transport from Almaty. Take bus number 225 from Almaty to Esik, then a short taxi ride will bring you to Zhastar Street. From there, it’s just a short walk to our house.
Bolek is a beautiful village at the foot of the Alatau mountain range. Within an hour’s drive, you can visit Essik Lake as well as the Bear and Turgen Waterfalls.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
three sheep (7 months)
Kuzya and Bell
we have near 500 chickens
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Both him and Gulnara are very hospitable and friendly hosts and take effort to make sure you're ok. From the first day, Yeldos was the man with the plan, coming… read more
We worked around 4 hours a day, and the tasks were always varied and interesting : from feeding the chickens and maintaining the farm to helping with small projects depending on the farm’s needs. Every… read more
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Both him and Gulnara are very hospitable and friendly hosts and take effort to make sure you're ok. From the first day, Yeldos was the man with the plan, coming… read more
We worked around 4 hours a day, and the tasks were always varied and interesting : from feeding the chickens and maintaining the farm to helping with small projects depending on the farm’s needs. Every… read more
