Help needed in Galicia, north-west Spain in a language exchange, outdoor sports project

Spain

Favourited 1081 times

Host rating
Feedback
25
Last activity
17/09/2019
Nº of Facebook friends
1296
Host offers payment
Badges

Map

Availability

2019

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

What's this?

Details

Description
We are located in Miño, not far from the city of A Coruña and from Santiago de Compostela, the end of the Camino de Santiago. The house is 5 minutes walking from the beach.
In the project, we offer our clients accommodation, sports, language learning, (English and Spanish)
We organize language exchange events.
The sport activities include kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, hiking and mountain bike.
The project started in 2014 and It's still evolving.
You can be very helpful for us if you are good at any of the following things:
Cooking, photography, video editing, web-designing, yoga, wood turning, pottery, acting, or any other skill you can share with others.
Are you a sociable person? That's very good for the clients who want to learn your native language, and know more about your culture.
The main season is during summer, July and August and It's when we need more helpers. Still, work with marketing, web-designing, video-editing... can be done anytime, so drop us a line anyway.
Age is not an issue, but due to car insurance regulations we need some of the helpers to be over 25.
As a cultural exchange place, we welcome helpers with a diversity of nationalities and talents.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!
Type of help
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Language practice
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will learn about spanish and galician culture, they will try typical galician food and they can learn and improve Spanish
Host offers a wage in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Help
Helping with tourists, market research through the internet.
It would be great if you have skills in any of the following areas:
Photography, video edition, graphic design, web design
or if you are very much into mountain biking, kayaking, yoga...
Languages spoken
Spanish, English and Italian
Accommodation
Individual or shared room depending on the time of the year.
Food is also provided
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
max. 5 hours a day 5 days a week

Photos

Show all photos

Feedback left by and about host (25)

05/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (natalie & mia)

When I was going to write the feedback for Mia and Nathalie It was too late, their workaway account was not active anymore. So I'm glad they activated it again.
The memories I have from them and from the time they spent helping here couldn't be better.
I remember them doing deep cleaning of a room, gloves on, music on, and smiles on.
I could see… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (natalie & mia) for host

What an experience we had! Alberto and his mother Digna are really beautiful people, they made us feel so welcome from the start.
We stayed in Perbes for over 4 weeks . The "work" was basically to communicate in English with the clients who come whilst accompanying them on activities such as cycling, hiking, paddle boarding and kayaking. So… read more

(Excellent )

16/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Ching Fong Rachel)

Rachel was a great volunteer. She gets along with everyone, she sings beautifully, plays the guitar, cooks very well.....
Her experience in marketing was very useful, she knows how to write in English for marketing purposes.
Her English is perfect, and her Spanish is already good and It will be perfect soon because she loves learning it

(Excellent )

24/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ching Fong Rachel) for host

This is my first workaway and it's amazing! I arrived at Alberto's place, a lovely house with Sombra the dog. Galicia is an amazing region full of nature, and I had the chance to visit the beach almost every day, or going on hikes and mountain biking. I am also lucky to have to chance to do yoga in the midst of mountains, or by the cliff.

I also… read more

(Excellent )

09/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jessie) for host

We stayed with Alberto for a few weeks, within those weeks we learnt a lot about Galithia, picked up some Spanish, had an awesome time with the sports equipment, and most importantly fell in love with Sombra!! Dina's food from day one was amazing, we felt very much at home and welcomed.

(Excellent )

08/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jessie)

Jessie and Bow were here before the season started, but I'm sure they would have been a good addition to the group. They are used to practicing team sports, so it is very easy to get along with them.
They told me many things about the region where they grew up, and since we have common interests, I'm sure they'll come back here or I'll visit them… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Spring)

I didn't need help by the time Spring was planning to come to Galicia, but when I readed her profile I knew I could learn a lot from her, and that was exactly what happened. Not surprisingly we had endless conversation topics, so I had a good time while she was here and I hope she will come again for a longer visit.

(Excellent )

03/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Spring) for host

I stayed just two nights with this host as I was passing through from Ferrol to Pontevedra. Alberto was a gracious host and made a large effort to show me the surrounding area during my brief stay. He invested a great deal of time helping me reach my travel objectives, and the tips he gave impacted my networking outcomes significantly. Therefore,… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Cat)

Cat practices yoga with passion, yoga is an important part of her life, and those who took classes with her enjoyed the sessions very much.She also cooks vegetarian food very well, often with an Indian touch.She is a very easy-going person, who irradiates calmness, so I'm sure any host will be happy with her help and will enjoy her company

(Excellent )

23/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Cat) for host

Thank you to Alberto for any amazing time in a Beautiful region. Thank you for sharing the best nature spots around and for bringing together people to learn and grow. See you again!

(Excellent )

14/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jose Carlos)

Jose was the only one spanish workawayer I hosted so far. He did a superb job with motion graphics for our videos. I could notice he is remarkably organized and neat with his work.
He didn't paint here but I could see some of his previous murals and I asked him to come back again next year.
Jose can perfectly fit into big groups because he is… read more

(Excellent )

14/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jose Carlos) for host

This has been perhaps the most surprising workaway experience I've had since I started using the site. I went there to help doing some motion graphics and video work for a week. This wasn't the typical workaway support Alberto would need neither the normal dates for help. Even though it was more than perfect.

Alberto was really welcoming and… read more

(Excellent )

26/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Alex)

It was only last month when Alex left and It seems like a year. I already miss her around here.
She was the core of a perfect team with Oliver and Adam. Her fluency in Spanish was very useful many times and also her teaching experience.
She is very friendly and gets along with everyone, I think she made good friends among the clients as… read more

(Excellent )

10/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Adam & Melissa) for host

I had an awesome time helping out in Perbes, kayaking, hiking, paddleboarding, mountain biking, visiting nearby cities and speaking English with guests. Two weeks very quickly and happily turned into five and I really didn't want to leave.
The camp is situated in a spectacular area on the Galician coastline and there was no shortage of beautiful… read more

(Excellent )

07/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Adam & Melissa)

Adam came alone to help for two weeks and ended up staying five weeks.
I've been very happy with his help, he is hardworking, sociable and he got along very well with the other volunteers, so they were a great team. You are wellcome here anytime!!

(Excellent )

07/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Celina)

Celina is a really talented photographer, I'm so sure she will be very succesful on her art career that I feel very lucky of having her help for two weeks.
She was a perfect volunteer for this kind of work, because she is very friendly, talkative and always prompt for the outdoor activities.
She sings beatifully, so we had a great time… read more

(Excellent )

31/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Celina) for host

I had an incredible time helping in Galicia. It couldn't have been a better experience! Alberto is a legend - he is extremely lovely and accommodating and helped to make my stay there really enjoyable. It was great to be able to experience such fun activities like hiking, paddle boarding and cycling in such a beautiful area of Spain. I loved… read more

(Excellent )

19/06/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Andrew)

Andrew did a really good work editing and filming video and taking pictures.
I noticed he is very pasionate about video projects so I totally recommend him to help with media work

(Excellent )

13/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Andrew) for host

I spent about 5 weeks with Alberto, and it could not have been a better time! He was extremely accommodating and could not have been easier to get along with. I was able to do some very fun work at a comfortable pace, and take off to the beach on my time off. The living situation was extremely comfortable, the food was delicious, and the people… read more

(Excellent )

19/08/2015

Left by Workawayer (Becca) for host

Volunteering with Alberto was amazing and I would absolutely do it again! After 3 weeks I felt like it was my home and I didn't want to leave. If you like kayaking, biking, hiking, etc you will love it. The time flew by and Alberto became someone who I truly consider a friend. Can't wait to be back someday!

(Excellent )

18/08/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Becca)

Becca was helping here for three weeks. It was a last minute volunteer and it couldn't be better.
She is happy doing any kind of work, and always smiling.
She is pasionate about languages and very good teaching english, but she can be a great helpful hand at any kind of place.
Don't hesitate to host her, I'm sure you'll miss her when she leaves

(Excellent )

18/08/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Rory)

Rory was helping here on low season, so mainly doing work on the kiwi farm. He enjoys to help and to get things done. He is also a sociable person with a pleasant conversation.
I totally reccommend to host him as a workawayer, I'm glad he decided to stay in this area of Spain.

(Excellent )

03/07/2015

Left by Workawayer (Rory) for host

I've been staying and working with Alberto since the beginning of May. This is a beautiful part of Spain, las Rias Altas in Galicia, and Alberto's house in Perbes (Miño and Pontedeume are the closest small towns) is very well located if you like outdoor activities and beach life - Perbes beach is only a 5 minute walk from where you'll be staying.… read more

(Excellent )

01/10/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Jennifer)

Jennifer has been helping here for two months, while she took very nice pictures for my website.
She is a perfect volunteer for media related work, not only because of her skills but also because she is very focused and hard working.
She was helping as well to my spanish clients to learn english, what she proved to do really well, being… read more

(Excellent )

28/09/2014

Left by Workawayer (Jennifer) for host

What else can I say about this place other than that it is amazing! The activities are so much fun and things you'd never get to experience just travel around by yourself. You meet so many wonderful people from Spain and I have forged many new friendships while working here. The kayaking, hiking, cycling, etc make you feel great - the scenery is… read more

(Excellent )

Please log in and visit this profile to leave your feedback.

Host ref number: 816554419547

Work and travel in Spain Work and travel in Europe Work and travel in Galicia Individual Spain Last minute Work and travel in Spain

To contact a host, please login with your username and password or register with workaway.info.

My host list0