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Help around my home and creating a dog rescue in Freguesias de Sao Martinho de Coura , Portugal

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    I am a single woman with two Dobermans, both competitions trained and will continue into their future , I enjoy cooking, hiking, reading, training the dogs and creating new things

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I am moving from the USA to Portugal, have lived in 4 continents since my childhood and love the cultural exchange people share .

    Those interested would be learning alongside me from the locals the ways they grow food, raise livestock and from me more traditional ways of cooking heavily influenced by classical French cuisine and Asian influence .

    Those interested in dog training could benefit from it also , since I will have dog trainers coming often to work with me and the dogs .

  • Help

    Help

    Creating a outside kitchen, finish preparing and cleaning the home, fence the land , prepare the land for a vegetable garden and the barns to receive animals in the near future. I do have a non profit dog rescue that I will in the future host out of my new house.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    Italian: Intermediate
    Portuguese: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    I would love to improve all my languages and learn new ones

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A bedroom in the house with shared bathroom

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The location is perfect in the north of Portugal , 30 miles from Spain, 30 minutes from the towns of Valença and Ponte de Lima, 40 minutes from Braga, 1 1/4 hours from Porto all by car , there are autobuses (Motor Coach ) in the village and trains get you from Porto to Valença

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Yes I work remotely myself so good internet access is available

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    The propriety has space for small camper vans to be parked, but we do not have hookups

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Dogs will be on case by case but no cats Since I have 2 dogs of my own , one is dog selective the other is dog friendly and we will have livestock in the property

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 853975712957

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The image depicts a woman pouring Hennessy cognac into a large pot on a stovetop, with a Christmas tree and festive decorations in the background.
The image depicts a man walking past a large pile of suitcases in an airport terminal, with a row of windows and doors visible in the background.
The image depicts an aerial view of a rustic stone house with terracotta roofs, surrounded by lush greenery and a dirt driveway, in a rural setting.
Two black dogs with brown paws sit in front of a stone structure, wearing coats and leashes, in a grassy area with a stone wall and a house in the background.
The image depicts a serene forest scene with a prominent tree, rocks, and fallen leaves, set against a backdrop of a clear blue sky and distant hills.

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