Experience cultural exchange and family life in the mountains near Ribadesella, Spain

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  Description

  Hey there! Great to see you checking out our profile. We are Ard and Diedeke, and in June 2025, we bought an old farmhouse in the mountains of Asturias. We are currently living in a self-built tiny house (next to the farmhouse) on our property of two hectares.
  
  Facilities for guests on-site are fairly minimal, but you'll have everything you need: an outdoor kitchen, a compost toilet, a washer/dryer combo, power, and Wi-Fi. For your accommodation, we offer a spacious cotton tent. The spot and the views are absolutely phenomenal, and the nature surrounding us is breathtaking. We are located right between Arriondas and Ribadesella.
  
  If you feel like spending some time helping in the garden, doing satisfying projects, cooking, or simply joining in on our daily family life (no pressure at all!), you are more than welcome.
  
  Life is quite busy for us at the moment with two young kids (a 4-year-old and a newborn), but we are always up for a good chat. Diedeke is a psychologist, and before buying our place here, I worked as a freelance marketing and communications consultant.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Culture

  

  Van life

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Books

  

  Blogging

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Gardening

  

  Languages

  

  Writing

  

  Winter sports

  

  Hiking

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We've met quite a few like-minded people in the area by now, and you're more than welcome to hang out and meet everyone too! I’ve also recently picked up surfing and would love to take you along if you're up for it

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  Help

  Help would be amazing with things like: gardening & land care, helping around the house, chatting and playing with our smart 4-year-old, cooking & grocery shopping

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  A large cotton tent equipped with an air mattress, sleeping bags, and plenty of warm blankets. You can prepare your meals in outdoor kitchen, where (cold) running water is available. As said, everything is a bit minimal at the moment...hope this doesn't scare you.
  
  We’ll provide meals, snacks, etc., or groceries so you can cook for yourself. It just depends a little on what works for all of us!

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  What else ...

  Having a car is highly recommended. In theory, you could reach the surrounding villages on an e-bike, but it’s probably not ideal given the terrain.
  
  We don't have rigid rules around here. If we feel like a good match, we can simply chat beforehand about expectations on both sides

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  Our location is *only* suitable for small campervans. A large motorhome will definitely not make it up the hill.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have two stray cats that are chill to be around

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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