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17 Jan 2024
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Description
HELLO!! My partner and are building several structures by hand in our two properties in central New Mexico. We have 4 dogs, and we love being out on the land!
We prefer only self contained van lifers or campervans. We are unable to provide a room at this time. I am very flexible with exchange hours. We need help primarily with pet care/ dog sitting. If I need you to dog sit overnight, I would only have you help 3 days, and have no other tasks.
We are completely off grid! We haul water, use solar for anything electric (phones, computers, tablets, lights) and propane for heat in the winter months ( mostly just overnight).
A workawayer here would need to be fully comfortable in an off grid set up. We are a really nice, welcoming, friendly family. Please drop a line if interested in staying with us!
The Earthship property is an hour 40 min south of abq. We have been off grid for almost two years and happy to share knowledge. A car is necessary to get to us, there is no public transport.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
English practice if desired, learning off grid living, sustainable living, exploring surrounding nature areas of New Mexico.
Help
We live in rural central New Mexico building a Homestay with various structures (shed, fire pit, water catchment, etc) We would love to host a workawayer who loves to garden, play with animals and assist in building, landscaping etc. We are flexible with times but request 15-20 hours a week. We may also request overnight dog sitting.
****At this time, we are only accepting workawayer a for dog care, dog sitting, starting in Feb/ March.***
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I’m open to learning any language and teaching English as well
Accommodation
We can only host workawayers with their own self contained camper van or travel trailer. We are in the process of moving to the earthship land, so no room is available at this time. We provide a patch of land in our slice of Heaven.
What else ...
Workawayer who come to stay with us must be nature lovers and animal lovers. Off grid living is rewarding but takes work. We enjoy beautiful desert sunrises and sunsets and skies full of stars.
There is no public transportation to our place so a car is necessary to get around. We can accept workawayers who are content to stay on the land with no transport as well, just please be aware there is NO public transport near us.
I am a big communicator and would hope to host workawayers who are also good communicators!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have lots of land and would love workawayers to dry camp
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
15-20 hours a week/ flexible times/ basic food provided
Feedback (6)
Lorie and her two children are very kind, they helped me to adapt in their small city and with very important information to know Chicago !!
the work was basically take care of Chico and Nina their two puppies, fix the garden and some general cleaning in the house.
I really… read more
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Lorie and her two children are very kind, they helped me to adapt in their small city and with very important information to know Chicago !!
the work was basically take care of Chico and Nina their two puppies, fix the garden and some general cleaning in the house.
I really… read more
She has lovely puppies an cats !
I would stay again without hesitation!
