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Hello,
My name is Alexandre from the beautiful french Alps , living now in the North of Portugal for about 6 years
I had in mind to rebuilt an old stone house , We achieved this goal thanks to the volunteers energy and good mood
Today, I need little help in the garden creating little hills made out of wood,leaves horse manure from my neighbour.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Interests
Music
Gardening
Languages
Carpentry
Astronomy
Farming
Culture
Self development
Movies & TV
Outdoor activities
Dancing
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
Mountain
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can discover the nice minho region (humid and rainy in winter ) with local festival, cold crystal clear rivers, hot springs, bike roads ect...
As I am working from home, i can share time with you after work, I like to to climbing , ceramic, hikes in the nature, listening to new music
Help
I need little help in the garden creating little hills made out of wood,leaves horse manure from my neighbour
If you have the wheelbarrow driving license and good energy we are welcome home.
Painting and plastering when raining outside
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Russian, Arabic
Accommodation
the room is iin the house, it is independent
You have kitchen acces and food to cook
Wood stove , internet fiber if you want to work from my place there is no problem
bathroom with hot shower and toilet in the room.
I provide enough food for 3 meals per day, in exchange I would ask you 4 hours of work for 5 days per week
Smoking is not allowed inside the room but outside
Communication is very important, I did and will do volunteer jobs so feel free to ask me any questions about the place or work.
What else ...
If you have a car , everything is easier but anyway, I am living on a hill, nextdoor there is a little café where locals go
Vila nova de Cerveira is the closest city , from there you can travel by train and bus to Vigo , Porto
You can go to the beach Ancora Beach, you can bike on the ecovia , you can cross the bridge and you are in Spain, you are on the right track go to Santiago de Compostela
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
i have internet fiber if you need to work
Space for parking camper vans
Campervans are welcome
Can possibly accept pets
Any pets are welcome; cats, dogs, ostrich, lion
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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he did the volunteer and he knows... working hours were amazing and he is very funny and generous!!
unfortunatly during my stay rain the most of the time and I could not appreciate it but the surroundind nature look fantastic
thank alex!!
We worked in his garden in nature and calm. Alexandre ´ s place is very quiet and peaceful
It was a rich volunteering, Alexandre is very interesting, he taught us a lot of things about… read more
We helped him with his bathroom, kitchen, things in the garden and a start for the roof. He likes to work hard, but also gave us enough time to chill. He showed us his bees, played games with us, drank beers, took us… read more
