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Description
Samantabhadra is a 50 acre property divided in two areas: public and private. The public area features a Tibetan Buddhist Stupa 39feet high surrounded by the local flora and a small wild garden. It is open all year for visitors. There is also a small meditation hall with simple activities during late spring, summer and early autumn. The private area is the house, next to a beautiful creek.
Basic maintenance of the property (watering garden, chopping wood, clearing areas, building shades, etc) is needed. We are open for 2 people to stay. Epuyen is a small rural community in the Andean mountain range. This is a unique opportunity to be in touch with nature and to experience ordinary life in Patagonia with its beauty and challenges. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Light maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Help with Computers/ Internet
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is a great opportunity to experience of the rural life in Patagonia. Literally a full immersion. Experience life in slow motion, taking time to enjoy the beauty around you.
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Help
We need overall help in the 50 acre property. There are two areas, one that has access to visitors all year long and the area of the house next to the creek. Tasks are divided into the two areas: visitors area will involve gardening, preparing meditation hall, repairing and checking steps on trail, parking lot, etc. around the house there is cleaning, gardening, wood chopping depending on the time of year. Also help as extra hands either for my husband in all kind of tasks that arise or me around the house.
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Languages spoken
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Accommodation
Private room/shared room (depending on our availability) with two beds, bathroom. You will have full use of the house except our personal bedroom and bathroom. It is a two story log cabin next to a beautiful creek. There is internet.
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What else ...
In your time off you can jus relax by the creek, go for walks, trek, visit nearby lakes, or National Parks. Visit and savor the day and night life of Bolson is 40 kms away. Moonwalking, star gazing is amazing.
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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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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
Loki
Host ref number: 919724486857
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21 Feb 2020
Left by Workawayer (David & Katharina) for host
Most of the time we spent alone at the property, while Ale and Metra went to Mexico, which was clearly communicated to us before the Workaway started.
We had one of the best stays during our travels at this beautiful place ! Ale and Metra gave us immediately the feeling of being at home, which we very much felt like.
The works around the house, … read more
We had one of the best stays during our travels at this beautiful place ! Ale and Metra gave us immediately the feeling of being at home, which we very much felt like.
The works around the house, … read more
3 Feb 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Timothé)
Tim is a joy to have in the house. Every moment is a burst of fun and laughter. Always ready to do whatever, never complained about early morning work. Ate anything and enjoyed it. We had the opportunity to talk about life in Paris, movies, being young, cultures, moving on and many deep subjects with ease and great exchange.
Tim is ready to learn … read more
Tim is ready to learn … read more
28 Jan 2020
Left by Workawayer (Timothé) for host
I was always sceptic with the all positive reviews in workaways, and here I am leaving one of the same. But what bad can you say when everything went as you wished and beyond? First, the work : you help Metra to logically expend, repair or take care of the place for the visitors or the events, and like it’s been said, it’s nothing very
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1 Jan 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Katie)
Katie is very calm and peaceful. She sometimes keeps to herself and others she talks about stories, travels and experiences, which makes a fresh combination when sharing for many days. She is a very talented artist (her mandalas are amazing) and added a lot to both the public and private areas of the property. She was prompt and happy to do any
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8 Dec 2019
Left by Workawayer (Katie) for host
Esta fue mi primera experiencia con Workaway y fue excelente!!! Ale y Metra son muy buena gente, amables, agradables, interesantes y abiertos. Viven en un lugar muy tranquilo, rodeado por hermosa naturaleza y la casa también es súper acogedor y bonito. El trabajo era relajado y sencillo; trabajarás con las vistas más increíbles. Puedes decidir tus
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21 Feb 2020
Left by Workawayer (David & Katharina) for host
Most of the time we spent alone at the property, while Ale and Metra went to Mexico, which was clearly communicated to us before the Workaway started.
We had one of the best stays during our travels at this beautiful place ! Ale and Metra gave us immediately the feeling of being at home, which we very much felt like.
The works around the house, … read more
We had one of the best stays during our travels at this beautiful place ! Ale and Metra gave us immediately the feeling of being at home, which we very much felt like.
The works around the house, … read more
3 Feb 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Timothé)
Tim is a joy to have in the house. Every moment is a burst of fun and laughter. Always ready to do whatever, never complained about early morning work. Ate anything and enjoyed it. We had the opportunity to talk about life in Paris, movies, being young, cultures, moving on and many deep subjects with ease and great exchange.
Tim is ready to learn … read more
Tim is ready to learn … read more
28 Jan 2020
Left by Workawayer (Timothé) for host
I was always sceptic with the all positive reviews in workaways, and here I am leaving one of the same. But what bad can you say when everything went as you wished and beyond? First, the work : you help Metra to logically expend, repair or take care of the place for the visitors or the events, and like it’s been said, it’s nothing very
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1 Jan 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Katie)
Katie is very calm and peaceful. She sometimes keeps to herself and others she talks about stories, travels and experiences, which makes a fresh combination when sharing for many days. She is a very talented artist (her mandalas are amazing) and added a lot to both the public and private areas of the property. She was prompt and happy to do any
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8 Dec 2019
Left by Workawayer (Katie) for host
Esta fue mi primera experiencia con Workaway y fue excelente!!! Ale y Metra son muy buena gente, amables, agradables, interesantes y abiertos. Viven en un lugar muy tranquilo, rodeado por hermosa naturaleza y la casa también es súper acogedor y bonito. El trabajo era relajado y sencillo; trabajarás con las vistas más increíbles. Puedes decidir tus
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12 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Celia) for host
Pase con Ale, Metra, la patrulla canica y el rey felino 16 días por los que estoy realmente agradecida!
Es un lugar increíble! Gracias por hacerme sentir tan en casa, acogerme tan bien y recomendarme sobre el viaje. Los días que no trabajaba me facilitaban muchísimo poder hacer lo que me apeteciera, incluso llevándome en coche a montañas para … read more
Es un lugar increíble! Gracias por hacerme sentir tan en casa, acogerme tan bien y recomendarme sobre el viaje. Los días que no trabajaba me facilitaban muchísimo poder hacer lo que me apeteciera, incluso llevándome en coche a montañas para … read more
3 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Workaway member)
Having Marcin and Tuba was a excellent experience. They are really good at working at whatever the task, never an objection, super respectful of our home, organised, caring for our pets, participated in the cooking. Shared wonderful stories about their many years of travel, also were wishing to learn about Argentina and our way of life. They
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26 Oct 2019
Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
We stayed with Metra 10 days. Unfortunately we didn’t meet Ale. Metra made our stay easy, comfortable and friendly. He has a good eyes to find out what your skills, what you can or cannot do. So all the tasks which he asked for were obvious and fair. We shared delicious food and our stories generously. Our free days we enjoyed Puerto Patriada the
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22 Mar 2019
Left by Workawayer (Ryan & Anastasia) for host
We arrived at Alejandra and Metra’s beautiful home, nestled in a valley amongst trees and next to a peaceful little river, in awe of our new surroundings. Our hosts arrived the next day and gave us a warm welcome. We were treated to healthy, delicious food, and they attended to all our needs with much attention. We enjoyed conversation during
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25 Feb 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Ryan & Anastasia)
Ryan and "Sía" arrived in a difficult time in our community, that had come as a surprise to all of us, but going beyond their worries they helped us prepare the meditation hall and give us their 100%. When not dealing with the difficult times, we had some breaks where we were able to exchange cultural differences between our many different places
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25 Feb 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Nino)
Nino its an incredible workaway, she literally can do 100 different things, she is like a modern McGyver!!! She help us painting, cleaning, gardening, chopped wood, home sitting, animal caring, taught me how to sew and some increible recipes. She is a trained healer and has done amazing things for our daily diets and helped our bodies heal and
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27 Jan 2019
Left by Workawayer (Nino) for host
This has been truly an amazing workaway experience. Ale & Metra are beautiful warm hearted human being that make you feel welcome from the first second!!! I am truly hugely grateful to get to meet those two special souls - we shared ,and still share, interesting stories and conversations about life stories, philosophies, buddhism .... Ale is an
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3 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Juliette & Gael)
Juliette and Gael are an amazing couple. They love trying new experiences, and all kinds of jobs. Juliette has this beautiful smile all and I mean all the time. They both enthusiastic about any task, they helped us with all the maintenance of Stupa for visitors and surrounding areas at the house. Their food was delicious, specially their garlic
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8 Nov 2018
Left by Workawayer (Halil) for host
Ale, Metra and their lovely friends Ninchia (maybe wrong spelled haha), sonda and Mora i have already missed you. And your chipotle Ale.
Working with them was extremely enjoable. Si sabes lentejas rojas, Ale los tiene en su casa. Algunas personas me entienden lo que quiero decir. Un abrazo, nos vemos.
Working with them was extremely enjoable. Si sabes lentejas rojas, Ale los tiene en su casa. Algunas personas me entienden lo que quiero decir. Un abrazo, nos vemos.
3 Nov 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Halil)
Perfect workaway experience!
We had the opportunity to have an interesting and fascinating cultural exchange with Halil. He worked more than he needed to, aware of things to be done, willing to do. He is very respectful of house rules and privacy. He also cooked delicious meals and makes the most amazing bread. We will miss our dinner … read more
We had the opportunity to have an interesting and fascinating cultural exchange with Halil. He worked more than he needed to, aware of things to be done, willing to do. He is very respectful of house rules and privacy. He also cooked delicious meals and makes the most amazing bread. We will miss our dinner … read more
1 Jun 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Lucas)
We had an on going project of raising 108 tibetan prayer flags, this is a challenge in the remote area where we are. Lucas arrived to be part of it. He easily understood the dynamics of the project and the household, the not so easy to understand very short phrases of Metra and adapted to all the things that were going on with this project and the
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1 Jun 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Sara)
Exchange with Sara was fantastic because we had the opportunity to both share our space with her and leave while she took care of everything. We are in remote area so taking care of our place meant a lot of physical, and mindful work. 3 dogs, one cat, energy saving, wood chopping, access to grounds, many many "systems". She also took full
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24 May 2018
Left by Workawayer (Sara) for host
I loved this workaway spot! Ahh, Alejandra, Metra and their guest Geshe La were all fantastic human beings and I have only gratitude and thanks to express to them all. First off, the landscape in Epuyén is breathtaking. They are located in a beautiful valley, with impressive mountain faces, forest, and a rolling river by their cabin. The stupa
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15 Apr 2018
Left by Workawayer (Pavel & Lenka) for host
Staying at Ale’s and Metra’s house was our first workaway experience so we were little worried, but there was no reason for that. Both of them are more than welcoming and they will share with you whatever they can. You will feel as a part of family. They will take you for a visit to their friends or for some weekend trip (even though it means
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19 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Niall & Estelle) for host
This was a fantastic workaway experience with fantastic hosts! Metra and Ale are such caring and welcoming people and they will make you feel right at home! Unfortunately we only had a day and a half to get to know Ale, but Metra took very good care of us for the duration of the workaway! In our time with Metra, he shows everyone just how easy it
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9 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Thomas)
It was such a joy to host Thomas. Our cultural exchange was very rich, deep conversations on every topic. Very caring and appreciative guy. Thomas was very happy to learn and do all the tasks, he helped a lot around the house and was very considerate of our home, and our way to do things. He will always have a home with us. Anyone will be very
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28 Nov 2017
Left by Workawayer (Thomas) for host
After finding the city of Buenos Aires a little bit to crazy, I was excited to start my workaway experience with Ale and Metra immersed in nature.. From the very beginning, I felt so welcome in their home and was really spoilt when it came to the delicious vegetarian meals I was given every day.
Their property is so scenic and it’s very easy to … read more
Their property is so scenic and it’s very easy to … read more
6 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Harriet & Terry)
Terry and Harriet were an amazing experience. We had endless talks about everything. Terry cooked super delicious exotic meals. Our cultural exchange with both but specially with Haz (Harriet) was something we will always remember. They are both so willing to help in anyway. Always with a great smile and for any task. They spent nearly 3 weeks
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5 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Harriet & Terry) for host
What a pleasure it is to write this feedback, with only wonderful things to share. Firstly, the location of Ale and Metra's log cabin is truly majestic. Situated down in a Valley next to a fresh glacial river, looking out to a beautiful mountainous backdrop... seriously, wow!! Then there's Ale and Metra, the delightful hosts. They truly are very
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16 Nov 2017
Left by Workawayer (Madeline & Skylar) for host
I don't think I will be able to describe exactly how amazing this place is.. but I'll try.. Ale and Metra are warm, wonderful people. I don't think we have felt so comfortable in somebody else's house before. This is what a workaway should be like. It was so much more than just putting in your hours of work and ending the day. We got to see the
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22 Apr 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Joris)
Sharing our life with Joris was extraordinary, we feel that we have made a new very close friend. Joris has made it very clear on what a workaway experience should be. Culinary, philosophical, humoristic. Joris simply enjoys every task and every moment, for him everything is about the now experience. We truly enjoyed our walks, cooking and
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14 Mar 2017
Left by Workawayer (Joris) for host
I stayed almost 2 months at Ale and Metra's house.
It has been my first workaway experience. I think workaway is all about this kind of experience : culture exchange, eating Asado at lago epuyen with their great friends, going to los alerces and so on.
About the place, well, this is just Wonderfull. The river just near the house, the stupa … read more
It has been my first workaway experience. I think workaway is all about this kind of experience : culture exchange, eating Asado at lago epuyen with their great friends, going to los alerces and so on.
About the place, well, this is just Wonderfull. The river just near the house, the stupa … read more
13 Dec 2016
Left by Workawayer (Isabel & Rebecca) for host
Ale and metra made us feel so at home and welcome in their house from the moment we arrived. We enjoyed the work in the mornings which involved painting signs and planting flowers around the stupa and general gardening and household chores. In our time off we enjoyed chilling on their balcony by the river or walking to the nearby lake. We spent a
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12 Dec 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Isabel & Rebecca)
Becca and Isa stayed with us for one week, helping us with cores around the grounds and in the house. We had a great cultural exchange. They were helpful, caring, super clean, efficient and most of all a joy. We truly liked talking about our different worlds and having meals and walks together.
As a first experience with workaway, we feel that we … read more
As a first experience with workaway, we feel that we … read more
