Enjoy surfing and skating while shooting content in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka

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  Description

  Hello!
  
  We are a surf-skate hostel located in the village of Arugam Bay, we first opened in August 2023 and are currently open for the Arugam Bay season 2025! We are a surf-skating hostel, we are proud to have opened Arugam Bays first ever skate park! Our high season runs from May-October!
  
  The skate park is within our hostel along with dorm rooms, a private room, basketball ring, restaurant and communal areas.
  
  We are a backpackers hostel that is becoming quite popular, especially among those who share the interest of skating. Our skate park is open for everyone, free to use for our guests and any visitors. We also organise surf trips daily, safaris and camping trips!
  
  The hostel is located outside of town of Arugam Bay. Please note: it is around a 10-15 minute walk.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Hospitality/Tourism

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Here volunteers will be living at our hostel and everyone is treated as family. We all eat dinner together most nights, surf daily together and skate together.
  
  You will be a part of our journey to create a safe space for the kids and you will also be interacting with lots of locals who live in this area and become a part of the Arugam Bay community.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Come join the crew and help us create unforgettable moments in our community 🌊
  
  🎥 **Social Media Volunteer**
  We’re on the hunt for someone **creative, hands-on, and experienced with content creation** to bring our socials to life. You’ll be:
  
  * Shooting and editing scroll-stopping content
  * Posting and keeping our socials active and engaging
  * Helping shape the vibe and growth of our channels
  
  👉 If you’ve worked with content before and love telling stories through video, we want to see what you’ve got!
  
  🏄‍♂️ **Bonus Points If You:**
  * Have surf videography skills
  * Can fly a drone (even better if you’ve got your own 👀)
  
  📅 **Minimum stay:** 4 weeks
  
  💛 We’re all about good energy, creativity, and teamwork—so if you’re easygoing, motivated, and love being part of a fun environment, you’ll fit right in.
  
  📩 **How to Apply**
  Send us a message

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Sinhalese: Fluent
  Tamil: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You will receive free accomodation daily (a dorm room) and will have access to make meals in our kitchen (provided you supply your own ingredients) . Whenever you choose to host family dinners, cooked by our chef, (2-4 times per week)- you will eat those meals for free!
  
  You will also have free laundry.
  
  We’ve also got you covered with surfboards, surf skates, and skateboards at the hostel—feel free to grab one and enjoy anytime 🌊🏄‍♂️

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  What else ...

  Arugam Bay is full of great night life, great food and great surf. There are so many surf spots around. You can learn to skate at our hostel, there are also jungle safaris and camping trips that we can organise. Arugam Bay will become quite busy during high season meaning you will make plenty of new friends and meet travellers from all over the globe!
  
  Our hostel is located around a 15 minute walk from Arugam Bay town, we are located in the village!

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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?

  One

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  My animals / pets

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