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Welcome to Finca Isekai, a realm that borrows its name from the Japanese term meaning 'a different world'. Indeed, our corner of paradise is a world apart. Our remote island homestead is beautifully severed from the usual roadways and power grids, making it a rare retreat away from civilization.
Our dream is to build a remote, off-grid utopia where we can sustain ourselves from the land, create a fruit forest, and offer a haven for those seeking to restore their bond with nature. As we slowly transform our property from its current basic form, we're eager to welcome passionate individuals like you who can contribute to our vision.
Our island family includes Julia, Peter, their daughter Zoe, three dogs, and an array of indigenous birds and iguanas. We thrive on a high fruit diet, supplemented occasionally with cooked vegan meals.
Food is an essential part of our lifestyle, and we celebrate the diversity in everyone's dietary preferences. You're welcome to enjoy the fruits of our farm. Beyond this, you'll be responsible for your own food. We can assist you in procuring supplies from the mainland. We believe this approach empowers you to make your own food choices and relish your meals exactly how you like them.
Getting here is part of the adventure.As you might expect, residing in such a remote location comes with its share of challenges and rewards. Given that there are no public transportation options to reach Cebaco Island, you'll need to either summon your inner athlete to swim or kayak, or charter a private boat. The boat fare to get here is $180, a price that might seem steep at first glance. However, let's peel back the layers and dive into what this cost actually covers.
$80 is for gasoline only. Then captain and helper are on the boat, as you dont want to boating alone, when something happens you need backup! In addition when captain takes this job he very likely is not able to squeeze another boat trip, thus it is full day thing, as he spending 5 hours of anchoring, loading, unloading, boating. This you can count 2 person full day for $100, which is $10 per hour if you count 5 hours of work. However, I forgot to mention cost of the engine is about $10k and need to be changed, or heavy repairs, every 3-5years, from afromentioned “salary”. As well as taking care of the boat itself.
When viewed through this lens, it becomes clear that the boat fare is more than just a simple price tag. It's a crucial investment into the safe and efficient operation of our remote, off-grid paradise. We trust that you'll find this price a fair exchange for the unique experience and serene tranquility that awaits you on Cebaco Island.
We're evolving our way of running Finca. We've seen incredible progress thanks to the efforts of our past volunteers. We will require around 2 hours of help from you each day in maintaining and improving our haven. These tasks may include pruning trees, clearing space for new plantings, sprouting seeds, harvesting fruits, etc., and will depend on the season and current needs.
However, your main focus would be on a unique project, something that aligns with your skills and interests. We're open to any creative ideas that align with our vision for the island. This could be anything from building a shelf, like Emma did, or constructing canopies to protect our young trees, like Ethan did. We love seeing how each volunteer leaves their unique imprint on our haven.
These projects also come with a bonus. As you make progress, you'll earn points that can be redeemed for activities like yoga classes, health consultations, or water sports. It's our way of saying thank you for your invaluable contribution.
In regards to waste management, we have a simple rule - every trash you bring with you, you need to take with you and dispose of on the mainland.
We will provide trash bags if necessary, but it's essential to carry them with you and dispose of them on the mainland. Our infrequent trips to the mainland make it challenging for us to manage non-organic waste, hence your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Our journey here at Finca isn't an easy one, but it's a fulfilling adventure, made all the better when we come together. Thanks to our previous volunteers, we've made remarkable strides, and we believe that together, we can continue transforming this island into our shared dream. We can't wait to welcome you to our different world!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- how to make bowls from coconuts and other utensils capable food
- how to make straws and cups from bamboo
- off grid electricity from scratch ( photovoltaic and hydro as a starter )
- non-electric pump for pumping water
- scythe grass cutting
- various knots and their usage in marine and camping
- enjoying remote (empty) sandy beach
- detox without cellphone signal nor emf whatsoever ( internet access only at the top hill of the place )
- camping ( hammock style ) with fireplace ( torch and coconut threads for fire start )
- kayak
- sup
- snorkeling
- morning practice with certified instructor ( yoga - crossfit - bagua )
- health consulation by detoxification specialist
- volleyball, badminton, slackline
- subwing underwater pulling with boat
- access to powerlifting and crossfit tools ( barbells, vest, parashute, pullup bar, .. )
- drone sky + underwater shoots
- access to nearby island for free diving and snorkeling near by rocks
- 30min by boat to the surf beach on the island
- seasonal dolphin and turtles watching
- seasonal hundreds of crab moving watching, running all around you
- exploring surrounding ( jungle + beaches )
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
- cleaning beach
- construction and repairs, mostly environmental way off the land :
- fix shelter building with supporting against moving with wind and step by step exchanging pillars
- powerlifting shelter on the beach construction - simple bamboo skeleton with coconut leaves covered roof
- yoga + gymnastic gym finish : mainly focused on larger roof ( again coconut leaves + bamboo ) 16 x 12m
- chill shelter at the top of the hill, little more advanced construction protecting against the rainy season better
- trellising for maracuyá, passion fruit and dragon fruit
- compost beds
- artisan craftwork ( coconut bowls, bamboo chopsticks, cups, etc )
- shakes + juicing for other workawayers if there is bigger group
- PB cooking for all( same as above ) and doggies
- sprouting + fermenting
- grass cutting ( slavic - scythe ) and jungle clearing ( latino - machete ) @ for both possible to use brush cutter instead
- tree planting + watering
- tree pruning
- help with setting up diy water system ( ram pump, pipe system, gravity )
- diy electricity ( hydro / dynamo + sea / wind ) - this will be heavy on improvization what environment actually allows to be efficient, with background of solar setup ( cable work, voltage matching and boosting, etc )
- help with fruit shopping ( load + unload + transporting at the place )
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Slovak: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Accommodation
Comfortable and spacey Double Hammocks with nets and rain fly's for one person. Possible to upgrade to Treetent for three person (Safari Stingray tensile) so it might be shared with others
All are with view of beach and morning sunrise 🌄
What else ...
As well as sun screens. Try to explore natural oils as protection, although with right lifestyle you dont need to use sun screens and you will have no sunburn 👍, free consultation upon request.
notable mentions :
- toilet is squat to the compostable toilet ( hole in the ground with the bucket, no flushing, when full just adding full bucket to compost so later we will use it as nutrition for plants. If you are on medications let us know ahead )
- shower is sea or lagoon or up walking up stream there are nice places to bath
- 3 doggies on the island ( plant based fed by us, but when fishermen come around they eat leftovers fish after them or random island bycatch )
- transport to our property from mainland, by boat, gasoline alone is about $80, possible to share cost if aligned schedule with other workawayer arrival / departure. contact us for more details and we can plan it together to be cost and eco efficient!
- cooking on solar cooker thus depended on the sun, during the cloudy days cooking might not be possible. Other option is campfire! :)
- electricity, for now solar
- internet access not stable, limit 7gb per day in total
- we are on high fruit diet, fully PB including dogiezzz
- it is jungle more or less, thus encounters with wild animals is possible ( iguanas, spiders, cocroaches alike, scorpios - bicolored and devil, snakes, owls, canary, eagle, pelican, crabs, river shrimps, ants … ) though wide grass cutted road is most of the time present to avoid unexpected scenarios, but careful and mindful of where to step is needed nonetheless
- no fridge
- no shop on the island
- no restaurant accessible at the island
- no running water
- no cellphone signal ( except the top hill, unstable, but with long ranger antena network signal is ok )
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have solar electricity so when there are two and more consecutive days of rain 🌧️ we would not have electricity, however currently we are working on hydro power but not functional at the time I wrote this. We can provide 200wats per day per nomad for now from solar power. Internet on the phone is usually stable so if you need to do online call it's preferable over the phone. Internet share on phone is unlimited ( but after 7gb per day it is sloow ) but on notebook is limited.
Can possibly accept pets
we have three doggies, they are cool with other doggies, not so much with cats nor other animals running away from them, thus brave souled animals even non doggies may be good - but it is on your own risk
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
2 hours a day, 7 days a week
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They put a lot of effort into making sure you are ok and having a good time. I highly recommend you go and help them build their dream
If you can handle the jungle camping then you will have a blast just make sure your prepared for the bugs
My time on the island is one of the most unique experiences of my life. I am incredibly grateful to have found this project and can't thank Julia and Peter enough. You are a huge inspiration to me and the world is lucky to have you.
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They put a lot of effort into making sure you are ok and having a good time. I highly recommend you go and help them build their dream
If you can handle the jungle camping then you will have a blast just make sure your prepared for the bugs
My time on the island is one of the most unique experiences of my life. I am incredibly grateful to have found this project and can't thank Julia and Peter enough. You are a huge inspiration to me and the world is lucky to have you.
Cooking over the fire, sleeping in the jungle, washing in the sea and eating what… read more
