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10 Jan 2024
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Description
I am from Switzerland, but I was in the Swiss merchant navy for 20 years traveling all over the world. I met and married my Ecuadorian wife 30 years ago. We moved back to Switzerland, and I finished out my working career at the Swiss airport for 23 years. We bought property in Ecuador from my wife's family and I have now built our retirement home, along with a bed & breakfast and gardens. My wife is still working in Switzerland and will join me full-time when she finishes her retirement. I speak English, Spanish and German and enjoy meeting and knowing people from all over the world.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Animal Care
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will enjoy many opportunites for cultural exchange. I am from Switzerland and enjoy sharing stories about my travels. You will also meet people from other countries who stay in my bed & breakfast. There are a good number of ex-pats from N. America and beyond in Puerto Cayo. And of course, you will have many opportunities to interact with the local Ecuadorian culture.
Help
I am asking for 4 hours a day per person, 5 days a week. In exchange you will receive lodging and breakfast. There are various things that I can use help with:
- Watering, weeding, trimming and planting in the gardens;
- Painting, repairing, and maintaining buildings;
- Cleaning rooms & changing linens;
I also have two dogs, and sometimes need help caring for them. And people with computer skills can sometimes be helpful as well.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have one of the private rooms and bathroom. You will also have access to my large, commercial kitchen for preparing meals. You need to buy your own groceries to prepare your own meals. Internet is available throughout the property. It is very close to walk into town and you are very near access to the quiet and beautiful beach.
What else ...
Puerto Cayo is a quiet fishing village with beautiful beaches. There are also many nearby destinations within a short distance to enjoy: Agua Blanca, Puerto Lopez, Los Frailes Beach, Manta, Montecristi and Pacoche Rain Forest. Bus travel is easy to, from and around the area.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
It was the first place I visited in Puerto Cayo and the reason I fell in love with this village. I stayed for a little bit more than 3 weeks and it was worth it every second.
Samuel is a great guy and we understood each other from the beginning.
He went to sea for decades and has… read more
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It was the first place I visited in Puerto Cayo and the reason I fell in love with this village. I stayed for a little bit more than 3 weeks and it was worth it every second.
Samuel is a great guy and we understood each other from the beginning.
He went to sea for decades and has… read more
Tiene mil historias que contar de su vida de marinero, a cual más divertida.
Las tareas son variadas y sencillas, pintar, ayudar en el jardín, ayudale con el ordenador.
Tienes siempre sábado y domingo para poder disponer de tu tiempo libre y hacer excursiones en… read more
Me ayudaron a pintar y trabajo en mi gran jardin.
Ellos hicieron todo el trabajo tal y como a mi me gustaba.
Me ha encantado conocerles y contar con su ayuda. Les deseo todo lo mejor y que continuen todo lo mejor su viaje.
We enjoyed the stories of Samuel, the beach sessions with the two dogs and the diverse work a lot.
He’s got some local workers a few days of the week, so you get in touch with some nice locals as well.
The work in general was really fun and absolutely doable.
As we had the afternoons and… read more
Samuel tiene un gran corazón y te recibe con sus brazos habiertos.
Teníamos buenas charlas y me hacía reír mucho. El trabajo en su lindo jardín tambíen me gustó mucho y cada día habían otras cosas que hacer.
Muchas gracias Samuel, para ese lindo tíempo que pasé contigo y… read more
Los trabajos que la dí, los hacía a mi máxima satisfacción.
Desde el principio nos llevavamos muy bién y para mi fué un enriquecimiento haber conocido a ella.
Nayra, te agradezco para el buén tiempo y te deseo todo lo mejor para tu vida futura.
Saludos y un… read more
Sam travelled his whole life a lot so he had some very interesting story's to tell. We enjoyed… read more
Thank you for all
Samuel
Sam
The work wasn't hard at all. We did cleaning of rooms, sanding and painting, garden work including trimming, raking, watering and… read more
