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73 years old woman, living in a beautiful spot by the Adriatic sea in the house that used to be filled with people and pets. My sons come and go, my husband gone on the other side of the life...Sounds as I am lonely but I am not really since I worked in the school as a teacher and have a bunch of my ex- students visiting me. What I do need is help with my big but neglected garden. Well, fences and other items on the house are neglected as well so...I need help! Offering humble accommodation for 1-2 persons and 3 vegan/ vegetarian meals per day. Also - I don't drive so local trips would be by foot or local transport. Yes?
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Pets
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Mountain
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Opatija is rather small, touristic town, that is pretty sleepy through the winter months and too crowdy in the summer ones. One interested in ecologic work could contact local NGO or NGO working with disabled youth. Nearby Opatija, there is bigger town Rijeka with much more possibilities to connect and learn. I personally am very interested in people generally and eager to listen or share life-stories.
Help
Primarily gardening but if the volunteer is a handy man or handy girl then some mending the stuff around house or in it. As I don't have those skills I'll be cooking while they are working. I will provide tools, of course.I expect volunteer would work 3-4 hours per day.
Languages spoken
Serbo-Croatian: Fluent
Slovenian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner
Accommodation
There are few possibilities, depending on who is coming. If the couple is coming , they can have separate accommodation. If one volunteer, he or she can have her/ his own room in my apartment and share bathroom with me. The kitchen is my kingdom but I will share it too. It's only that I don't want meat products in my fridge or on my stowe. I do offer 3 vegan or vegetarian meals daily.
What else ...
If I was to come in Opatija as a volunteer, I would for sure walk all 16 km of the path by the sea. Hiking on the mountain Učka or visiting bigger town Rijeka too. There are local buses for those destinations and also free city bus that drives through Opatija each 45 minutes and one can hop on, hop off. As for house rules: no meat products and no heavy drinking or drug abuse, please 😊
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Just a parking lot.
Can possibly accept pets
I like dogs and there is already a cat in the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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