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Dear Workaway Familia ! <3
Welcome to ¨Las Selvas¨ !
In the last 10 years I workawayed on many travells and it's been always my favorite way of moving round and lifestyle. Now I have the luck to be on the other side and hold space in this beautiful funky nature paradise!
¨Las Selvas¨ stands for multiplicity of jungles - possibilities. It is a space that lives itself, with people passing, fusing & contributing to it. The house, the plants and area grows with the passing of hands and vibes.
Visited, by those who end their jobs, who finish their studies, who search for a break.
We join in music, in cooking & art, in the meditative tasks. In taking care of a place together.
What the place gives us we give back to it, and so it grows, communally.
We're directly at Charcos de Quesa, which is a series of turquise waterholes and a waterfall that are part of the Rio Grande river, one hour south of Valencia. From the land there's a forest pathway that leads you in 5 minutes to the first waterfall and the river. Wilderness !! No car sounds, no neighbours !
15 min by car to the nearest village Quesa, where there's places to eat and markets.
The area is called los Canales de Navarrez and it's very green, lots of pines, smelling herbs, with beautiful rivers, mountain goats, night owls and chanting cicadas. Many secrets spots, incredible hikes and caves to explore.
The house is an art | community | nature project. The vision is to create projects together, make art, contemplate nature and connect people.
Myself:
My name is Jan. I'm half Polish half German, I'm 32 and am building a life out there with the purpose of sharing art, food, thought and vibes!
I've been studying Fine Arts ( sculpture ) and Animation in Berlin and have travelled around around Europe, Mexico, Colombia and New Zeland. Nature inspires me to create and to be in peace.
I make sculptures from organic materials, metals and make hybrid stop-motion animations with phantastical & mystical stories.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am looking for people who enjoy working in the field, DIY, handwork and who have an intrinsic motivation to contribute to a beautiful project! :)
I would like this place to be an inspiration to create art and it is open to anyone looking to connect and learn from nature.
Ask for video of the last art residency that I hosted.
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Please apply only when you are 24+ and write the phrase "funky paradise" in your text.
Thank you for understanding!
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I invite you to use this contemplative scenery to dedicate to your own artistic practice and you are also welcome to use the workshop with welding tools, wood tools, lots of paints, wax, studio sound monitors, a PC with Adobe Suite and two screens, professional camera.
The texture of the rocks, the mineral complexity of the caves, the turquise contemplation of the river, the echoing spirit of the owl, the late summer sweetness of jasmin and fullmoon silence. The forest is an animistic force, full of tales, discreet messages and mystery. Let's explore.. <3
In my artistic practice I create sculptures using organic materials, metal, ceramis and wax. Those created phantastic creatures, psychedelic landscapes I then film and integrate into sophistiated digital animations mixing greenscreen footage of actors, drawings, stop-motion and videos. I also teach on-line animation and will happily share my knowledge!
I am happy share my spiritual practices as yoga, meditation, contemplation and plant medicines.
I am obsessivly listening to music. Theres everything between jazz, funk, hip-hop, house, world music ( loving african music ), electronic music, ambient music, soundscapes...
Help
The help needed always varies throughout the year. You can count with : handy tasks , gardening, painting, diy . The tasks are also oriented to your own skills.
Good cooks!
The space is big so an awareness of maintenance and self initiative in cleaning is really important.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Accommodation
I am currently in search of a FLATMATE! with a 2 weeks testing period. :)
The house has three bedrooms and a living room + kitchen. Private rooms.
The big room has a seperate entry, a terrace with an amazing mountain chain view!
We have 4ha of land with 200 olive trees, oranges, lemons, figs, algarroba and granadas. There a 150m long garden with fruit trees and veggie garden!
What else ...
The area Canales de Navarrez is one hour south from Valencia. It's a green area, with a lot of pine trees, herbs, rivers and rocks. There magic of the area is that a lot of the places are not so much explored, so you end up beeing most of the times alone in nature and its wild.
There's a lot of beautiful places like Rio Fraile ( turquise waterfalls ), Barranco Morreno ( cave painting and crazy red rocks ), the waterfalls of Anna or the Rio Bolbaite.
One of my hobbies here is hiking, camping and discovering caves.
There's also beautiful neighbours with different projects around permaculture and spirituality. Some of them do workaway and we meet and exchange volunteers :)
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Co Living :
I love sharing vibes with other people. Nature + People is my recepy for a happy life. We will eat together, cook, dance, make surpices to each other, do eachother favors and learn new things. The beauty of co-living.
We will also clean the house we're sharing, wash the dishes and bring out the compost. This needs a certain awareness in terms of sharing space.
It's important for the flow of co-living that we consciusly contribute and keep the balance of energy.
Come and start a nature & art house experience at the waterfalls of Quesa!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The internet is fast and reliable. El internet rapido y estabil.
Space for parking camper vans
Yes, with beautful view. People with own cars / campers are more then welcome!!
Can possibly accept pets
Yes, if the dog is at least 6 months old and is cat friendly
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Herbie
Chet
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Maud is a really sensitive person and made life easier at my place. She has the intuition for contributing and energy balance, is very detail oriented, which reflected in the deepest corners, that needed to be painted white!
She always kept the place tidy and surprised me several times doing… read more
First of all, the nature surrounding it is full of magic. The colors of the mountains, the caves, the waterfalls, the sounds at night of the birds and the frogs singing under the stars… It’s all talking to you and taking you back to the present.
Secondly, Jan has and is creating such a beautiful space for… read more
Krzysiek is also a rather introspective person that likes to dedicate time to contemplate nature, to his hobbies and interest, as well as sharing his sense of humor with others. He is a person that will add new… read more
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Maud is a really sensitive person and made life easier at my place. She has the intuition for contributing and energy balance, is very detail oriented, which reflected in the deepest corners, that needed to be painted white!
She always kept the place tidy and surprised me several times doing… read more
First of all, the nature surrounding it is full of magic. The colors of the mountains, the caves, the waterfalls, the sounds at night of the birds and the frogs singing under the stars… It’s all talking to you and taking you back to the present.
Secondly, Jan has and is creating such a beautiful space for… read more
Krzysiek is also a rather introspective person that likes to dedicate time to contemplate nature, to his hobbies and interest, as well as sharing his sense of humor with others. He is a person that will add new… read more
We were first cleaning, then painting a house that Jan… read more
Manon's possivite attitude towards common tasks and work. She always has bright positive eyes. Her work ethic and self motivation was really helpful to me as a host. She enjoys co-living, cooking, figuring stuff out together, as well as her routines, reading and relaxing.
Part of the stay… read more
Inola is a friendly person who likes to spend time by herself and is 'in her own head', which I think the place and time suited it well !
I had the best two weeks in my life staying at Jan's incredibly house, with the amazing view of Los Charchos mountain. you'll find beautiful walks, waterfall, hidden caves.
I also got new friends for life, friends of Jan that were visiting and other volounteers! such a good vibe all days long and a great group dynamic.… read more
There is a… read more
The Place that Jan is creating is magical.
From sun rise till sun set I felt so much joy and happiness in every single second - the community of the other workaways, the stunning nature, the little groove dancing sessions between work, planting trees,… read more
She knows how to enjoy life, talk and listen to people, laugh and co-live, take care of space etc. She's excellent at painting walls and building building herb spirals.
If you like to be smiled at, Zera is a Jedi master of smiling.
The… read more
We had lots of fun co-living, sharing space and vibes.
Maya is excellent with machines, she was drilling, hammering, mowing, sawing, and she's definitely up for the dirty and hard work and even enjoying it a lot !
She cooks yummy vegan meals, and shares her… read more
We arrived at the beginning of his project and we had the chance to enjoy every little step like solar panels or organizing the workshop!
There is many things to do but the place is already wonderfull! Very calme, in a breathtaking nature full of caves and water.
Jan willingly made us meet his friends with… read more
It was a bit difficult at times because of language barriers, but we managed to get through it.. :)
