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I really felt in love with Jericó and Ian so happy to got the chance to volunteer at this finca. Communication was always easy and I enjoyed my time there a lot. With fresh vegetables from the garden we ate always fantastic. I hope to go back there at some point and I am gonna have this time I spent there for my lifetime to carry with me. Gracias Aaron for the opportunity and wishing you the best to evolve your project.

"Queremos expresar nuestro más sincero agradecimiento a la familia de Francia que nos honró con su visita a San Clemente. Su integración en el día a día de nuestra comunidad fue una experiencia enriquecedora para todos. Ayudaron en el campo, compartieron momentos con nuestros animales y se involucraron en nuestras tradiciones. Su disposición para aprender y su amabilidad nos conquistaron el corazón. Esperamos que hayan sentido el calor y la hospitalidad de nuestro pueblo, y que San Clemente sea un lugar que siempre recuerden con cariño. ¡Gracias por ser parte de nuestra familia en esta visita "

Hospedar a Eniko y Kata ha sido una gran experiencia. Son dos jóvenes con muchísima energía, muy alegres y siempre dispuestas a ayudar y a aprender. Cumplieron perfectamente con las tareas que se les asignaron y la convivencia en casa fue excelente. Un gran extra es el cariño con el que trataron a las mascotas. ¡Totalmente recomendadas!

This was my first experience as a voluntary and If you’re looking for more than a voluntering this is the place. Karuna and Ramon are amazing people. They taught me skills in construction, but these come with love, passion, confidence and patience. I understood the meaning of support in the comunity and something very important is that we are humans; we have different stories about sadness, happiness, lost and suffering but at the end there are people like them that make you feel in home just preparing a delicious meal, giving advices, sharing beatiful sunsets and talking about many items. Thanks my friends!!!

We spent a lovely month in Gillian’s beautiful garden. Our daily task was to look after the hens, the 38 chicks we watched grow up, and Bruce the rabbit. Gill taught us how to look after the garden and her polytunnel, which requires a great deal of precision and quite a bit of energy. Beyond the work, Gillian is a very active woman with a keen artistic sense and remarkable cooking skills. If you enjoy art and/or cooking, she’ll be delighted to chat with you about these topics! The house is a one-hour walk from the nearest village and a two-hour walk from local amenities. If you don’t have a car, as was the case for us, trips into town are rather limited and depend on Gill’s schedule. The surrounding countryside and towns offer some lovely walks to enjoy in your free time and on days off. A big thank you to Gillian, who gave us such a warm welcome and taught us so much about garden maintenance. Despite a few communication issues at the start of our stay, we had a wonderful March surrounded by animals, art and, above all, chicks.

From the very beginning until the end, we always feeled like at home. The whole family warm welcomed us and we could exchange a lot about the peruvian culture. The work with Dionny in the field was also a really nice experience. Sometimes we went for an ice cream in Carhuaz after the field ✌🏻Dionny teached us aswell how to cook the amazing ceviche 😋 and other traditional dishes. The whole family is very openmind and love to share stories/cultural topics. We also had enough time to discover the Cordillera Blanca and to do some hikes. Alan really knows his region perfectly and organized us different hikes. He also helped us to be ready for the Santa Cruz. Dionny, Alan, Mafi, Margarita, Valentina, los cuyos y los niños - muchas gracias a todos 🫶🏻

Mattia & Maria Alejandra were a great addition to our team and a pleasure to host. They are positive, responsible, and easy to work with. They adapted quickly to our environment, showed great initiative, and were always willing to help with a good attitude. Communication with them was smooth, and they connected very well with both the team and our guests. We truly appreciated their energy, reliability, and teamwork, and it was a really nice experience having them with us. We would gladly recommend them to any host and would be happy to welcome them back anytime. Thank you again for everything and all the best in your future travels! 😊

I want to share my incredible experience volunteering at this place! The most valuable thing here is definitely the people. A special shout-out to Kevin — he’s an absolutely amazing guy, a natural leader, and the heart of this community. He makes you feel at home from the very first moment. I was involved in building a house for one of the volunteers, which was a great hands-on experience. But the highlight for me was the evenings: Kevin organized communal dinners for everyone every single night. It was such a warm atmosphere and a fantastic way to practice English naturally while hanging out. The surrounding nature is breathtaking — the perfect environment to recharge. Huge thanks to Kevin and the whole community for this opportunity. Highly recommended!

He realizado mi primer workaway con Ana y sus adorables animales, y aunque ha sido una estancia muy corta, no descarto volver a ponerme en contacto con ella para volver por su bonito hogar. Es un lugar precioso y con mucho que aprender y Ana te explica todo con cariño, el mismo que tiene a todos sus animales y lo que ha construido. Sus perros y gatos te acogen como si fueras parte de la familia. Me acompañó mi perra Dana y con ella genial, sentí que la incluyeron desde el principio, era una más ❤️🫶

I have just finished my first work away experience here and it was amazing, so much more than I ever was hoping for. Wim, Anaïs and Marc are all so lovely and easy to get along with. The work was really varied and so it never felt boring. The food was amazing, we ate delicious food every single day. The yurts and all the facilities were great and really cosy when it was cold in the evening with the wood burning stove. The whole experience just couldn’t have been better, very quickly it felt so comfortable, their warm energy really made us feel so welcome and we quickly all felt like a little community. The place itself is so beautiful and peaceful. I really got so much from my whole experience there, I definitely want to go back and couldn’t recommend it enough. Thanks so much all three of you!! Hopefully I’ll be back as soon as I can 🌝

I had a memorable experience, an immersion in the massaï community. I was warmly welcomed to stay for more than 2 weeks at Salome's nice house. I felt part of the family, having meals together , going out together. Salome and her husband were so nice with me, and little David was so cute ! I had the opportunity to teach French in a school, to spend time with the children, to attend to a wedding and to a solidarity gathering, and to sleep in a traditional massaï mud house. I enjoyed a lot this experience and recommend this workaway!

Joel was a pleasure to have stay with us. It was a short stay on his way through to Queensland unexpected but absolutely destiny. As a chef he cooked up some amazing delicious meals which was such a blessing after long days of work for us. He is eager to learn new tasks, a great worker very easy to get along with, great sense of humour (we had some laughs and shared many stories of adventures ) We didn't want him to leave and will definitely stay in touch. An all round great guy!

Lara is such an enthousiast and easy-going person! It was amazing to have her in our little community for a few weeks. She made us all laugh many many times, and her spontaneity lightens everything up! We could count on her for any job, including the heavier ones. Thank you so much for that!! She would always ask if we needed help with anything and would give an extra hand, even though her work time was over for the day. Lara is always very grateful for everything. She is a communicative and a group-spirit person, and is also very caring towards people's needs and thoughtfull of that at all times. Thanks so much Lara for sharing your spark and your energy with us all! We wish you all the best in your future community projects and hopefully see you back soon! :-)

I will never forget my stay in this community!! So much warmth! I had an amazing experience. I was encouraged and supported by the staff of the NGO when I launched completely new projects in the women empowerement program : a professional massage training and jewelry workshops. I built a strong link with the mamas' and I am still in touch with them 5 months after. It was a meaningful, emorable adventure, so enriching. I highly recommand this workaway .

We have so much to thank Siriana and Nico for! Their presence in our little community couldn't be missed. They both always asked how they could help, whether it was in the kitchen or in the work, and did their part of the work even when they didn't feel at their best. They definitely both did their best in the work, whether it is green work, digging or working with machines. Nico made us a couple of delicious meals and helped a few times way beyond his work-time. Siriana helped a lot in keeping the spaces nice and clean and took delicate care of the small plants we transplanted. All of us were impressed at their level of maturity and responsability for being only 19 and 21 years old :-) It was obvious from day 1 that they have a genuine interest in what we do, that they are eager to learn and that they truly enjoy nature. We all loved having them around, we laughed a lot together and we will genuily miss being all together. Big thanks to you two and we wish you a beautiful and rich road ahead! And hopefully it brings you back again to our project someday :-)

I had a really wonderful time at the beautiful place of Eyal and Natalia. We worked on various different projects during my three weeks there; from oiling the glamping tent bamboo, collecting mangoes, weeding, raking, laying palm leaves for roofing, filing, drilling and laying concrete. The schedule was working after breakfast until lunch for 3 hours and then from around 2pm for 2 hours, amounting to 5 hours a day and we had Saturday and Sunday free. In the morning before breakfast we had a couple of daily housekeeping tasks that were feeding the dogs and cats, watering plants and sweeping the terrace, this time fell outside of the 5 hours daily working but only took around 10 minutes shared evenly between everyone. Eyal was such a very kind and empathetic host. He showed us a lot of understanding and respect, I felt my different strengths and weaknesses depending on the circumstances were acknowledged in a very conscientious way and he really helps to create a harmonious space free from judgment for all the volunteers. He has a lot of stories to tell from Colombia and has a lot of knowledge to share about his project, construction with bamboo and of course yoga! We were fortunate to receive a yoga class from him while we were there between his commitments to classes in the community nearby. The place is really peaceful, the natural pool is a delight to swim in and the cats and dogs adorable! Shula the cat had me wrapped around her paw by the time I left ☺️ I didn’t meet Natalia until my last day as she was away most of the time while I was there but she also seems like a very warm hearted and lovely soul. I’d recommend this Workaway to anyone looking to get their hands dirty whilst enjoying good company and also space for inner reflection and connecting with nature! The food was also delicious! I’m really glad I chose this Workaway as my first place to come to in Colombia! Thank you Natalia snd Eyal for making a beautiful place and for hosting me so well! 🫶🏼🙏🏼

Madeleine has a lot of energy, she is always present for helping with the work, in the kitchen and also for caring for one another. She is someone who needs to really understand things, why we do things in a certain way, and therefore asks a lot of interesting and constructive questions that helps everyone understand things better and deeper. She also wants to do her work really well, and makes sure she is doing so. Madeleine shares everything she knows to contribute to everyone's good, she is very cooperative, and would do a lot to help others feel better when sick or in pain. We can talk about everything and anything together, from smaller lighter things to deeper conversations. She has been our steady early-morning angel, making breakfast, thee and coffee every morning for everyone. She's also cooked a couple of amazing meals, including her amazing potato dishes :-) We are very grateful for you Madeleine! We wish you an inpired time ahead, and we'd be glad to see you back to co-create with us on the land again!

Fred stayed with us for about a month and a half and was an absolute pleasure to host. Truly a one-of-a-kind person, he’s the kind of volunteer you hope for—independent, proactive, and incredibly reliable. Once he understood a task, he took full ownership and got it done without needing follow-up. During his time here, he helped us finish a roof, install cabinetry in both our bathroom and kitchen, and supported with cleaning and guest interactions. His work was excellent, and we were especially impressed by how resourceful he was—using materials in a creative, artistic, and ecological way. He brings a great balance of being easygoing and adventurous, while still showing up responsibly every single day. Beyond the work, Fred was simply a great presence to have around—positive, respectful, funny, and genuinely easy to live with. We would gladly host him again anytime and highly recommend him to any host looking for someone skilled, trustworthy, and self-driven.

From the beginning on we felt welcomed to this house. There is plenty of work to wear yourself out for the rest of the day. The tasks were matched with our interests and we had a lot of fun. It felt rewarding to freshen up the garden after a long winter. This was Robbie his first experience and it couldn’t have been a better one. This family contains some of the funniest people we ever met. Thank you for the nice conversations, lekker barbecue and the opportunity to explore Graz, a truly unique city with its creative vibe. Emma, Simon, Oma, Luigi, Inara and Lili: we will keep you in our heart.

A delightful angel has left a wonderful imprint on my home. That's what it feels like when I walk into the areas that Lara painted. Constantly helpful and willing at the drop of a hat. Lara made all my huge tasks (to me) disappear into thin air. In one week we completed a massive amount of work. Some days I had to go out and it was easy to leave Lara with a paint bucket and instructions. For someone who had never painted before, she excelled. The bathroom floor was varnished with ease! We moved the cast iron bath together - and successfully lined it up for the plumbing connections! It's in. We installed the toilet together! My very first, but made easy because Lara got into all the difficult angles to tighten the nuts and bolts. I tell you, it was a breeze. Although Lara had little experience in this type of renovation work, she listened carefully and we achieved exactly what was needed. No sweat! And what a relief for me. She even enjoyed it all. The windows were the last job for painting and Lara was meticulous and careful with cutting in so as to get that sharp edge without masking tape! She has left a very special imprint in that cabin. We were lucky enough to sample and enjoy Croatian food! We had lots of real conversations. My sincere thanks to this lovely gentle woman with a gorgeous smile and heart. My door is always open. Nui te aroha!