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Learn about landscape, crafts, traditional music and wildfires in a rural environment, Avola, Sicily, Italy

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  • Última actividad: 17 mar 2024

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos una semana

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Hello dear traveller, I'm Lorenzo a 36 years Sicilian guy.
    I grow up and now I live in the countryside, in south-east of Sicily, on the top of a hill close to Avola (Siracusa), surrounded by Mediterranean wild nature, with an open view to the sea.
    After being a farmer on my land I quitted. I started discovering my creative side and making jewelry, using natural materials that I harvest from more then 50 plants in this part of Sicily. I sell it on a street market in my wonderful city: Noto.
    I also play and sing Sicilian music
    Plants, sustainability, food, crafts, and everything is about being using our intuitive side making or fixing things. I love building problem solving.
    Ah, you will probably hear a lot about wild fires too as it is a big problem on this part of Sicily and I'm cofounder of a Social Movement to struggle it.

    I really believe in creativity as one of the basic values of my life, as for me creating is kind of therapy/meditation.
    I cannot imagine myself living far from nature and creativity. One of my dreams, a day, is to found a community in this huge land, as I really believe in Collaboration too.
    I enjoy so much Workaway as my personal way to open my mind and travel around the world (I'm not a good traveller) knowing other people. I'm curious about who are you, what you are coming to do in this life and what we are going to share opening my world and my house to you.
    I live in a little house on a part on the top of a hill, built on the rock, attached to a big cave, near my parents house (we are neighbours) and the jewelry studio. I share my house with volunteers: kitchen, living room and bathroom for showers (we prefer to use outdoor compost toilets, there is one for every caravan). I provide food for every meal. Breakfast you can prepare and eat yourself and lunch and dinner are shared.
    There are also a cat and 2 dogs around that love to be cuddled.
    And since few Months, we converted a Caravan into a Sauna to enjoy in wintertime!
    I speak English, Spanish, French and Sicilian. I eat and cook organic food, mostly vegetarian/vegan and local.

    My place is not a total Freestyle one. I have some simple rules of what there is to know about the use of the house and the spaces, to care a bit of my privacy, my lifestyle and my objects/tools. I'm generally very clear about the work that has to be done and how (details are important to me), always open to new idea to be shared and get from you.
    The Internet access here is limited, so I cannot provide you a fast and unlimited connection to watch movies, videos or work with heavy stuff.

    I almost always prefer hosting people already skilled in the kind of help I need, so:
    HANDY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH DIY SKILLS AND WOODWORK SKILLS, VEGAN-VEGETARIAN-GLUTEN-FREE COOKING SKILLED PEOPLE, CREATIVE/ARTISTIC PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WITH SKILLS CONNECTED TO FASHION AND ADVERTISEMENT, ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOME, more if you have two or more of these skills together.
    I especially prefer people already used to country life able to use their hands, cook for their selves and others and physically fit, able to be flexible and adapt to new environments and people, possibly use to drive and with an independent but social attitude.
    So this is not a place for city people that want to learn about everything.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Proyectos artísticos
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
    Ayuda informática
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    I love to share about:
    - local plants, landscape and environment
    -local cities, architecture and rural history
    - traditional Sicilian music, songs, instruments and life style
    - natural jewelry, creativity, and hand crafts in general
    -woodwork
    -wildfires and how to struggle it
    -rural life
    -community life, eco villages, sustainable life

  • Proyectos con niños

    Proyectos con niños

    En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    what are you going to do here:
    -help in the kitchen cooking/baking
    -help in the big work of Isolation of my house and the cave from a big rain infiltration
    -build, create with wood/iron, fix stuff, project new compost toilets
    -improve the quality of life in and around the house (ordening, cleaning and more)
    -empty, clean and order the cave
    -take pictures, record videos, make graphic design
    -cut and collect grass around the borders of the property to protect it from wild fires

    Generally I try to concentrate the tasks in the morning to leave you free on afternoons (from around 8,30 to 13,30, but it's flexible depending on you, the work and the temperatures)
    I like to share but even to have independent people, so often the work can be independent but with me on a side to make it more clear.

    Workawayers will not be asked to help with business-related activities.

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Inglés: Fluido
    Español: Fluido
    Italiano: Fluido
    Francés: Intermedio

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
    Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Accommodation in two caravans both with a double and a single bed (3 places hitch: a double and a single bed, even good for a family, we don't ask you to share it with people that you don't know, so you could always have your privacy), and tent in summertime.
    People traveling with their own Van-Camper are super welcome too.
    In summer I can also provide you a tent and mattress.
    In Summer I provide a tent accommodation too(a nice cotton vintage tent).

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Avola is the closest city (5 km) and there's need of a car to move from here to other places. When you’ll arrive I'll come to pick you up from the bus/train station if you want (you could even walk if you feel like it :P but is a long steep way). In Avola you can take buses/trains to the principal cities in the area.
    We are very close to the fantastic Cava Grande natural reserve, the biggest canyon in Europe and quite close to the sea (7 km), this area is very special because of the lime stones and deep valleys with rivers where you can often swim.
    The sea is quite close(you see it from here), as other natural reserves in the area like Vendicari on the sea, with its salty lake with flamingos, and very nice natural beaches.
    I share my car with you if feel like driving, if you take care of it and put the gasoline you use.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    If you travel with your Van/Camper you are Super Welcome! We already had experience with it, so we have nice spots with electricity, water access and shade.

  • Podría aceptar mascotas

    Podría aceptar mascotas

    I already had experience hosting volunteer's cats and was fine. Dogs is probably much difficult, but let's talk about if you have a pet with you.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

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    Horas esperadas

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 721372774154

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