Help out on our 19th century forest family homestead while getting to know Lithuanian forests in Inkunai village

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are a family of three living on a 19th century homestead in a small forest village in Lithuania. Simona and Joel are both writers and educators, and our teenage son Oskar is a filmmaker. As of now, we do not have any animals and we have not yet reached self-sufficiency in gardening, though we aim to get there over time. In the summer, we organize and host an artist-residency for adults and film and writing camps for teenagers.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Our little village is way off the beaten path for travelers visiting Lithuania, which itself is a unique, out of the way place. In the forest, we can teach you how to forage for mushrooms, berries and herbs in season. We are also experienced cooks and enjoy passing our culinary skills onto others.

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  Proyectos con niños

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

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  Ayuda

  Our needs at the homestead are always evolving and shifting. We often need help with yard clean-up or maintenance, and at other times we can use extra hands and / or expertise on building projects. We plan to add a greenhouse onto our house, and we're currently coming to the end of a hempcrete house building project in our barn. Other challenges we face include making improvements on our outside kitchen, garden maintenance,

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Lithuanian: Fluido
  Ruso: Intermedio
  Español: Principiante
  Indonesian: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  We are interested in improving our Spanish language skills and can offer English and Lithuanian in exchange.
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  Alojamiento

  Accommodation is flexible. In spring and summer months, we can accommodate two people in a cabin room with single beds or a couple in a private room in the main house. Living conditions can best be described as "glamping". We have running water, electricity, outhouses, an outdoor shower, and a sauna which we run regularly - once or twice a week. We are working on building an indoor bathroom. The house is heated in colder months by woodstove.
  
  We have no diet restrictions and prepare most of our meals from fresh local ingredients as much as we can, sourced from our own garden, forest, and neighboring homesteads.

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  Algo más...

  There is lots to do with your time off in the forest - camping, foraging, swimming in the river, and hiking. Our community is small and very welcoming to guests, so if you stay a while, you will likely get to know and befriend some of our neighbors. While our village is not directly connected to public transportation, we are a 25-minute drive / 1 hour bike ride to the town of Anyksciai, which is a great place to explore. From Anyksciai, you can take a bus or ride share to Vilnius, about 2 hours away, or go two hours in another direction to explore Kaunas. We often go to Vilnius as we live there part time, so if we are going that way you are welcome for the ride.
  
  While we are new to workaway, we have had guests come to stay for weeks and months to be part of the family and help us with various projects. We enjoy socializing with our guests, and at the same time we respect their need for private time and space.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Este anfitrión dice que acepta a viajeros con mascotas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

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

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