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Our Backpackers is a small hostel in Windhoek with a very family like atmosphere. It is very close to the City Centre, just 10-15 minutes walking distance. Most of the guests are longterm guests who stay here between 3 months and 1 year. Therefore it feels more like living in a shared house than in a hostel.
I was running it with my husband. But we are separated and now I am sharing the work with my Cuban-Namibian Assistant Manager . We need some help during Christmas time and from May to August when we are having the most guests around. But even during the other months of the year it would be fine to have someone who can help. I am not interested in work awayers who want to come for 1 week or 2 or see Work away as a cheap way to keep up travelling as long as possible. I am also not interested in work awayers wo copy and paste their application. If you do not have time to write us a personal mail please refrain from requesting a place for you. The minimum time to stay here is 3 weeks and more. It takes a bit of time to learn the things so it does not make sense to show someone the work and after learning it the volunteer is gone.
Sometimes we have local interns who are studying tourism who need to do internships who are helping out as well. Apart from the hostel we are organizing tours around Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Therefore we have a huge knowledge about many places where to stay, how to get there and where not to go. We can share that with you if you are interested.
Our place has a huge pool and a garden that also needs a lot of attention. We have cats and a dog. The dog likes to be taken out which we cannot always manage but I try to take her out at least 2-3 times a week.
We are very environmentally concerned therefore we try to teach all our guests how to recycle and safe water.
Our other employees are Christa the cleaning lady who keeps everything nice and shiny and Mr Six who is the security guard watching over us during the night.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Trabajo de caridad
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda doméstica
Hostelería/turismo
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Volunteers can experience the different Namibian cultures. We take them out to cultural events if there are some like concerts, theater, dance, markets etc. They can accompany us on hikes and walks. They can participate in showing kids how to skate in the skatepark that was built 3 years ago by an NGO that regularly visits us with volunteers.
Ayuda
The work would be to attend to the guest’s requests, check in and out. Make bookings and reservations. On the weekends sometimes beds must be taken off and made new as the cleaner is off on the weekends. Sometimes take the dog out, go shopping, make payments. Repair some little things like exchanging bulbs. You should have a driver license and be an experienced driver. You should not be afraid to drive on the left side. I am also very happy about people who can keep our social media profile up to date or who are handy and can repair or maintain broken things.
Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Italiano: Intermedio
Alojamiento
If possible you will have your own room. But sometimes it's not possible then you would have to share a dormitory with other guests.
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If there is a possibility you can join others to visit the typical attractions in Namibia while beeing here. The guests normally travel over the week ends and they rent cars and go by themselves. So there would be possibilities to join them.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We are having a stable internet connection and several places where you can work
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Uno
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She has stayed here for 4 weeks and was a great support. She welcomed the guests and entertained them, showed them around and explained everything to them. Apart from that she loves to take care of animals. She is creative in repairing things and likes gardening a lot.
As she has travelled extensively… read more
I’m sorry for being so late leaving this feedback. However, I stayed at your place from Fri 11 Nov 23 until 9 Dec 23. During those four weeks there was enough to do not to get bored, like painting cabinet doors, installing bed lamps, lifting the rainwater tank, repair of the bicycle, creating mosquito frames to the windows, and… read more
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She has stayed here for 4 weeks and was a great support. She welcomed the guests and entertained them, showed them around and explained everything to them. Apart from that she loves to take care of animals. She is creative in repairing things and likes gardening a lot.
As she has travelled extensively… read more
I’m sorry for being so late leaving this feedback. However, I stayed at your place from Fri 11 Nov 23 until 9 Dec 23. During those four weeks there was enough to do not to get bored, like painting cabinet doors, installing bed lamps, lifting the rainwater tank, repair of the bicycle, creating mosquito frames to the windows, and… read more
Becouse i spoke with her about my volunteering at the backpackers almost 5 month before a go there, when i arrived, there was not to much to do.… read more
Everything was perfect. The backpackers itself is a lovely place with a nice livingroom style. Most of the guests are staying for a few weeks which creates a shared living atmosphere. So everybody feels kind of responsable to keep the place nice.
Christina herself is a really calm… read more
It was such a good experience. You arrived in the right moment with your really happy and spontaneous personality and I am so grateful to have met you. Every day I am reminded of you when instead of an old dirty carpet I see the wooden floor that you brought alive and made it shine again.… read more
I truly appreciated his stay and if he had wished to stay longer it would have been a pleasure to host him. I can only recommend him to any other place. He came as a stranger and he… read more
