Help around our home and healing biotope while surrounding yourself with nature in Montferrer, France

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  Descripción

  We are a German family with 3 kids (Lucia,9, Walburga,12 and Ludwig, 15) who live on a former farm property in the East Pyrenees since 2022. My wife, Kerstin, holds a master degree in pedagogy and a master degree in Aikido (5th Dan). Me, Robert, I have an Engineer's diploma in Forestry, and I am a registered Budopedagogist and as well holding a master degree in Aikido (6th Dan).
  As a family, we live a life in peace and harmony amidst the mountain nature, practising Aikido on all levels. We will establish different training spaces, an Octagonal mountain temple, a Yurt Dojo and grounds for Aikido weapon training.
  The two farm houses have been fully restored and are well equipped, but the land was in little use for about 25 years. Now, we reactivate the overgrown infrastructure (streets, ways, paths) and ancient stone terraces all over our property (18 ha) to establish permaculture and forest gardens step by step. We also have a dog, two ponies, a donkey and five goats.
  Since we live at the southern slopes of the Canigou massive (2784m), the holy mountain of the Catalan people, we love mountain hiking in this vast area without tourism. We combine our tours with traditional exercises of the Japanese Yamabushi (mountain warriors) and offer that for youth education and initiatic travel projects, coaching, etc. to create our income.
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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Enseñanza

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  First of all, a co-creative family life in peace and harmony can be experienced.
  The 35 sqm Mediterranean kitchen is the centre point of living, sharing organic food, preparing internationally, mostly vegetarian meals together.
  Working hours are always followed by reflection honouring the achievements made.
  There is the chance to experience various Aikido practices on and off the mat, as well as taking part in meditative and contemplative exercises in magic places in nature. Occationally we also sing and dance the Paneurythmia, a Bulgarian mountain practice. Therefore, we are a living example for the integration of Oriental and Occidental cultures.
  It is our 'German' style to work physically efficiently and concentrated only a few hours per day and all the same having time for social, mental and spiritual work every day, maintaining consciously an integral conduct of life.
  Since we are well equipped with machines and tools for farming and forestry, as well as our workshop is, especially outdoor work competences can be acquired.
  Moreover, we can teach educational competencies. We are experts for youngsters and adolescents.

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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

  Depending on the season we need help in establishing a self sufficient homestead in multiple ways: clear cutting, fencing, gardening, building (greenhouse, root cellar, shelters), making hay and firewood, etc. Also small repairs and maintenance around the houses is required.
  Our children are very well self organized (Montessori), but they are thankful for some support in learning, especially in languages (English, French).
  They are very competent in taking care of themselves. Nevertheless it is great help for them, someone communicative just being around ("holding the space") in case we are on mountain tour with clients for a few days sometimes.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio
  Español: Principiante
  Japonés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  We are german native speakers. For both our daughters English and French beginners level would be great. For us and our son French advanced level and communication training is fine. Some Spanish beginners level also wouldn't be bad.
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  Alojamiento

  The little house with the large Mediterranean kitchen mentioned below provides two guest rooms at the souterrain. We also can offer our big family caravan (3 rooms) nearby the farmhouses, as well as different caravan sites for your own camper van.
  Our property, reaching from 850m to over 1100 m altitude, offers a variety of camping grounds for tents, from the meadow down at the little river, over places in deep forest to terraces with great view on the Spanish mountain border.

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  Algo más...

  Although we are at the end of a valley up in the mountains, we are only 50 km away from the Mediterranean sea, which is a little more than an hour's drive. The wonderful coastline of the rocky Côte Vermeille with its picturesque villages is as well an option as the endless sand beaches of Argèlés sûr Mer.
  You also can visit places like Perpignan and Figueres (Spain) in the same travel time. Barcelona is 120 km from our place. There are also various natural hot spas around the Canigou massive.
  Our little village Montferrer is 4 km away and offers a little cafe and leisure grounds (pool, boule, ping-pong). We can provide our e-bikes to reach it in a 15 minutes ride.

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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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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  So far we cannot offer internet access. But we have very good LTE mobile net.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  A smaller place near the houses and a big one a little below. Electricity can be provided.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Not inside houses.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Horas esperadas

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

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