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Hello, my name is Miguel and I am from Spain.

Due to family reasons, I had to remain at home for many years. Now that I can make again decisions thinking only about myself, I have decided to live my dream life and experience what I couldn't before. I want to develop myself and find a deeper approach to life. I am deeply involved in this search.

I have lived in the amazonian Colombia and in Mexico City. From january 2018 to april 2021 I was in Italy, searching to experience this country and to learn the language.

Now I'd like to enjoy the french culture as much as I have enjoyed the italian. I am eager to know by myself what I have already explored in books. My level of french is intermediate at the moment, but I am working hard to improve my knowledge.

For me, as a volontary, it is very important the "professional" relation with my host. I like helping people with daily duties and their personal projects. I work very well in a free and autonomous way. I like doing my tasks well and I would like to do things I have never done before, and to learn new abilities and capacities.

To me, it's very important too to connect on a personal level: interesting conversations, to get to know different ways to face up life, to learn from your experiences... Both private time and time to stay together. To share good moments and, when leaving your home, to take with me something good and to leave to you something good.

I love writing and I did a course in screen writing in Rome in 2021-2022.
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Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Italiano: Fluido
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I'd like to exchange french and spanish conversation
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Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender
Me interesa:
Proyectos ecológicos
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Compañía para ancianos
Mantenimiento general
Vida en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Cuidado de animales
Trabajo de caridad
Proyectos artísticos
Puedo enseñar:
Hostelería/turismo
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It's been more than 5 years that I do workaway in Europe. During this time I have faced many different host's profiles and voluntary works. I think that this variaty has given me a great flexibility and adaptability to diverse characters and envirenments (high mountain, religious communities, yoga centers, people living on their own, aged people, young couples...)

I can cope as well with many different tasks, from gardening to horses care, from grape harvest to cider making, from arranging theatrical decorations to house-sitting, repairs, wood chopping, orchards, cutting hedges, dog-sitting, greenhouse assembly ... What I most value from all these experiences is that I have learnt to arrive to a place and cope with what needs to be done with care and dedication.

What I have most enjoyed during these years it's been carpentry and I'd love to learn from an expert on the subject.

As a trade, I have been for many years receptionist in a four star hotel. I speak very well english (one year in Ireland in 2001) In italian, I have the C2 diploma, native level. In french, I have now an intermediate level and I'd like to get, at least, the C1 diploma.

I think that if you like doing things well and you are not afraid of hard working, you can face up everything in life. I would like to learn new things from your experiences, capacities and abilities
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I hope to share many things with you, help you with your plans and projects and share good moments together.
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- Fumador
- Permiso de conducir
- Alergia
- Dieta especial

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5 dic 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help with my large house and ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miquel was one of my best workaway’s to have stayed with me for the past 6 years. He was very capable and took care to be well organised before taking on every project of work, and taking a great pride in his workmanship. He was always good humoured and in fact had a mischievous sense of humour bringing me many smiles and laughter during the day.… read more

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20 jul 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help with my large house and ...)

I stayed with Jona in Riberac for three weeks and this has been one of my best experiences as a workawayer in my 6 years as a voluntary.

We got on very well. She has a very lively and strong personality,or as she prefers to call herself, she's a viking woman. For me, that price so much family and life stories, it was great to listen to so many… read more

(Excelente )

4 sept 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help me transform my garden ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel est resté à la maison du 5 au 21 juin 2023. Un séjour dont je garde un excellent souvenir. Très bonne entente et très bons échanges. L'un des objectifs de Miguel était, outre ses tâches pour m'aider, d'apprendre le français et de préparer les examens du Delf. Il s'en est très bien sorti et a pris confiance dans ses compétences à s'exprimer… read more

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19 jun 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help me transform my garden ...)

I have stayed chez Florence for 20 days and the experience has been excellent.

Her house is next to the marina, in Marais. There is a very big garden and I stayed in the caravan, a very comfortable home with its own space outside, in the garden, where I could spend my free time. We ate in the house, always very well. We enjoyed many regional… read more

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25 jun 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Home and garden projects on ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel est venu m'aider à entretenir mon jardin et bricoler à droite et à gauche.
Très efficace tant dans le jardin que pour les différentes interventions sur la maison et l'atelier.
Une très belle rencontre conviviale et cordiale. et de beaux échanges sur nos vies respectives.
Je recommande vivement d'accueillir Miguel à l'occasion d'un de ses… read more

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11 jun 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Home and garden projects on ...)

I stayed chez Dominique during 11 days and I enjoyed every minute of it.

She is a very nice person, always concern about the workaway well-being. She shared with me a lot of family stories, she showed me her artistic work and told me about her artistic evolution and life experiences. We ate very well, watch series every night (Utopia fully… read more

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Finisterre, the end of the Camino de Santiago

A stop in the Camino

Santiago de Compostela, the finish line, all together

Shikoko Henro pilgrimage, Japan

Koya Mount, the end of Shikoku Henro pilgrimage

San Agustín, Colombia

Museo de Antropología, Ciudad de Messico

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The night of dead, Oaxaca, Messico

With Michaela and Krystyna in Sciolze, Italy

Grape harvest in Lazio, Italy

Voluntaries from the buddhist village of Bordo, Italy

Making cider in Normandy, France

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5 dic 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help with my large house and ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

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20 jul 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help with my large house and ...)

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4 sept 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help me transform my garden ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

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19 jun 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help me transform my garden ...)

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25 jun 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Home and garden projects on ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

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11 jun 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Home and garden projects on ...)

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7 jun 2023

Dejado por el anfitrión (Exchange help in gardening ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel spent three weeks in May with us.
He is a calm and very gentle man. He did all kind of jobs here, constructed stairs in the garden, painted furnitures, did some weeding and a lot of other works. He works very well, with this same calm, and he sees by himself what work is to be done.
He was very friendly with our grandson and we had nice… read more

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28 may 2023

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Exchange help in gardening ...)

I was in Anna and Patrick’s home for three weeks, and the experience couldn’t have been better.

The place is really beautiful. The house consists of different stone buildings that they united and restored over the years. I had my own space, very comfortable and well-equipped. In the back of the house there is a slopping ground. It starts with a… read more garden, then a little orchard, greenhouses, enclosed lands for the sheep, goats, donkeys and poultry, other orchard... Here some flowers, there some trees, paths, a hammock, a gazebo with benches, a vegetable garden grow in the rules of permaculture… There is a human touch in everything but with the spirit and principles of the nature itself.

Both Anna and Patrick are people with a wide and interesting live experience. The have many practical abilities too. They have complementary tinkering skills and the produce most of their vegetables, made their own dairy products and their own bread (fresh cheese with homemade bread for breakfast was a pleasure every day) One of his youth ideal was to be self-sufficient and I think they have get it. Food was very good and what I really priced in Nourais was the conversation: very funny, interesting and about many different topics. I enjoyed listening to their life experiences and anecdotes. It was a great place to practice french, especially now that I prepare my french diploma. Great help was Nahim too, their grandson, a very clever and affectionate child, 6 years old. He taught me new words (tournesol, hérisson…) he corrected me when I spoke frenchspanish (je le vais voir: pas bien; je vais le voir: bien) and sometimes he sat next to me to translate the words that I didn’t know in the Tintin and Lucky Luke’s comics.

Work was easy and very diverse: pulling weeds, prepare the soil for planting, build a staircase in the garden, build a henhouse (here I only was Anna’s builder assistant)… What I most enjoyed was when we prepared the wood structure for Anna students’ exhibition at home and then we took it to Rennes, rebuilt it in the public gallery and hang their works.

I didn’t do much tourism here, despite the opportunities they gave me, because I worked a lot for my french exams, perhaps too much. But I enjoyed the possibility to know Rennes while Anna was teaching and it was always a pleasure the Friday market with the coffee and crêpes afterwards. One special event was the day when they prepared the cart that Patrick has built and the donkeys and we went for a trip through the countryside. With the splendor of the nature in may, it was an unforgettable experience. And many days I did my walk with the company of Itcho, a very gentle dog.

In summary, a great place to stay with good and very interesting people. Totally recommended.

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13 mar 2022

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Come to the Côte d'Azur, help ...)

I arrived in Roquebrune at the beginning of february and I stayed there for 3 weeks. Brigitte is a charming woman, full of savoir-vivre and joie de vivre, energetic, strong-willed, with a very interesting life and lots of experiences to share. I really enjoyed her company and conversation.

We usually worked with her and we also enjoyed some free… read more

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12 dic 2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Great opportunity to help ...)

When I moved from Italy to France, I had the intention to be familiar with another culture and learn a new language. I was looking for a calm place where to focus on a writing project too. The choise couldn’t have been better. I came for the summer and I felt so well here that I decided to come back again, after my workaway experience of one month… read more in Paris.

Elleri is a very generous and gentle woman, full of those little gestures that make life nicer for everybody around her. Here, the art of hospitality remains. This is an always wellcoming home, with colleages, family, friend and old-workawayers coming and going. She has had a wide life experience and she can say that she has really travelled around the world. Although she is from welsh origin, she speaks a perfect french, after so many years leaving in France. I was offered to do online classes in her accademy, combining my voluntary tasks with the learning of the language.

She has been very flexible with my timetable. It has been up to me to decide how to fullfil my duties. The task are easy. Keep the swimming-pool in good conditions, some orchard, some gardening and taking care of the animals. She has two dogs (gentleman Lucky and youthful Toby), 5 cats (grampa Ben, kitten Keddy, nice ladies Four and Five and the Moriarty of food robbery-clever schemer-evil genius-James Bond’s villain... Bill). She has three horses too. Caid, Isis and Lalo. Each of them with its own personality. I has been my first experience with horses, and a very interesting one. In fact, one of my best memories of this summer is going in the sunset to the upper meadow, whistle to call them and come back to the stables with the three horses trotting around me.

In the house lives also Elleri’s mother, Wendy. With her I have been able to practise my english. She is a very cultured and intelectually active person. We have talked about literature, history, her travels, her life experiences... A real bonus for my time here. We usually watch a Netflix’s documentary after lunch and we have much enjoyed our time together.

Elleri’s house is in the middle of the nature, surrounded by trees and meadows. There are many paths to walk around and now, in autumn, with the forests red yellow and green, is even more relaxing. It’s a perfect place for cycling (in the house there are two bycicles). Here I have fond the perfect place to focus on my writing project. There is a great library in the house and the section about traveling, is really amazing. I have never got bored. In this time I have been able to visit Rouen, Mount Saint-Michele, Evreux, Lisieux, Omagagh Beach, Honfleur, Deaville… I could even join the village trip to the forest to go for mushrooms and I went chez Brigitte, her neighbourgh and friend, to make cider with her. One of the things I have more liked about Elleri is her habit of not taking the direct path to places, strolling with the car around the norman countryside, visiting little villages and enjoying the landscape.

Perfect time the time in this home . Real focus , such a good use of time, meeting interesting people, listening to good stories, sightseeing… Perfect place to leave behind any stress. Every day we have dinner together (now, in the autumn with the fireplace on) and watch a film. Elleri is an excellent cook, with so many recipes that she has learnt in her journeys around the world. Always with a good glass of wine. Perfect end for the perfect days I have lived here.

Long comment... but this home deserves a long one. This has been one of my best experiences as a workawayer. I reccomend you to come, mainly is you want to go out of the rat race of everyday life, search yourself or focus on a project you’d love to pursue. I know I will be back, as many other long-term voluntaries do. I feel that after such a great time here, I am part of this home and this family.

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27 ene 2021

Dejado por el anfitrión (Have the Best Workaway ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Migues has been with my family for one year and a half and is part of our family now, he is a very good guy, very polite, calm and reliable person, always available to support us in any possible ways. We really loved to have him around, and we highly recommend him. For his support, his kindness, and his availability. Miguel was capable to manage… read more

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18 ene 2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Have the Best Workaway ...)

I arrived in Rome in October of 2019, with the intention to do a nine-month course in scriptwriting for the cinema. At the end of next march, when I will leave Luciano and Marisa’s house, I will have stayed with them for one year and a half.

I have to say that the choice couldn’t have been better. They have been really friendly and supportive… read more during these difficult times, letting me to extend my stay when the COVID-19 crisis changed the normal development of the classes. They were very flexible with the timetable, letting me to combine my voluntary and academic schedules. Without their help, I couldn’t have completed this extraordinary experience. They are really nice people, caring, concerned about my well-being, always with a gentle and affectionate mood.

They are autonomous, in a very good health condition, so they don’t need any help in that sense. The voluntary consists mainly on garden and swimming-pool tasks. Sometimes a bit of painting and other little odd jobs. Three hours per day, which gives you a lot of free time. I have worked with Alberto, the chief gardener, a good and funny guy, full of life experiences to share.

You will live in your own apartment; with everything you need for your everyday life. There is a big garden around, which it was great during the confinement. The beach is at 15 minutes on foot. I have spent lots of meaningful moments there, reading, writing and walking. Out of the touristic season, the seaside is a quiet and peaceful place. You can take a bath and it’s a good place to do surfing too. Climate is mild and sunny most of the year. Anzio is at 10 minutes by train. You can go for a walk in the port, take a beer, have a meal in the fish restaurants or watch a film. In the summer you can do sailing and surfing courses. Life burst during this season. At the same time, Rome is at 45 minutes by train. So much leisure spots, art, culture and history to enjoy. In this place you have the quiet environment of the country combined with all the activities and the fun of the big city.

If you like nature, around Anzio you can find natural parks (Sabaudia, Torre Astura, Tor Caldara), untouched forest and non-touristic beaches. I have enjoyed so, so much this part of my stay here. Day trips that helped me during these complex times.

What else can I say? First of all, I’d like to thank Luciano and Marisa for their help, which it has let me to live my dream of doing this scriptwriting course. I fully recommend you to stay here. It is the perfect place to live and explore Rome and Lazio, especially if you are looking for a long stay destination. I hope you will enjoy this place as much as I have done.

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31 oct 2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Experience the Umbrian ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Delighted to have Miguel in our home: reliable, thorough and often worked beyond the time frame required.
He was pleasant, calm and communicative. Miguel, you are welcome back at any time!

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31 oct 2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Experience the Umbrian ...)

I am really happy to have stayed at Pino and Anne's home during my time in Assisi. Both are very nice people, very active, with plenty of experience and very interesting lives.
The job consist in a variey of tasks that the voluntary has to do inside and outside the house. They are flexible about the time: I usually worked in the morning but some… read more

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6 oct 2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Gardening and animal help in ...)

After staying this year so many times with previous hots, it is great to discover amazing new places. Few times in all my experiences as workawayer I have coincided with such an extraordinary group of people. Funny, interesting, generous, relaxed, full of life, good people. We shared a lot of time together, from day trips to cooking, from yoga… read more

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26 jun 2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Miguel)

Da tempo volevo scrivere una nota su Miquel.
Abbiamo trascorso insieme circa un mese nella mia proprietà e, per le sue caratteristiche personali e qualità, non avrei dovuto tardare così tanto. Mi scuso.
Miquel è una persona affidabile e matura. Egli ha grande cura e interesse per il territorio, la cultura locale e le opere d'arte. Le attività… read more

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2 abr 2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (Beautiful ecological and ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Thank you so much Miguel for having been with us and having helped us in many ways! I remember well your onest, clear, polite and reliable being. We always knew we could count on you, we knew you would take your tasks seriously and would do everything you did well, with care, attention and a feeling of responsibility. We wish you all the best.… read more

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25 mar 2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Beautiful ecological and ...)

Ciao Roshan. I know I am writting this review so, so late but this 6 months up in the mountains have been full of things to do.

This is an extraordinary spot in the middle of the nature. The sorroundings are amazing and the coast is wild and worth exploring. The rocky mountains and the forest make it an ideal place to find peace. But, at the same… read more

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10 feb 2019

Dejado por el anfitrión (A non-profit Buddhist ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel's stay and his work and commitment to the community were simply impressive. His ease to be as well with others as with himself during work or in the leisure time were greatly appreciated. We are happy to know that he will return again 2019 for several weeks.
Have a good continuation of your lifelong pilgrimage :-)

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8 oct 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (A non-profit Buddhist ...)

I usually descrive in detail the places where I do workaway, but I prefer not to do this here. I think it is better for you not to come with any previous idea or expectation and discover by yourselves the generous spirit, the strong energy and the magic of this place.
I fully recommend you to come, mainly if you are in a personal search. If you… read more

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2 jul 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel spent 10 days with us and we're very thankful for his help! The work at the opening of the season was pretty tough for us and Miguel teamed up with us with a very positive attitude! He's a very open person and has lots to share with the world. We wish him very happy travelling and hope our paths will cross again!

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2 jul 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help out in an alpine ...)

I had a very good experience at Jervis. The rifugio is in the Gran Paradiso National Park. The landscape is amazing. You will be sorrounded by big mountains and lakes with plenty of paths for hiking all arround.
I liked very much to live in an isolated environment but at the same time meeting new people everyday. I have discovered that those who… read more

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9 may 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help to fix the rooms, ...)

For me, this time with Paola has been amazing.
I have really enjoyed working with her. She used to tell me what to do and she let me to do things as I wanted. She relied on my criterion and my capacity. This is the way I prefer and I did my best. At the end of the job, she used to have a look to see that everything was ok and we looked for the… read more

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8 may 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Miguel)

Ciao Miguel,
sei una persona eccezionale, sai adattarti a tutti i lavori e, soprattutto a tutte le situazioni, non ho mai conosciuto una persona come te.
Mi ritengo fortunata ed onorata ad averti ospitato a casa mia.
Non solo sei stato di grande aiuto nella mia casa con grande impegno e precisione, ma sei riuscito ad inserirti e a farti amare in… read more

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19 abr 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión (Help out in the garden and ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

We had a great time with Miguel, only too short!
Being with him was a pleasure, and when he had to help alone, he did his tasks with a maximum of precision and determination. And with joy, and that makes all much more beautiful.
We had nice conversations and shared with him some troubles we had in this period with our refugees welcomed in our… read more

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24 mar 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Help out in the garden and ...)

First of all, both Michaela and Krystyna are really great, great people. So fun, energetic, full of live... Molto carine, con un bel cuore.

They make you feel in your own home, always generous, trying to help you in everything you need. I had the opportunity to know and share their interest, their family, their friends... They always involve you… read more

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18 abr 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión (Gardening, General ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Miguel is very a interesting and enjoyable person. He helped us a lot with our project, helping relaxed.

(Muy Bien )

16 abr 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Gardening, General ...)

Both Sergey and Claudia are trying to create a really interesting project: to offer to artists a place where to develop and/or show their work and to the local community first and to everybody in general, the possibility to live and enjoy an artistic experience. To build this meeting point, they are putting all their passion, knowledge and… read more

(Muy Bien )

28 feb 2018

Dejado por el anfitrión (Gardening at a meditation ...) para el workawayer (Miguel)

Ciao Miguel, sei stato per noi un aiuto provvidenziale, in un momento difficile, hai saputo esserci vicino con il tuo occhio attento, la tua grande disponibilità a fare qualsiasi tipo di attività e la tua unica capacità di adattamento a tutte le situazioni! Il tuo fantastico modo di essere sempre positivo e di saper apprezzare ciò che c'è di… read more

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28 feb 2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Miguel) para el anfitrión (Gardening at a meditation ...)

Tanti saluti, Sandro and Vilma.

I do not know how to start giving you thanks for the amazing experience I have enjoyed with you.

Thank you, Sandro, for accepting me into your home. That house in the middle of the nature, that you built with so much love and care. The possibility to walk in the forest, in that winter landscape. All the delicious… read more

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