Help a community in a river oasis in sunny Sicily, Italy

Infos

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  Description

  We just bought a whole valley 22 hectares of river nature oasis in southern Sicily between Modica and Ragusa. Its one of the most beautiful and intakt ecosystems I have seen in Sicily, with so many different bird, plant and water life species. The Valley or how we lovingly call it "il Nido" which means the nest in Italian, is the vision to create is a nature sanctuary that offers people in phases of life transition or challenging times a space to rest, recharge and reorientate themselves and connect back with their passion. After having lived for several years in different meditation & yoga centers, a longing grew to create a physical place that provides some external structure, yet also gives a lot of freedom and playfulness for internal processes and discoveries to unfold. So it is also a place of community and the creative arts. Here, we provide a peaceful and serene environment for individuals to reflect, heal, and find inspiration amidst nature's beauty. The Opening is planned in January/February 2025, so until then its just maintaining the place, cleaning up and getting things ready. It's a gifting-economy based project that does not run on capitalistic principals of making profit or even earning money.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Ferme

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Technologie

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  LGBT+

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Photographie

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Plage

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Montagne

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Danse
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  This really is meant to be a space of co-creation and a bit of an experiment. Although I have a background in the high-performing field of entrepreneurship and this could be done in a very structured and "productive" way, this is not what I'm in for this time. I've seen over the years how the collective, that also works intuitively is much more powerful than a set of structured thoughts. They are a good team our left and right brain, but this time I wanna give more space to the right brain: the creative, intuitive, artistic, emotional, non-verbal and imaginative. If this resonates with you, you are in the right place. Productivity has come to me in the last years more through following my passions rather than the linear structure. We are in the liminal here.
  
  Also from time to time we take the car for a trip to the beach, go to community and cultural events in the town or savour a granita in Modica. A bit of Dolce Vita is always needed :-)
  
  I can give offer meditation and yoga classes, vegan cooking, lots of wilderness survival skills stuff :), somatic body work, music (we have some instruments on site), campfire, laughs, stories, a ear to listen, and loots of time to dance and play and create. Knowledge in building things, entrepreneurship, holocracy and many other fun project management and communication tools... But at the same time, I also wanna make this just as much of an interesting creative space for you rather than just an work exchange.

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  Aide

  We'd love for a minimum commitment of 2 weeks, even better one to two months, to keep the integrity and family feeling of the group.
  
  Im looking for some enthusiastic souls, to enjoy this beautiful nature with me, go on valley explorations, river baths and campfires, and have fun doing some clean-up, building and beautifying action for around 4-5h a day. This place used to be sort of a ecotourism place with a big restaurant before Covid hit, now it has been closed for the past 5 years. So you would be the very very first on this land to start the "bringing-this-place-back-to-life" party! Woooho!
  
  This is a co-created space so there is not a fixed idea of what needs to be done first, it should be more of an exploration also for you what you feel drawn to contributing, so you can also basically choose and shape your own daily schedule.
  
  Tasks you choose might be: cutting trees, collecting trash, building furniture and A-frame cabins, repairing stone walls and fences, cleaning the floors and land, building outdoor fire place, permaculture, landscaping, creating art, repotting plants, cooking, be the DJ, hosting a workshop, dressing-up and make sure we all have great costumes... its all welcome!
  
  This place has so much potential and actually I cant wait breathing back fresh air and enthusiasm into it, but at the same time it can also seem like a daunting task as the place is huge, its really a whole valley, so it takes a good portion of optimism, lightness, playfulness and pragmatic problem-solving mindset as the infrastructure is very. basic at the moment. We have a 4x4 car as its a rough road into the valley and we have the basic powertools, including a little generator and a big battery to run some lights in the evening and charge devices. Most of the work would be done outside on the property, the weather is perfect now, with a fresh breeze in the valley. In the nights it already gets a bit chilly, but we can provide more blankets and we should have a pellet stove at some point.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Italien: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  As we just bought the land (we are actually still waiting for some last documents) There is a house will full infrastructure including an industrial kitchen, bathrooms, cold showers ( let me know if you wanna install a hot water boiler) .
  You are the right person if you are okay with the little infrastructure. A nice tent with a comfy bed will be provided that you can place anywhere on the property, its lovely to hear the sounds of the river and the birds in the morning. We have five spots in tents available.
  
  From mid-November onwards the group will be around 4-6 people. So one would be in charge for cooking the meals each day. We can rotate every day. Kitchen will be plant-based. There will be enough food and snacks, you can also let me know what your wishes are and we shop accordingly. If you want additional foods (cheese, eggs...) you can purchase them in the Modica nearby, will go there about 2-3 times per week, its a 20min drive or you can take the car yourself.

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  Autres infos...

  TIMELINE
  The idea and wish is to spend mornings until our first meeting in silence to allow for contemplation and spaciousness. We then have a checkin every morning at 9.30AM where everyone shares their plan for the day. We collectively get some sh*t done until 1.30PM when we have lunch together and celebrate what we have achieved. Afternoons are completely open to you: Explore the valley, go to Modica or Ragusa, go on walks, hang out together, play games, journal, create, swim in the river or continue your task of the day. Yet overall the afternoon is meant to be a open space also for leisure and relaxation if that is what you long for. The idea is that the whole project will later on run on gifting economy and generally also guest follow their intuitive impulse. Let's see :) high hopes, haha well we gotta start with something and I'm bored of the current capitalistic system, and just wanna playfully try out new ways.From around February 2025 we should be able to start hosting the first guests.
  
  ALCOHOL AND SMOKE-FREE ESTATE
  We understand that this is a bold move, yet we would like for it to align with the vision of creating a space for inner contemplation, self-discovery, and reflection. Therefore this is a place where substance use, including alcohol, tabacco, recreational drugs and plant medicine is not taking place (there might be some exceptions in the future). Why? In many of our daily lives, consuming substances—especially in social group settings— has become normalised, sometimes even encouraged. If you feel open to it, consider this an opportunity to explore a different way of being, to experience yourself in a new context, and perhaps even become curious about how it feels to be without these influences. When I first spent three months in an environment like this, it profoundly shifted my relationship with myself and how I choose to engage with substances moving forward.
  If you think you may find it very challenging to go without any substance during your stay, let's have a chat. It doesn’t automatically mean you can’t come, but we do ask that you let us know in advance so we can have an open conversation.
  
  ACCESSIBILITY / GETTING AROUND
  There is a car you can always use as its a 20-25min drive and a 3km quite rough 4x4 road up the hill to reach Modica. The ocean is 35min by car. There is a daily direct night train from Milan to Siracusa. The next airport is Catania with a direct bus to Modica four times a day. For the love of our dear mother Earth we highly encourage travel by train, boat, carpooling.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have very fast Starlink internet, 120 mbps

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

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

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