Help us create a more sustainable life between Caldas da Raina and Óbidos, Portugal

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  Description

  Hi there! We are a Traditional portuguese family of 4 vegetarians, Tiago, Joana, and two litlle kids aged 4 and 1 years old. Plus 2 cats, 2 hens, 2 ducks and 3 dwarf goats.
  We are trying to live a sustainable life, so we bought a piece of land between Caldas da Raina and Óbidos, where we try to renovate the buildings, take care of the land, and some sustainable facilities such as a solar showers, compost toilet or a grey water recycling system. We also run a forest school project in a public park where kids are always in contact with nature.
  
  Before having kids and owning the land we were spending mostly of our time traveling by hitchhiking around the world.
  We are both teachers, working in an NGO promoting the connection between the children and the nature throughout the forest school sessions.
  Currently Tiago is also studying in a Medical School.
  We are vegetarians and love to have a good conversation over a good meal and a cup of tea.
  
  Our house is in a village with many facilities, good transportation and few minutes away from Caldas da Rainha, Óbidos and Foz do arelho. It´s also about 25 minutes driving to Peniche and Nazaré.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We spent 10 years travelling, mostly by hitchhiking, and living in different places. We are languages and education enthusiastics, and very happy to discuss about sustainability. Sports and cooking are our hobbies.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We are looking for help with the construction/renovation, converting into eco systems, and taking care of the land, such as:
  - Cleaning the land and the Barn
  - Helping in the household
  - Building a grey water recycling system
  - Painting
  - Windows and doors installation and sealing
  - Moving stuff away
  - General carpentry
  - General construction
  - Door locks installation
  - Re-pointing walls with lime mortal
  - House Plumbing and Electricity
  - Fruits picking
  - General agriculture

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Portugais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Italien: Intermédiaire
  Russe: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We love to practice and learn new languages.
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  Hébergement

  We have a tent you can pitch and your are welcome to bring your own tent or van/car/hammock. Depending on the days and how many of you are coming, we have a mattress that can be used to sleep in the living room, office or playroom.
  We love to cook and eat but our time to cook is very limited so we will provide the food but we won´t always be able to cook for you. You are welcome to use our kitchen though. If you are staying long, on non-working days we kindly request you to help with the food.
  We are vegetarians and we prefer not to have meat in our house, however, in the barbecue is fine.

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  Autres infos...

  Caldas da Rainha and Óbidos are two really nice towns, with history and beautiful sightseeing, The beaches are close by and there are great surfing spots within 25 minutes driving.

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have enough space to park vans and campers

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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, 4-5 days a week

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