Help our happy family with wood carving, carpentry and our garden near Sofia, Bulgaria

Infos

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  Description

  Hello people,
  
  We are establishing and art space in nature called Bulgarayya.
  Our desire is to create space for artistic projects in the field of dance, music theater and other arts. Kind of residency for artists.
  
  There is already plenty of space for visitors and helpers... We boght a new house wich is our dancing space... SO
  IF YOU ARE DANCERS you are more than welcome!
  
  The village is 40km from Sofia in mountainous area with only two citizens.
  
  It is not a community... It is an expriment... It is a place (three houses and a yard) in a small village close to Sofia, Bulgaria. We did already reconstructed and restaurated one clay house, some dancing space and a room for guests... so there are conditions for up to 10 people living together for some time.
  
  There is still a lot of work in organizing the space (the garden too).
  
  We are a family. Petya, Dido and little Kaya
  We are working on many different ideas...
  
  volunteers have to be able to take care for themselves (leaving the spaces clean and organized, cooking, shoping, washing...and so on!...
  Work depends on your skills and wish...
  
  We do reconstruction with clay...
  Organising
  building
  we work a lot with wood, woodcarving too
  we are giving a try with the garden...
  painting
  organising art events
  there are at least five spaces that need to be cleaned and organized...
  also if you want you can give clasess in the fields of different arts!
  We are really curious!!!
  Here is some description of our project:
  "BulgaRAYya"
  an Art space in Nature
  
  The opportunity is there for anyone willing to:
  -Spend some time in a clean, green place, with due respect and attention to nature;
  -Help and assist;
  -Share with others;
  -Create in various fields of art;
  -Play;
  -To consider different ideas;
  What do we do there?
  Currently we are restauring a house in the traditional Bulgarian way – with clay, stone and wood;
  Among our activities are:
  -Plastering with clay;
  -Carpentry and woodcarving;
  We are not afraid to get a little dirty or try to make something new
  -Not being afraid of making a mistake;
  -we are working on a clay walls with coloured glass particles
  -Making our own furniture
  -Experimenting with new ways of plant growing with nature being our main teacher. Permaculture;
  -Mowing;
  -Sowing;
  -Maulching;
  -Watering;
  -Picking;
  
  We are working on the idea of building a rope garden in the trees of a nearby ravine;
  We make plans and consider different ideas;
  The yard is large and has many trees. It´s bordered by a small gully, which gives us many opportunities for the realization of different, large and small projects.
  Potter's wheel, carving tools, various other tools give us opportunities to experiment with different crafts;
  -We can organize workshops, rehearsals and improvisations in various arts;
  -We Listen to music and create it; dance; play and have fun with different games:
  Daily activities:
  -Cleaning;
  -Cooking;
  -cut wood
  -start the fire in the fire places in or out;
  In Spring and Autumn we plant trees
  The village is lovely and cozy, with different hamlets scattered on several hills. There is a beautiful small church, an old fountain and mixed forest nearby.
  We talk, discuss ideas, share our thoughts;
  We are neither afraid to stay in silence or alone;
  
  Before you come please note:
  Do not carry unnecessary plastic goods.
  We are not using cleaning chemicals (sometimes soup may be)
  We are vegetarians, we dont mind if you eat meaat just bring it ready for consuption.
  Bring your smiles, good thoughts and mood :)
  Bring your creativity:)
  We run, ride bikes sleds and other devices:), we try playing different instruments.
  Toalets are dry, composting.
  Ask about anything of your interest:)
  
  Minimum planned stay - at least one week!
  We are establishing and art space in nature. Our desire is to create space for artistic projects in the field of dance, music theater and other arts. Kind of residency for artists. The village is 40km from Sofia in mountainous area with only two citizens.
  The main Idea is to continue the creation of an residential artistic base
  It is not a community... It is an expriment... It is a place (three houses and a yard) in a small village close to Sofia, Bulgaria. We did already reconstructed and restaurated one of the houses (it is a clay house) so it has conditions for up to 7 people living together for some time. The other two houses are about to be cleaned and made usable (the red and the white houses we called them).
  We are a family. Petya, Dido and little Kaya
  Here is some description of our project:
  
  an Art space in Nature
  The opportunity is there for anyone willing to:
  -Spend some time in a clean, green place, with due respect and attention to nature;
  -Help and assist;
  -Share with others;
  -Create in various fields of art;
  -Play;
  -To consider different ideas;
  What do we do there?
  Currently we are restauring a house in the traditional Bulgarian way – with clay, stone and wood;
  Among our activities are:
  -Plastering with clay;
  -Carpentry and woodcarving;
  We are not afraid to get a little dirty or try to make something new
  
  Tge toalet is outside, there is electricity and water...

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Entretien général

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Aide à la maison

  Pratique d’une langue

  Projets artistiques
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You may learn a lot about nature and nature circles, about building with natural materials, abut running an eco-art center, some dancing :) music, or other art (depends on guest artist at that moment).
  We are also involved with a dance studio in Sofia. The two places (the one in nature and the one in the city are linked)
  There is a possibility to join the team that is running a project for artistic - adventure game happening in nature.
  There is a lot of knowledge about wood crafting, working with many different instruments (building and gardening), etc.

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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 working on many different ideas... well... first volunteers to be able to take care for themselves - mostly to keep the space we live, clean and alive... and may be - cook yourself (when we are not doing it together) ...
  What we do there is mostly:
  Reconstruction with clay...
  building
  we work a lot with wood
  woodcarving too
  we are giving a try with the garden... but we are not gardeners... so if you wish to make ideas in the garden and do new things - you are REALLY welcome
  painting
  babysitting - well our girl is not a baby anymore, but she needs an eye from time to time
  organising art events

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  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

  If it is summer then we offer food and accomodation in one of the houses... toalet is outside, bathroom (during summer) too. There is sleeping space on the roof floor of the clay house or two separated rooms in the stone house.
  
  Winter time we would like to offer acommodation to people but we cannot pay for food... winter time we dont stay there so you would stay on your own... also there is not so much to do but still there are things you can help (no more than 15 hours per week) ... winter time you need to go shoping for yourself in the next village.

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  Autres infos...

  There is a lot to see around... the forest, the lake or else... Sofia is 40km away from the vilage... We have a dance studio in Sofia where a big comunity unites...
  We want to enlarge the comunity in our vilage... there is planty of space...

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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

  There is wifi with an internet card that costs 15lv. (7.5) euro per 15mb... ( I am not sure if that is the right way to write it) We can fill the card as much as it is needed

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We have male cat and lots of birds in the yard. The cat is very calm and if the guest animal is not chasing it I guess it will all be alright.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

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