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Come help us at our country home which is surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife management areas. We live in a large, old house which was originally designed as a hunting and fishing lodge.
Joseph is a retired professional photographer/part-time farmer and Deborah was a voice teacher at the University of Florida as well as in her private studio. We're both well-traveled and feel you will benefit from a cultural exchange here.
Don't worry if your English isn't perfect. We're open and easy going with mixed communication and will make the effort to meet you where you are in your language ability.
The land is mostly wooded, with a small pond. The air is clean, with hardly any light or noise pollution (still a good bit of nature noise) and stellar views day and night.
This is natural wilderness, with all the critters that live here - if you are afraid of spiders, snakes, lizards and other creatures, you will probably not be comfortable here.
Living a bit on the wild side, our yard needs to be tamed, so we are in need of help with general weed-pulling, raking, cleaning gutters, some landscaping etc.
No skill required, we just need more hands.
Our area is also rich in cultural opportunities. We can help you arrange trips to several nearby museums and historical sites.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Compagnie pour pers. âgée
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Sports nautiques
Vie en van
Langues
Soin des plantes
Jardinage
Nature
Voile / bateau
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Don’t miss the nearby Florida Museum of Natural History, the Butterfly Rainforest or the Harnes Museum of Art.
There are often theater, and musical performances at the Philips Center for the Performing Arts, and the Hippodrome State Theater.
We’re surrounded by wilderness, plentiful wildlife and recreational opportunities such as photography, hiking, boating, fishing, birdwatching, etc. Want to see some HUGE ALLIGATORS in the wild?
A short day-trip to the coast and you can see the endangered manatee or visit historic Saint Augustine, North America's oldest, continuosly inhabited city.
Plentiful crystal clear springs and rivers waters offer kayaking, canoeing, tubing, snorkeling, and upright paddle boarding. There is even a canopy zipline nearby!
Aide
PLEASE NOTE: You will not be expected to contribute to any form of business or market activities.
We value curiosity and those who are highly organized, fit, adventurous, and open-minded.
Guests can contribute as many hours as they wish, with no more than 15 hours required per week.
In general, your schedule would be 4-5 hours on the weekdays, we can set a work schedule for the week to work around any activities you would like to schedule and of course your Weekends would be free to go have fun!
There is endless work, and it is both varied and sometimes strenuous.
While we use professional tradesmen with bigger projects, you can help by joining with us on gardening, cleaning and light maintenance.
Joseph also can often use and extra set of hands-on various projects such as cleaning and organizing in the workshop.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Débutant
Français: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We are interested in advancing our limited skills in Spanish and French and happy to help with your English language skills.
Hébergement
Workawayers can stay in a private room or park their R.V. in a site with electricity and water.
Our accommodation fits one single Workawayer or one couple willing to sleep in the same bed. We provide a private guest bedroom with one Queen-sized bed in our home with a bathroom down the hall. You are also welcome to use the laundry services and kitchen during the day.
We sometimes have a motorhome available which is best for a single or a couple. Full kitchen + living area. Compost toilet outhouse, and indoor and outdoor solar showers.
Cleaning up after yourself & your area, including your bathroom is required. The area is to be left clean when you leave.
We expect you to be self-sufficient financially and with your own personal maintenance and hygiene products.
You will be responsible for the cost for your own transportation, recreation and your personal & toilet items.
Meals or food are provided on days you volunteer but we do not pay for special diets.
You will be responsible for cost when you choose to eat out.
IMPORTANT. To confirm your stay, WE REQUIRE A COPY OF YOUR PERSONAL ID (PASSPORT and/or DRIVER'S LICENSE.)
Autres infos...
Please Note: You are responsible for your own transportation. Other than UBER, there is no public transportation here and you should have access to a dependable vehicle or be willing to pay approximately $25-$30 for a one-way Uber ride into Gainesville.
This area abounds in natural beauty and wildlife. Also, we're near Gainesville, Florida, home of The University of Florida, with museums, and many cultural and sporting events.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
Espace pour garer des vans
Seasonally we can host people with campervans/motorhomes. It gets very hot and humid here in the summertime. We have electric and water hookups and there is a dump station nearby.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
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We had the chance to do various tasks (from gardening to driving a tractor!) and took part in interesting project.
Joseph took the time to explain everything and shared with us his experience, knowledge and vision.
We are very grateful for th way we were… read more
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We had the chance to do various tasks (from gardening to driving a tractor!) and took part in interesting project.
Joseph took the time to explain everything and shared with us his experience, knowledge and vision.
We are very grateful for th way we were… read more
here in the big city I'm already craving your place's peace and freedom. It's the perfect surrounding to find your "own" peace and freedom. I really enjoyed my whole stay. We had some utterly nice dinners. A lot of healthy vegan (and it is not only accepted/ tolerated, it is normal) food and different conversations.… read more
So: it was such a very nice experience to stay at Joseph's farm! I planned to stay 3 weeks at the beginning and i stayed... 2 months!
It is more than a volunteer, it's like a family for a while! You'll meet many nice people: the roomates, the volunteers, Joseph… read more
It was my first workaway experience, took me a couple days to get comfortable and know where I should contribute, but when I did.. Man my mind never stopped thinking about what great project I wanted to help out with next. I was here for two weeks which went by too fast but the group said " it seemed like… read more
