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Saludos! I'm Lisa, a 55 year old Swiss-Puerto Rican with a long past career in communications, and ongoing ones in other areas (civil service, arts), that has decided to spend more time in nature than in front of screens. In 2020 I started this permaculture project in the mountains of Yabucoa. My goal is to eat mostly from what grows on the land and grow an edible forest for future generations. This is a non-commercial, idealistic and neighbourhood friendly project, and I'm most greatful for enthusiastic, nature loving volunteers who love to share over meals and see when and where help is needed, even when not told what to do. This is a 100% drug and smoke free environment for people who love peace and quietness.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
You will learn a lot about Puerto Rico's flora and fauna, will cherrish to eat what grows, and can interact with other volunteers over meals. You can practice your languages, learn how to use garden and other tools, get creative (paint, write, sew), read, relax, play board games (on request I'll teach you how Puerto Ricans play Domino and can show you the basic Salsa steps, too). Sustainability and mindfulness applies to all resources.
Aide
I offer a free bed and three daily vegetarian/vegan home cooked meals in exchange for 25 hours of help per week. Clear the land, plant, deweed, trim, harvest,... mostly alongside me, a neighbour, and other visitors and volunteers. There is always enough to do on my roughly one acre hillside land under the tropical sun, as well as in and around the house. In case you're a handy person or a builder we can build stuff using the bamboo that grows on the land and do some maintenance work on the house, too. When it comes to household chores (do the dishes, hang the laundry, keep the house clean) we help each others, nevermind the gender.
Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I speak German, Spanish, English, French and Italian. Volunteers are welcome to brush up and practice their languages with me and introduce me to theirs. As most volunteers are (only) English speakers, you'll most likely not get the Spanish immersion you might hope for.
Hébergement
Comfortable house with four beds in two rooms and a shared bathroom. Screens on all windows, mostly lower temperatures than in the cities. Solar power and water cystern add to the eco lifestyle. We practize reduce/reuse/recycle.
Autres infos...
The house is about 60 min from San Juan. There is NO public transportation. Uber drivers come up from Palmas del Mar, Humacao (no guaranteed availability, though), and charge approx. $40 to $80 for a ride to San Juan or to a swimming beach (Seven Seas, Fajardo, Monserrate, Luquillo, Isla Verde, Carolina, Ocean Park or Escambrón, San Juan). I normally pick up the volunteers in a radius of an hour, preferrably when I have to be in San Juan anyway, and take them shopping every 7 to 14 days. Fridge space is VERY limited, so please just get non-perishable snacks or supplements.
All meals are taken together at approx. 6:30-7:30AM, 12MD-1PM and 6-7PM. I cook vegetarian (vegan on request).
Strictly no smoking, no drugs, no noise and no phones during meals.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Fast/reliable fibre optic internet is provided, but I strongly suggest to spend as little time as possible online, as the idea is to be outdoors and offline as much as you can, and also help me with household chores such as washing, cooking, cleaning. Use the opportunity to engage in conversations, practice an instrument, play games, or get crafty.
Espace pour garer des vans
A regular campervan can be parked next to the house.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Up to 25 hours per week.
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she is very patient, always finding a suitable task for each volunteer.
i have learned a lot during my stay (gardening, plant and tree care, puerto rican lifestyle and much more) and fell in love with the surrounding nature and lisas idea… read more
We liked most the interesting conversations that we had during meals or on the… read more
The work can be hard at times, but always provides a… read more
She is very attentive, forthcoming, fun and knowledgeable about flora/fauna in Puerto Rico. We worked with many different things/tools and really had the chance to experience farm life in the tropics and enjoy tummy meals with interesting people.
Lisa is awesome!
For all future… read more
