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Some people wonder why I do the things I do.
I wonder why they don't.
Hello and bom dia!
Thank you for visiting my profile. I hope everything is clear, and makes you wanna come live and work here for some time.
If you have any question, don’t hesitate to contact me.
I’m Dirk (57), living in this wonderful part of South Portugal since a couple of years.
In a former live, I worked as a photographer and in tourism. I've been travelling as much as I could, in many European countries as well as in Morocco, Reunion-Island, India and others. Backpacking and Couchsurfing as well as in 5 star hotels.
Now I settled on 4,5 hectares of beautiful land in the amazing Algarvian west coast, taking care about 2 dogs, one cat and around 100 free living chicken.
I'm interested in music, Arts, movies, photography, philosophy, reading, meeting new people and discover new countries and cultures. I'm curious and open-minded and like to share experiences with people from all around the world!
I love unspoiled nature, the ocean, the laughing of a child, forests, water, and ... silence.
I do meditation, yoga and massages, and introspection, reflection and personal development are very important for me.
And, currently the most important: I’m interested in environmental questions. I think it's highly time to change our perverted economic system, and to come back to a simpler, more spiritual live. Slow and close to nature.
I’m vegetarian, no smoker, and I speak German, French and English – and absolutely have and want to learn Portuguese.
2019 I bought this beautiful small farm, with a typical Portuguese taipa (rammed earth) house and 4,5 ha of beautiful land in this amazing region.
The farm is composed by an endemic forest (cork oak, arbutus and pine), a fruit tree plantation (mandarin, orange, olive, fig, apple, plum, pear, apricot, lemon, …), a vineyard, some not cultivated land and a small garden.
The farm is 10 minutes driving to Aljezur, a beautiful small village with all facilities (shops, restaurants, markets, laundries, internet, busses to Lisbon…) and 20 minutes to the greatest beaches in the region.
I will host for at least 2 weeks and as long as it is comfortable for you and me. We usually work together 4-5 hours / day, 5 days a week, with Saturday and another day - depending on the weather - free. We usually discuss all of this together when you arrive to have the best time together. And by the way, I prefer to host people who are really interested in my project, and therefore took the time to read my whole profile. So I invite you to put the word “Yuachuma” on the beginning of your request.
Obrigado, see you soon,
Dirk
Living intensely every moment...
When walking, walk. When eating, eat. When reading, read.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
As we live somehow together during your stay, there is a lot of time for exchange and sharing. And enough free time for everybody to have his program or follow his own interests.
Aide
If you have some special skills in permaculture gardening, natural build techniques (rammed earth building), carpentry / wood constructions, it would be just perfect.
And if you like cooking, give yoga lessons, do massage, like gardening or taking care about animals, its fine as well.
In fact a lot of things are to do here, we will find a work for you in any case – if you’re really willing to work seriously and help to develop the place.
I would be happy if you’re open minded, respectful and curious.
Some examples about what to do next:
- Installation of an irrigation system
- Constructing of several pergolas (wood)
- Pruning grapevines
- Pruning orange trees
- Constructing storages (wood)
- Constructing a compost toilet
- Installing tanks to collect rainwater from the roofs
- Starting a little vegetable organic (permaculture) garden
- Building light constructions (a small green house, an outside shower, …)
- Constructing stone walls
And for sure the regular stuff, like feeding the animals, cleaning the chicken house, cooking, house cleaning, …
We would define together witch work you can and want to do, it’s useless to ask you tasks you don’t like or are not confortable with.
I need physical help for all the stuff to do here, but I’m open for good ideas and advices as well.
Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Portugais: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I really would like (and have) to learn Portuguese… And it would not be bad to improve my English as well.
Hébergement
You will sleep in a confortable bed, either in your own room or in a beautiful small wooden cottage. Should I have lots of requests you might have to share your room with other Workawayers, but I would mention this before your arrival.
And, if you have your own camper-van or caravan, you’re welcome as well, you can park on the land.
The environment is peaceful and the nights amazingly silent (if the dogs don’t bark and until the roosters wake you up in the morning).
You can use Wi-Fi (not very fast), the washing machine and the bathroom with hot water.
Depending on the daily program and our common wish, we can cook and eat together (which was normally the case up to now), and in any case the kitchen is at your disposal.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Wifi is here, but sometimes the connection is slow…
Espace pour garer des vans
Lot's of space…
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Around 4 hours a day, 4-5 days a week
Feedback (10)
Quinta Yuachuma was my first workaway experience and I'm so grateful for that. I remember the first wow effect when we got to Dirk's place - beautiful valley surounded by forest and only a few houses. Place covered with sunshine almost all the time. Lya and Tessie happily running around us. They are so sweet, playful and… read more
dirk is a great person, he really cares for his animals and his land, and he was willing to teach me a lot about the inner workings of a farm. he also was happy for me to tag along on beach dog walks, and nights at the new local bar that had opened - very fun!
i would enjoy coming back, but next time i would… read more
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Quinta Yuachuma was my first workaway experience and I'm so grateful for that. I remember the first wow effect when we got to Dirk's place - beautiful valley surounded by forest and only a few houses. Place covered with sunshine almost all the time. Lya and Tessie happily running around us. They are so sweet, playful and… read more
dirk is a great person, he really cares for his animals and his land, and he was willing to teach me a lot about the inner workings of a farm. he also was happy for me to tag along on beach dog walks, and nights at the new local bar that had opened - very fun!
i would enjoy coming back, but next time i would… read more
She stayed only a few days (because I didn’t have more space), but me and the other Workawayers liked her spirit, and we really spent a good time together.
Nymphe, thank you again and all the best.
I just want to say that I am incredibly grateful...
He is an open-minded, positive, easy-going person which likes to laugh as well as good exchanges. He was always helpful, worked a lot on my land and had also his own ideas and initiatives.
We had a great time and I can definitely recommend him.
Firstly waking up is the most peacefull thing there when stepping outside. The green hilly area is beautifull, it's warm and the two dogs always give you a warm cuddly welcome. If… read more
We had many extremly funny and pleasant meals all together but also some really interesting and sincere conversations .… read more
It was our first workaway experience and it was amazing. We were informed about what to do and then we were really autonomous about the work to do on the land.
We had the opportunity to do several task, discover about principles of permaculture (for example the care of trees), and being… read more
He stayed on my farm for three weeks and it was a real pleasure to have him here.
Giacomo was a great help. He is an open-minded, positive, easy-going and intelligent person. He was always helpful, worked a lot on my land (also with his own ideas and initiatives) and helped around the house with cooking and cleaning. He… read more
Helen is a quiet and respectful person, and she is always willing to help wherever help is needed.
We usually started working after a long breakfast and it was always… read more
Daniela was a big help for me. She was very involved with my project and contributed a lot to it’s development, by work and ideas, she had an easy and loving contact with all of my animals, and she… read more
Dirk's place is a wonderful small farm, close to nature, allowing for many opportunities for inward and outward learning. Above all, I appreciated Dirk's openness and interest in learning and co-developing… read more
