Join us at our zero energy home in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland

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  Description

  Hello, I am Jenny and we recently built our zero energy home on a 10 acre site in Skibbereen, 5 acres of which is native forest with a river running through the whole site. I am married to Patrick and we have one 10 year old boy and 1 energetic and very friendly labradoodle.
  
  Our site is 2.5km outside Skibbereen. It is possible to walk or cycle, but having your own vehicle would be best, especially for exploring the beautiful area and getting to the nearby coast, beaches and neighbouring towns and villages.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Histoire

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Astronomie

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Sports d'équipe

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Fitness

  

  Plage

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Summertime in the area is full of festivals and events for you to join- especially at weekends. We would very much encourage you to attend any events of interest. We often have extended family and friends come and stay with us and we enjoying hosting- especially around good food and a good fire!

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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 both architects and besides our conventional work, we are are working on eco projects to open up our beautiful forest to future users, such as creating a natural organic swimming pool, solar powered sauna, and spaces for forest bathing, tai chi, yoga etc. We are open to ideas too! We have a lot of associated landscaping works we need help with as well such as creating hedging screens, pathways, and raised beds for vegetable crops. We will work together on these jobs and sharing skills- hopefully we can learn lots from each other!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I have over 10 years teaching English to Chinese students from our time spent in Hong Kong. We are open to host Workawayers that speak any language, as long as there is a basic level of English.
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  Hébergement

  We have a 3 bedroom static mobile home with power, flushing toilet and hot water which would be your own private accomodation, located 100m from the main house. It has 1 double bed and 1 single bed (The third bedroom could take a floor mattress if required). We can provide bedding and towels as well. This would suit a single Workawayer, a couple or small family. It has a small fridge and basic cooking facilities such as toaster, kettle, microwave, rice cooker and outdoor camping stove. There is a large covered outdoor deck so you can enjoy being outdoors even in the rain.
  
  Volunteering work would be 5 hours, 5 days a week (we are flexibile when those are). We can supply ingredients for your meals should you prefer your own space to eat, but you are also welcome to join us for a home cooked meal in the evening =)

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  Autres infos...

  There is a lot to explore within 20 minutes drive of our place (or an hour's cycle). There are local bus link to take you to neighbouring towns such as Ballydehob, Baltimore, Schull, Clonakility. Though my husband's family have been here for over 3 generations, we have only recently moved back to build our house on the family farm. We are therefore still exploring the area and always finding new places, and interesting festivals and events to attend. We will invite you along or at least let you know of any interesting social events going on in the area, depending on your interests.

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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 no wifi in the mobile home though it does receive a signal for phones. If you need a better signal for video or whatsapp calls, we can provide a private room in our home for those times.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have the space and an outdoor socket that can power a camper or motorhome

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We have a friendly labradoodle. She loves dogs of all sizes but a cat wouldn't be a good idea to bring!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  

  Pepper (1 an)

  Energetic and fun labradoodle. Loves playing fetch with her frisbee. She sleeps in our home but will be let off to run around off leash if we are in the garden or forest

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