Get involved with the cocreation of an embassy of connection in Crete, Greece

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  Description

  IMPORTANT: our project constantly evolves by being shaped collectively, remotely as well as in person.
  Occasionally ~ we might struggle having stable access to electricity, heating, internet, or spaces of our own. We highly appreciate and prefer the can-do attitude, as there is always a solution to be found or made.
  
  This is a place that regards individuality as important as community! No more, no less! It is a necessary effort to balance the two, everyday!
  
  You have to be willing to try and be a pioneer (if not already one), and approach Life on Creator terms ~ somewhat remote from immediate comfort and consumer access at disposal - otherwise, perhaps this project is NOT at all something you should try. We prefer being upfront and we will discuss logistics well ~ and before commiting to any agreement for a trial stay.
  
  
  INTRO
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  As our title hints, we are planting the seeds for something that exceeds temporary constructs and grows in such ways as to actually resiliently outlive us ~ creating necessary spaces and connective bridges that gather intentional people, ambassaddresses/ambassadors and places ~ embassies of connection.
  
  Join us in shaping this beyond one place, by getting involved with the many roles and support methods awaiting to be picked up!
  
  
  CONTEXT 🌊
  If you too recognize the dire need for such honest places & people that respect Nature, seeking to nurture it as well as each other - you might already be one of us, without even knowing 👀, so, you are welcome to exercise your freedom to connect, communicate and perhaps, if it resonates, to join our collective quest in research, outreach, action, documentation and any other form of solidarity we shall discover together, as we go ahead experimenting with the 'possibilities of the apparent impossibles'...
  
  
  Perhaps you are disappointed with the collapse of capitalism and want to surround yourself with a noncommercial tribe that believes health is not a paywall business but rather a human right...?
  
  or, Perhaps you want to invest yourself in the co-creation of something that is transparent and has continuity - something alternative and conscious, that is not just a holiday weeklong escape ~ but something real, something that feels like home, something that you can witness growing beyond your visit/stay - and that returns the nourishment and care received.
  
  Perhaps you might very well be burnt out with the realization that so called governments all over ~seem to have been infiltrated with organized corporate corruption, whilst our should-be human and civil rights are being hijacked, abused, completely disregarded, or worse: purposefully dismantled in such ways that our present time becomes more of a hostage of dictatorship, arrested by the powers that outrageously and genoc!daIIy try-be-remain.
  
  Perhaps you too have developed an allergy to 'bs' and are a doer, not just a complainer/victimhoodied person that draggily stagnates, bringing down the whole vibe.
  
  Perhaps you too ~ are ready to put comfort aside ~ in a world that is already burning all over in decline, consumer-hedonism, governmental/global poisoning.
  
  
  DIRECTION 🌐
  Well, this is as far as it goes ~ as we're dedicated to both recover-and stop the hijack made possible through the shiny incentives of capitalism, which is, unfortunately, for a great number of people - still quite the dictatorial, violent god, when it comes to having access to human rights, a quality life, healthcare, common sense and everything in-between. Let's remind ourselves that money is a construct agreement printed by entities that have no interest in our well-being, but quite the opposite, in fact.
  
  Perhaps you too art ready to create and contribute in projects that have a critical role in shaping the reality and environments we want to belong with...
  
  
  
  
  👀 HORIZON:
  The way forward is providing healthy examples, viable anchor points for continuity, reaching for each other through genuine and perhaps often-challenging ways ~ through co-creation, discussion, feedback, exercise, nonviolence, permaculture, art, craft, honesty and contributions in matters that require collective drive, maintenance, critical mindset, leadership and involvement.
  
  
  These anchor points - stewarding hubs ~ shall be the embassies of connection where intentional, cooperative people will gather to care, share, and organize sustainable gatherings, activities, workshops, festivals, gardens and studio-spaces (&more), that celebrate time invested rather than time spent: setting this up as a non-profit creative sanctuary that sustains itself through the contributions and harvests that we all bring about ~ together: for each other, locally and globally.
  
  
  
  📢 COMMUNITY OPEN CALL
  We're seeking to connect (even remotely) with pioneers, supporters, artists & kind souls that find joy in contributing to team building, care-sharing and initiative taking: people that intend on maintaining a collective shareholding of leadership rather than hierarchical, exclusive dynamics; people that practice thinking in terms of WE ~ and not just 'I'.
  
  
  👀 What to expect?
  • compassion, clarity, genuine involvement, communication & diversity;
  • to exercise nonviolence and good-will, in connection with each other, Nature, Art & the Land;
  • to experiment with thinkering solutions & applying them
  • to have an action driven learning process
  • a supportive, improvement-oriented environment, in which the way forward ~ is usually through (mirroring, peacefully challenging) 😁
  • an environment where your voice, action & sense of responsibility are needed
  • a magical, wild and thriving with abundance we bring together~journey!
  
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  We recently started hosting a podcast/interview series called conversessions - and we would love to continue meeting each other, as well as through this project ✨
  
  There is much to do, inspiration to be sparked, compassion to be shared, interviews to record, documentaries to film, sustainable actions to be taken: and we invite all of you longing for healthy environments in which Nature is nurtured and honored - to reach us so we can join in action!
  
  We choose intentionality over passive-passenger visits, therefore, we aspire to inspire a sense of action and responsibility all-around, in those who align with our vision ~ as well as beyond 🌈
  
  
  ⛺🚩LOGISTICS & BASEics
  We are actively working on research and networking these days in order to achieve stabler, rooted grounds. We're happy to meet & create despite all this - whether is by remote action or in-person.
  
  Possibilities are all-around to-be found by those seeking them in welcoming manners.
  
  We're currently present at two locations in Greece: one mainland and one on the island of Crete.
  
  
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  💫 THE JOURNEY SO FAR✨
  began with extensive, slow eco-travelling, with having resonant conversations & sharing quality time, which naturally evolved into co-living situations, with cooking, dancing, exercising, breathing, swimming, playing, discovering and intending to make/maintain a necessary local and global impact whilst nurturing & practicing our evolving stream of interests, skills & especially: critical thinking.
  
  
  🙌 WE VALUE ✨
  cultural exchange, diversity, harmony, honest communication, consistency and, that's why we especially-prefer connecting with people who are guided by Love instead of Ego;
  
  
  Regarding substance-consuming behavior/addiction &/or abuse of (coffee, tobacco, alcohol etc: WE PREFER people who choose consciously to practice moderation, and not simply indulge in the overdoing of it.
  
  If seriously challenged, and unwilling to cooperate within the compassionate common grounds of harmony maintenance and such habits/effects not kept to a minimum, you are wrlcome to be your individual-self elsewhere, or - in private.
  
  
  👐The goal here is to not simply let it be, but let it thrive: we promote sobriety in our shared spaces, through healthier ways of relating with each other and by fostering a respectful, deeply-anchored sense of community in which we deal with treating the roots of our internalized problematics - rather than symptom looping (a.k.a sipping or puffing substances to cope rather than realistically hope by saying nope to further (self+)-sabotage 🥴...
  
  To clarify: consciously-moderated tasting is of course alright! We just want to challenge the comfortable, habitual dependency 🙏
  We will have plenty good vibes to uplift each other in most natural and refreshing ways!
  
  
  SUSTAINABLE GROWTH 💫
  We're dedicated to extending the project & creating similar connective hubs, since safe, wellness oriented and ethically rooted spaces to meet, share, learn from & with each other are absolutely necessary, everywhere: Hubs that are concerned with tinkering creative solutions to local, as well as global ~ issues, and are collectively organized, supported and guided - so that they can stand truly resilient in the face of challenges.
  
  
  🫶 We promote & support slow, thoughtful & sustainable travel, which protects nature and respects local ways of life.
  Achieving sustainability requires individuals to look critically at consumer habits, ego, transportation monopoly and economic pressures. We seek to connect in our podcasts and beyond, with travelers who are already thoughtful or willing to explore these deeper, sometimes difficult, ethical aspects of travel.
  
  
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  Our temporary place is a location where accessing the local culture, tradition and gorgeous Nature is be discovered around. We're excited to often go on cute, small picnic/camping /cycling/hiking/climbing/ dancing/playing trips, or to share hidden local gems for your own exploration.
  We're quite melancholic that we lost access to one of our freshly-past base, which is to be turned into yet another 'suffocatingBnB', but, we are sure that new possibilities and doors will open for us - and hold that flow and intention close to our hearts.
  
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  IN OUR SHARED SPACE,
  we support & encourage art, cultural gigs and initiatives, non-profit events, workshops, jam sessions, concerts, karaoke, spoken poetry, movie nights, clothes-swapping, food-sharing & MORE : as we are so passionate about co-creating an inspiring, refreshing environment and drive positive impact through our action <3
  
  👀 Important clarifications:
  - We are a not for-profit collective;
  - All activities are voluntary—no one is paid: at least not at this early stage of development -anyway;
  - We practice and maintain transparency, open communication, active listening & non-violence;
  - We aim to reduce pollution caused by tourism and entertainment by exercising sustainability, community, conscious living & connection.
  
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  If you are committed to liberation, innovation, value mindfulness, Love Nature, and actively seek a consciously-committed lifestyle, we would love to hear from you: ✍️your inquiry will be kindly considered, as we'll probe in order to see if we can move together (and how), through some of the journey ahead of us: for that purpose, we have designed this informative description section as well as a questionnaire we'll forward, once your initial message has been received.
  
  
  We really hope you will give this all a good, thorough read before reaching out 🙏~ btw, there is a more to read, make sure you scroll all the way down 😉

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Compagnie pour pers. âgée

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Auto-stop

  

  Sports d'aventure

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Technologie

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Randonnée

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping

  

  Danse

  

  Montagne

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Blogs

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Musique

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Écriture

  

  Arts du spectacle
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We enjoy interacting with visitors—hearing your experiences, sharing ours, and exploring new ideas. We hope to learn about different backgrounds, traditions, perspectives, and to build a community feeling where everyone feels active, inspired and enriched.
  
  Our main reason for hosting is to open doors to diverse cultural exchanges, learning opportunities and build the spirit of an embassy of connection far beyond a specific time & place.
  
  Anyone & everyone has the potential to become an ambassador or ambassadress 💜 ~ it's a matter of choice, values, necessity and sense. You are welcome to get in touch and find out more 💫

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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

  This is a place where kindness, goodwill, creativity & responsibility are exercised and cherished!
  
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  We have experience with alternative traveling, volunteering, hosting activities. We also have a thirst for refinement and optimization ~ therefore, we intend to accommodate pleasant experiences and engage in fulfilling feedback ✨ together with our intentional guests.
  
  
  ⌛🍉
  What we ask for is about 16 hours of vonnevtive assistance per week.
  In exchange, we can accommodate and provide opportunities for abundance. Sometimes, we will share food & snacks BUT, we can NOT pledge a passive, full food coverage, unless we bring it around together ~ for example, via contributions we generate through our collaborative or individual activities ~ that will be used accordingly: to feed ourselves, to distribute some pocket money and also to fund our maintenance and building adventures.
  
  ✨👀 For example, we managed to feed ourselves by playing music in the street, upcycling used stuff via our garage 'sales', picking up vegs and fruits at the local market for next to nothing at closing hours - so yes, when there is care and joy to share, things just become possible. The can-do mentality is something we can definitely remember, when the basic ethics are present and when we practice togetherness trulyq and beyond individualism.
  
  
  Although there is no regular schedule, we welcome adaptation, we communicate the tasks to do in advance & we flow with it through constant feedback, as we want you to feel included & part of the team.
  
  
  The exchange is flexible, spacious & main areas where we need a hand with:
  
  • 'The Creative Wizz'
  - Writing, translating, researching & bridging communication/connection
  - journalism, interviews, lives, podcasting, documentary, film-making, writing stories / editing
  - organize cute & relevant events/gatherings/screenings/ discussions
  - new initiatives, inspired by you?
  
  
  • 'The Bridging Wonder'
  An inbetween glue-role for those willing to generate direct visibility that keep us seen, going, nourished:
  - street performance, music, arts & crafts
  - any type of inspiring busking/busqueen
  - dumpster diving, resource collection, logistics
  - local food networking/contacts
  - new initiatives, inspired by you?
  
  
  • 'The Spot Keeper'
  - maintain our home cozy & our food nourishing
  - creative tasks, fixing, decorating, innovating
  - plant/herbs, mini-garden/ compost
  - gardening, love, care, magic, soil, life, health
  - transforming, transmuting, preserving, DIY
  - new initiatives, inspired by you?
  
  
  🗝️📢✍️ You're welcome to create your own role, schedule & rhythm — there's no need for fixed / imposed hours! Just let us know your preferences and ideal agreement.
  Communication is KEY though & we need to decide altogether before we go about it all;
  
  We Love Freedom, Harmony, and keeping it REAL: that requires constant rebalance - for there's a fine line to be kept in check, therefore, we'll hold each other in tune, addressing our blindsides through feedback sessions, contemplation, meditation, exercise, discussion and kind, contributing - attitudes!
  
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  Let us know what your ideas & excitement incline towards;
  We welcome new initiatives, creative pro-activeness & applied inspiring energy, so bring it on!
  
  This is a collective playground: what we do is play fairly, learning and growing together ~ whilst we all hold the space sustainable ~ together! 👐

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Our interest, as an embassy of connection is, of course, to break through the barrier of language and, for such a feat - we need each and every one of those visionary, inspired and aspiring souls, that want to shape such horizons! Help us paint the local and global picture in every language! <3 We are ESPECIALLY looking for GREEK people who want to get involved with our project! Please reach out! 🙏
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  Hébergement

  🛖 ACCOMODATION
  - Shared room, possibility to organize the space & create more options
  - We can welcome and accommodate a maximum of 3 guests at the moment; (unless you have a tent or are an easy sleeper and don't mind finding an alternative arrangement);
  - Our place is definitely not luxurious, but rather - cozy, magical & improvisational;
  
  If you're not picky and used to minimalism creativeness, this place will be right up your alley
  
  🍛 FOOD
  - since this is a particular project with a reduced number of pdays/hours expected, food will NOT be provided and must not be relied upon - access to kitchen and cooker is available. We will of course share food & cook together occasionally - but we just can't pledge full coverage. We do not use/cook meat in the house - as we're mostly vegan with a pinch of vegetarianism.
  
  Since we're not a business & our cultural mission is based on voluntary, intentional approach, (we are also volunteers) - it would be hard to support food expenses for our visitors entirely & that is why we chose to create a fair exchange, in which everyone has more time, space TO BE and inspiration to create!
  We really hope you understand and appreciate the food arrangement as is. Of course, through our contribution based activities we shall generate resources and enable ourselves to sustain the basics for food and maybe even beyond - are you ready to involve yourself in such generative ways?
  We have already succesful experience & are open to share ✨
  
  
  🧿 Local fun fact:
  there are some bakeries and local markets who often giveaway food/fruits/veggies at the end of their working day - so it shouldn't be very difficult to make something of that 👀

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  Autres infos...

  🙏 We value motivated, cooperative individuals & do our best to safeguard harmony.
  
  👁️ BEFORE YOU APPLY
  When possible, please try to contact us at least a week in advance - as we need to prepare + make sure we are on the same page before you arrive: we got a template questionnaire we forward to our inquiries that contains topics relevant to our decision making.
  
  
  ⚠️ LONGER STAYS
  We need you to acknowledge, understand & agree that we can not remotely commit to long-term hosting ~ immediately, via the internet, therefore, a one-to seven days TRIAL period is REQUIRED to assess compatibility in person. We're open to discuss specifics, logistics, as well as offer insight & support before your visit; otherwise, please adjust your plans accordingly & be prepared in case a long term extension beyond the initial trial period - is not possible. We do NOT promote this kind of volunteering tourism.
  
  
  ♻️ How we deal with your requests and what to expect after your initial message-request:
  - a questionnaire will be forwarded to you for compatibility check;
  - if we recognize alignment, we'll invite you on a video/audio call in which we'll go over details, feel into it and follow up on previous questions/clarify/open up the conversation & reach an agreement.
  
  
  
  🚆🚍 ARRIVAL.
  On the day of your arrival, you'll have time to settle in.
  Your volunteering/contributive journey begins the following day - or will be communicated together with you -as sometimes we're too busy to start immediately and might need a couple days to arrange things!
  
  ✨ YOUR FREE DAYS ✨
  - stay and do your own thing with respect to the other things happening at the place - we would kindly ask you to keep cleaning after yourself or have involvement in the common areas you're using - basically don't just be a passenger;
  - explore the surroundings, go for trips? - there are nice, un/popular beaches, gorges, caves, and many other things happening. Get your tent or hammock and go wild! Just be safe and come back to share the good stories!
  - join others co-creative processes, host yours!
  
  We can always adjust & discuss your contribution in order to meet each other's needs and reach consensus. For example, let's say that you want to do your weekly hours in 2-3 days and havethe rest off: totally possible ✨
  
  🌈💌 an Unpopular paragraph:
  "Silly tourism"~ is a huge topic nowadays - & is a form of consumerism which, whilst appearing inexpensive ~ causes significant long-term harm:
  ~ environmental cost: it damages the environment, often relying heavily on high-emission travel like air transport, which is becoming less sustainable & more monopolizing by day.
  ~ superficiality: it encourages shallow engagement—traveling primarily for appearance or check-lists rather than seeking genuine cultural immersion or appreciation of the place itself. This focus is often driven by external pressures, such as social media algorithms and the desire to keep up with others - are you aware of how you use social media ~ or rather ~ how it might be the one using you?
  ~ local impact: it often promotes wasteful consumerism (buying unnecessary items) that fails to benefit local communities fairly.

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Your pet/s must be social with both people and other animals, since we often have guests visiting with their doggos :-)

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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