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We are a family of 4, mother (Eugenia), father (Rolando), adult daughter (Venus) and her son (Benjamin). Other family members visit on the weekend. We live in Cascajo, a small village located 20 minutes away from Puerto Ayora, the main town of Santa Cruz island. Another daughter (Grace) manages the Workaway website and has the initial contact with volunteers.
We are an eco-tourism farm which co-exists with nature preserving all of the natural and endemic species.
We produce and sell fresh cheese every day as a family enterprise. We also sell our bananas, lemons and more. In addition, we have a touristic experience that offers a tour of the farm where we explain about the animals, the plants, how to make sugar cane juice from the trapiche, the lava tunnel and the crater. The farm also has ecological trails, a lagoon for birds, and a farm petting zoo.
We sell coffee and cake to our tour visitors in a large room with a beautiful view of the landscape and the coastline... For the adrenaline lovers, there are big swings!
We can only have one volunteer at any time. We cannot accommodate couples. For our volunteer, we have a private bedroom with a private bathroom in a separate modern building from the main house. There is NO hot water in the bathroom. We provide 2 meals a day and small snack or tea for dinner and you will eat together with the family in the main house.
We have internet .
You must love nature and the countryside as we are quite isolated. You should enjoy filling your afternoon's free hours independently. Buses run to the town only a few times a day and cost $1 or you can take a taxi for $8-10.
Sometimes my dad goes to town with his truck and can bring you to the farm. We live 7km from a small beautiful beach called “Playa El Garrapatero”.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Learn to cook Ecuadorian food, learn about farm tourism and farm life. Learn about the flora and fauna of Galapagos Islands. Practice your Spanish with my mother and other workers while you work and eat together. Learn about animal care, make cheese.
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
We are looking for someone who can stay for at least 1 month. You must be an English native speaker or speak an excellent level of English to have conversations with Venus in order to help her improve her English daily, branching into topics of Ecotourism, Agriculture and Nature - it is appreciated if the volunteer already has an interest in these areas or is creative. They will also be expected to prepare one English lesson a day for Venus' young son, Benjamin, who is already learning English at school and would like to receive additional support to improve. We need our volunteer to have a good attitude towards our visiting guests, and someone that is willing to learn about tourism in the countryside. We need people who will take the initiative and offer to help when they see a need to.
We need help with different types of work, so it is better if you can help in all of these activities because life on a farm is different every day:
- Gardening
- Animal care
- Maintenance of trails
- Making cheese
- Painting, decorating and being a creative person. Artists are more than welcome.
- Teaching English
- Skills in marketing or tourism to help us with this part of the enterprise, and help with guests
Our farm is not for lazy people. Breakfast is at 7:00am and work starts right after. We will be like family to you if you have a positive attitude.
Langues
Langues parlées
Espagnol: Courant
Anglais: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I want to practice English daily with the volunteer, when we work together we will still speak English.
Hébergement
In exchange for the help you provide, we will provide 2 hot meals a day and snack or tea for dinner, a private bedroom with an en suite modern bathroom but no hot water. The food is from our farm, so it is organic. There are hammocks for you to relax.
Autres infos...
The farm is close to Garrapatero beach 10 minutes by car, 1 hour and half by foot.
We don’t smoke but we tolerate smokers. Puerto Ayora is the center of tourism for the Galapagos islands so this Paradise is there to explore on your time off.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Un
Nombre d'heures attendues
5 hours per day, 5 days a week with 2 days off
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Your dedication and commitment to helping others… read more
Pros
- Family is quite flexible, based on what you are helping with you can condense your hours so I got two extended breaks 4-5 days to explore the other Islands which is perfect because you lose a day when doing a return… read more
Her main task was teaching English to Venus and Benjamin, both of whom enjoyed their lessons, which were practical and fun. Without access to online resources Julia used her charisma and ability to improvise; Venus made good progress in communications with guests and… read more
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Your dedication and commitment to helping others… read more
Pros
- Family is quite flexible, based on what you are helping with you can condense your hours so I got two extended breaks 4-5 days to explore the other Islands which is perfect because you lose a day when doing a return… read more
Her main task was teaching English to Venus and Benjamin, both of whom enjoyed their lessons, which were practical and fun. Without access to online resources Julia used her charisma and ability to improvise; Venus made good progress in communications with guests and… read more
The farm itself is super beautiful up in the highlands. You can really relax and enjoy nature. The local beach is my favourite beach in found in the Galapagos, so stunning. There are buses and Venus goes into Puerto Ayora, often multiple… read more
My experience here was incredible. They became a family to me during my stay. They looked after me all the time, the food was amazing and the accommodation was super comfy and right in the middle of nature. I could develop my art and they were always keen on learning and teaching me new things. Sweet, caring and hardworking family. I learned a… read more
Nos ayudo con la decoración de nuestra recepción e hizo u a pintura para promocionar nuestros productos.
Nora nos enseñó hacer una rica tortilla de patatas. Ahora será parte de nuestro menú.
Nora se ha relacionado muy bien… read more
The whole family was extremely kind and welcoming, and both Venus and Grace were always very helpful in helping me plan all my trips around santa Cruz and the other islands.
The work was good and mainly around the kitchen,… read more
This was such a great workaway!!! Especially after my nerves to learn Spanglish and how well I could get on. Grace was an amazing host who took me to all the best sites on my time off (alot). Making cheese and working the kitchen was a real joy and learning experience. The food is farm fresh and organic which is a… read more
Mainly it was me and the wonderful mother Eugenia (mi mama galapagena :)), 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
I cleaned the terrace, we cooked for the tourists and for ourselves and when the tourists would arrive for the tour I would explain them all about it, collected the money and would let them go… read more
I helped Venus practice her English and did a lot of painting around the restaurant dinning area. I also led some tours around the farm, mostly for foreign people who spoke English or French… read more
The… read more
