Slow life with us on our Galician finca in Trabada, Spain

Infos

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  Description

  We are a young couple, originally from the Netherlands. We have moved to Galicia, Spain, in order to escape the busy life together with our border collie. We now live in a big 'finca' with a lot of land, and there's always something to do! Garden work, painting, walking the dog, learning Dutch (and teaching us Spanish!), sharing meals, learning about cultures, etc. Our main goal with the land is to eventually give most of it back to nature, so creating a forest with native plants and tree's. The rest of the land will be our own garden.
  
  Our dream is to live as self sustainable as possible, in a slow pace. We'd like to start with having a big vegetable garden that provides food throughout the entire year. We both had a working 9-to-5 mentality back in the Netherlands, and that 'rat race' wasn't making us happy. Now that we live in Spain (we've only recently moved!) we want to built onto that dream. A quite, calm life with a big garden, a place where creativity can evolve. We're both creative souls and would love to teach you our trades and skills, and we'd also love to learn from you. Maybe, in the future, we'd like to start an 'albergue donativo' (a free inn) since we live very very closely to the Camino. The Camino de Santiago de Compostela means a great deal to us!
  
  Our project/dream/lifestyle is simply to... live life to the fullest with each other, with volunteers, with friends and our beloved dog!!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  LGBT+

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Photographie

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Architecture

  

  Jardinage

  

  Langues

  

  Livres

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Histoire

  

  Musique

  

  Art et design

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Écriture

  

  Astronomie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Montagne

  

  Plage

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We think the cultural exchange that comes with hosting travellers is the nicest thing about WorkAway! Being from the Netherlands, we sure have a different culture than Spain (and even more different than Galicia!). We are happy to share with you our Dutch culture, and explore the Spanish/Galician culture together. I have lived in Barcelona for quite some time, so I am not totally unaware of Spain! I do know all about the food, the festivities and even a bit about the political system.
  
  Galicia has a very rich culture, which is totally different from Spain! We are still exploring it ourselves. The food is amazing, we know that for sure. People are more reserved than the average Spaniard, but nonetheless incredibly kind and helpful.
  
  What we as a couple bring to the table is that we are trying to create a self sustainable life. Since we have so much land and quite a big house, we see ourselves sharing that space with travellers, volunteers and friends. We would love to show, share and teach our ideology to new WorkAway'ers, especially the fact that we try to live slower, to live more aware and to live with a kind heart! So sharing meals, having meaningful conversations, responding to the urge to slow down will be what we bring to the table. And speaking of tables: we love board games, too.
  
  And... Language! I used to be a teacher of language in the past and I'd love to share my knowledge about the Dutch language.

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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'd like help with our 1.7 hectare (4+ acres) land. Think about removing brambles, building sheds, creating a vegetable garden, taking down ivy, building fences, power washing terraces, etc. We'd also like help on the inside! Painting walls, redecorating rooms, assembling furniture, making art murals on walls, cooking dinner, cleaning, etc.
  
  We can teach you a great deal about trimming bushes, about making vegetable gardens and about 'slow living'. We can show you Dutch culture (even though we are in Spain) and teach you how to cook!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
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  Hébergement

  We live in a big house with no neighbors (300m²). You will have your own bedroom with a queen size bed and your own bathroom. We share the kitchen and living room. We appreciate sharing meals (especially dinner)!

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  Autres infos...

  We are still figuring our the public transport situation ourselves... There are two towns close by where busses stop, we can absolutely pick you up there (Vegadeo or A Pontenova). Our house is around 5 kilometers from the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, meaning if you're curious about the pelgrimage, we'd love to host you, too. I walked the Camino a couple of years back and it was transformative! Cities you can explore in the neighborhood are Lugo (1.5 hour by bus), Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. There's also the Playa de las Catedrales, a beautiful beach half an hour away from our house!

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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

  We have fibre internet connection, meaning that it's really fast.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have a lot of space and land, and your campervan can even be parked under a shed. However, we value a shared living experience and would like you to be part of our household: staying in one of our bedrooms, sharing meals together, and participating in daily life. We are not looking to provide our land as a place to simply park and stay independently in your van.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We have a very active Border Collie. We don't mind hosting people with dogs, but we do want to know it beforehand and discuss it, too. Not every dog goes greatly with our dog.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Frodo

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