Dog lovers welcome to help with gardening and DIY projects around our tranquil island getaway in Kea, Greece

Infos

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  Description

  ABOUT US
  
  We, Alypios and Ada, have traveled in different places and lived in Greece (Athens and Kea), USA (California), and Italy (Florence). Alypios is a retired professor and Ada is a homemaker. We love to travel, get to know new people, cultures and gastronomy.
  
  THE PROPERTY
  If you want crowded beach holidays with entertainment and nightlife round the corner, this is not the place for you.
  This is tranquil island getaway. Amidst the island’s mountainous terrain, lay four stone cottages tightly nestled in the crest of Koukouvagia. A property completely off the grid, with fully environmentally sustainable infrastructure, with solar electricity and a cistern to collect rainwater. The small set of structures resemble a prehistoric settlement, preserved in time and untouched by modernity, as they lie camouflaged in the mountain.
  Here you can help enjoying a serene, eco-friendly stay and a chance to disconnect from modern life.
  
  THE ISLAND
  Kea is a beautiful, typical Cycladic island which has a unique architecture amongst other Cyclades islands. Along with the white washed houses in the main village, most country houses are left with stones showing outside. The island has a small museum with antiquities of 6000 bC (found in the '60s), as well as ruins from old temples in the ancient port of Karthaia and a small ancient theater (performances during the summer). This is a wonderful hike of 1 hour from where you leave the car, following the old path, or a nice day trip with a boat. All around the island there are wonderful beaches, many tavernas and restaurants as well as traditional bakeries and coffee shops.To come to Kea you take the ferry boat from Lavrion port. The trip lasts approx. 1 1/4 hour.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Get to know the life on a Greek island. Enjoy a healthy lifestyle: swimming almost every day and eating the Greek food. Visit the numerous small churches, very typical on the Greek islands, as well as the archaecological museum and archaeological sites, for which Kea is famous for.
  Become familiar with eco systems, energy saving systems and living off the grid.
  And if lucky, join a typical Greek ‘panigyri’: celebrating a Saint’s name.

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  Aide

  We're looking for responsible, reliable and mature individuals with initiative to take care of our three dogs (you must love dogs as we have 3!), as well as help with the property from around May to September. We would accommodate volunteers with basic understanding/knowledge/experience of energy saving systems and living off the grid, or those who have skills, enthusiasm, spirit and are fast learners! You must enjoy being outside and helping physically, see what needs to be done and can help independently. Building/construction/carpentry experience will be a plus. To stay here you don't have to work hard, if you are a responsible person and skilled at what you do.
  
  THE DEAL-TWO SCENARIOS HERE 😊
  Stay in our home for 2-3 weeks (can extend if we all get on well). We want you to be helpful, happy and glad you came. We buy and provide basic/normal food and water for you. Bread, potatoes, rice, meat, juice, milk etc. Alcohol, sodas, sweets etc you have to buy yourself. You cook and prepare your own meals, though we’ll make you a welcome dinner, so we get to know each other a bit. You make your own breakfast and lunch, and IF we are in residence (we go away a lot) we will make you a nice dinner. If we are away, dinner is DIY too.
  
  1st SCENARIO
  We will be gone most of the time that you will be staying in the property.
  Your duties will be:
  Be with the dogs, feed them and make sure they stay in the property.
  Some watering of the flowers (approx. every two days)
  Check water, check batteries on a daily basis.
  Take care of anything that needs to be taken care of.
  Repair anything that needs to be repaired.
  
  Other than that, your time is your own. This is a place in nature, perfect for reading, hiking & exploring during free time. Beautiful beaches, great food in tavernas. There is plenty of free time available for personal activities but most important is to make sure you are responsible and on call all the time in case we need help with the ecosystem, if a problem occurs.
  If you have read this far and you like what you read, have the relevant SKILLS, and are willing to help well unsupervised (we provide a clear list, so you know what to do, what to leave alone), please contact us.
  
  2ND SCENARIO
  This scenario plays while we will be also in the property, so you duties with the dogs are very limited.
  However, there are always tasks like ongoing maintenance, weeding, watering, pruning, chopping wood for the winter, clearing areas. Further tasks includes simple window washing, exterior and interior painting, house cleaning, gardening, blowing the leaves from the yards, sweeping, ironing sheets, washing vehicles.
  Also, there is building tasks on the old farm houses (will continue after the summer months), as well as the building of stone paths and stone fences.
  We ask for 5 hours help per day for 5 days a week. However, we are fairly flexible. The idea is for a mutual experience and flexibility in your help patterns so that you get time off but also commit yourselves to helping.


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  Langues parlées

  Greek: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant

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  Hébergement

  ACCOMMODATION
  You will be staying at the GREY COTTAGE. The Grey Cottage is a lovely bright studio with a double bed, a small kitchen and a small bathroom with shower. To get to the cottage you enter a well protected open room, with an outdoor shower and a sink.
  You get excellent private accommodation in your own lovely cottage with a double bedroom with a clean, comfy bed, nice bedding, towels and pillows. Bright, airy, cosy, comfy, clean, tidy and well-equipped. You can feel at home here, relax and explore the area.

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  Autres infos...

  TRANSPORTATION: Car or motorcycle may be available for the right person, so no need to walk up and down, while we are gone (you pay the gas).
  TV/WiFi: No tv or wifi here. We just tether our phone data to our devices and that works well enough for us.
  MINIMUM AGE: 25. In general, we do not want helpers under 25 years old, but we can make exceptions.
  SMOKING: This is a completely non-smoking, non-vaping household.
  Please tell us about yourself and about your motivation to volunteer for us. Make it short and right on the point.
  P.S. We would also welcome a couple, or two friends only if at least one of you fulfills the criteria for the first SCENARIO and the other is willing to go with the second SCENARIO.

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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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week