Welcoming workawayers to our horse farm in Catalonia, Spain

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  WE ALWAYS HAVE SPACE AND USE FOR WORKAWAYERS WHO COME IN THEIR OWN CAMPERVANS :)
  
  Hi!
  
  My name is Pepa. Me and my 7 year old son Martin live in a horse farm close to Tarragona, Spain. Currently we have 7 horses, 6 ponies, 2 dogs and 2 cats. I run a small NGO dedicated to horses from the perspective of respect and companionship. Horses live in a herd in the outdoor paddocks which are connected to the boxes, they are free to stay in or out at their own will. We are located a 5 to 10 minute walk away from the village of Renau near Tarragona.
  
  Martin's dad passed away in February 2023 and I became a one-parent family. Since then, it is proving difficult for me to find some quality time with my son. I am now in the process of finding ways to resize the entire project so that I can have some quality time with Martin. As I am often busy in my other job and rarely at home, I have handed the volunteer coordination over to my long term workawayer Anneliese, who will manage the team and tasks around the yard.
  
  I open my stables and home to anyone interested in staying with us a few months and help us take care of the animals. The main duties for the Workawayers would be making sure that the horses and dogs are well cared for, so basically feeding horses and mucking out the paddocks. Horses eat hay three times a day and some of them eat dry food twice a day. Dogs eat twice a day. In addition to that, there are always things that need fixing or maintaining.
  
  Riding in the stables would be allowed for experienced Workawayers in their own free time, pending assessment by our riding instructor. We have a dressage arena to ride and a 20m round pen to lunge horses. Volunteers could also join some treks around the countryside with our teacher when they are scheduled and we have spare horses available. 
  
  This could be a great opportunity for an individual or a couple with experience caring for horses or willing to spend some time around horses. The daily tasks would be perfectly compatible with an online part-time job (we have wi-fi in certain common areas of the farm).
  
  Workawayers with their own campervan are also welcome, we always have space for campervans and can provide the electricity connection. There is a limit to how much electricity we can provide, as we are off-grid and need to be careful with our consumption. For example, in winter, we do not have enough electricity for using electric heaters, so we use gas heaters ourselves. So if your campervan or caravan uses an electric heating system, you would be better off coming in the summer.
  We also have a common area with lounge-diner, bathroom, washing machine, shower, desk for working and a kitchenette.
  
  Working hours:
  Workawayers need to work 3 hours a day (5 days a week) in return for their accommodation. For workawayers who have a background in construction we may be able to offer 5 hours of work a day in return for accommodation and food, depending on our needs and finances at the time. In that case we pay for your basic groceries and you cook yourself.
  
  This is the perfect place for you if you are happy to live in nature and with animals and if you like your own company and independence. As we are quite remote, public transport options are limited. Most workawayers who come here are happy to do their own thing and most of the time we only get together to eat roughly once a week.
  
  Thanks for reading this far! Looking forward to hearing from you :)
  
  Pepa and Martin

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Prática de idiomas

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We sometimes have friends coming over and every now and then some kids come to ride horses, so you will have the opportunity to meet local people and learn about our culture.
  The local pool is open during summer time, so you can enjoy meeting the villagers there.

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We offer several voluteering packages based on the type of Workawayer and their volunteering goals:
  - Single volunteer/accommodation only: 3h/day, 5 days a week in exchange of accommodation
  - Family volunteer/ accommodation only: 5h/day 5 days a week for on of the parents. This option is only available for families who are coming with their own campervan or caravan and includes the use of the common areas during the day.
  - Single volunteer/food and accomodation: 5h/days 5 days a week. (OPTION AVAILABLE ONLY ON SPECIFIC DATES AND FOR SPECIFIC PROFILES) Food provided will be basic ranch food. You give us a shopping list and then cook yourself.

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  Idiomas

  Catalan: Fluente
  Alemão: Fluente
  Inglês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Fluente
  Francês: Fluente
  Português: Fluente

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  Acomodação

  You will stay in a small horse farm in a small Catalan village. You will have your own room with a shared toilet, common room and kitchen. Anneliese and her two dogs live in this accommodation with you. If you are a solo traveller, you can have the single bedroom, and she will sleep in a sectioned-off area in the common room. If you want to come as a couple, you will need to sleep in this sectioned-off area, as the bedroom is not big enough for the double bed. (We will add some pictures of this set up in September.) The shower is a few steps away in another building. We have solar panels and our own borehole, so we are very conscious about energy use.

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  Algo mais...

  Our stables are in a semi remote location. We live 400m away from a small village, where buses run on very specific hours. Although it is possible to be without a car, it is highly recommended have your own one.
  You can walk and cycle , or take a bus/car to the beach, Port Aventura (the amusement park) or Salou/Cambrils. Trains also run to Barcelona every 30 mins, and the fast train (AVE) station is not far from our place.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  Este anfitrião indicou que adora hospedar nômades digitais.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.

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  Pode aceitar animais

  We have five dogs (two males and three females) and welcome friendly dogs used to kids, people and visiting dogs!

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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