Be part of a creative adventure in Quirós, Asturias, Spain

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  My name is Rainer and I am a well-known german writer (in the fifties) of novels, travel-literature and short stories. I am also a photographer of mainly artistic photography (portraits, landscape, body & nude) and a musician too. I play guitar and sing. Since summer 2025 I live in the mountains of Asturias. This is a new adventure for me and a new way of life. Before moving to Asturias I lived for ten years on Flores (Azores / Portugal) – a little island in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean between Lisbon and New York.
  
  On the West Coast of Flores I bought a beautiful piece of land (around 5000 qm), which builded up behind the village – divided into terraces – like an ocean wave with stunning views over the Atlantic, the steep cliffs with its lush green and the waterfalls. I had a great time there and over the years I transformed with the help of volunteers, friends, colleagues, fellow artists and workawayers the former pasture of cows into a beautiful seaside garden. My writing and living space became a place for creative workshops and cultural events – readings, concerts, exhibitions, etc. and also the legendary monthly jam sessions which took place for more than seven years. Please keep in mind that the feedbacks you find until the end of 2024 in my profile are from people who stayed with me at my place on Flores Island.
  
  But now I am in Asturias. It is very different compared to Flores but of stunning beauty too. The old stone house I bought is located in a very small village above the Valdemurio Reservoir and overlooking the valley of Quirós. The comfortable house with its unique atmosphere will become my new writing- and living space. A place for literature, photography, music, exhibitions. Help me to take care of my new home, help me to transform it and be creative in Asturias.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  Interesses

  

  Montanhas

  

  Praia

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Caminhada

  

  Cultura

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Livros

  

  Arte e design

  

  Música

  

  Fotografia

  

  Escrever

  

  Camping

  

  Naturaleza
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  This house set in the beautiful and stunning mountain scenery of Asturias is a place to be creative. A place to "ground" yourself in a way, to charge your batteries, a place for well-being and a place to be and to live in the moment – what we should do all the time, don't we!?
  
  As I am a well-known artist myself – being a writer is my main occupation but I am also a photographer, creative writing teacher and musician – there can be an interesting exchange between us. Especially if you work, just got started or want to work as an artist yourself or just have an interest about it.
  
  What I am not interested and what is pretty boring for me are these kind of "wannabe artists" – people who can tell you the whole day how fantastic they are and how fantastic their creative ideas and projects (which they never make) are. I am a professional artist and too long in this "business" already to listen to these kind of stories. So let's make it simple and bring it to the point: An artist is not someone who thinks it is cool to be an artist. An artist makes art. Art is work. Hard work. A passion, a way of life, a journey. If you agree to that we will have a great time together :-)
  
  And as I am new in Asturias I am very keen to explore the region too. Do some good hiking, visit places and cultural events or have a day on the beach.

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  Ajuda

  I look for people who are curious, creative and open minded and want to be part of the story of this very special place in the mountains of Asturias. You should be interested in art itself and how an artist works and lives. For people who are not open for that – maybe only looking for a "cheap" place to stay – this is not the right place.
  
  There is always help needed in the house. The usual tasks to keep it clean, tidy and comfortable. The house is in a good condition but jobs for now will be painting walls inside, change and install some new lighting, furniture, prepare one part of the house (an around 8 m wide original stone wall) to become a space for exhibitions. Also some kind of gardening – as I want to have plants around the house. But there is no garden!
  
  Eating well is also a big thing – so creative chefs in the kitchen are always welcome.
  
  Creative and practical help is also needed to tell the story (fotos, films, social-media, etc.), create PR and marketing for myself and my new place in Asturias. Of course it would be great too (but it is not a must!) if you are a creative person yourself, maybe play an instrument for some Jammin', or write, paint, dance, make photography (behind and/or in front of the camera), films, sculptures or what ever...
  
  Of course I don't expect that you will help me with all of this tasks during your stay – important for me is that you can work independently for a couple of hours in the morning. This gives me the chance and the space to work on an actual book project and write some pages during this time. Or prepare some photos for an exhibition. This is very important for me and a big help!!

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Alemão: Fluente
  Inglês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Iniciante
  Francês: Iniciante

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  My Spanish has to improve!! Maybe you can teach me, or we learn and practice together. If you are interested in German – this is my mother tongue.
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  Acomodação

  In the house I have a comfortable room for guests with a nice balcony. This room will be yours during your stay.

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  Algo mais...

  The old traditional stone house which is my working- and living space is in a very little village nestled above the Valdemurio Reservoir and overlooking the Valley of Quirós. The village is not even a village, just a few houses. At the moment we are 8 inhabitants. So don't expect big nightlife here! But expect wildlife: Here in Asturias we have bears, wolfs and eagles.
  
  My neighbor is a Refugio with 26 beds and above our "village" is a famous rock formation for climbers. So it's not totally lonely here and there will be always some people around...
  
  Oviedo – the next big city – is around 40 kilometers away. There goes a bus five/six times a day in both directions. The bus stop is on the main road in the valley. It's a 15 to 20 minutes walk down from the house – walking up again may take some minutes longer.

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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

  We are in the mountains here and the signals for phone & internet are not the strongest!

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  1

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  Kaleko

  Sappho

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