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Hi I have retired and bought a small farm of 6000sqm near the beach at Figueira da Foz Portugal, I am a yoga teacher, a builder, architect, farmer, and cook. I was born in New Zealand, lived most of my life in Australia, and have a house and apartment in Phuket Thailand for the winters. The farm is 3 klms from the river, city and 4 klms to the beach, there is surfing as well as calm waters for swimming, and lots of river and beach side walks and cycling paths. Fig da Foz is easily accessible by train and bus, and is half way approx between Lisbon and Porto. We have 7 bicycles you can use to explore the area, or you can walk to the local cafe or the bowling alley. The farm is quiet and fairly private for being so close to everything, there are sheds to develop with potential for a fireplace, pizza and bread oven and hammocks under the trees. There is the main house and two, two bed units. fruit trees and a well. As we are in drought here and water is life, we will need to practice water conservation, and sharing and developing ideas of sustainability are very welcome. My passion in life is yoga/meditation/zen practice and understanding and is the main focus of daily living.
If anyone was interesrted in a yoga intensive and happy to commit to it, we can do that, mantra, kirtain, awareness etc
We are understandably full around the holidays and you will need to be able to share a space with others. As we are just developing the place, understandably there are a lot of projects, to make the place fully utilized and all it can be, so help setting it all up would be great. We can collect you from the train/buss station in Figueira da Foz.Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Trabalho beneficenteProjetos artísticosPrática de idiomasAjuda em projetos ambientaisJardinagemConstrução/faça você mesmoAjuda a cuidar da casaManutenção geralAjuda com computadores/internetObjetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
You can learn yoga and meditation as well as tai chi and relaxation practices, I can help you with your english language speaking and writing skills, or you could learn some simple Thai phrases. As I am a builder and an architect, you can learn some practical skills while helping with some projects, also there is the gardening skills to learn as well as easy, healthy cooking. If you are interested in Australia or New Zealand I can give you some practical tips.
If anyone is interested in a yoga intensive, and haappy to commit to it, mantra, kirtain, awareness etc we can do thatAjuda
I would appreciate some help with many projects, such as improving the facilities, some building and painting, building maintainence as well as help with the garden, and some fire wood.
Cultural exchange is also important as I am interested to learn and share some yoga/meditation/zen, and philosophy and artistic pursuits. If you have online skills you could help with an online yoga project. I want to make the sheds into a workshop and an outside living, recreation area, build a fire pit and a pizza oven and some landscaping.Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Iniciante
Português: Iniciante
Thai: InicianteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Would like to learn Portuguese and French, and am interested in learning a little of all languages, as I winter in Thailand am learning a little Thai also.Acomodação
There are choices of accommodation, The 2 bed units are private with their own facilities, bathroom kitchen, living room, the main house has 3 bedrooms, there is heaps of outside space under the trees for camping , if you like that.
I will cook the evening meal, which we will share, mainly Indian, Thai and fusion food.
Lunch is usually salad bread, omelet, humus, curry left overs. Breakfast is special porridge, yogurt and fruit , and I make a great chai tea.
We provide pillows , sheets, and towels, if u could bring a light covering would be handy.Algo mais...
Figueira da Foz has of course the beaches and the river, the main beach is the biggest urban beach in Europe, across the river are other beaches stretching off into the distance, the city of about 60,000 people has everything you need, there is even a casino, and heaps of great eating and drinking places. There is a marina and a great music venue in an old stone fort with water views, there are numerous cafe's along the beachfront. Klms of wooden walkways around the beaches and a huge groin out into the ocean at the mouth of the river. The train/bus goes to Porto and Lisbon, daily and Coimbra, the ancient capital of Portugal, many times a day, Porto or Lisbon are 2 hours away, Up the river there are rice farms, mountains and vast forests, if you like mountain biking there are many forest trails.
I can collect you from the train , bus station, 3klm from the houseMais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
I can provide a mobile hotspot internet for those who dont have their own
Espaço para estacionar campervans
any size of van is hostable depending on how wet the weather is
Pode aceitar animais
there are lots of birds here so any pets would have to be contained
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
Mais de 2
Horas previstas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Her work ethic is beyond parallel and she goes the extra mile to please.
Claudia is very sociable and fits in easily with others, with a warm personality
and a keen desire to learn from others.
We were sad to see her go after a month, but will be very happy to keep in… read more
The meals Allan prepared daily were delicious. Allan makes the best hummus in the world! In the evening we enjoyed… read more
They are not afraid to get dirty and work hard, helping to transform many areas of our place.
We can recommend them to any host and wish them all the… read more
During the weeks we stayed in Figueira da Foz we learned so many things. Painting, permaculture, gardening and lots of yoga classes. We had some unforgettable moments! Lots of conversations, laughter, Indian food and hard work!!!
Allan is an incredible host, very kind and calm. His energy is genuine! If you… read more
Al is both interested and interesting, sharing his… read more
They worked well helping repair the roofs on the sheds and lots of other jobs around the property.
We can recommend them to any host… read more
She is good company and gets on with all, is friendly engaging and respectful.
Lisa worked well with others and can also work unsupervised, and has interesting stories to tell.
We appreciate all her help and can easily recommend her to any host.
Although she only stayed a week we got a lot done in that time and we hope to meet again.
We can recommend her to any host and wish her well.
He is kind, attentive… read more
She joined in with all that was going, and worked well, getting along with all the others.
We enjoyed her company and were pleased with her contributions, especially her yoga.
Amber is considerate, polite and easy going. We can easily recommend her to any host.
They joined in whole heartedly in whatever was going and were not shy of hard work.
Also they did the dishes without being asked, are polite, friendly and helpful.
It was interesting to learn from them something of their place and culture.
We can… read more
You can only see and feel the magic of his place it if you go there.… read more
We had the luck to be in Figueira… read more
"c'est la vie" is our new way to face some live "obstacles".… read more