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

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  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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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Prática de idiomas

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa
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  Interesses

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Mascotes

  

  Cultura

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Filmes e TV

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Fotografia

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Arquitetura

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Idiomas

  

  Livros

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  História

  

  Música

  

  Arte e design

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Escrever

  

  Astronomia

  

  Animais

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Montanhas

  

  Praia

  

  Caminhada
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  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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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

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

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  Ajuda

  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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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Iniciante

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  Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
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  Acomodação

  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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  Algo mais...

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

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  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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  Pode aceitar animais

  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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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  Frodo

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