Marketing help needed at Kite&Surf school/hotel/bar

Neuseeland

1

My Way is an amazing place to volunteer if you love water sports such as kiting and surfing. There is a great team of volunteers and workers, and it has the potential to be an amazing volunteering experience. However, most of the time, all the fun and enjoyment is lost due to the owner creating a stressful work environment. I really hope things improve in the future but I cannot see this happening unless the owner makes some real changes to his leadership style and stops blaming everyone else but himself when things go wrong.

vor über 1 Jahr

Neuseeland

3

The host should be an incredible volunteering spot as you have access to a lot of equipment which you can use for free, the people are amazing, and there are always fun activities happening. But the reality was different to what I expected. - The expectation to work is 36+ hrs (worldpackers says 32) - The main form of 'payment' for your time is kite surfing, but this was hard to come by. In the first month I only kited once, and in the entire 2 months I went 8 or 9 times. - The communication is unprofessional. As an example, threats were made to the entire team on a group chat.

vor über 1 Jahr

Australien

2

At a surface level this volunteering was good - a great bunch of people were volunteering and working there! However, the place was unfortunately poorly managed. Volunteer roles were very unclear - working more than the agreed 6 hours per day. For not wanting to work more than this, we were threatened with lawyers and the police. I also never had the opportunity to learn to kite surf properly even though that was the incentive to do so many hours. Personally I would not recommend this experience.

vor über 1 Jahr

Australien

2

The host has great potential to be a fun place to volunteer where you can surf, kite etc. This unfortunately didn't happen. We only had one kite lesson then we were expected to teach ourselves (dangerous!). We worked over the agreed 36h per week and still got told off. The owner was incredibly rude and dysfunctional, he even threatened to call the police and lawyers and attempted to charge us volunteers over €1500 for our stay for not working 12 hour back to back shifts. Unfortunately all the negatives far outweigh the positives, I would not recommend this location to volunteer.

vor über 1 Jahr

Argentinien

4

The host, a community of lovers of watersports from everywhere. The most particular volunteership I did. I surfed for the 1st time, did SUP, and took kitesurfing lessons (I wish I could have taken more). I won't lie: it was a caothic experience for moments, stress and disorganization most of the weeks. Anyways, we spoke about problems to find solutions. They need to work in a better communication. I had bonfire, music, sunset surf sessions, collective meals, day-trips, parties, private room. Thank you Laura, Matthias, Stephie, my colleagues and kitchen crew. Overall, it was amazing ❤️

vor über 1 Jahr

Brasilien

5

It was a pleasure being part of My Way, they became a family to me. I had so much fun during the work time also and could meet a lot of people from different places. The dorms are very comfortable and the team made their best for us to feel good. We are provided with good coffee and bread. A very interesting part of my way is that the place is a open space for you to create and help with your bests skills.

vor fast 2 Jahren

Brasilien

5

2 best months of 2023. the host is a place that allows you to be creative and create. Laura, Mariana and Matthias are amazing people and I will comeback more times to visit then.

vor etwa 2 Jahren

Norwegen

5

I had an incredible experience at the host! The work varies from day to day, and you help out where it is needed. Some days were super busy and other days very chill. I worked mostly in the hotel, together with the amazing manager Mariana. This place is great for people who likes to take initiative and be a bit flexible, and also enjoys working in a team. You can have a chance to learn kitesurfing and use all the equipment, which is very nice. The place itself is cosy and feels like a second home, especially with the great team and fellow volunteers<3 Will definitely recommend this place!

vor etwa 2 Jahren

Brasilien

5

My time at the host was amazing! This is a startup-like experience, so you da bit of everything, mainly focused at the kite the host and hotel. It requires initiative as you have plenty of space to bring ideas onto the table, execute it and make things happen! The team is really great and everyone is trying to do their best, so naturally there are moments of disagreement, but keep in mind that EVERYONE has a voice on the project. If you are into watersports, you will have a chance to be in contact with KiteBoarding, Surfing, SUP, Wake, etc.

vor etwa 2 Jahren

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