Sobre su experiencia en: Oteruelos, España
Canadá
This experience for me was just okay. People should know that it is very remote (a village of about 8 inhabited houses (the rest abandoned)) and little to no service. If you are okay with being in such a rural setting, this might be the place for you. I found it difficult to arrange rides to/from Soria, but during the school year when the host is working, it is no problem. Another thing to be aware of is that although the work is not easy, it is not counted and organized ahead of time. Communication could improve but Santiago is a very good person and will teach you about sustainability.
hace 2 años
Santiago respondido
Just a few corrections:
- Oteruelos is not a remote village. It's just 13 kms from the main city Soria (10 minute drive to Soria or 50 minute on your bike)
- There are buses to Soria on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Most of the houses are not abandoned. They are summer or weekend houses. In the summer there are about 30 neighbors and you can arrange rides to Soria easily. All you need is to ask anyone there (most of the people conmute to Soria everyday) and it helps if you speak a bit of Spanish and make the effort to ask for a ride.
- Last week, as you know, it was the local festival in Soria and there weren't many `people in the village -they were on holidays or enjoying the festival- And you seem to forget that you spent a day in Soria during the local festival and stayed the night in Soria thanks to my friend’s hospitality. You said you were having a lot of fun there :)
- The work in the garden and in the house is quite easy if you enjoy being in contact with nature and walk through the forest or along the river with Ali.
- The work in a vegie garden can't get easily organized ahead of time as it depends on the weather conditions on the day (rainy, high temperatures..) and in the summer it's advisable to get up early to do the garden task when it's not that hot.