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Francia

5

I loved staying with Christ ! The work was not hard at all, the volunteer house was very good. Christ took us to her favorite restaurants and we really experienced the costarican way of life ! Thank you Christ for the amazing time we spent with you !

hace más de 1 año

Estados Unidos

5

I LOVE FCR!!! Christ is the absolute loveliest person you'll ever meet. She has such a beautiful vision for the community. I felt so connected to her and was genuinely sad to leave. She went above and beyond to make us feel safe, connected and happy. She cooked almost every meal, managed the whole program, worked her job and then made sure we had adventures and saw beautiful things during our time off. The 1st project was to fix up the vol house so a lot of the problems discussed in other comments have been fixed. My time here has forever changed me and I'm happy to have a home in Costa Rica!

hace más de 1 año

Alemania

4

I was the first one to volunteer at this place so I also was the only one. The volunteers have they're own house it's really nice. I am a vegetarians so Christ cooked nice vegetarian food for me everyday. She is a really nice person, she helped me when I had questions and was teaching me some Spanish.

hace 9 meses

Christ respondido

Thanks Kim yes Iam a architect and I work in my own house all the creative part where I have the tools and materials :) We are in a new project like an architect when I finish a project a start a new one and I apreciate your support, in this stage I started the course for the community where I am teaching how to read plans where the volunteer can participate for free.

Puerto Rico

3

It was a great experience, the host was super kind and attentive. She was really flexible about the tasks and she always fulfilled with every food (it was very good). What I improve would be the volunteers house, provide a microwave and a mini fridge, also clean it bit more. I recommend for the host to inform a priori that the volunteers house is not where she lives and it is almost 6 minutes away from her house and you have to walk to her house every time the food is served. The town is very rural and small it is 2 hours away from San José, it is very hot so I recommend sport clothes.

hace 1 año

Brasil

2

Christ is a nice person, but the project needs Better struture.

hace más de 1 año

Christ respondido

Thanks Luiz, I agree, that's why the project is about repairing and improving the 2 properties using circular architecture until they become self-sustaining houses. When it is ready I will no longer need volunteers and will be ready for clients who pay for services.
Programs with hotel accommodation and class packages are also available for students and profesionals , with a separate cost for each service.
The project is going quickly taking into account that the volunteers do not always have skills for the tasks in which I am reluctant to waste materials and time such as labeling. I think they have enjoyed the experience more, they have been the ones who have more foundations in design and are more adaptable to working by project.

Pura vida!
Seguimos cuidando el bosque tropical ya llevamos 180 arboles sembrados en reforestacion de un bosque tropical que esta en peligro.

Francia

4

I had a great time staying at Christ's house! I stayed for 3 weeks but I think 10days or 2 weeks would be perfect to experiment local culture and what Christ's has to learn you. Horquetas is a really small town and you can be bored if you stay for a too long time (even more if you are alone) Christ is a nice host and a good cooker. During my free days I traveled to Limòn and La Fortuna but you have to be aware about the fact that the travel can be long. The house is comfy (but no hot water in the shower: we get used to it but it's good to know 😉). Tasks are easy.

hace más de 1 año

Christ respondido

Thanks Zoe, I am glad with your job like volunteer here with the basic pack program with introduction to the desing and the spanish for backpackers but now we have available standard pack with spanish intesive personalized course or permaculture course taught by an agricultural engineer.
The premiun program include different types of hosting and the pack of course that you prefer with a tour.
Every pack include basic volunteer program or we can offer the premiun HQ volunteer pack.
Thanks every volunteer for help this program with the basic program also are doing the difference. Profesionals are welcome to the HQ volunteer program too and work together for the change and you can do for longer while you learn spanish for profesionals with international certificate.

España

3

I would really like to write a positive review like the others but my experience wasn't the best! I was there for one week and the first five days I was the only volunteer (she told me before going we would be more ) and we didn't do any work at all. When I arrived the house was pretty dirty and she told me we would clean it together, so I waited, and we didn't do it until the last day. I just felt like she had much more others things to do and didn't care much about me. She is nice and nothing is extremely bad but just be careful if you go by yourself, be secure there are other volunteers :)

hace más de 1 año

Christ respondido

I am a latinoamerican woman triying to do the change and sorry Gina I don't control the world for that reason I am asking for help, you know what happened with the other volunteers and their flights. Is sad another woman and from Spain talking about problems and not about solutions. Is sad that nothing was enough for you I did my best in this cirscuntances, like I did with the other volunteers. I am happy anyway with all the trees and good things that the volunters are doing in this town and for the forest. The person who want to help this costarrican woman trying to do the change is welcome. Also remember that Gina was here just 1 week during the holly week when all costarrican are in vacation time and everything works different. Remember this is a ecocomunnity project in a rural town, is not tourist and is not a city but we have the most beautiful animals and the idea is to keep them save. Also you can see the videos created for the volunteers about the experience. Also I recive only peopple more that 18 years old in the volunteer house who can clean their own room and bathroon and do their own laundry because food and dishes I am encharged in the other house and also I work like arquitecture professor and I don´t have time to be encharge of other adult for that reason I have videos how to do your own laundry with the machine that is in the volunteer house, the idea is work together to do the change because the latinoamercans woman we can do more than clean houses. Anyway thanks for help to organize spaces before to do the new desing of FCRstore with products from another artisans from the town, also thaks for help planting the trees, thanks for help to put the protection for the bees, now we have a new and safe area for volunteers, thanks for participate in the latinos dance class all this in only 5 days. The only activity that not was possible was the english class in the community because during that week was vacation time. Pura vida!!!

Francia

4

That was a good experience with Chris.

hace más de 1 año

Canadá

4

It is a really immersive experience!! The host is generous and there to help! It is all about living like a tico/tica and learning how the life in a small town works here. I recommand this expreience to everyone who love to get involved in the culture and take part of the movement of a country! I also learned lot more Spanish in only 3 weeks! Gracias por todo Christ!

hace más de 1 año

Francia

4

Ma semaine passée à Sarapiqui était pleine de découvertes! En immersion totale dans la vie d'un local, que ce soit pour les repas, le logement, la proximité avec les habitants et les activités à faire. En ce qui concerne le bénévolat, les tâches demandées sont réalisables sans expérience car simples. À propos du logement, il est en évolution car il concerne une partie du bénévolat. Christ est aux petits soins pour que vous passiez un bon séjour et échanger sur les différents modes de vie. Pura vida !

hace más de 1 año

Christ respondido

Of course I will try to do more spanish programs also for volunteers who comes 1 week :)

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