Help at our guesthouse and experience Karoo desert life

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La experiencia

Enjoy our quiet, remote desert farmhouse and guesthouse, in exchange for helping with assorted building and household chores! We adapt tasks for volunteers' skillsets. Some common projects include building wooden cabins, working on our social media and marketing, preparing and planting flowerbeds, miscellanious handyman tasks, and music creation with our talented 17-year-old pianist. Please note animal care is not a part of this position.

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Que ofreces?

25 horas de ayuda por semana

Pintura y Decoración: Ayuda pintando o decorando el local.

Construcción y Reparación: Ayuda con varias tareas de reparación o construcción.

Jardinería: Ayuda a plantar y cultivar jardines.

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Lo que obtienes

2 dias libres por semana

Habitación privada: Tendrás una cama en un cuarto privado. Sí, un cuarto solo para ti.

Desayuno: Tienes derecho a desayunos gratis cada día de tu estadía.

Almuerzo: Tienes derecho a almuerzos gratis cada día de tu estadía.

Cena: Tienes derecho a cenas gratis cada día de tu estadía.

Puedes usar libremente nuestra lavandería.: Hay un lugar especial donde se lava la ropa sin costo.

Bicicletas a tu disposición: Puedes usar nuestras bicicletas cuando quieras.

Traslado: Te buscaremos cuando llegues y te llevamos a nuestro lugar.

Utilice nuestra cocina equipada: Siéntete libre de usar nuestra cocina y preparar tu comida deliciosa.

Internet Básica: Internet de velocidad básica para trabajar remotamente

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Requisitos

Inglés Fluído

Entre 18 y 30 años

Admite voluntarios solos, parejas y dúos de voluntarios

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Lo que no está incluído

Vuelos, Seguro de Viaje, Transporte Interno y Visa

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Programa detallado

We are a family of five, and several staff work for us daily. We aren't reliant on Workawayers to keep our guesthouse running, but instead use volunteers to help us develop new projects and improve our guesthouse.

We love it when volunteers come to us with ideas of what to work on and how to improve our farm, and we adapt all tasks to your interests and skillsets. Not sure if we need someone with your skillset? Reach out and ask! We are happy to chat.

A few of the tasks we hope to have volunteers help with:
- We have various repair tasks that need to be done around the farm, including painting, sanding, and other handyman maintenance work.
- We'll soon be starting on a project to build additional wooden cabins on our land and could use assistance from handymen/handywomen
- We have a neglected garden that would love some tender care and attention
- Our social media could always use help in the realm of content creation and marketing
- We have a 17-year-old talented pianist son who would love a musically-gifted partner to jam with

Please note that aside from occasionally walking the dogs and throwing a bucket of food to the sheep, we do not have animal care tasks for volunteers. We are a farmhouse, but not a true farm!

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Actividades & Turnos

Daily activities vary significantly depending on what a specific volunteer is interested in working on. That said, this is roughly what the daily schedule has looked like for previous Workawayers:

Monday-Friday:
- 7:30 am, up to help make breakfast and set the table
- 8, family breakfast
- 8:30/9, start work on your daily projects (be it social media, building, repair work, etc.)
- 12/1, make yourself lunch when desired
- 1-3, finish work on your daily projects
- 3-6:30/7, relax, enjoy the Karoo, play with our dogs, etc.
- 7, family dinner & TV time
- 8-?? evening relaxation time

Our Workawayers usually take the weekends off, just joining us for breakfast at around 9 or 10 and family dinner at the usual time.

Please note this schedule is just to give you an idea of what our days look like. We are happy to be flexible and accomodate your needs.

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Reglas

We offer our guests a tranquil, quite space to relax, so no loud music/TV is allowed.

We are in a semi-remote desert area, so please be aware there are no bars/clubs/etc. nearby. However, there are trails where you can run/bike/walk safely!

Please ensure daily showers and regular clothing changes are observed during your stay. You can use our laundry for free, whenever you'd like.

If you have dietary preferences or requirements, please let us know in advance so we can be sure to stock food you can eat! We have one gluten-free eater in the house but the rest of our family do not have dietary restrictions. If you are a vegan or vegetarian and do not like seeing meat, this may not be the placement for you.