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在桂林的喀斯特Sec建立一个有美食和爱的共享社区

The experience

We are a traditional Italian wood-fired pizza restaurant in Guilin, offering high-quality Chinese private chef experiences, and also a community-rooted public welfare organization. We believe that food, culture, and care can connect the world, and we sincerely invite enthusiastic, cheerful, and caring international volunteers to join us in creating a warm, shared community space!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Beginner Chinese

Between 18 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside China

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

1. Restaurant Operations Support: Assist in making traditional wood-fired pizza, learn Chinese private chef skills, greet guests, and share food culture.
2. Community Event Organization: Help host pizza nights, Sino-foreign cultural exchange activities, charity markets, etc.
3. Children’s Welfare Programs: Teach children basic English, lead sports (e.g., badminton, basketball), or share interest courses like drone technology.
4. Space Co-creation: Jointly maintain the restaurant and community space to build a warm, sustainable environment.

Activities & Shift

Passionate about food and sharing, with enthusiasm for restaurant operations or public welfare projects.
- Patient, caring, and enjoys interacting with children; willing to teach English, sports, or interest courses.
- Open-minded, inclusive, good at communication, and possesses teamwork spirit.
- Able to stay for at least 2-4 weeks, willing to invest time and emotion in building the community atmosphere.

Rules

I. Basic Rules for Restaurant Operations
1. Pre-Shift Training
- All volunteers must attend a 2-hour pre-shift training covering: wood-fired pizza preparation process, safety protocols (oven use/knife handling), and basic Chinese-English menu comparisons.
- Volunteers must pass a "hands-on assessment of preparing 3 pizzas" before officially participating in kitchen work.
- Front-of-house volunteers must use standardized service phrases (provided on bilingual cards) and record special customer requests (e.g., food allergies) on the kitchen whiteboard.

2. Safety and Hygiene Non-Negotiables
- Gloves must be worn and hands sanitized before handling any ingredients. Long hair must be tied back.

II. Event Planning and Specialized Rules
Cultural Integration Activity Design
- Volunteers are encouraged to submit one "cultural integration activity proposal" per week (e.g., pizza DIY workshop + home country holiday-themed night).
- Selected proposals will receive a ¥200 material fund, and the proposer may serve as the event host.

III. Cross-Cultural Collaboration Agreement
1. Language Exchange Mechanism
- A daily 30-minute "Chinese-English phrase exchange session" will be held, where Chinese staff and volunteers teach each other 3 professional terms (e.g., dough fermentation/event flow design).
- Multilingual diagrams (e.g., oven temperature control charts with flame icons + English annotations) will be posted at key operational stations.

2. Flexible Participation System
- Volunteers may apply for a "half-day project system" (e.g., assisting with kitchen prep in the morning, independently designing promotional posters for weekend events in the afternoon).