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Connect with international travelers: 28 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Practice English: 24 travelers recommend this host to practice English
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What you offer

20h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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.

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

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.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

As well as a guest house, we have a Chinese Medical Clinic (Therapeutic Massage), and we have some projects there-gardening, cleaning, painting, building a kitchen. No special skills needed, we will teach you. Always fun projects to do. Work about 4 hours a day- meet the people in town. Play with the kids. Food and accommodation and local transportation included. Linktree to videos: https://linktr.ee/jeffandsunny

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 18 and 25 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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34 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

28 Meeting international travelers
24 Practicing English
21 Meeting locals
21 Immersing in the local culture
18 Get in touch with nature
8 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

7 5. Gender equality
3 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
1 12. Responsible consumption and production

Héloïse

France

I spend 3 months in Olustee it couldn't imagine something better ! There is absolutely nothing to do in Olustee, but it push you to open to people, and then… you make friends that you're gonna remember your whole life 😊 Jeff is a man with a big heart, with a lot of respect and open minded. He's always gonna do his best to make you happy and learned after mistakes ! This was my first experience travelling I don't regret 1 second I spend here :)

23 days ago

Elisabeth

Switzerland

Staying at Jeffs was my first worldpackers experience and I can totally recommend it, especially if you're on the fence about spending your first time abroad somewhere. Olustee is such a small town and not overwhelming at all, trust me;) I met so many lovely and kind people here and Jeff was one of them. Even though he can be a bit direct when it comes to work, he is so easy to talk to and has a big heart. Work is pretty laidback, with him staying true to the hours. You'll never have to work more than what you signed up for and he's just overall a nice and reliable person.

about 1 month ago

Simon

Germany

Jeff is an amazing personality and open to everything and everyone. He is a New Yorker and 60+ years old. He has lots of stories and knows the town and it's people

about 2 months ago

Karina

United States

I stayed at the hostel for a short while, but it was beautiful nonetheless. The work varies and Jeff does his best to group you according to your skill level- but no experience is needed. It's the perfect place to gain experience and have fun. Sunny & Jeff are really kind hearted people who genuinely want you to feel welcomed. The town of Olustee is small but it has a lot of charm. It's not boring if you find things to do like: make friends with the locals and help with farm animals, visit the WPA Library, Bingo in Feb, feed the school goat, or head to the creek for some fishing. I'll be back!!

about 2 months ago

Carla

Spain

It was a good experience. I met a beautiful people and I learn so fast the lenguage. Maybe a little boring, we stay in a small village and all the afternons you have a lot of free hours. I think if someone like painting, writing... and search a place to disconnect is a good option. The tasks are simple: to reform Jeff's properties like painting, cleaning,... Is not a hard work.

2 months ago

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