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Art & Wellness Homestay in El Salvador | Community Building

The experience

We are building a Wellness Sanctuary, Art Residency & Conscious Community with 6-10 bedrooms in El Salvador. Steps from the beach named Costa del Sol. A peaceful place for quiet reflection, relaxation & inner magic.

You get your own bedroom & shared bathroom in exchange for help building furniture (end tables, shelves, etc.) OR painting murals, gardening or landscaping.

Creative & heart-centered Carpenters, Landscapers and Artists welcome!

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

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.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 75 Per week

Fee pays for: Materials for volunteer activities and Donation to project

Description: This fee will cover the electricity & water (especially for A/C unit and washing machine).

What you get

3 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.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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!

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

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

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

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

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteer 24 hours a week over 3-5 days (take 2-4 days off) and live in an oasis right near the beach & river. It's a rural beach town. The social scene is 1 hour away in the city or tourist beach called El Tunco (Bus, Taxi, or Rental Car required).

The work/stay exchange includes a private room with a queen-sized bed, a shared bathroom (private if no other volunteers), A/C, Wifi & weekly cleaning. We ask for $75 a week towards A/C/water/utility consumption. This includes 2 loads of laundry a week. No dryer (hang to dry). Extra loads of laundry are $5 each.

We are inviting 1-3 volunteers to work/stay here at a time. Also living in the house are my mom (a Salvadoran wisdom keeper) and me (host, artist, healer).

Activities & Shift

Volunteer activities include helping to oversee & build various projects around the house and yard: Carpentry, Painting, Photography, and Community Building Operations (such as create a house manual or agreements, draft local resources, organize volunteer projects, host events/workshops/classes, plant gardens, paint murals, build community, etc.). We can discuss & decide based your skillset.

Shifts can be set by you. The ask is 24 hours a week.

Rules

No loud noise after 9pm
No overnight guests unless discussed (+ $10 a night; negotiable)
Clean up after yourself quickly (to avoid bugs, etc.)
No hard alcohol or drugs; wine is permitted
Communication forward

Remember this is an intentional living community and sacred space