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Help with projects on a family-run farm and lodge in Palmar Sur

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The experience

Family, Minimalism, Proactivity, Flora & Fauna!

We're looking for volunteers to help us improve the goat barn, maintain the property with all its plants, receive guests for our two wooden lodges, manage Booking & AirBnb, and most importantly singing karaoke with us (don't feel pressured, even a German 1st soccer league player showed his talent here)

If you're ready for an amazing experience, apply and be part of our amazing community :)

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 9 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: Volunteers will be asked to pay 5000 Colones (= $9) a day for food expenses. My wife prepares three meals a day plus great coffee and sometimes snacks in between.

What you get

1 day off per week

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Being proactive is a great asset here! You have the freedom to shape the small world of cows, dogs, cats, chicken ... our family and most importantly yourself.

Technically speaking, we expect volunteers to help improving the goat barn, maintaining the property with all its plants, receiving guests for our two wooden lodges, managing Booking & AirBnb, and most importantly singing karaoke with us (don't feel pressured, even a German 1st soccer league player showed his talent here) ;-D

Activities & Shift

The day starts fairly early with breakfast at 7 am. Often we eat fresh pancakes with fruits from our property (papaya, banana, pineapple...). During the day, we complete different kinds of work such as feeding chickens, planting new plants, maintaining the farm... etc In addition to these daily routines, sometimes other projects come around such as building a fence or fixing carriages in the barn.

Rules

You can become part of our family! That is why we wish volunteers to be open-minded to our culture and our language. The foundation of your time here is respect and trust.