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What you offer

32h

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

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

If you want to experience what life is like for a 'typical'? London family living in the suburbs and have prior DIY experience (with tools), we'd love to have you join us and share our culture! We've hosted over 50 guests across different platforms :) Help will involve primarily elderly care and housekeeping, it may involve carpentry, electrics, plumbing if you have the skills :) patience and good vibes are paramount

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 18 and 35 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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15 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Homestay

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

13 Practicing English
10 Immersing in the local culture
7 Meeting locals
5 Meeting international travelers
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Creating true social impact

Francisco

Mexico

Haider's parents are very kind and hospitable people. The activities at Haider's parents' house mainly consist of keeping the house clean and occasionally doing tasks like painting or patching up a wall. One of the advantages is that their house is fairly central you can get to the city center in about 30 minutes by metro. I should also mention that the room where I stayed was very clean and comfortable. Thank you very much, Haider, for allowing me to stay at your home. I hope to return soon and see you all again.

5 months ago

Isaac

Costa Rica

Great family, very friendly, feels like home, excellent food, the house is quite cosy, the schedule is flexible, very good if you have remote work, the tasks are easy :)

7 months ago

William

Colombia

It was my first time as a volunteer, and really it was awesome, I learnt many things about the local culture and I had the opportunity to visit many beautiful places in the city, about my target of practice English I feeling it improve very much and now I have confidence to speak, the host, Haider is a good guy and very relaxed and his family is pretty kind, I just say thanks for that unique life experience!!!

9 months ago

Carlos

Colombia

It was all a great experience, the kindness of their parents and the patience they give you is admirable. They help you improve your English and teach you their Muslim culture. If you stay at their parents' house, You will try their traditional food (spicy and delicious). I learned that they value your effort and good work very much. But above all, they value the respect and kindness that you provide, because they expect to trust you. Si eres un futuro voluntario, procura organizar tus horas de trabajo y alimentación y separar tiempo para ti, flexibles siempre que te sepas comunicar a tiempo.

10 months ago

Mizuho

Japan

Haider and his wife were very kind and welcoming! The tasks assigned were great, as I had experience with a few building-related tasks. These mainly included caulking, painting, putting up doors, building shelves, cleaning, and more. I enjoyed talking with him, his wife, and other family members who occasionally showed up to help. The only difficult part was lifting heavy materials, which was challenging due to my back problems, but Haider was very understanding and open to communication. With your own room and bathroom, overall, it was a great experience!

11 months ago

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Response Time: This host usually writes back in 5 days
4 published videos: This host has 4 published videos showing a little bit about their place

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