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Gardening & housekeeping in a wonderful place at PTs Silvercoast

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The experience

I try to spend as much time as possible at my late mom's house at the Silver Coast between Sao Martinho do Porto and Nazaré. My parents built the house some 25 years ago with a lot of care and love for details. It has a big garden and partly wild property with an old mill on the hillside. My goal is to bring everything into a good condition in order to maybe rent it out to chosen people during the season.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

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.

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Between 18 and 40 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

I plan to make the mill inhabitable and maybe even build a tiny house somewhere. There is a lot of garden tasks to do from pruning pine trees, weeding flower beds and brush cutting.

I would like to also do some sports like Padel tennis, hiking, swimming, etc. together. We can cook and bake together and there is a daily market in town with fresh produce. I am looking for some young man who is motivated and active so that I don't need to worry about him doing his hours but rather responding to the opportunity to spend a great time and get things done.

I appreciate having fellowship while working together and talking about things in life that really matter. My goal is to create some synergy effect with you so I believe it's important that we fit to each other and that there is a good balance of giving and taking!

Activities & Shift

I am currently looking for some young man who would stay with me for the winter-month. I expect him to be clean and well mannered. That doesn't mean we can't have a good time.
It is very important that I don't need to check on the hours agreed upon. I like to give freely but also expect the same in return. I don't like to push people or have to wake them up constantly. There has to be an inward motivation so that the work can be fun.

Rules

Early riser
Clean up after yourself
Good personal hygiene
Good manners
No smoker
Being willing to be flexible and adapt to schedules and situations
Doing your hours without needing to be checked on