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Colombia

5

It's a place I 100% recommend. Awa, the host, makes sure everything is an unforgettable experience. I really liked that on the first day we had a small meeting to define schedules, tasks, and other important details, so everything was clear from the start, and during my time there, agreements were always respected. I'm very grateful for the time she took to take me to different places and show me around. She's a person who has a lot to give and teach. It's been a unique experience in many ways. I am grateful for the time shared and the beautiful opportunity!

about 1 month ago

Chile

5

This was my first volunteer experience, and I am deeply grateful for the warm welcome, support, and experience provided by Awa. All the work we did was in line with what we had planned, and Awa also makes sure you connect with the community and get to know the place where you are better. I highly recommend it, and I remember with much affection and learning the days I had the opportunity to offer my help toward this purpose.”

8 months ago

Chile

5

My stay as a volunteer was excellent. Awa is a very nice person, she cares that you feel comfortable and that you can visit nearby places. Cogners and Tuffé are two towns with very old architecture, you can go out walking or cycling, which will give you the opportunity to explore more of the culture and enjoy the beautiful landscapes, perhaps sharing with local people. You will have very nice spaces to rest in your free time, the food is delicious and abundant, you will undoubtedly have a good experience.

9 months ago

Colombia

5

I had a truly wonderful experience in this volunteer program. I was able to connect with art, nature, and different cultures, and learn a great deal about various subjects. Awa is a very generous and helpful person who is always willing to explain things. The houses are located in small villages away from the city, making this a great opportunity to disconnect. However, you also have the option to visit different cities or tourist spots on weekends. Thank you very much for everything, Awa, and I wish the project continued success!!

9 months ago

Turkey

5

Chemistry between Awa and us was really great. From my perspective, Awa really cares about people's emotions and tries to find middleground which helped me a lot during this experience. Both Tuffe and Cogners are lovely places and she will be taking you around to have local experiences. In this volunteering experience you will learn about different and local cultures, and share your own culture with different volunteers. For me this was a really great experience thanks to both Awa and other volunteers. I would like to thank everyone who was involved in this volunteering experience.

10 months ago

Turkey

5

I would like to start by thanking Awa for making this volunteering experience something special for me. This experience exceed my expectations very much. Thanks to her I got to experience many local experiences that I could never dream of before hand. In addition, during the volunteering experience she was able to teach me a lot of good tips and tricks about building, repairing and painting. Finally, I also like to mention the fact that she exceed in her ability to find common grounds to situations resulting in a solution that can make everybody happy.

11 months ago

Singapore

1

While the work itself was fulfilling, I felt overworked and exhausted. When I expressed this, the host dismissed my concerns as laziness. She abruptly asked me to leave, only to change her mind and let me stay, then reversed her decision again the next day. I had just 15 minutes to pack, leaving me stranded an hour away from the nearest city. No taxis were able to pick me up, so I had no choice but to risk hitchhiking. The inconsistent treatment and lack of empathy made me feel very stressed and unsafe. I suggest improvement in the host's management style for the welfare of volunteers.

8 months ago


Awa replied

Phoebe decided to change her departure from September 16 to the 15th 1 week prior to arrival on WhatsApp which I accepted. 1 week after her arrival, she changes it again to now the 13th in the evening (because she wanted to go meet-up with friends to party) " I accepted again while agreeing with her that her tasks she was going to be leaving undone needed to be covered and that she was going to find herself working double shift, she agreed and I asked to verify and confirm this change on WhatsApp which she did. The next morning after I changed everyone's schedule, she decides again to change it again, this time to leaving Friday morning before the beginning of her catchup task, again, this famous task was now scheduled on Wednesday afternoon starting at 3pm after lunch. At 2pm while we were eating lunch, she decided that she was not going to do the task(cleaning) with me and regardless she felt that she wasnt feeling well. I asked her to switch her content writing to this afternoon while she rested and do the cleaning tomorrow morning. She replied that she was not going to feel well the next day also. I now see and realize what was going on and to make a decision: Honor her commitment or leave even earlier and that if she decided to leave I could drop her off. She picked to be dropped off. In the car she was crying hard, i tried to find out what was going on with her, after 25 minutes, she finally says that she has a problem saying what she feels at times and that she didn't want to doing any other tasks but content writing, she also stated that her mom loves her brother more her and had turned her that way.. She also stated that she was going to stay in the city for 2 nights while waiting for her train to paris for Friday morning and that the hotel was going to cost her 100 euros. I offered to find a solution of taking her back to the house to avoid from paying the hotel, she will rest, have a place to stay and finish all the content writing left to do, she agreed. I drove another 25 minutes back, dropped her off, informed Diego what was happening and left(since now I face a 5h cleaning task meant for 2 people on my own thus worked very late in the night and had to sleep there, they were informed of this, fridge was full of food, the only time I didn't cook them a hot meal. The next day, I arrived around 11h30 am, said hello to phoebe who was sunbathing with a book, I started cooking lunch, then went to see Diego who was working very hard to finish his project since him also was leaving on friday mirning tge 13th and did a double shift to finish with zero issues. I painted with Diego, and returned to serce lunch. At that time I asked phoebe the progress of the content writing, she replied, wgat content? I said all my files we worked on and you were supposed to finish, our latest deal.. She states well, I understood that you didn't want me to finish them so i didn't do anything. I asked her to transfer ownership of the files to me and that was done with both of our computers then she went in her room. Diego returned home for Lunch, I started serving, she came out of her room and ate lunch as simple as that. So at that point I asked her, based our original contract, you we're supposed to originally pay 25€ per day, now you are going to owe about minimum 50€ for not doing anything for 2+ days and you refuse to work any longer and you are lodged fed etc.. What are you planning on doing. That is when I finally saw Phoebe's true colors, she explained that she is planning on deducting ALL THE MEALTIMES(WHEN SHE SAT DOWN AND ATE DURING HER ENTIRE STAY). I ran out words knowing how important mealtimes are to me to be able to exchange culturally. I did ask her for the final time to reconsider what she just said ir call a taxi, she replied neither, i told her neither wasn't an option and I will choose taking a taxi for her. She packed up and left. She was doing a stop and thank God,she came up on the mayor of our village who took her to the city where according to Diego she was safe in a hostel for 1 night.
This is what I wrote as review for Phoebe. With all the hell she put me thru, dhe ended up with 3 generous stars. All and all, she came to take and take, not share.

Phoebe is great at content writing. The position she signed for was "content writing /web development" @25€ day. She contacted on WhatsApp and suggested 3 possibilities 1 of which was 2 days of cleaning, tasks etc. and 3 days of content web development without paying anything which I accepted. Unfortunately, she only honored 3/4 of the content web dev and 50% of the cleaning, task part. The rest of her stay was very difficult due to the fact that she expected to be lodged, fed and not keep her commitment. She wanted to pick and use what she felt like doing when it suited her thus unreliable.
I hope she learnt something from this experience to speak up when she decides to change things without let others know thus putting everyone involved in hardship. I hope that she learnt minimum 2 things :The importance of keeping commitments and that worldpackers is about sharing on all sides. Her telling me that she wanted to count meal times as work time couldn't insult me more! Anyways, thanks for the part of the contract you honored and did well. Good luck to you

Chile

4

Thank you Awa for opening the doors of your home to me. You have certainly put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into your spaces, which are very nice, warm and comfortable. I'd like to highlight your kindness and concern that everything was fine. We shared several meaningful moments and conversations. Regarding work, my experience was ok, given that on more than one occasion I felt over-stressed and under a lot of pressure, but in general was good to work coordinated as a team. I learned a lot about repair & optimization techniques. Thank you very much and good luck with your beautiful project!

11 months ago

Mexico

5

Awa es muy amable, en todo momento pendiente de que estés bien. Me gustó mucho el pueblo y la casa, es un lugar muy bonito, 100% recomendado

11 months ago

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