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Hands Dirty in Paradise

The experience

Aid in the creation of a Spiritual and Fun Sanctuary, located in the mountains of El Yunque aka Paradise. Wake up, rub the cobwebs out of your eyes, enjoy the view and Get your hands dirty by helping to plant in our gardens, build/ decorate/ finish our structures, repair, clean up, take care of our animals, and meet with other likeminded volunteers and feel the sense of community we provide. Many hands make light work after all!

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

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.

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

Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Spanish

Between 20 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Puerto Rico

Travel insurance

Mandatory volunteer introduction video

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Wake up, Have your morning Tea or Coffee and meet in the communal area for "Todays To-Dos". Once everyone has said Good Morning and feels like they've re-adjusted nicely back into the land of the living, then that's when everyone will go get dressed, put work clothes on, and meet at their respective duty areas. wherever there is a task to do there will always be an overseer that will guide or work directly with our volunteers; it will either be Don (Property Owner), or Haniel (Manager).
You can expect Don and Haniel to be there if you have any questions, concerns, or simply wish to connect and share your story/ get to know about either of them.

Activities & Shift

Duties start early at 8AM due to the heat here in Puerto Rico, and the fact we would prefer no volunteers getting unnecessarily crispified by the sun while working. Work ends at 12 noon, ALL volunteers are only required to work 4 hours from Monday to Friday. The remainder of the time in the day will be dedicated to community, familiarizing oneself with the property, and anything one wishes to do with their personal free time.

Rules

1- If you don't know/ are uncertain/ are curious ASK
2- No Blasting Music past 9PM
3- No stealing (We will know)
4- Disrespect of Owner, Manager, or Other Volunteers will NOT be tolerated
5- Show up in time for Morning Meeting (7:30AM)
6- Be present for Evening Review (3:30PM)
7- Clean Up after yourself (This means after your duties and after using the washroom)
8- Always Do your Best - No matter if you're Tired, Happy, Sad, or Lacking in Caffeine your Best is Always Enough
9- Be Impeccable with your Word - Think before you speak, Be Intentional with your word, No Negative Nancies Allowed (No speaking down about yourself or others)
10- NEVER Assume - If you weren't explicitly directed or permitted to do something then don't, ALWAYS Ask
11- NEVER take things personally - You don't always have the full story/ big picture
12- Compassionate & Considerate Awareness of Others
13- If YOU Break it, YOU Buy it