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Video and Photograph all the Art that is here

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The experience

This position is linked to the “Manage our Social Media Accounts + Edit Photos and Videos position”.

We have art in many forms on the property.
- mosaic floors
- silver jewellery and gemstones
- paintings

We would like to share this art with the world. If you can help us with this in any way we would be grateful to hear you out.
If you would like to see our work
Instagram: @shankari_jewelry
Website: www.shankari.com

What you offer

3 hours of help per day

Photography: Take, edit and provide amazing photos.

Video Making: Create, edit and publish digital videos.

Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 10 One time

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: This is a donation for community services such as bathing water/road maintenance/street lights/community safety/police services etc. If you leave for a week (7 days) or more when you come back you will need to re-register with the police and pay this donation again. Please note. This payment is non refundable. It's a community donation and only fair and reasonable. Thanks for your co-operation.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

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

Requirements

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

We provide an unusual hostel style Accommodation. Since we are housed
in an old Palace. It's like a sleep over with all the friends you just met.
It's light hearted, safe, exquisitely unpretentious, mother nature at her
best all around you and not like anywhere you have ever been. If you want
luxury and comfort this may not be the place for you. Everyone is very friendly and caring and together we become a moving stream of global light workers.

We have a total of 16 places so there are always people coming and going.
You will enjoy meeting other travellers from all over the world.

We have a meeting at 1PM to start. The work for the day and week will be determined at this meeting.
- Gardening work should be done in the morning to avoid the mid day heat and sun.
- Photography and Video work should be done when the light is good.
- Managing our social media and editing can be done any time of day.
- Shankaris art project are worked on when Shankari needs them to be.

We provide
- Bed and bath.
- Some private rooms for couples and some single gender twin rooms.
- New friendships with people from all over the world.

We Do NOT supply maid service for our volunteers. You have to clean your
own room and wash your own sheets.

*Please let us know in your message prior to arrival if you are a couple or
singles travelling together.

What to Bring:
- Insect repellent *mosquitos are a part of life here
- Sunblock
- Your own towel
- Your own cup

Activities & Shift

We expect you to do 3 hours a day of work which means 15 hours total in the week. If you miss a day for whatever reason we do expect to make up the hours the following days. If you do extra hours on one day then you can take them off your next days. Saturday and Sunday are off days for you to enjoy as you please.

Yoga:
Bring your yoga mat. We encourage new yoga teachers to practice their new
skills with the group.

Surfing:
The river is gorgeous to swim in and exploring the river on a paddle board is a lot of fun. You can rent surfboards and paddle boards by the beach. The wave right in front of us is is an advanced wave. Not recommended for learning or beginners.

There is a lot of nature to explore but its all relatively untouched so it will be an adventure finding your own way carefully.

Motorbikes are available locally for hire at around $3-$5 USD per day.

Available near us:
- Local night market that sells food *local prices
- Morning fresh market *You can buy your own ingredients and use our basic kitchen available for you.
- Local restaurants *local prices
Local food is fresh, delicious and inexpensive
- Western restaurants at the beach *western prices
- There are ATMs *but it does not work for everyone.
- Laundry Service available in the village
- Small waterfall
- Black sand beaches all along our west coast of Bali *usually an adventure to try and get to
- There are many roads up into the hills that can be trekked and explored

On Google maps
Shankaris Artist Sanctuary
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MpjwV9rKcHrNErCs7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Please check us out on the map so you understand where we are located in Bali. We are out of the way on the west coast of Bali. Far from the hustle and bustle of Canggu and Ubud.

Rules

We require you to arrive on Monday by 11.30 Am. We can accept you on Tuesday but we prefer if you arrive on Monday.
We do not take on new people after Tuesday. Saturdays and Sundays we are closed.

We have a total of 16 places so there are always people coming and going.
You will enjoy meeting other travellers from all over the world.

There is a communal kitchen on the bottom floor of the pool building. You can cook for yourself, it's almost the same price as buying cooked food in the night market as buying ingredients in the morning fresh market. However. if you do cook, wash dishes and cooking pots IMMEDIATELY! NO STACKING DIRTY DISHES FOR LATER! ants, flies, all sorts of living things will invade the communal space if not cleaned.

Please keep shared spaces tidy and help us reduce waste by reusing materials and following eco-friendly practices. When you leave the residence, dress respectfully to honour the local cultures. Be open to new experiences and willing to learn from others. We value a sense of community, so work together and support each other. Prepare for tropical living.

**we are actively engaged in recycling, composting and reusing as much as
possible**
please assist us in keeping our carbon foot print as small as
possible! We do not have AC but we do have fans in every room and a beautiful ocean breeze.

**If you arrive late in the day you will be expected to make up the time by
adding an hour at the beginning or end of your first 3 days at Shankari
Artists Sanctuary.**