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Aprende y ayúdanos con nuestra renovación en un entorno natural :)

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The experience

We are Helena and Andy , living in a beautiful and peaceful village located on the border of Galicia and León. Surrounded by mountains and situated next to a national park it´s great for someone who loves outdoor activities slow pace and wildlife.
We are in a process of renovation a stone house using as much recycle stuff and natural materials as possible.

Please read carefully the activities and shifts section where we explain in detail-

What you offer

26 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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

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

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.

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!

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

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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 Beginner Spanish

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 are looking for someone to help us with the renovation. We can teach you various house building skills such as installing doors and windows, renovating stone work using tradition lime mortar. Laying foundations installing lintels etc. Also Spanish or English if you are interested.
If you have experience in building off grid low budget houses or gardening or if you are a creative person thinking off the box will be a bonus.

Activities & Shift

A normal day consisits in having breakfast and starting at 9:30am , doing whatever jobs need to done. (at the moment I´m installing workbenches in my workshop so bits of joinery etc. but over the next months we are going to installing ceilings, floating stairs, windows doors, pointing stonework using traditional materials.

We finish around 3 pm and we have a main meal together,

We provide snacks for your dinner , such us eggs, bread, milk, spreads,sausages......

We have pets (A dog called Scrappy) and 3 cats( Iggy , Rass and Snowy) that need feeding and walking ,if we are not here , apart from that , it`s pretty relaxed.

You´ll have the weekends free and the camino de santiago is very close by or you can get a lift with us if we are going to city or wherever. There are other people in the village but they are mostly here at the weekends during the week it´s really quiet just the wildlife and us to keep you company or if you are happy with on your own it´s no problem . If this sounds appealing to you let us know please . All the best.

Have a great day!
Andy & Helenq

Rules

At least stay for 2 weeks.