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25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- 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.
- Basic Internet Access
- Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
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The Experience
We are an Ecuadorian family made up of Oswaldo, Blanca, our daughter Zoe, as well as our dog Scott and our cats Geraldina and Manchita. If you are a pet lover, they will always seek your attention. We live on our finca located in a small village near Latacunga, where we grow vegetables such as carrots, kale, broccoli, cabbage. Volunteering with us, you will have the chance to live with an Ecuadorian family, improve your Spanish, learn new skills
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- Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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Hours & Tasks
Farm
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 4 Meeting locals
- 4 Get in touch with nature
- 4 Learning about sustainability
- 4 Developing environmental awareness
- 4 Meeting international travelers
- 3 Immersing in the local culture
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 4 3. Good health and well-being
- 4 8. Decent work and economic growth
- 3 10. Reduced inequalities
Torion
United States
I am super grateful to be apart of this wonderful experience with a beautiful family. They were very kind and welcoming throughout the entire time. The work was fun and you can learn a lot about farming. The work consist of packaging different crops such as potatoes, carrots, broccoli, kale and more. The environment is filled with peace and a beautiful scenery of nature. When I wasn't working I would go on hikes and walks along the flowing river as there is so much greenery, I appreciate miss Blancas dedication to the land and her hard work. Oswaldo is very supportive and communicative.
2 months ago
Scott
United Kingdom
I had a fantastic week with Oswaldo, Blanca and Zoe. They welcomed me into their home and it was an amazing experience to learn about their day to day lives! I have a very basic level of Spanish so this was the perfect opportunity to practice and learn. Everyday I would try ask questions to the other volunteers and workers as I was the only native English speaker so it encouraged me to practice my Spanish. My duties included helping to wash the vegetables, pack/label and put them into baskets. To anyone thinking of applying for this experience. Drop me a message if you have any questions!
3 months ago
Clara
France
Tenía pensado quedarme solo una semana… y al final me quedé una más. Blanca, Oswaldo y Zoé me hicieron sentir como en casa y fueron muy acogedores. El trabajo consistía en cosechar, lavar y empacar las verduras cultivadas, pero también aprendí muchas otras cosas, como ordeñar las vacas y hacer mantequilla casera, jaja. Me llevo recuerdos muy bonitos. Gracias a Blanca por enseñarme tantas cosas sobre la agricultura, la cocina y, en general, sobre la vida en la finca. Me llevo recuerdos muy lindos de su casa, de la naturaleza y de todos los animales que la rodean.
18 days ago
Oswaldo replied
Clara es una chica excepsional tanto por su manera de ser asi como su valor como persona con ella no tubimos una voluntaria sentimos que habiamos ganado una hija sus postres son delisosos y su fino sentido del humor hace que cads dia que pasa la extrañamos em donde este la llevamos en nuestros corazones
JUAN
Mexico
La familia en general son unas personas Súper amables te enseñan muchas cosas y te acogen como parte de ellos Mi esposa y yo nos sentimos como en casa EXCELENTES PERSONAS 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
2 months ago
Diego Felipe
Colombia
Fue una experiencia muy agradable, en la finca todos son muy amables, me senti bienvenido y acogido las tareas que hay que realizar no son dificiles. Lo recomiendo completamente. Muchas gracias..
5 months ago
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