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Holiday's & learn to keep up a property at the edge of wilderness

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The experience

is located in an unspoilt spot in the southern Hungarian Puszta (1 km to the nearest neighbour, 9 km to the nearest village).
In order to offer you and other guests an unforgettable experience, your helping hands are much appreciated. Find a place that is far in the past compared to others in Europe. Sustainability is a part of everyday life. So if you are open to learning about simple, solid solutions, you are very welcome.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: € 12 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities

Description: Volounteers have to pay a daily fee proportionally for: - You are a traveller und therfore you have to pay the mandatory tourist tax - We prepare a lunch meal every day Food expenses - For the consumption of utilities like gas, electricity, waste deposit - Laundry service for bed sheets - Transport to/from bus station (as next public transport is in 5 km distance)

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, 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!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

Beginner English or Beginner German

Between 18 and 40 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The owners are the spiritual creators of this lodge and have built it with their own hands.

The aim of the volunteer service is for you to learn how to maintain a unique project in nature, and for this you will find people who are willing to share their experiences so that you can receive knowledge from them.

Here is committed to not employing cheap labour. All services provided as part of the volunteer programme are for the purpose of further education and enrichment of shared experiences
The time you spend there is to learn how to fulfil different tasks and how to do them in a time-saving way.

Discover the Hungarian history and culture which provides an arch from the arrival of the nomadic Magyars in their yurts to the Carpathian basin more than 1000 years ago. Live in restored historic buildings from the time where settlement took place with farming and housing, which were built only from natural materials sourced in the region.

Not to forget is the Hungarain cuisine oftheir ancestors is a harmony of "pentatonic" flavours. Be open for new dishes. Lunch is usually taken together with the owners who are part of all the activities and they are very much looking forward to challenging applicants.

Activities & Shift

The following tasks are part of the volunteer programme:

- Keep nature from overgrowing the maintained land and infrastructure by weeding and feeding it to animals or harvesting natural products such as bamboo.
- Provide living water for plants and animals
- Learning to feed/care for animals (mainly horses)
- Living in nature also means keeping the grounds and buildings clean and tidy.
- Ancient bulidings are great, but they also break and require repairs/renovations.
- Creating a structure is one thing, but it also requires aesthetics, decoration and surface design.
- Between Thursday and Sunday, short term guests are staying over night at Homoki Yurts, so the accommodations need to be prepared.
- The off days are usually Monday and Tuesday.
- If several volunteers take part in the programme at the same time, other off days can be discussed.

Rules

- Alcoholics and drug addicts are not permitted to apply.
- Smoking is not permitted in the buildings.
- A minimum stay of 2 weeks is required.
- If you leave Homoki for a specific period, please note that your place may be given to another person/party for that period.
- You can use the washing machine and tumble dryer.
- Your personal accommodation must always be kept clean.
- The communal areas must always be kept clean and tidy.
- Pick-up from the bus stop on arrival
- You can use a bicycle
- Shopping is delivered once a week (shopping costs not included)
- You can use all the facilities of the property in an appropriate manner
- You can use the outdoor swimming pool (from May to September) on your off days.
- Advanced riders have the possibility to ride.
- Leisure activities: Board games, skittles, archery, nature walks
- There is a Yoga area you can use for your personal practise.