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Live and work with us under palm trees on our beautiful finca

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The experience

We are a nature-loving family, including three horses, one collie and a tomcat, with both Gran Canarian and German roots and we live in the wonderful Caldera de Tirajana, on the eastern slope of Gran Canaria. We speak Spanish, German and English. Our finca with house, guest house, horse stable, garden & many palm trees needs some helping hands in construction and maintenance. You have your own little house and an authentic nature & village life.

What you offer

23 hours of help per week

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.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, 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 Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Intermediate German or Intermediate English

Over 20 years old

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

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We offer transport from and to the airport and excursions to the mountains to explore the island and to the coast for snorkelling and swimming. Canarian village life, culture and authentic cuisine are waiting for you here. You may improve your manual skills and you will certainly learn a lot about the Canarian fauna and flora both above and below the water. If you are interested in horses and riding, here you have the possibility. If you are a friend of cacti, succulents and the like, our family has a horticulture that will inspire you.

Activities & Shift

You should have some manual experience and skills and be willing to work with me for a few hours a day; from natural stone walls and bricklaying, from carpentry to painting and from gardening to pruning palm trees, there is something of everything. We work 5 days a week, in the morning from 9 to roundabout 14 o clock. At 11 we will have a breakfast break. There is food, coffee and teas, preferably when we also cook together and share the kitchen work.

Rules

Lunch is rather flexible and individual, due to the family movement at this time of day. The house is no smoking area. You should enjoy working and be in a fit physical condition.