Eco Program in United Kingdom: Looking for help with daily living ...

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What you offer

20h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space 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.

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!

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

Verified Host: This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.

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Availability

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

General help maintaining gardens. Help with ongoing projects so experience in theatre prop making would be useful,sewing painting (full size animals) It’s a enjoy what you’re doing position. Help with cooking as i do forget! Getting out and about as I struggle with social anxiety. Understand Autism and dyslexia a bit! I enjoy teaching, lots of opportunity to learn a wide range of practical skills. Free graze of anything in the garden.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 21 and 43 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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c) How much did you spend on this trip?

2 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

2 Practicing English
2 Get in touch with nature
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Developing social awareness
1 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 2. Zero hunger

Abir

Morocco

I stayed at Thomas's house in Stromness for 10 days, and it was a truly wonderful experience. Thomas is an amazing host who immediately made me feel at home. My stay was very relaxing and easy-going, and even though we didn't have much garden work due to the weather (which was my main expectation), I still learned a lot from him through our great conversations. I also had plenty of free time to explore and visit most of the islands, which made the experience even more special. For Thomas, this was his first time hosting on Worldpackers, and he did an incredible job. It was my first too and

3 months ago

Ana

Brazil

Thomas is very kind and respectful, and welcomed me well. I was meant to stay until Dec 16, but he is on the autism spectrum and has lived alone for many years, which makes long stays difficult for him. He felt overwhelmed and asked me to leave on Dec 2, after 11 days (arrived Nov 20). It wasn't personal. Orkney is isolated and transport isn't daily, so leaving suddenly was challenging. He manages better with short stays. It's important for anyone applying to this place to know that this can happen, as it has already happened with someone before me.

22 days ago

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