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Spend Autumn/Winter in The Spanish Pyrenees

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The experience

We are looking for a pair to come and stay with us long term (ideally a few months) - if you're looking for somewhere beautiful to spend the autumn/winter and gain some cool experiences, we're ready for you!
You will have your own private accommodation and all food provided, in exchange for some help on our building project, setting up our vegetable garden, and helping with the kids after school.

What you offer

30 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.

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.

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent Spanish

Over 22 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are looking for a pair to come and stay with us long term ( ideally a few months). We would love to get to know you so you can become part of the family and really get to know the area and all it has to offer! This could be a great opportunity for digital nomads looking to spend the winter somewhere that you can do winter sports, hiking, biking and generally surrounded by stunning scenery.
You will have your own private accommodation (a large caravan with king-sized bed, kitchen, living area and bathroom), wifi access and all food will be provided.
In exchange we're looking for help on the project and with caring for the children after school.
Ideally you will have some experience with construction/building work and be fairly 'handy'!
There is a huge variety or things that can be done here, depending on your interests and skills. Tom is a builder by trade and we are doing the renovation work ourselves, so if you're interested in picking up any practical skills there's not much Tom couldn't show you. We have land where we are preparing to grow food, and have a menagerie of chickens, ducks and quails. We're hoping to add more animals soon.
Our girls are 5 and 2, they are full of life and very sociable! It's been really fun watching them make connections with our helpers so far.
If you're into digital / social media we’re also really keen to find help with making videos.
We want to fill our space with interesting people who we can learn from, and who can learn from us - we hope that no matter what your interests you'd find it really fulfilling spending time here.
This could be a great opportunity for a digital nomad / remote worker to spend the winter somewhere different!

Activities & Shift

There's lots of different things going on here! We are in the early-stages of converting some of the old barns into holiday accommodation. This will be our focus over winter, as well as preparing one of our fields to become a large vegetable patch for next spring.
Workdays will mainly be during the week, with weekends free to explore this beautiful area. The hours can be flexible - the core hours of the day will likely be spent on the barns while the kids are at school, but obviously the hours will be different for the helper who looks after the children for a couple of hours after school (approx 4-6:30pm). If you're a remote worker we can discuss times that work for you.

Rules

- Communicate openly and respectfully with us and the children (and we will do the same to you!)
- Look after the property: tidy up after yourselves in the communal areas, keep the caravan clean (to keep pests away)
- No swearing around the children