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12 Nov 2023
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Description
Please note: we prefer volunteers over 25, otherwise we end up feeling more like parents than hosts! We take people for four or five days, occasionally longer and do not normally have enough work for two. If you enroll on couchsurfers you could come for a night or two via that scheme.
We have a modern villa style house in a garden with a pool some 20 minutes walk from the small but cosmopolitan town of Orgiva. We are a family with our son working in Canada and a daughter living in Madrid. We are a friendly family, live a fairly quiet life, but like a laugh and some fun.We are early nighters so need quiet after 10.30!
We have lived here for22 years so know the area and can advise on walks etc. Chris does some mountain biking and canoeing.
Orgiva is between Granada and the coast, about a 1 1/2 hr bus ride from Granada. The higher mountain valleys are easily accessible by bus and some fantastic walking is possible up there.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceGardeningDIY and building projectsCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have always seen workaway as an exchange of help for accommodation with the bonus of getting to know our helpers and socialising with them. We can tell people about this area and about our own culture altho that is becoming more distant after 22 years. Chris can share much about individual psychology and personal development.
Help
Most of the help is in the garden and there is sometimes help needed with maintenance on the house. We ask for 5 hours a day with one day off after three days work.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Chris: I am keen to pracice my spanish with a fluent speaker.Accommodation
Mostly we are able to offer our very nice guest room with its own bathroom.We ask for no smoking indoors.
What else ...
We like to make volunteer workers feel welcome and happy here. We have been hosting for many years and enjoy the company of our volunteers. We host for periods of three to seven days.
Also please make it clear that it is not a cut and paste job and to show you have read this far add the words: 'Amigos de Cortijo de Rosa'.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5hrs a day 5 days a week.
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The work was not tough and they gave clear instructions. I… read more
They were also nice people to have around and i very much enjoyed their company. Chris
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