Help with various tasks at a country house on Aegina island, Greece

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  Descripción

  PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE RESPONDING. URGENT HELP NEEDED.
  
  See help needed below. TOP PRIORITY GIVEN TO SOMEONE
  WITH THEIR OWN VEHICLE though not obligatory. Physically strong, quiet, reliable and capable person needed to help me mostly with settling into new house and digging beds for new garden.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda doméstica

  Ayuda informática
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  I am fluent in GREEK, both spoken and written, and a native English- speaker who has also published articles in English. I play traditional music from various regions of Greece and also from Asia Minor, as well as some Ottoman classical (and other) music on the violin.
  
  Volunteers would be welcome to listen to music from my large collection of traditional music from Greece and Turkey (and would also hear me playing), and to peruse my collection of books about and guides to Greece (written in English). I would also be willing to give a lesson or two in the Greek language, time permitting. I would be thrilled to have visitors/house-sitters who also play such music from these parts.

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  Ayuda

  Relocating to new rental.. Need help setting up new home, including moving furniture and crates around, hanging curtains, but especially digging new raised beds for my next organic vegetable (and flower) garden in field out back, as well as putting in some larger flowering plants and vines . Person with gardening experience preferred.
  
  Non-smoker preferred, or at least someone who would smoke away from house), DRIVER'S LICENSE a big plus, and someone with their own vehicle would be fantastic. I would pay for fuel for any chores related to my needs and needs of house and garden.
  
  Other welcome help could include massage or reiki, help with computer issues, food shopping. Work hours very flexible--to be discussed. Also, as I am used to a lot of solitude, I'd welcome a helper who enjoyed being away from house for periods of time in town, at the sea, etc. both of which are easily accessible, in Athens, or on Angistri, a small island close to Aegina, reached by frequent small ferry.
  
  Bus stop a 15-minute walk from house, and bus ride to town 10 minutes, but very limited bus schedules, as on most Greek islands.
  
  The truck moving my possessions into new home will do so by this coming Sunday, May 19th. Though it would be great to find a helper that soon, please contact me even after that date.
  
  An ONLINE MEETING would be essential before anything could be arranged. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE ALREADY IN GREECE, WHO COULD COME TO MY HOME ON ISLAND TO MEET UP CLOSE, TO SEE HOW THINGS FEEL FROM BOTH SIDES. Given compatibility, this could be an offer for the entire summer.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Greek: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  There are two bedrooms in the house, so there could be the option of the helper using one of them but a bed can be moved to the large veranda in front of the house and also out in the field in back of the house that is to become the garden, which has three pistachio trees in it. Tenting there would also be an option. Apart from the two bedrooms, there is a large long main room with kitchen on one end that opens onto the front veranda, which is quite spacious and even has an outdoor oven as well as a grill. The house is very tastefully built, with wooden doors and window frames, and tile floors. The bathroom is tiled and modern. There is one neighboring house, which, though very close to the rental, is occupied by an older couple who, I've been told, are very quiet.
  
  All food would be provided and cooked by me, though occasional help with cooking would be an option as part of helper's work hours. I'm a very good natural foods cook and buy organic ingredients as much as possible. I eat some seafood and a little chicken/turkey (not factory-farmed), bio eggs and dairy only from goat and sheep milk. I'd love having some help with cooking.
  
  The house is on a country road (paved) with many pistacio trees, distant sea view and other views of low hills. The walk to the bus stop (I own no vehicle) is one kilometer (about 15 minutes at most), and the bus ride from there on main road to town only ten minutes. It is also possible to walk one half-hour from the bus stop via back roads to the sea and emerge at a good swimming spot just north of the port /main town of Aegina (also called Aegina).

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  Algo más...

  The island is beautiful and offers a lot to see and do, though bus routes limited. For those without vehicles, there are plenty of nice places to walk on the island, including extensive pine forest. Aegina (town/harbor) is beautiful, with neoclassical architecture, a long pedestrian street, a pedestrian walkway on the waterfront, a fish market and good grocery stores, various tavernas and cafes, traditional kafeneia (old-style Greek cafes) and a relaxed atmosphere. Small enough to walk around and see everything in an hour (at most). The coastlines offer beaches and coves of various types and sizes, and there is plenty of unspoiled nature up in the hills, with nice sea views. The small, very undeveloped, wooded island of Angistri is a short ferry ride away, with schedules that allow for day trips. Slow ferries (car ferries) to Athens take 1 1/4 hours, and hi-speeds 40 minutes, though expensive. Many daily schedules for both, so day trips are entirely possible.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Yes. The house will have Wi-Fi, though maybe not till third week of May, and good connection.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Uno

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  Horas esperadas

  5 hours/day

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