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The Fixer to help us fixing things in California

4.5
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The experience

Since one of our principles is the 5Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Rebuild, Repurpose, Recycle) We hardly ever discard anything. Which would make us hoarders, unless we have you, The Fixer who fixes everything onboard. We need new brake pads on one of our vehicles? Call The Fixer! My door doesn’t lock! Call The Fixer! Darn, I broke the handle of this shovel! Where is The Fixer? The power just went out! Hey Fixer!

What you offer

27 hours of help per week

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

What you get

3 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

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!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Hungarian

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

In summary, you will be part of a team, in charge of keeping our systems and tools alive. Of course, there are very few people who have such wide understanding and skills of EVERYTHING. Therefore we are not looking for people who actually know all the solutions, but rather people whose approach to any problem is one of curiosity and a strong natural drive to figure out and implement a solution. As with all positions here, you will not be stuck with just this one role. All members of our team perform general community tasks, and can also change their main role at any time if it turns out that their interest or passion changed. All team members can also participate in any of the other projects being run in the community.

Activities & Shift

We work 6 hours for 4 days a week plus a half-day maintenance day. Often guests arrive at late hours and in those cases, it is necessary to help them settle in when they arrive, which shouldn't take more than ten minutes at a time.

Rules

There are many rules which were developed based on some fundamental principles and from many years of experience with work exchange visitors.
Once you submit your application we'll send you a link to our Survivor's Guide.
You can read about our values and principles here: https://tranqvillium.org/why-are-we-doing-this/
If you need help to decide if this is for you or not read this: https://tranqvillium.org/who-is-this-for/