Work exchange in Portugal: Enjoy Pico Island Acores and help us w...

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What you offer

24h

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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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.

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.

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

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Availability

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Stay at least: 3 weeks

Stay up to: 4 weeks

The Experience

With our FoodTruck, we want to show you that street food is much more than just fast food. It's about bringing openminded people together, to discover and experience street food in a new way. We expect support around our snack bar including taking orders, serving and cashing up. You should also take care of the drinks stock and wash the dishes. A friendly attitude towards our guests is very important to us.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German
Between 20 and 45 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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Talk to those who have lived the experience

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a) How was your experience with this host?
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c) How much did you spend on this trip?

11 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

U7 Lanchonete Snack Bar

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

10 Meeting locals
9 Get in touch with nature
7 Meeting international travelers
6 Practicing English
6 Immersing in the local culture
4 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 3. Good health and well-being
3 15. Life on land

Poppy

United Kingdom

My experience here has been so beautiful and I cannot thank Robert and Susanne enough for this!!They will make you feel at home and take care of you as you are their own family. The people you will meet through working here will always be a friendly faces and also help you out should you need anything. Pico itself is a beautiful island and a wonderful place to reconnect with nature !! So work hard and then relax and enjoy every minute for you will have such a good time it will go so fast 🤗🤗🤗

16 days ago

Susanne replied

Thank you so much for your lovely words. It was a great pleasure for us to have you with us and we felt very comfortable with you in our family.

Gabriela

Brazil

Susanne and Robert are an amazing couple, and this is a truly volunteer. You will receive the best food of your life, and be addicted to the food truck food also haha the house is amazing and you can sleep with the bird's songs, take a shower outside and live in paradise of pico. I highly recommend this position!! 🤍

about 2 months ago

Susanne replied

Thank you very much for your kind words and your recommendation. It was a pleasure to have you with us in Pico

Rita

Portugal

This was the first experience I had with worldpackers and I feel very grateful to have started here. For a month I felt like I had an absurd quality of life. Robert and Susanne provide the three main pillars for the well-being of volunteers and with great quality: good sleep; healthy and delicious food; socialization and cultural exchange. They give us a private space with a lot of comfort where you just heard the sounds of the nature. Lunches are at work and dinners are at their home and are always healthy surprise. Robert and Susanne are really friendly and easy to have a good relation :)

3 months ago

Susanne replied

Dear Rita
Thank you very much for your lovely feedback about your stay with us. We are very happy about that and it is important to us to give you volunteers a good place where you can feel comfortable.

Madhur

India

Working at the host and living at Robert + Susanne's has been very special. I struggled to find some rhythm at work initially, maybe 3-4 days. But then I really enjoyed it and that made it even more rewarding, especially once I started to get to know the hosts, locals, the regular customers, and also travelers from all over the world. The accommodation is actually nicer than described, clean and comfortable. The hosts cook up superb german meals for dinner, and everyone eats together while sharing stories and learning about each other lives. I would highly recommend this experience to everyone! Love

11 months ago

Susanne replied

Dear Madhur thank you again for everything and the good time you are great. It was a pleasure for us to have you here in our family Take care

Luisa

Germany

Truly amazing experience! Susanne and Robert created such a wonderful place for volunteers. They were so welcoming and made me feel right at home. It was a great balance between work, relaxation, and fun. I enjoyed the work, every single meal and the chats we had. They do everything to make you feel as comfortable as possible! I would definitely recommend coming here if you are looking to get in touch with nature and experience life on Pico. I met amazing people who will always have a place in my heart. I couldn't have asked for a better volunteering experience. Thank you so much!

11 months ago

Susanne replied

Thank you so much for your touching feedback. We will always remember this time. Maybe we will see each other again sometime

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