Exchange knowledge | Live in a communal village with a family

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Connect with nature: 12 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Expand your environmental consciousness: 10 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

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

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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.

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: 10 days

The Experience

We are a family with a baby, living in a village where there are 8 neighbors, each with their own house. The space is communal, with an oak forest, as well as an animal sanctuary (horses, goats, sheep, and dogs). We enjoy practicing yoga, meditation, and taking walks in nature (but we don't practice everyday). Our house is situated within the forest. Nearby, there is a town with all kinds of shops and a river where you can swim.

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Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Spanish
Over 20 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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13 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

12 Get in touch with nature
10 Developing environmental awareness
9 Learning about sustainability
6 Practicing Spanish
5 Meeting locals
5 Immersing in the local culture

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

11 15. Life on land
2 3. Good health and well-being
1 4. Quality education

Mason

Australia

First and foremost the family are amazing, extremely welcoming and easy to get along with. Whether it's singing along with Julia, talking about sustainability with Borja and playing with Aneka you will have a great time. I loved being outdoors and doing different things with the family whether on the land or in town. The accomodation was nice and the tasks more than manageable. Experience I will not forget.

3 months ago

Mikayla

New Zealand

Borja and Julia were super welcoming from the moment they picked me up. Super accommodating with a nice room to stay in. I helped with planting oak trees with locals from Spain and helped Borja make Paella. The animals are also super cute! The tasks are more then manageable. Including cleaning the fire place, cleaning, cooking and helping out where needed. We also made a trip to Borja and Julias friends house. We had lunch and walked to a beautiful lake. It was nice to get out and experience that. You are surrounded by nature, so make sure to bring something to do during down time!

3 months ago

Klara

Germany

I had an amazing time with Borja and his family! They are very welcoming, happy and friendly. The village is super cute and in the middle of the mountains/forest. The work was absolutely managable. Some tasks inside the house and also outside. It was a great experience!

4 months ago

Ina

Germany

I was so happy to visit Borja and his Family in Mas De Madalena! I had an amazing time, learned a lot about the oak trees and their project and could enhance my creativity. I'd love to come back any time and can recommend the stay to everyone :)

4 months ago

Jasmin

Germany

Julia and Borja made me feel welcome and home from day one. I needed my own time to get out of myself but after some time I felt like close friends and family with them ❤️ They are kind-hearted people with an open mind and are always able to share something you feel like you can learn from. I mostly enjoyed staying with their lovely daughter or the animals that run around the houses all the time. Also cooking almost every meal together and taking the time to eat outside in the sun felt amazing. My tasks were cleaning, looking for their daughter, and helping with the seeds of life project 💯

7 months ago

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