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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.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- 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.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- 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!
- Surf lessons
- Take free surf classes at the local beaches.
- Holistic Therapies
- You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
- 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.
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- 2 weeks
The Experience
Looking for people who can help me start my Permaculture project & who are OK helping out with general day to day tasks like cooking. I limit volunteers to 2 or 3(max) enjoy people who are happy to help wherever help is needed. If you need fixed projects with clear specifications etc you should not apply. Casa Shen is a free, friendly, fluid environment where love and energy is everything. Depending on timing Olives may need harvesting (20 trees)
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English
- Between 20 and 60 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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How this experience will transform you
- 6 Learning about sustainability
- 6 Get in touch with nature
- 5 Developing environmental awareness
- 4 Practicing English
- 3 Creating true social impact
- 3 Developing social awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 6 3. Good health and well-being
- 5 13. Climate action
- 2 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 1 14. Life below water
Robert
Germany
My time at the Center was wonderful. I learned a lot about QiKong and I were able to improve my Personal discipline in meditating and exercising. Steven (the host) has a pure and clean heart, so if you feel like you want to grow on your spiritual path or if you want to connect more with mother nature and just enjoy life... this place is your place to go. 》Keep it up like heaven《
3 months ago
Stephen replied
Thanks Robert, you are welcome back here any time.
Heike
Germany
I had a very good time at the Center and enjoyed every day of my stay. the Center is in a remote location and I would consider it to be a very spiritual place. We practised Qi Gong every morning and most afternoons, that was a very good experience for me. The house is still being renovated. It was more like a camping experience. I knew that before coming there and was totally happy with that. And already during my stay we did great progress. The building tasks were rewarding because you could see immediate results. Thanks a lot Steve, it was really a pleasure to stay at the Center
12 months ago
Stephen replied
Hope to see you again some day. I have another wooden floor starting in a few weeks. LOL!
martina
Italy
Steve is a truly nice person with a big heart. I had the chance to talk with him about a large variety of topics as if we had been friends for ages. He understood the situation when I had to return home before the scheduled date without objecting. The place is surrounded by nature and it's perfect if you want to distance yourself from society and chaos. I had a rather cozy private room but the house was a bit messy and soiled because it was under construction. I found this experience challenging (in a positive way) and it taught me a lot.
about 1 month ago
Stephen replied
Martina was great company and was keen to learn more about Meditation and Qigong. Unfortunately the kitchen was being constructed so cooking facilities were not ideal. The kitchen has now been completed. Thank you Martina for your company and hard work. Martina helped with many tasks including working on stone walls and painting. She's a good cook also and made some very nice meals.
Lidia
Poland
If you like nature, camping, hiking and smaller company rather than many people around, the Center can be a great choice for you :). The place is still in the process of rebuilding but I knew that before. The host made the whole experience just amazing! He was very respectful and kind. We spent two weeks sharing great vibes and laughing while working together. The area is beautiful for hiking. I've learned a lot about different things, practical skills as well as training karate. I'm very grateful for that! If I have a possibility to come back I will do it! Thank you Steve!
9 months ago
Stephen replied
Thanks Lidia, you are always welcome back here at Casa Shen. Now go and be awesome. Steve.
Chase
Canada
Casa shin is a beautiful place in the Portugal mountains, a great place to really reconnect with nature. The work is helping Steve the host turn an old ruin into his new house. So everything is very off grid. But there is starlink wifi. The work can be more physical as you are building a house but can also be easy like picking olives. The host is very chill and flexible with hours if one day you want to work 8 hours then the next day only 1. We practice qi gong, a energy practice, first thing in the morning then in the evening again and Steve is a great teacher and host
about 1 year ago
Stephen replied
Thanks Chase, you did great and are always welcome, keep your mind open. You are always welcome at Casa Shen.
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