Experience countryside life in a 200 year old house in Alvaiazere, Portugal

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  Description

  Hi there!
  
  I'm a Belgian woman and proud mom of Juulke (13, almost 14). Every summer, Juulke heads back to Belgium, which leaves me with a little extra space, time, and a big wish to share my world again with wonderful Workawayers!
  
  We live in the beautiful countryside of Alvaiázere, Portugal, in a lovingly renovated 200-year-old farmhouse surrounded by a lush garden. Over the years, I’ve had the joy of welcoming a few Workawayers, and I’ve truly cherished the exchange of energy, ideas, and stories. Life threw a few lemons my way and I had to pause hosting for a while — but now I’m more than ready to welcome fresh energy back into this space!
  
  There’s always something to do here:
  - The garden could use some love
  - I’d love to bring chickens back — building a nice coop is high on the list
  - Some stone walls need a bit of care
  - I'm learning to build with cob, so if you're into natural building (or curious about it), we can experiment together!
  
  I’m also very open to your ideas — whether you bring creative skills, green fingers, or something totally unexpected, I’d love to learn from you and make this a mutual experience.
  
  You’ll have your own private room in the house, or if you're traveling by van, there’s space to park up comfortably.
  
  If any of this sparks something in you, feel free to reach out. Who knows — this might be a great fit and the beginning of a beautiful shared adventure!
  
  Looking forward to hearing from you already!
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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Music

  

  Books

  

  Photography

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Writing

  

  Performing arts

  

  Animals

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Dancing

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Sometimes it feels like life has stood still where we live. And in a way that is probably true...the pure Portuguese way of live shines bright here. We have been here for 8 years. If there is something going on in the area we will try to check it out and everyone who wants to join is very welcome. We love hearing other people stories and open ours to them.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  At this moment there are many possibilities. Building of a new chicken coop, finishing garden shed. Experimenting with cob, gardening, I am open to ideas from your side as well!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  German: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We have a guestroom in the house, if you have a van you can park up in the garden or we have a bell tent in the garden if that's something you'd prefer

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  What else ...

  We embrace all kinds of goodhearted people. Everybody has there own talents and contrubites in any way. We like to be surprised. As we live remote it can be hard to get around without a car. There is busses that will take you to Tomar, Coimbra, Lisbon,...if we know and have time we can bring you somewhere. We like to connect but also like people to think independent. There are no strict rules to the exchange but to much of anything is almost never a good thing...that could be our motto :)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Mozinho

  Mozinho is a rescue that walked in our lives last year and is here to spend his last days!

  

  Spirit (6 years)

  Beautiful funloving Podengo

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