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Description
Hello, I am looking for help with home improvements. My dogs and I live on the beach in the dry forest jungle of Guanacaste Costa Rica. We offer a bedroom with a bath in our home just steps away from the beach in exchange for home improvement projects such as, interior painting, finishing decks, making railings, building a fence, constructing a retainer wall, tree trimming, and general help around my home. If you are traveling as a couple, have experience with any of these, please contact me, let me know what projects you would be interested in helping me with and let's begin a dialogue. The area I live in is remote and beautiful with an abundance of nature and friendly people. I look forward to hearing from you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projectsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
The area where I live is surrounded by nature, you will experience seeing many different animals, birds and insects. You will hear and see howler monkeys. I am about a 15-minute drive to the sea turtle sanctuary in Ostional, if you are lucky enough to be working during an arribada, it is an experience of a lifetime. You will find many fruit trees and culinary delights in our area. The beaches are some of the most beautiful in the country! I am located between two of the most popular surf areas, Nosara and Tamarindo with lots of surfing beaches in between. Minutes from Marbella surf! Practice your Spanish or learn it while you are here. Such a beautiful place with many cultural and learning opportunities to experience!
Help
I would like the help to be done mornings only, Monday through Friday only. The person qualified to help me should speak English, be mature, hardworking, honest, clean, be able to work independently and are kind. They should be skilled in painting, general home maintenance, construction, carpentry or plumbing would be a bonus. It would be great if you have had experience living or working in Costa Rica previously.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I would like to improve my Spanish and am open to learning any other languages.Accommodation
My guest room is comfortable with a window to the garden area and glass doors leading out to a small deck with chairs to sit in, plants and a small pond that is the home to a turtle named Pistachio. Right outside the bedroom door is a bathroom with a shower and toilet. You will be free to use my home, my kitchen, my living room, my outside deck with table and seating with beautiful ocean views. The beach is just steps away.
What else ...
There are so many ways to spend your free afternoons and evenings, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, turtle tours, yoga, spa treatments, snorkeling, canopy tours, river boat, sunset cruises, fishing trips, farmers markets, restaurants, so many fun things to do or do nothing but lay on the beach, swim on the ocean and swing in a hammock all day. There is something for everyone. There is public transportation to my location, but if you want to really experience all this area has to offer in terms of activities, a 4x4 rental vehicle is needed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I do have wifi, however in my location, we can lose electricity and wifi intermittently.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 4-5 days a week