Eco Program in Turkey: Foodie adventure in Bodrum.

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What you offer

30h

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

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.

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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: 2 weeks

Stay up to: 4 weeks

The Experience

This position is open to people who are interested in food and culture, we teach Turkish Cooking Classes in south western Turkey and are looking for help as a right hand to the owner/chef. The location is great not far from the beaches, 30 minutes ride to downtown Bodrum. While helping you can meet foodies from all over the world, learn Mediterranean and Turkish Cuisine. You should know that we have several cats in the garden.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Over 18 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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Talk to those who have lived the experience

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c) How much did you spend on this trip?

30 Reviews

4.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Farm

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

10 Meeting locals
8 Immersing in the local culture
5 Get in touch with nature
5 Meeting international travelers
4 Learning about sustainability
3 Practicing English

Malak

Egypt

Asli has a wonderful home and it was inspiring to watch her run her business. The rest of the team is kind, funny, and you'll learn a lot about working in a kitchen and eat lots of good food. Location is so beautiful, full of nice beaches and Turkey's public transport is pretty easy to navigate + you'll get a ride when possible. Hours are good, agreed upon and I liked the work. Beautiful, balanced experience that I would recommend and do again.

11 months ago

Yasmin

Denmark

Had a great time at Asli's. Got to learn loads about Turkish food, politics, language and culture. Worked both in the house helping with the farm, and waitering at the restaurant. This place is ideal for you, if you have a background in food, and wanna get to know the Mediterranean cuisine!

12 months ago

Kelly

United States

I left early, as this experience didn't work for me. Beyond the farm class, you were expected to work as a server at a restaurant. Sometimes up to twelve hour days.

10 months ago

Jack

United States

I want to preface this by saying that I enjoyed my time here, but there are some problems with this job that need to be discussed 1. Communication and organization are lacking. Even the description of this job on Worldpackers is wrong ( in the summer you work in a winery in Bodrum) 2. The room they gave me was really rough; it was dirty, had a broken toilet, no wifi, no drinkable water, no communal kitchen, and poisonous scorpions. I wish I could go into more detail, but this app only gives so much space. Again, I liked working here, these are just some observations to take into account

11 months ago

Rachel

Australia

This was mostly a nice experience. The food was delicious, the house was lovely and everyone I met was very kind. However I often felt like I didn't know what was going on. There was a lack of communication about when I would be working. Also there were some very long days. I did one 12 hour one and only got two stops for 15 mins each to eat. The current description is also misleading. I had a roommate for half my the farm even though it says you get a private room. There was also no bike ready for use and I worked half of the time at a vineyard restaurant not at the farm.

11 months ago

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