Description:
A once in a lifetime opportunity to experience life off the grid. Whether you are looking to ride horses, learn about permaculture, or are inspired to live a self-sufficient and unique life style, this is your calling. This placement provides the opportunity to work on a beautiful one hundred thousdand acre ranch in Argentina with stunning riding terrain, incredible views of the Andes, world class fly fishing, and some of the best hiking in all of South America. The ranch manager has created a wonderful community where you are able to work side by side with the gauchos and truly experience their culture. At the winter ranch (May - August), volunteers live with the gauchos, do ranch chores, and ride horses daily to check on the resident guanaco (related to the llama) population. The summer ranch is located near fishing and here the volunteers live with gauchos and help with the garden and other chores.
Highlights:
Also volunteers have full use of the recreational facilities; squash court, volleyball, sauna, running trails and all of the camping spots over the 100,000 acre ranch. The property reaches up to the border with Chile in the high Andes, including a 500 acre lake and a hot spring - the place is lovely beyond compare and offers a wondrous energy hit, largely due to the clement weather and the isolation - no cars, no planes overhead, no television etc.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Basic Spanish is not required, but is highly recommended.
Intern Types:
Ecology,
Environmental Studies,
Ranch Employment
and Sustainable Development
Languages:
English
and Spanish
Cost in US$: $750 plus $13 per day for R&B for the first month, after that $10 a day. Plus travel expenses
Cost Includes:
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Pre-departure orientation/Training,
Registration fees
and Written materials pre-departure
The $750 is a one time fee that includes the internship placement, pre-departure orientation and reliable in-country resources. A spanish teacher can be provided on the ranch for $25/day. Room and board cost $17.50 per day for the first month and drops down to $12.50 per day after the first month, with optional activities and trainings costing slightly more.
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
athletics,
building maintenance,
conservation,
culture,
cutting wood,
digging,
eco-tourism,
environment,
Equestrian,
fixing fences,
food,
gardening,
natural resources,
organic farming,
planting,
renovation,
repairs
and volunteering
Typical Volunteer: Typically our volunteers are gap year students aged 17-25. Volunteers placed by our organization are eager, outgoing, take initiative and are dedicated to international and local service work. Our volunteer placements are geared towards the backpacker traveling lifestyle.
Age Range: 17-35
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Argentina
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Phone Interview
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is 1 week
Post Services Include:
- Alumni Network
- Exit DebriefingAbroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
LEAPNOW: Transforming Education's Mission Statement: Leapnow's primary purpose is nothing less than transformation and positive change on the planet. We aspire to keep our work on the cutting edge of human evolution. We feel that we can have the most positive impact on the world by working in the area of education- which ideally is all about transforming and expanding the consciousness of our students. Cultural immersion, study and work abroad are our main vehicles for learning about one's self and the world.
Year Founded: 1993