Porto

After 10 days in Santiago we hitchhiked to Porto to do some voluntary work as well. Our hosts were Margarita and Paolo. There lived for 2 months two others volunteers: Sam and Tim from Australia so we spoke and practise in the same time  English. It wasn't any organic farm this time, our task/job was to try to renovate really old townhouse. But what was interesting: Paolo and Margarita had chickens in their small garden and in their pond swam 40 years old turtle:) 

Porto was really really nice, we fell in love with pastel de nata, we tried vegan food ( Sam was vegetarian and Tim was vegan, so they cooked almost every day for us) and we renovated old stairs in Margarita and Paolo's house:) 

Porto is beautiful city, I admire this place!! We went to Lizbon as well (I will describe it a little bit i my next post) but for me it was the next capital in Europe , ofc also fantastic and fabulous but I can't compare it to Porto. 

So if you haven't visited Porto so far, do it!

Santiago de Compostela

hi! I think is time to come back to my trip story:-) So we hitchhiked from Portugalete to Santiago de Compostela, basically to Luou. We did some voluntary work/service. Our hosts were Antonio and his wife Julia. We found them on http://www.helpx.net/. Here you have some information about this: HelpX is an online listing of host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, homestays, ranches, lodges, B&Bs, backpackers hostels and even sailing boats who invite volunteer helpers to stay with them short-term in exchange for food and accommodation.

HelpX is provided primarily as a cultural exchange for working holiday makers who would like the opportunity during their travels abroad, to stay with local people and gain practical experience. In the typical arrangement, the helper works an average of 4 hours per day and receives free accommodation and meals for their efforts.

We have really nice experiance with this webpage, so if you want to soend some time on organic farm, ranches and not only place like that I really recommend this. It is really developed in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy  so lucky you. 

We helped Antonio and Julia with their new house during 10days They moved from Malaga to Luou becouse of better climate. Antonio is disabled so they needed somebody to help Julia with the garden, chickens etc. and sometimes to help her with Antonio. We worked 4-6 hours per day but we used to have a lot of breaks. We had afternoons free and two or three days out of work. We really enjoyed working there becouse it was really nice village with medieval church and charming, narrow streets:-)

exam session

Hi!

As everybody perfectly knows we are AGAIN in exam session. After four years of studying I'm quite bored that I have to constantly think about what I should do, what I've already done etc. etc. I'm thinking about: How do you wreak your stress and all frustration? I know some solution like for example eat more than always (chocolate, HARIBO's stuff etc) , go running or watch one more time the episodes of your favourite serial. Do you have some extra idea that you would like to share with me?:)

Portugalete

After 10 days we finished our Camino de Santiago, was in Portugalete: really picturesque city with Puente Colgante.

What's interesting, our new destination was still Santiago de Compostela but we have to be there in 2 days , not in 3 weeks so we had to hitchhike. The worst thing was (as always) leave the city and get to highway. We were waiting more or less one hour for the lift. During this time one Old Lady came to us and say: "Spanish people are not use to hitchhikers, nobody will take you...You didn't know? You should go to bus station and buy tickets or to airport" then we tried to explain to her that it was NOT our first time hitchihiking in Spain so she shouldn't be worry. After few minutes she went away , kept saying "Nobody will take you, nobody will take you". After three minutes Old Gentleman stopped and took us to the highway. From patrol station took us really peaceful and kind marriage. They invited us to go with them to the wild beach which was on the way. There we had some picnic all together and then we took a rest. Great time! Then they left us near to Santander and we decided to spend the night on the beach:)