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Hello everyone!!!
We are located in a forest in the northern region of Umbria, 8 km from the town of Pietralunga. The land includes 23 hectares of woods, fields and small streams, at an altitude of 650 m.
Nature is all around the house, it is easy to meet many wild animals and there are beautiful walks to do.
My name is Antonella, I am 63 years old and I have lived in this house since 1988. With my ex-husband we decided to raise our two children in a natural environment, growing some of our own food in the garden and fields. I am a vegetarian and vegan cook with more than 30 years of experience (but I am not vegan and vegetarian, I don't eat meat but I do eat fish sometimes), I am qualified as an educator, and passionate about sailing, crafts, gardening and farming. All my interests and activities are linked by the common thread of education, pedagogy and art.
We have always hosted friends, travelers from around the world and people in need for short and long periods, engaging in a mechanism of exchange and mutual aid.
My children are often traveling or living abroad and always return with friends and new acquaintances.
Our home has always been open to welcoming people and new cultures.
Ciao a tutti!
Ci troviamo in un bosco nel nord della regione Umbria, a 8 km dal paese di Pietralunga. Il terreno comprende 23 ettari di boschi, campi e piccoli ruscelli, ad un'altitudine di 650 m.
La natura è tutta intorno alla casa, è facile incontrare molti animali selvatici e ci sono bellissime passeggiate da fare.
Mi chiamo Antonella, ho 63 anni e vivo in questa casa dal 1988. Con il mio ex marito abbiamo deciso di crescere i nostri due figli in un ambiente naturale, coltivando parte del nostro cibo nell'orto e nei campi. Sono una cuoca vegetariana e vegana con più di 30 anni di esperienza (ma non sono vegana e vegetariana, non mangio carne ma mangio qualche volta il pesce), sono qualificata come educatrice, e appassionata di vela, artigianato, giardinaggio e coltivazione. Tutti i miei interessi e le mie attività sono legati dal filo conduttore dell'educazione, della pedagogia e dell'arte.
Abbiamo sempre ospitato amici, viaggiatori da tutto il mondo e persone in difficoltà per brevi e lunghi periodi, intraprendendo un meccanismo di scambio e di aiuto reciproco.
I miei figli sono spesso in viaggio o vivono all'estero e tornano sempre con amici e nuove conoscenze.
La nostra casa è sempre stata aperta all'accoglienza di persone e nuove culture.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can speak some English and some Spanish, and if you are interested we can teach you some Italian! We can teach how to: cultivate a vegetable garden, orient yourself in a forest, make preserves (jams, tomato sauce, etc), pizza, homemade pasta, desserts and the basics of vegan and vegetarian cuisine.
We can transmit you also the techniques of laughter yoga and conscious playfulness!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
with housework, gardening, arts projects , electrical maintenance, rainwater collection and everything related to outdoor work, constructions,
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
Generally when we have guests who stay for a long time we arrange them in a small independent house and it is composed of an attic with a bedroom and a terrace and on the ground floor a small kitchen with a bathroom.
In the case that this small house is occupied we have rooms in the main house with a shared bathroom.
In the main house there is a pantry where we keep fresh food and preserves and to which guests have free access. We eat together in the main house and we don't eat meat.
What else ...
It is important to know that in the house the mobile phone network is not reachable. We have free wifi for everyone, but it's not very powerful so you have to make do with it
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
She was very welcoming and kind from the first moment we met. We had a very lovely room in her wonderful orange house in the mountains which we always felt like home.… read more
Thank you
A big hug surrounding all four of you
Antonella
thank you Daniela and Johannes
The meals… read more
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She was very welcoming and kind from the first moment we met. We had a very lovely room in her wonderful orange house in the mountains which we always felt like home.… read more
Thank you
A big hug surrounding all four of you
Antonella
thank you Daniela and Johannes
The meals… read more
Grazie per aver aperto la porta del vostro cuore e di quello della vostra famiglia. Ricordo sempre la vostra casa come una seconda famiglia, sono stati solo tre mesi, sufficienti per scambiare momenti indimenticabili e per affezionarmi a voi.
Grazie per… read more
Grazie Estefany
GRAZIE RITA
It has been very nice to meet Rita. She is a very solar, positive,happy person, always ready to help and open to new experiences. I… read more
It has been very nice to have him around, he helpd us with lots of different jobs in the house and in the outdoor spaces. I hope we could have him with us again! Absolutely raccomended to evrybody
Ho riso davvero tanto alla sua lezione di yoga della risata, abbiamo trascorso diversi dopocena giocando a… read more
Grazie Greta!!
