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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
16 Apr 2024
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81.8 %
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Description
Hi, my name is Fabio, I live with my family Luisa, Virgilio (27) and Martina (25).
We live in a villa in Rome's northen countryside, the house is eco-built with around a hectare and half of land with olive trees, fruit trees, vegetable garden and a vineyard. We have a dog, cats, and chickens. we enjoy the nature, art and outdoor activities.
We had experiences with young exchange students and travelers from Australia and Argentina. We love to learn new things and cultures from around the world.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We like sharing a little bit of our life and we think that hosting is a great opportunity to get to know new cultures, languages, and people! we look forward to share our lifestyle with good wine and tasty food, maybe to teach you how to cook some amazing italian meal and how to speak italian. We'd aslo love share our passion for art, nature and animals.
Help
We would need mostly help outdoors and in the yard, in general the typical works around the year are:
during the spring we will need help in the yard and in the garden, pruning fruit trees and the vineyard, setting up the new vegetable garden (and maybe re-painting the house).
In September we'll need help harvesting grapes and making wine, while in October mainly maintenance and wood/outdoor work (they are demanding and physical job).
In November we might pick olives to make olive oil.
Other small tasks would be help my wife Luisa around the house, mostly with the cleaning, organizing and cooking (sometimes you could show us your typical dishes if you like!), and help in making essential oils from lavender, rosemary and other plants (only in June/July).
(We usually don't plan too much ahead, if you're interested in helping us we suggest you text about 3 weeks/ a month before coming)
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
volunteers will have their own personal room in our house, it's confortable and quiet.
What else ...
We only host one workawayer at the time. We live 5km from the nearest town, Campagnano, and 35km from Rome, to get to the city it's only 40 minutes by train and we go down almost every day to go to work or to go to the university. The train station is 15 minutes drive from our house and we could happily drive you there when you want to visit Rome's highlights or just go around.
We live close the Martignano and Bracciano lakes regional park, and Martignano is only 5 minutes drive. The area around has plenty of Etruscan archaeological sites.
We like having good healthy meals all together and we enjoy our time with family and friends.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (17)
What I have to say at the beginning: The meals that the family prepare are so delicious, they can really cook!! They use every… read more
From the first moment I’ve been received with the warmest and most thoughtful welcoming.
Every meal was a combination of delicious food with attention to local products, and interesting nutritional anecdotes.
Fabio and Luisa… read more
She is a solar, communicative, easy going and kind person. She is very easy to connect with and she fit right in with the family from the start, she inserted herself with harmony in our family routine by establishing an excellent relationship with each one of us.
We appreciated her sweetness of character, her… read more
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What I have to say at the beginning: The meals that the family prepare are so delicious, they can really cook!! They use every… read more
From the first moment I’ve been received with the warmest and most thoughtful welcoming.
Every meal was a combination of delicious food with attention to local products, and interesting nutritional anecdotes.
Fabio and Luisa… read more
She is a solar, communicative, easy going and kind person. She is very easy to connect with and she fit right in with the family from the start, she inserted herself with harmony in our family routine by establishing an excellent relationship with each one of us.
We appreciated her sweetness of character, her… read more
Luisa also always there for… read more
Virgilio y Martina ambos muy buena, buena gente
Hannah was a pleasant presence at our house, she has always been very helpful and collaborative, together we did a lot of things, she helped in the countryside, cut the grass, painted the railings and above all she was very… read more
I stayed with Fabio, Luisa and Virgilio (Martina was not there during that time) for about 2 weeks and I deeply enjoyed my stay there. The family is in overall so warm-hearted and let you feel from the beginning that you are more than welcome. I remember how grateful I felt laying in my bed on the first evening, in this cozy room… read more
The… read more
Dev is resourceful, practical, keen and kind. It was a very positive experience.
We hope to see you again Dev, you are always welcome back whenever you… read more
My job was to more or less to help Fabio in the fields, and I totally loved working with him. Never did I have to work for… read more
Volunteering with Fábio is very easy, he knows how to do a lot of things and is a good… read more
