Area: Feltre is 80km north of Venice

*URGENT POSITION 3-21 MAY: SOMEONE RELIABLE WITH CHILDREN, THAT LIKES TO RUN AROUND WITH THEM, READ STORIES AND HAVE FUN BUT ALSO FIRM AT TIMES. NEEDS TO BE PATIENCE, COOK AND FEED THEM AND PREPARE THEM FOR BED.* Hi, we are a young and dynamic Anglo-Italian couple with 3 lovely children. We run a bed & breakfast and holiday let business from our beautiful house which is set 80km north of Venice and at the foothills of the Dolomites National Park, north-east of Italy. We are looking for cheerful, dynamic and hardworking volunteers from March through to October time. Help is needed to prepare the house for guests, maintaing our woodland/garden, fixing and building things and entertaining the kids. We love our job as it's a great way to meet lots of interesting people from all over the world. That's why we think welcoming workawayers is a good idea and a wonderful opportunity for both sides. We can provide a bedroom with bathroom, excellent Italian food and local wine. On your days off you can visit the many art cities of the Veneto region (Venice, Padua, Verona ecc.) or hike in the National Park. We live on the hedge of woodland so we would welcome people that love to live in contact with nature.

Area: Victoria

I am what some may term a "Trendy Nanna" - some people refer to me as "Nifty Nanna" - anyway I am a Nanna to many - both blood and "adopted" - I am now retired and live in my own home which is far to big for me alone so I have opened it up for share accommodation - mostly for students from all over the world - I have many "new children" and have been lucky enough to visit some of them in their homelands and even to attend a couple of their weddings - I have eight of my own children and many grandchildren - both blood and adopted and they are scattered world wide - I am now on nocturnal dialysis and have been trained so that I can carry out the procedure myself at home which I do 5 nights a week. I am an habitual magpie which seriously needed attending to and I absolutely love gardening. I am a born again Christian and attend http://www.planetshakers.com/ check them out ..- hope this gives you a bit of an insight into who I am - oh I almost forgot the most important members of the family who live with me - two cats - a very cheeky but loveable three year old female called Cookie Monster and the old man and boss of all, 13 year old Nemko - who loves to snuggle up and just sleep the days away.

Area: Wairarapa

I am happy to have any type of workers and they dont need any skills. I invite you to stay at my cosy “eco” home on a small block in a peaceful rural setting beside the Waingawa River. It is 10Km from Masterton & Carterton in the Wairarapa, 1½ hours from Wellington. You can visit our local attractions including vineyards, cafes, artists, Pukaha, Mt Bruce Bird Reserve, Stonehenge Aotearoa, the Tararua Forest Park (great for hiking and swimming). I am 67 years old and live on my own with 4 dogs who live in the house so workers would need to like dogs. I love to meet young people (have 2 young adult daughters), well I Iike meeting any interesting people, really! I enjoy cooking and use organic ingredients where possible so hopefully you will feel relaxed and well fed :-) Please note that I do not need any workers during January and February, 2013.

Area: Zurich

We are an English family living in Switzerland close to lake Zurich and mountains. Great place to see Europe from and good integrated transport links. Excellent walking / cycling / outdoor activities area. We need help with housework / garden work in exchange for own room (with wash basin) and meals. Local language is German, so German speakers also welcome to help with improving our German!

Area: Vermont

We are a multi-cultural family of five (German husband, Chinese-American wife, 3 children: 10, 5 and 2), living in a small college town in beautiful Vermont. We live in the middle of a Christmas tree farm (although we don't farm the trees) but we do have a sizeable garden and many house projects that we would like to accomplish. We are open to hosting a workawayer for the exchange and the help in accomplishing our ever growing "to do" list.