Hep us with house cleaning and gardening in Emilia–Romagna, Italy

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  Description

  My name is Francesca and I'm 42 years old. I live with my 8-year old son in a lovely wooden house up in the amazing hills between Forlì and Cesena, more specifically in Teodorano, which is part of the town of Meldola (FC).
  
  We live an environmentally and eco-friendly lifestyle based on the following choices:
  
  - Self-sufficiency and organic food: We have our own vegetable garden where we grow different kinds of vegetables and buy other necessary products from our local organic farmers.
  - Education: My son and I are part of a democratic school project to allow free and self-motivated learning where natural curiosity is nurtured.
  - Awareness: Free education based on a deep connection to nature, sharing of emotions, nonviolent communication and respect for children’s natural curiosity and learning pace.
  - We don’t have a TV but we do have a wifi connection at home.
  - We are careful to conserve energy and resources and in winter we heat up our house using our wood-burning fireplace. Also we use water carefully since we don’t have access to the aqueduct but we have a water well outside the house. We eat simple food. We aren't vegetarian, but we only rarely consume meat.
  - We live a simple and sober life. We love to host friends, families and travellers from all around the world and get to know new cultures and share life experiences.
  - I have a passion for folk music and dances and I often take part to gatherings and sharing moments of such passion. I’m an art therapist and gestalt counsellor. I practice holistic massages therapies and reflexology and I love to share my knowledge and lifestyle based on emotional and body awareness.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  - We have our own vegetable garden where we grow different kinds of vegetables and buy other necessary products from our local organic farmers.
  - Education: My son and I are part of a democratic school project to allow free and self-motivated learning where natural curiosity is nurtured.
  - I have a passion for folk music and dances and I often take part to gatherings and sharing moments of such passion. I’m an art therapist and gestalt counsellor. I practice holistic massages therapies and reflexology and I love to share my knowledge and lifestyle based on emotional and body awareness.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are looking for help with the housekeeping which includes vegetable and garden care, cleaning of our acacia tree wood nearby, renovating our little Stone riunione, spending time and playing with my son Gioele, preparing food and house cleaning. In other words we need help keeping our house organized, given that I am away for work a few hours a day. Helping/working hours will be agreed day by day with the helper based on our mutual needs-
  
  We are also open to host families with children.
  It also would be interesting to have English/French/Spanish native speakers in order to arouse Gioele’s curiosity in foreign languages.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  We offer a bedroom in our house and also the possibility to camp in our wood/garden. We are renovating a little stone ruin in our garden in order to retrieve more rooms for our guests.

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  What else ...

  We live in a peaceful environment with a wonderful hill view. Just half an hour away you can reach sea locations or even mountain locations where you can discover beautiful water streams and rivers. It’s only a twenty-minute walk to a pretty village with an ancient fortress called Teodorano. In 10 minutes by car you can reach Meldola, a little town where all sorts of services can be found. The nearest train station is twenty minutes away by car (Forlimpopoli).

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  No cani.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week

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