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Experience modern Turkish family life and help with child care and English practice in İzmir, Turkey

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  • Last activity: 1 Jul 2023

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We live in Torbalı İzmir Turkey. just 200mt to the stop undergroud “İZBAN” Metro line, and near the train station "AYDIN, DENİZLİ" and just 500mt to the bus station "İZMİR" and taxi rank, so very well connected. In our area there is everything, shops, cinema, parks... on the other hand we have a house in our village. it is 18 km in our home.

    we have one kids. his name is Çınar and 2.5 years old. Çınar wakes up at 9:00/9:30 am. He has a dinner at 7:00/7:30 pm. He goes to bed at 10:00 pm. He loves to build Lego and others things, play with PlayDoh, to play hide and seek and run in park... he's very playful and creative.

    My name is Nursev I am a math teacher and work weekdays. 8:30 and 17:30 in Bayındır. My husband ( Hüseyin ) is a journalist but he dont do his own work. He keen on a agriculture and olive. He works in our olive garden and pomace oil factory.

    If you stay with us you will have a private bedroom. You will have Wi-Fi.. We usually cook fresh traditional foods at home, you can be with us at all meals and also you can cook :)

    The weather is usually sunny. Urla/Seferihisar are 75 minutes or çeşme/Alaçatı is 1 hour or Kuşadası 30 minutes far to us. Also Efes and Şirince is so close to Torbalı. If you like history and villiages I guess you will have fun. You can go Bodrum easly for weekends. if you want to go to Kios (a nice Greek Island) from Çeşme it takes 15 minutes by ship.(and it is also cheap). If you want to go Samos (Anoyher Greek İsland) you can get a feryy. (It is also cheap) One weekend you can go to Pamukkale, Kapadokya or İstanbul. We can help you about bookings.

    I speak basic english (but we want to speak just in english ), Hüseyin speaks good english, Çınar cant speaks in English :)

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Babysitting and creative play
    Language practice
    Teaching
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The weather is usually sunny. Urla/Seferihisar are 75 minutes or çeşme/Alaçatı is 1 hour or Kuşadası 40 minutes far to us. Also Efes and Şirince is so close to Torbalı only four metro station. If you like history and villiages I guess you will have fun. You can go Bodrum easly for weekends. if you want to go to Kios (a nice Greek Island) from Çeşme it takes 15 minutes by ship.(and it is also cheap). If you want to go Samos (Anoyher Greek İsland) you can get a feryy. (It is also cheap) One weekend you can go to Pamukkale, Kapadokya or İstanbul. We can help you about bookings.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We would like a volunteer to IMPROVE our child’s English whilst widening his perspective on the world. We would like a workawayer who loves to play with children and who comes here to know Çınar.

    We want a workawayer who is Honest, Patient with kids, and who knows time management.

    So READ for Çınar, love to play with him and teach new play. When you are working with Çınar YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO OTHER ACTIVITIES. We don't ask you not so much to be with the child, but to ACTIVELY INTERACT WITH HIM.

    you are free in saturday and sunday. maybe we do some activities together. or you can go anywhere for weekends.

    An example of your tasks :
    Morning:
    - Making breakfast
    - play with him
    - play new game with him
    In the afternoon you have to:
    - to play with him and to read for him
    - dinnertime around 7.30pm (no make dinner, just help him)
    - brushing teeth/pajamas/story time (no bath time)
    Babysitting includes:
    - just making sure he goes to bed at a proper time (10.00 pm)
    - making sure that the kitchen and play-areas are tidy (when he sleeps).

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    If you stay with us you will have a private bedroom. You will have Wi-Fi.. We usually cook fresh traditional foods ( in our garden ) at home, you can be with us at all meals and also you can cook :)

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We haven't already hosted and we would like to this experience as a host family.

    We are available to help you in what you will need for your future amazing experience here. We can give you some advice about where to go, or to buy train ticket, because sometimes I have a discount and I can use it for you.

    We have some travel books in english about İzmir and İstanbul.

    Please be aware, we would like to host just motivated people.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 362821616838

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