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We are a family of 5 now -Ana-(me-the mother), Richard (the father) and our 3 kids Pedro-7year old; Ti -6 year old and Conca(3)
Richard is a consultant so he will be working from home some days and others He might have to go abroad sometimes but not frequently. Usually his schedule is very simple: 8h- 18h
Me, i work as a manager with tourists apartments. my schedules are unpredictable but mostly are from 9h- 19h.
Conca is in the kindergarten
Pedro and Ti attend French school (10min walk from our home)
Pedro is very sweet and kind boy, full of energy and loves atention and play games but he will behave easy and stay watching tv shows with cartoon- he loves and we dont so much- if needed! Loves to play pretending , legos, running and riding his bike
Ti is easy going, cheerfull and loves to read and draw and sing. Read her a story and you have gain her!Play with her and Pedro and she will be your fan!
Conca - she is the dificult one to get to know and the one with and you will need to gain her trust but after you do… easy
We have a dog- Jeco- who is already old and loves the family. he is very well behaved and if you pet him and give him a cookie he'll be your best friend!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a tipical portuguese family! You can learn about portuguese culture and way of living with us
Porto is the 2nd largest city of Portugal and the North Ccapital. We have an amazing cultural city that you can enjoy and discover from within out with some good local tips and directions;)
Porto is also a major univeristy city full of international students and very vibrant ...full of life and good energy wich has wining tourism awards for the last few years!
I work with tourists as i manage some tourists apartemnts so i can give you some tips on what to do, what to see and enjoy the real portuguese way...
We have the ocean and the BEACH quite close (20/25min WALK from home most). if you enjoy SURFING...we have boards we can borrow you as close Matosinhos beach is a great learning surf spot!
We have bicicles to enjoy along the shore or at the city park. the biggest green urban area of Porto wich is 5min bicicle ride from home!
On weekends you can go and explore the country.
If you want to learn portuguese we can set weekly class for this;)
Au Pair Help
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Help
What we need is a hand around the house and sometimes with the kids
Althought Richard (the father) is french and he speaks fluently french, because he was born in Portugal he does not speak french at home. So we prefer if you dont speak any portuguese but only french or english with the kids. If your main language is Portuguese of course we are ok with speaking Portuguese with them…
i speak medium french, good english and medium spanish.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We ask for +/- 20 hours per week of help
Weekends are yours to enjoy and travel!
- As this evolves children, specially small girls we do have a preference for female workawayers ; also we would be more comfortable with a girl since bathing our girls is something we might need help with.
- Our experience also tells us that less than 24 years old are not the best fit for this position as we do need a person with some experience not only with kids but in time management and self initiative as we dont want to be constantly asking for obvious/not so obvious things that can be done without our constant request (ex: tidying up kids belongings (toys, clothes, make a fun activity with kids etc...).
We will not turn anyone down just for the age but we will give preference for over 24/ year old or already work experienced workawayers as mind set is diferent and we believe its the best fit for everyone (host and guest)
We would like a workawayer who loves to play with children and who comes here to know our kids and become their friend.
We ask you not just to be with the children, but to ACTIVELY INTERACT WITH THEM
We would love for you to be our trust person, helping with whatever is needed and being a support to our family.
We want a workawayer who is HONEST, PATIENT with kids and also RESPONSIBLE and RELIABLE, and who is good at time management....FLEXIBILITY is also extremely important as our lives became more unpredictable with and with kids at home we are never sure about what we may need.
We have a person that comes make deeper clean on the house 2 times a weeks and give a hand with the clothes but we do expect help with daily cleaning like vacuum the house (once a week), wash dishes/load and unload the dishwasher, leave the kitchen tidy and clean if it’s not (we will also give a hand) kids toys organized and cooperate with us for day to day activities
We love to cook and eat, so when we are home we can prepare meals for everyone (kids eat around 19h30), we usually dinner only later around21h. You will eat with the kids if you want
Sometimes we have guests (friends or family coming over for dinner and on those days some more help with the kids while we prepare dinner might be needed;)
In case we are not around we might need you to reheat food for the kids that we'll leave prepared and cook for you...basically we expect you to know the basics to survive independently if needed.
- Help with the house and dog- max 1.5 hours per day
Pick the older kids for lunch and drop them off to school after- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
- 11h50- 13h45 - food will be left done. reheat our food or very basic cooking is the only thing we will need
Pick the older kids from school at 16h45- to be seen as needed acordin 24/25 school schedules - (2 times per week)
babysiting one or other night might be asked in case you are free
As we are dealing with children - staying more than 2 months stay is valued to avoid too many changes as our children will bound and miss you and also as 1st month is only for adaptation as the kids tend to have adaptation time to the new person...
1 month is acceptable and donable but not less
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
We will give you a private room and own bathroom. We expect you to keep it clean and tidy
What else ...
We live in a residential area very central and well located in a prestigious Porto zone.
transports (buses ) are 2/3min walk either to the city center and the beach (but you can also walk to the beach if you prefer as it is only 20/25min walk straight;)
If you have a driver's license and is raining we can borrow a car to pick up the kids
We dont mind you to smoke but not on the house and never near or in front of the kids.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Your own private en-suite room will have a desk and wireless…
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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I also deeply appreciated their values. I spent time walking the dog and a few hours with the children, who quickly earned my affection.
I hope I did enough to help in the ways I could, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity to stay in… read more
She is extremely reliable, helpful and very easy going. talking to her was easy and a pleasure to have her around. ...initiative is a great plus as Julie always thinks ahead and is not waiting for you to have to ask her for some smaller things...
She was amazing with the kids who loved her and i can't… read more
If you want to be a part of a family and experience cultural exchange, come to this family. The kids are the sweetest! (although true that they need some time to adjust to new people as Ana says in the profile). Although we did not understand each other with words as I didnt speak… read more
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I also deeply appreciated their values. I spent time walking the dog and a few hours with the children, who quickly earned my affection.
I hope I did enough to help in the ways I could, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity to stay in… read more
She is extremely reliable, helpful and very easy going. talking to her was easy and a pleasure to have her around. ...initiative is a great plus as Julie always thinks ahead and is not waiting for you to have to ask her for some smaller things...
She was amazing with the kids who loved her and i can't… read more
If you want to be a part of a family and experience cultural exchange, come to this family. The kids are the sweetest! (although true that they need some time to adjust to new people as Ana says in the profile). Although we did not understand each other with words as I didnt speak… read more
