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Hello everybody!!. We are Elisabeth and David and we have two great girls, Arlet and Ivet, aged 11 and 8. We don't accept shot stay (MINIMUM stay 2/3 MONTHS) 😉
Dad, engineer (currently teleworking) and Mum, teacher, works in a High School near home. We consider ourselves to be a dynamic and busy family in which you will never get bored. We would like you to take this seriously and treat it as any other job but to also treat this as a life experience where you can meet new people, possibly learn a new language and discover a new way of life.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience the Spanish & Catalan cultures by joining our family (traditions, habits, culture, food,...) and you will discover a new area. Our village is located in the "Montseny Natural Park" and it is surrounded by forest and beautiful landscapes.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We need a volunteer who ENJOYS PLAYING WITH CHILDREN speaking in English, able to use her/his initiative, is kind and energetic.
We´d love to have someone who is fun, loving and caring who will play, draw, read, sing, dance (badly) and keep the girls entertained!.
We'll need you to pick them up from/take them to school 4 times per week but we don't just want someone to work for us, we want someone to be part of our family, a big sister or brother for the girls!.
We are looking for a girl whose mother tongue is English as we wish for our two children to have a good command of the language in the future.
Arlet (11 y.o.) can understand and communicate in English. Ivet (9 y.o.) can understand a lot and she can also manage to communicate in English.
We would like you to help them improve their English by playing games, puzzles, going to the park, riding on bike, playing music, doing HW, etc… My husband and I can speak English, so there would be no need for you to learn Spanish unless you wanted to.
Weekends will be free time for you (from Saturday to Sunday), plus one more weekday.
While you are here we would also like you to help out with a little bit of housework, nothing serious, just things like setting and cleaning the table, making the bed and tidy children’ s bedroom and playroom, put and take out children’ s laundry , sweeping and other normal house jobs.
We don't have rules on what time you get home at night or if you stay out and come back the next day. However, we would like you to tell us when you go out. We would like you to have fun but want to keep you safe :)
We would love it if you ate with us and spent time with us as we want you to become and feel a part of the family, but, of course this isn't compulsory!
Languages
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis 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
We are living in a three levelled house in which you will have your own bedroom (with a desk, book shelf and wardrobe) and bathroom.
The name of our village is St. Esteve de Palautordera, a cozy village of 2.500 inhabitants located in the "Montseny Natural Park".
It is surrounded by forest and beautiful landscapes and it is 50 minutes from Barcelona (by car or train). Our village is plenty of services (bars and café’s, post office, school, supermarkets, hospital, library, riding center, gym,...) and all within walking distance.
You can use our bike to ride to downtown.
What else ...
Barcelona and Girona are two beautiful cities plenty of interesting monuments to visit and things to do and if you need it, we can help you plan your trips and visits.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good wifi-connection available.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 20 hours a week, 4 or 5 days a week.
Feedback (8)
I was so lucky to be welcomed by Eli and David and I immediately felt so at home. I stayed with them for 3 months (Sept-Nov) and I got to spend an amazing time getting to know Arlet and Ivet. They are two of the smartest girls I've ever met and they taught me probably more… read more
The au pair work was new to me. Going into it I was very unsure and full of doubt. However, after my first… read more
Es una joven muy vital, responsable, enérgica, apasionada con todo aquello que se propone y lleva a cabo, inteligente, respetuosa, paciente, empática, resolutiva, digna de confianza, comprensiva, flexible, altamente sociable, proactiva,… read more
Son una familia hermosa, buscadores de aventuras y sueños, posibilidades y nuevas perspectivas. Grandes personas, amables, simpáticos, respetuosos, alegres, comprensivos y abiertos a conocer nuevos mundos.
Eli y David son excelentes anfitriones! Respetuosos y muy prolijos con… read more
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I was so lucky to be welcomed by Eli and David and I immediately felt so at home. I stayed with them for 3 months (Sept-Nov) and I got to spend an amazing time getting to know Arlet and Ivet. They are two of the smartest girls I've ever met and they taught me probably more… read more
The au pair work was new to me. Going into it I was very unsure and full of doubt. However, after my first… read more
Es una joven muy vital, responsable, enérgica, apasionada con todo aquello que se propone y lleva a cabo, inteligente, respetuosa, paciente, empática, resolutiva, digna de confianza, comprensiva, flexible, altamente sociable, proactiva,… read more
Son una familia hermosa, buscadores de aventuras y sueños, posibilidades y nuevas perspectivas. Grandes personas, amables, simpáticos, respetuosos, alegres, comprensivos y abiertos a conocer nuevos mundos.
Eli y David son excelentes anfitriones! Respetuosos y muy prolijos con… read more
a great guest who has became part of our family in a very short space of time.
He’s been a constant ray of sunshine, honest, reliable, easy-going, helpful, flexible, tireless, sporty, quick to take instruction onboard, relaxed and positive. In fact it's worth… read more
