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😊 We are a family of five people: mom Michela, dad Alessandro and three nice active children Daphne (10), Sebastian (8) and Isabel (3). We are open minded, curious and we love to meet new people and get to know different cultures.
We have a bit hectic life among work, school and children's hobbies, so we are looking for a help with the Kids and with housework, who helps us cleaning the house and a wa who can improve our language and culture knowledges.
We area looking for a wa friendly, open and quick-thinking, easily adaptable to all kind of situation.
We love food and cooking, so we'd be happy to teach and learn about it!
Our wa will be warmely welcome in our family!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Yuo can improve your knowledge about our culture, our way of life, our language in a friendly warmely enviroment.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We have three little children and we'd like to host a responsible and careful wa, who helps them in their daily stuff.
Our wa will be happy to stay with children and play with them teaching and learning foreign language.
They always want to go outside to play, walk around, go bike... Next year also doing homework will be an afternoon activity.
It will be appreciate if you are creative, funny and curious as the children are. Our wa will be friendly and happy to stay with the children.
Also the adults have to improve and learn language, so we'd appreciated if you have enough patience also with us.
Some task:
- help children during breakfast in the morning and help them to prepare themselves for the school
- play with the children in your language or in English
- help children in keep in order their bedroom and livingroom/terrace where they play and their bedroom
- clean floors (vacum and floor cleaner)
- set and clean the table
- help cooking
- keep clean and in order your accomodation
Every kind of skills like doing yoga, playing an instrument or something else you can teach, will be very appreciated.
Time: 4/5 hours per day, 5 days/week. 1 or 2 evenings/week
During your free time you can enjoy the family activities or spend you time as you like.We are usually go trekking, swimming and visiting new places including museum, botanic garden, pictoresque towns and big cities.
Please note that smoking at home and with children, party and night life are NOT appreciated.
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
English: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis 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
At our house's first floor there is a room with bathroom with balcony.
Bed linen and bath towels are provided.
What else ...
Highlights: towns as Menaggio, Gravedona, Varenna, Bellagio; then museum and gardens as Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi, Villa Balbianello; the big cities like Como, Lugano and Milan are close. A boat journey on the Como Lake is very suggestive.
if you love the nature: many different trekking ways start from the town. Surfing, kite surfing and hangglider areas are 20 minutes far. There is an amazing way along the lake (4 km first part and then 3 km more), where jogging or cycling.
Bus stop is 10 minutes far by feet on the main road. Train in Como (40 minutes by bus).
Boat station in Menaggio (15 minuts by bus).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
