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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
18 Jan 2024
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Description
We are a German/Polish couple, Michaela (72) and Krystyna (69), who live in the countryside of Turin (27 km), in an old house with three cats and one dog. The house is on top of a hill with a fantastic panorama on the Alps. Around us there is plenty of space that we try to manage as good as possible: a vegetable garden (synergic), a fruit yard, a forest and a great meadow with three beehives. One of us (Michela) still works for some days a week, but the other (Krystyna) is now retired but works (a lot!) around the house. We need help for the basic and extraordinary jobs: help in the vegetable garden, feed the animals, repair and construct shelters, chopping wood for the heating, help to keep clean our house...
We can offer you a nice room, good food (mostly italian, but also nordic dishes), plenty of friendly people around us and an exciting big city if you need sometimes more culture and night-life.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The volunteer who comes to us can learn Italian or German language, Italian cooking and how to keep bees and the concept of (not only synergic) gardening.
Help
We can accept one worker (female or male, any age) , preferable for a minimum of 3 weeks, max three months. An own insurance is necessary. We expect 4/5 hours volunteering per day, 5 days a week (flexible time) in change of bed and meals. The workawayer should take care of his room and clothes, but we pretend also a normal help for the cleaning of the common part of the house. He should be able to prepare some dishes, but of course at least for dinner we prepare and eat together.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Accommodation
We can offer a nice guestroom and we will share a large living space (with piano). The social life around us and our house is quite intense and Turin offers a lot of cultural and social events.
What else ...
The distance from our house to our small village is 1,5 km. To reach the nearest city or Turin you can take the bus. But often we can arrange a car pool. Our area has nice places to visit and also the Alps and the seaside aren't far away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
First of all, their place is in the middle of the forest and the view on the Alps is amazing! Michaela and Krystyna are both very charming and so fun to talk to! I was mostly helping… read more
In the time I spent with them they always made sure I felt comfortable and included in their home and family. The food was delicious as krystyna is a talented cook, every evening we would have dinner altogether often with other guests, whether they were family or friends. I especially… read more
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First of all, their place is in the middle of the forest and the view on the Alps is amazing! Michaela and Krystyna are both very charming and so fun to talk to! I was mostly helping… read more
In the time I spent with them they always made sure I felt comfortable and included in their home and family. The food was delicious as krystyna is a talented cook, every evening we would have dinner altogether often with other guests, whether they were family or friends. I especially… read more
Being with him was a pleasure, and when he had to help alone, he did his tasks with a maximum of precision and determination. And with joy, and that makes all much more beautiful.
We had nice conversations and shared with him some troubles we had in this period with our refugees welcomed in our… read more
They make you feel in your own home, always generous, trying to help you in everything you need. I had the opportunity to know and share their interest, their family, their friends... They always involve you… read more
Sicuramente ci rivediamo in Scozia o in Italia!
HAve a good trip from Torino to Sicilia!
Thank you for all you gave us.
