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Hi, I'm a Sicilian for horses veterinarian. I live with my family in a country house with two hectares of land in Sicily in Castelvetrano. We have many animals and two beautiful children. We are on workaway to meet the world at our home, to allow our children to have a beautiful vision of hospitality, and learn new things from the volunteers who will come to visit us
Ciao sono un veterinario per cavalli siciliano. Vivo con la mia famiglia in una casa di campagna con due ettari di terreno in Sicilia a Castelvetrano. Abbiamo molti animali e due bambini bellissimi. Siamo su workaways per incontrare il mondo a casa nostra, per permettere ai nostri figli di avere una visione bella dell' accoglienza,ed imparare nuove cose dai volontari che ci verranno a trovare
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
learn manual skills, tie knots, fix things, live in the countryside, learning Italian and sicilian, learning about veterinary horse medicine, learning italian cuisine, riding class.
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Projects involving children
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Help
Gardening tasks, taking care of the animals, Babi Sitter for Ruggero e Aurelia, House work.
Lavoretti di giardinaggio accudire gli animali Baby Sitter per Ruggero e Aurelia faccende di casa.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Spagnolo Italiano inglese
Accommodation
Detached prefabricated house. kitchen available reimbursement of food expenses, there will be opportunities to share meals.
the house will be sanitized after the departure of each volunteer
Casetta prefabbricata indipendente. rimborso spesa per i pasti cucina indipendente a disposizione , Quando possibile si mangia insieme.
What else ...
In your free time you can go to the sea, ride a horse, visit the numerous cities and archaeological sites in the area: Segesta, cretto di burri, archaeological park of Selinunte, Gibellina nuova, trap of Scopello.
Nel tempo libero si può andare al mare montare a cavallo visitare le numerose città e posti archeologici della zona: Segesta ,cretto di burri, parco archeologico di Selinunte, Gibellina nuova, tonnara di Scopello.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Ho una connessione internet di buona qualitá
Space for parking camper vans
Si ho tanto spazio in azienda
Can possibly accept pets
gatto cavallo
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I’ve spent 3 weeks at this ranch - 3 weeks full of happenings. I’ve learned a lot and my body got very fit, big animals mean a lot of physical work :D
My typical day looked like this: everyday from around 8 am I was… read more
The activities are as said on the profile, feeding the horses, also sheep and chickens, and sometimes taking care of the kids, one is 6 years old and the other 2 years old, they are both lovely kids.
If you like, he… read more
Salvatore si stava preparando per una festa. Avremmo potuto arrivare in un altro giorno, che gli sarebbe stato più congeniale. Ci hanno detto die aspettare per telefono. Era già tardi e ho dovuto trovare e mia figlia un posto per dormire in una pensione.… read more
Una ragazza piccolina ma che non si arrende facilmente ottima cuoca e bravissima con i bambini e con tantissima voglia di fare. Precisa e puntuale amante degli animali. È arrivata con poca esperienza con i cavalli ma dopo poco ha capito come gestire questi bestioni, sono veramente felice di averla accolta nel nostro… read more
My stay with them was very exceptional
I had an enjoyable time with the children Aurelia and Ruggiero. They are super smart and great kids
I learned a lot of things about horse caring and although I had no previous experience with horses, Salvatore was very… read more
We stayed 2 weeks with Salvatore's family and his many animals. Everyday we fed the horses and the sheeps in the morning and in the evening, and during the day we did farm work or took care of his two lovely children : Ruggero (6) and Aurelia (2). They are really sweet,… read more
Salvatore taught me horseback riding, which was one of my greatest interests and passions. He shared his… read more
We were in charge of the maintenance of stables, as well as feeding the horses every morning and… read more
