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Greetings to all workawayers! We are a friendly, uncomplicated family living in a village near the mountains. it is a great place for hiking and outdoor activities, and we are a few km away from a train station that will connect you to main destinations throughout the country. We are also quite close to the Austrian and Slovenian borders. I am a researcher and translator while my husband is retired and we have two foster kids aged 7 and 10 and a beautiful dog! My husband and I lived in shared accommodations for years, and we have hosted a few people since we moved here. My husband traveled with workaway years ago, while I am a member of the WWOOF community. We seek an English-speaker workawayer (ladies only please) to play in English with the kids and to help me keep up with my spoken English.
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We can give you food and accommodation; if you are a student of Italian we can organize a daily conversation exchange practice; and you will have plenty of time to visit the area (you could also use our place as a pied-à-terre to travel around the country).
We both cook, we like to eat regularly and we try to keep healthy; we use a lot of organic products (pasta, rice, cereals, and legumes) and we have a local farmer delivering fresh and seasonal veggies to us once a week. So if you are looking for a healthy lifestyle you are in the right place. My husband is from Sri Lanka and has his cooking style whereas I have mine. We don’t eat beef or pork and we seldom buy dairy products but we do eat fish and chicken, even though we are mostly vegetable-orientated (vegetarians and vegans are welcome). Anyhow, not far from us you will find a local meat and dairy farm, and you are welcome to get your meat and cheese there.Au-pair-Hilfe
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The main reason why we have started this search is that both me and the kids need to practice English; therefore, we won’t expect our guests to engage in any particular cleaning or gardening activity (besides the basic, everyday upkeep of the room and of shared spaces of course).
My aim is to practice my spoken English for 30 minutes/1 hour per day; after a few years of research at the University, I have recently started to work as a translator (English-Italian) of non-fiction books for adults and children, and I need regular English practice (I am also member of a Conversation Exchange community). At the same time, it is good for the kids to practice a second language. Therefore, the person we are looking for must be children-friendly and willing to spend some time playing/engaging with them.
That shouldn’t be too difficult though: the kids are really quiet and respectful (especially the eldest), they like to study, and they are used to engaging in activities with adults. Moreover, they do not live with us full time, as they sleep and spend weekends with their biological family, who lives not far from us.
Therefore, you will be expected to practice English five days a week with me (through casual conversations) and to spend something like an hour a day for four days a week with the kids (or something like that) and to do your basic share of cleaning up (but, my husband and I are at home most of the time, so I don’t think that will take much).
We imagine this as a family experience, and that is why we are looking for a medium/long-term stay (minimum 6 weeks).Sprachen
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My aim is to practice my spoken English for 30 minutes/1 hour per day; after a few years of research at the University, I have recently started to work as a translator (English-Italian) of non-fiction books for adults and children, and I need regular English practice (I am also member of a Conversation Exchange community). At the same time, it is good for the kids to practice a second language at this age. Therefore, the person we are looking for must be children-friendly and willing to organize playing activities/games that could help them to learn.Unterkunft
We have a spare room, quite spacious and a shared bathroom. The apartment has recently been renovated, it is very comfortable (warm in winter and cool in summer) and it works mostly with solar power. We also have a self-contained two-room apartment which we rent to visitors, but we might consider giving it to workawayers too, if you come during low season.
Was noch ...
We live in a very green area with hips of trekking and outdoor opportunities. I do like trekking but seldom have the time to do it (but if another keen trekker is around I am more than happy to go hiking). The nearest station is a few km away (we have buses constantly going up and down ) and from there you can reach Venice, Treviso, Trieste and there is a direct train to Milano every morning.
Now, this is the general picture, but we are flexible and we accept suggestions.
If you are interested, write us a line and we can have a skype interview.Etwas mehr Information
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Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
Now, this is the general picture, but we are flexible and we accept suggestions. Are you a student/researcher at the University of Venice in need of accommodation or are you working in the area? Are you working online and interested in spending some time in Italy? Our main interest is having conversation exchanges in person with a native English speaker regularly, but we are quite flexible, we can accommodate your needs and tailor the best win-win solution.
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