Help a family with daily life and childcare while experiencing authentic local culture in Mallorca, Spain

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  Beschreibung

  Hi! We are a photographer/entrepreneur and a singer/voice teacher, together for 21 years, and our beautiful little boy, with whom we are super in love! We've lived in the US, UK, & currently Spain. We speak English and Spanish in our home. We enjoy creative cooking. We are happy to host a volunteer who can help with child care for our 6-year-old & don't mind giving a bit of help cleaning. Please get in touch with us if you'd like to visit Mallorca. Thank you! ツ

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Our location in the North-Central part of Mallorca (yes, we have a train station:) is ideal for experiencing authentic Mallorquín food, culture and lifestyle, without major influence from tourism. We also are happy to share information about our experiences as as a professional photographer who travels the world, and a singer/voice teacher who has performed in top venues in Europe and the US. Plus, we're super creative in the kitchen!

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  Au-pair-Hilfe

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  Hello & Welcome to Mallorca!
  
  We are looking for a volunteer to help with childcare + some cleaning (see more details below). It’s my happy privilege to be the main care giver to our 6-yr-old son. (I work a lot of hours for my music career, but mostly from home and my schedule is flexible). Help needed such as entertaining our son, talking to him, helping him discover and play new games, watching that he’s safe while he walks and plays, feeding him, etc. I will usually be nearby; I simply need more time to work in my home office/music studio.
  
  We also need some light help with household chores, which may or may not include: washing dishes, laundry (we have an electric washer), taking out the trash and/or the recycling, vacuuming, cleaning and similar tasks. Our friendly dog also really appreciates when someone takes her for a run or walk!
  
  It's useful to us if you have a driver's license (for at least 2 years, if you are younger than 25 years old). You will not be driving a lot, but maybe on occasion.
  
  The way it's been working well (though most things are flexible:), is that the workawayer looks after our boy during afternoon hours (sometimes mornings in Summer), and the workawayer has 2 days completely off.
  
  A WorkAway helper usually stays in our guest room, or in the home of my husband's parents (same block as our house). My husband's mother lives on the bottom floor of that home, and the WorkAway volunteer has the top floor and part of the middle floor. Our house is only 1 block away from that house, so, it's easy to go back & forth between both houses.
  
  We are very appreciative of WorkAway help, and we believe in giving respect and a lot of free time to people so they can explore the island, practice Spanish (or English, or Mallorquín/Catalan), and enjoy social/cultural activities while here.
  
  ✪ The coolest things about our village is that it has the friendliest Mallorquíns, the strongest accent (in the older generations), and the spiciest food (there are non-spicy dishes too of course). It also has a train station to Palma and many other villages. (Most villages on the island do not have a train station, so we are very lucky in that regard.) Our houses are only 2 blocks away from the main Plaza Mayor, which is one of the nicest plazas in all of Mallorca. (◠‿◠) We are 20+ minutes from the nearest beach by bike, 7 minutes away by car.
  
  Our village is surrounded by farmlands countryside and marshlands. We sometimes visit the organic farm of our village, b/c we used to live there and now our friends live there.
  
  FOOD/MEALS:
  At both houses, we all prefer that you enjoy "doing your own thing", at whatever time works for you. On occasion, we invite the WorkAwayer to join us for a meal, and I also like to gift tupperwares when I cook extra. This way, a WorkAwayer can enjoy being mostly be independent, but also enjoy a few meals together for a bit of socializing. And when playing at our house with Kai, you are very welcome to make a snack, have a nespresso coffee or choose from a wide variety of teas.
  There are 6 major supermarkets in our village, including a Lidl. The many Moroccan shops sell very, very inexpensive fruits and vegetables (great quality). And our village weekly farmers' market is every Sunday morning on the 2 main plazas.
  
  The volunteer kitchen has hot plates for cooking with pots & pans, microwave, hand blender, hand wisker, and an electric grill/press, toaster and kettle. If you want to use our big oven on occasion, just ask.
  
  
  TRAIN / BIKE / BUS / CAR:
  We have a bicycle that you are welcome to borrow.
  In general, it’s best you take the bus or bike to the beach, or the train to Palma (or to other villages on the way to Palma).
  A few examples of how u can get around:
  Inca = easy by train (market day is Thursday).
  Bahía de Alcúdia/Play de Muro = bike, or bus from Sa Pobla.
  Soller = train + another train or bus.
  Valldemossa = train + bus.
  Illetes = train + bus.
  
  By the way, all my family speaks fluent Spanish and English.
  
  We look forward to hearing from you! Happy travels! ☼ ❀ ♫

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend

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  We are happy to speak English or Spanish with you - whatever you prefer to help your practice. My mother-in-law also teaches both languages and she is happy to offer classes on a partial trade basis (classes in exchange for nominal donation and cleaning, for example).
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  Unterkunft

  What we can offer:
  - Your own large, private bedroom.
  - Use of a bicycle (not in the best condition, but functional)
  - Train station that goes to the capital city, Palma (and to many other villages).
  - Use of our home gym equipment.
  - Use of our musical instruments.
  - Both houses have wifi.
  - Washing machine & drying rack.
  - Organic aloe plants (at least 6 years old) for consuming or skin care.
  - If you help us well, we would be happy to write a good recommendation/reference for you.

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  Was noch ...

  Great Mallorcan restaurants & cafés - many of which are inexpensive. Our village is known for its good food. Bicycling. Hiking. Marshland nature reserve close by. Nearby beaches. There are frequent cultural activities and presentations in the main plaza of our village (music, dance, crafts markets, traditional and modern offerings). Train and buses from our village to the capital city of Palma & many other villages. Mallorca has paragliding & many kinds of adventure sports such as kitesurf/windsurf, diving, sailing, hiking, rock climbing, coasteering, canyoning, sea caving, cliff jumping and other outdoor activities and extreme sports. You are welcome to meditate with us, or sing on my Universal OM project.

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Our village has fast internet!

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