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We are a recently retired couple who live in a large house, 2 miles from the centre of Leamington Spa. Our children have grown up and gone away so we have plenty of space in the house.
We like company and would welcome a volunteer to live as a member of the family and to help with everyday tasks around the house. I enjoy cooking so help with food preparation and clearing up is very welcome. Also there is always lots of ironing to do. Help with computers would be good!
In January/February I make marmalade which is very time consuming so help over that period is especially needed.
In the spring and summer we like to grow our own vegetables so help with weeding, watering and other gardening projects is needed.
In the build up to Xmas an extra pair of hands is always welcome!
There is plenty of free time for the workawayer to go out and discover the local area.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Sprachpraxis
Gartenarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We are a very sociable couple who like to converse with our workawayer. We like to find out about their country and we will tell them about English expressions and customs. In the winter we like to sit in front of the fire in the evenings after dinner and chat to our workawayer. A lively personality with a good level of English will get on well in our household. If you want to spend some evenings chatting to us and playing cards, this is the job for you! This experience is more than just helping - its interacting with us and living as one of the family.
I like cooking and its great to have another pair of hands chopping vegetables and clearing up after me.
We like walking in the countryside - bring suitable footwear if you would like to join us.Arbeit
The sort of help asked is with making meals and clearing up afterwards. Assisting with the shopping. Feeding our tortoise - actually she hibernates between November and March so doesn't need anything in the winter. We have two quite young rescue cats who are very playful and need lots of attention. a very recent addition to the family is a cockapoo puppy - if you like puppy training/walking this is the household for you! Helping with various small projects around the house and garden. You can make this what you want - we will be grateful for any help you can give us.
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Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
Italienisch: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
We like to practise our very basic Italian, French and German so If you can help with any of these languages please apply! We will give you lots of practice with your English.Unterkunft
Very nice bedroom with separate bathroom in our house. Use of wifi.
Was noch ...
We live not far from Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick and Oxford all of which are interesting places to visit. We live in a village on a bus route into Leamington Spa which is 2 miles away. The nearest train station is Leamington Spa and the nearest airport is Birmingham, although lots of our workawayers arrive via London Airports. You can then get a train from London Marylebone to Leamington Spa or you can get a coach from London Victoria coach station to Leamington Spa.
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Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
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Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Lucia is a lovely person to have in the house - she has a sunny… read more
As my first trip as a workaway, it has been the perfect starting point.
Thay are a really nice and welcoming couple, that taught me so much about the English culture and made me experience new things everyday:… read more
But not only Fiona and Greg were amazing - the surrounding area was amazing too! There is good access to Oxford, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick and other… read more
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Lucia is a lovely person to have in the house - she has a sunny… read more
As my first trip as a workaway, it has been the perfect starting point.
Thay are a really nice and welcoming couple, that taught me so much about the English culture and made me experience new things everyday:… read more
But not only Fiona and Greg were amazing - the surrounding area was amazing too! There is good access to Oxford, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick and other… read more
We have no hesitation in recommending Sara to other hosts.
Best of luck in whatever you decide to do in the future Sara.
Julia undertook 2 art projects for me both of which I am delighted with - thank you again Julia for the 2 pictures you drew for… read more
We have… read more
With Lizzie :turtle: and Tigerlilly :cat2:, Fiona and Greg made me feel at home; they are great hosts, welcoming and hospitable. They carefully respect what a workaway experience should guarantee: 5… read more
The work was just like they… read more
We had great fun playing cards and had many interesting conversations in front of the fire in the… read more
If one read the description Fiona wrote before, you would experience no surprises - everything is as she stated.
I had great talks with both of them on serious topics as well as daily stuff. I was sad… read more
Thank you for all your help Heike, enjoy your travels.
The work was very varied and included helping in the kitchen (cooking, washing up, clearing up), ironing, copper cleaning, helping Tony the builder, feeding the cat and a bit of gardening.
I had time to visit the area in the afternoon and went to Warwick and Leamington Spa (walking… read more
Zamane has lots of fascinating stories to recount about her… read more
The accommodation is a private bedroom and they provide you an own bath room. The work at Fiona’s and Greg’s house includes ironing, washing up, clean the windows downstairs, put some logs next to the fire place, and feeding the… read more
Work never took too long. You will help with ironing, washing up, feeding the cat and cooking. You have got a lot of free time in the afternoon and you have 2 days off. Their knowledge of England is remarkable, so anyone visiting can expect detailed… read more
We can't thank Betti enough for everything she did for us - all that watering, ironing and so much else besides, always with a smile… read more
My tasks were cleaning up the kitchen after each meal, doing the ironing, watering the vegetable garden, helping with cooking, feeding the cat an the… read more
We hope you were successful in your English exam Alma and wish you all the best in your… read more
Fiona and Greg are very interesting and lovely people, they made me feel at home from the beginning. The work is very easy: I had to fill and empty the dishwasher, do some ironing, feed… read more
Elsa is a very kind girl - she was lovely with my elderly mother.
We enjoyed… read more
We did so many things together: they introduced me to their friends, I had the opportunity to see Fiona ringing the bells of the church, we played scrabble or card every evening. Some afternoon we also went to the park to play table tennis. And we visited Fiona’s mother… read more
I did a lot of things with them like decorating Christmas tree and also putting the decorations inside the house. I really loved cooking the meals with Fiona and I learnt a lots recipes that I’ll do it for my family. The best English dessert I cooked and I ate it was the… read more
We taught Alice our… read more
Fiona is an excellent cook and I helped her preparing the meals and I completed some general tasks in the house. I also enjoyed some afternoons playing tabletennis with Fiona or visiting her mother. In the evenings, we played cards, scrabble or simply enjoyed a… read more
I had the chance to meet some of their friends, go to the gym with Fiona and even see Fiona ringing the bells with her group during an english… read more
I am really happy that I had the chance to meet and get to know you two and I hope to find an occasion to visit you again. (And for me this is actually the best feedback I can give)
Thank you… read more
Friends with 2 very young children stayed with us whilst Pauline was here and she was delightful with the 2 little boys - all in French!
We… read more
This was my… read more
Marti helped me with my very basic Italian and came to my conversation group to help my fellow learners. She was very patient with… read more
Kristin's English is so good she was able to help us with our daily crossword challenge.
We would be very happy for Kristin to return to us anytime and we have no hesitation in… read more
She helped look after our pets & bonded with our tortoise!
We learnt a lot about crossfit from Alia . . .
We wish Alia well in her travels around Europe.
Thank you Alia for your help.
It was my first Workaway experience and I couldn't ask better. Thier house is nice and warm and the work is mainly help for the meals or in the… read more
Lucie helped with the marmalade making, assisted generally in the kitchen preparing meals sometimes making them all by herself. She cooks a mean roast… read more
The work wasn't hard at all and It was mainly in their house. I helped Fiona with the basics tasks in the house and it was a real pleasure… read more
Lucine has a calm, kind, considerate and happy nature. She is an excellent scrabble player!
I have absolutely no… read more