Daily life with a mixed Irish Colombian family in County Kilkenny, Ireland

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  Description

  We are an Irish-Colombian family of 6, our children ages are 9, 7, 2 and newborn. Two girls and two boys.
  We live in a small village in the south of Ireland.
  
  I (Joddy/mom) am personally interested in a varied range of subjects, like spirituality, neuroscience, self-actualisation, anthroposophy, gardening, I have a lot of house plants, Pilates, healing, healthy eating, reading, writing, wild swimming, tarot, cooking, music, photography, trekking, Breathwork and many more.
  
  I love dancing, it is a huge part of the culture I grew up in.
  
  I love a clean and organised space, I consider myself a minimal-ish. I’ve spent a lot of time intentionally organising our home, finding a place for everything that we owe, and parting with whatever doesn’t serve a porpoise .
  
  We try to limit our kids screen exposure, specially to phones. And we are very mindful of what they get to watch. So we won’t appreciate anyone handing their phones to our kids.
  
  We ran a family business in the construction industry. My husband is at work most of the day, but we prioritise spending time together in the evening, around dinner.
  It would be great to have someone that join us and can have an interesting conversation or enjoy a board game after dinner.
  
  Our two daughters are very creative and have a great interest in music, knitting, sports, singing, board games, painting and drawing and nature.
  
  Our little 2 year old is very energetic. He loves his cars and balls, although he is also very affectionate.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Hiking

  

  Camping

  

  Events & social

  

  Charity work

  

  Culture

  

  Fashion or beauty

  

  Self development

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Performing arts

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a mixed Irish Colombian family. We speak both English and Spanish at home.
  Our children attend a Steiner school, where we are all exposed and invited to a lot of cultural and community celebrations.
  
  Baking, storytelling, hiking, reading and crafting are big part of our day to day.
  
  Our workawayer would be immersed in a beautiful loving bilingual atmosphere at our home, very close to the Marbel city, Kilkenny - there is a bus that goes daily to the city and other villages.
  
  There are different free leaning opportunities, like English lessons, knitting and crocheting group, as many other offerings local enough, like permaculture, etc.

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  Au Pair Help

  This host has let us know they’ll be complying with Irish regulations for au pair stays.here

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are looking for a fun outgoing person to be part and support our family on our day to day routines.
  We would love for someone who enjoys cooking healthy meals and can help keeping the place tidy and has a lot of fun and interesting stories to share.
  The Workawayer would ideally cook breakfast and dinner and clean up the kitchen, help with tidying toys, sweeping/hoovering and putting groceries away. And if time is available, spend an hour with the kids, although we would be happy to arrange payment for babysitting/extended hours.
  
  We would prefer someone over 25; preferably with a driving license, but it is not essential.
  
  We would really expect whoever join us to be mindful of what subjects they share with our kids as these should be age appropriate. This can be discussed further.
  
  We don’t smoke, and for the most part don’t drink. We would not like to have anyone drinking or smoking at our home.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are a bilingual family, we speak English and Spanish at home. We are language enthusiasts; we are specially interested in learning Italian, but we will be grateful to learn a bit of any language. In school our kids receive Gaelic, Italian and German lessons.
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  Accommodation

  Private room with bed, linen, closet, desk, heating and wifi. Bathroom is shared.
  
  Workawayer will share all our family meals. We expect them to be another member of the family.

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  What else ...

  There is bus line that runs several times daily. It goes to the city but also runs through different villages.
  There are a lot wooded areas and beautiful walking trails nearby.
  Lovely rivers where we swim year round (their freezing tho) the sea beach is 50 minutes drive from our home.
  
  Castles and different historic sites are nearby.
  
  Train and bus routes to other cities are nearby too.
  
  There are different course offerings close by, raging from yoga, meditation, cacao ceremonies to gardening, herbalism, etc.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We offer a private room with desk and fast broadband. Printer/scanner are also available.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  

  Puppy (2 years)

  Mini dachshund

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