Enjoy rural mountain life with me and my family near Sorano, Italy

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  Description

  Hello, we are Michael, Monica and our almost 1-year old son Ray. We bought a house here in the beautiful hills of southern Tuscany about 1-year ago. Our house is the beginning of a community project on our land. We have a small plot of land here but we have some projects around the land that we want to begin this years they include.
  
  -A small veggie garden
  -Helping to restore another guest room above the house
  -Helping to build a wall in our garden
  -General cleaning, clearing and maintenance of the land
  -Cooking / cleaning
  -Sometimes childcare with our baby
  
  An ideal Workaway would be a couple (as our guest room has space for 2 people).
  
  The house is 2 hours north of Rome and 2 hours south of Florence. Nearby are some very nice Tuscan villages, Pittgliano and Sovana. As mentioned there is the nearby retreat center which as attracted many international people in the nearby village (all about 20-minutes from the house by car).
  
  The house is very secluded about a 5-min drive from the main road. A car is a bonus, but we can certainly drive into town as we go out usually every other day to run errands and meet friends in the towns.
  
  The work away project would be good for someone who is writing or working on another online project and wants peace and quiet in the scenic Tuscan mountains near Mount Amiata. If you like music, you are in luck as Michael has a full recording studio in the garden house. Our house is often filled with music!
  
  Our idea would be to have you volunteer 4-5 hours per day 6-days per week. We would pay for all food. The place where you stay has two single beds, so couple who want to work together are welcome. There's a separate entrance to your guest room and a full bathroom and kitchenette, but we are happy to share meals with you as well in the large kitchen in the main house.
  
  A bit about the community project:
  
  Around our house is a forest road with stunning views of the Tuscan hills and the distant sea. Along this road are about 6-7 vacant house. Our vision is to start a project where we can restore these houses and start a small eco-village of families to share gardens, social and eco-projects. Nearby are some other people who have lived here for a long time who could also be a part of the project.
  
  We see our house as a hub or the seed of this community project so helping us to create a garden, a space for more volunteers and community is essential to the growth of this project!
  
  It will be a slow, but fulfilling project to spend time with the workawayers and start our little community back on our land.
  
  A bit about us:
  
  Michael is originally from the U.S. and works online as a music and meditation teacher and podcast producer. He is also a musician and creates music and sound healing around Tuscany, specially at a retreat center nearby called Alchemy School of Healing Arts (ASHA). He is passionate about meditation, sound, and deep listening.
  
  Monica is a dancer and choreographer who lived in Berlin for 7 years, but now has moved back to her home country of Italy with Michael to raise their son. Monica also works as a yoga and qi gong teacher at the local retreat center and online.
  
  Please let us know if you have any questions and we can schedule a chat!
  
  ~Michael + Monica (and Ray)

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Van life

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Farming

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Languages

  

  Performing arts

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Art & design

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Dancing

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Monica is Italian and can help introduce you to Italian language and culture. In addition she is a yoga and qigong instructor who can offer shared practice. Michael is from the US originally and works as a musician and sound healer who would be happy to share practices with you as a Workawayer.

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  Au Pair Help

  Further details can be found here

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  Help

  We are looking for help with childcare such as spending daily some time with the baby playing, so we have time to focus on our work and personal projects, Helping with keeping the house tidy daily, also helping with cleaning, picking laundry...and sometimes cooking.
  
  We are planning to start a spring veggie garden and need help in some maintenance in the garden and outdoor spaces.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We have a private guest room with two single beds, a bathroom with a shower, and a kitchenette. You are also welcome to cook with us in the main kitchen for shared meals. We will provide all food for your stay. We are in a remote part of Soutnern tuscany. The closest towns are about a 20-minute drive. We often go to towns so we can drive you when you need to run errands or want to explore the area.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a large flat area of campers.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Kind and friendly dogs for little babies only, please!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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