Join our large family and discover fun country life near Turin, Italy

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  Description

  We are a large family made of two families living together in the same house.
  We are two couples, and we were great friends before we got married. A few years later we decided to share a home and we moved to a house together. Now we live in a big house on the hills of Turin very close to the city center.
  In 2020 we both had a child, Giovanni and Gabriele (around 3 years old now). This year are born Tiago ( now 1 year old ) and Cecilia ( now 8 months old )
  The family is completed by two playful dogs, 3 cats and 2 layers hen plus a rooster.
  In our working life we are three doctors and a designer, we work with different time table from monday to friday and sometimes in the weekends.
  Luckily we can count on many grandparents and uncles to help us in taking care of the children and the house.
  Even if we have a garden and courtyard with a swimming pool during summer, we as well love going to the mountain or to seaside in the weekends.
  Last but not least, in 2020 we started with other friends a social project: a restaurant in Torino, to give work opportunities to migrants and refugees.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  As a workawayer you could learn italian language and culture. You could have fun with our special smiling kids, live a healthy countrylife and discover our social project in Turin with refugees.

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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

  As a workawayer we would ask you first of all to help us with the children, especially during morning hours. In our plans the children should stay at home with someone looking after them, have some little activities outside and sometimes have a day spent at grandmother's houses.
  Since the kids are two, we ask your availability to help the people are staying with them in morning and lunch time, or in the afternoon, being free to visit the city center or to have some activities during the rest of the time. We would like to set a general plan of the week, but also organizing week by week according with our agenda.
  For sure in case you need an extra free day we can arrange it.
  Sometimes we could ask your help for extra time but we are available to pay it.
  
  Apart from the children, as you read above, we have many pets to take care of, even if they are quite independent, probably the dogs are the ones who need more attention, particularly -if you like- going outside for a walk or a run!
  Moreover we are trying to harvest some vegetables and fruits in the garden and courtyard, so if you are able with this stuff you’ll be of help for sure!
  
  This must be all, even though you can imagine that with so many people, animals and stuff, everyday a new challenge appears!
  Work is quite hard, but we grant you very good food -as especially husbands are good cookers!- lots of activity in the nature, disposal to talk with you about everything, many places to visits, many people to meet!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  About the accommodation, we have a room dedicated for workawayers, with bed, wardrobe and a little table, at ground floor of our house. At first floor there's a bathroom to use in witch you can leave have your accessories.
  
  Concerning the food you may organize yourself as you prefer, we were thinking about buying food for you with us so that you can decide day by day if you like to join us at breakfast/lunch/dinner or to eat by yourself some time to have a break from the crazy house!

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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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  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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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week