Looking for a native Spanish speaker to help with my son near the village of Oldcastle, (1.5 hour from Dublin, Ireland)

Details

• 

  Description

  Our family consists of myself and my 13 year old son who has some understanding of Spanish - mostly reading and listening. We have a happy home life with a wide circle of family and friends. I have travelled, worked & lived in many countries and enjoy exchanging perspectives on culture, social, arts, politics and history. I am seeking a native Spanish-speaking volunteer for garden & house work & Spanish conversation with my son. Due to travel & my son's activities, I'm interested in short term hosting - 1- 3 weeks. We live in the countryside, 1km from a small village, so someone who enjoys rural life would suit. We are approximately 100km from Dublin. Lots of heritage & historical places to explore around us & we have some flexibility to introduce guests to such places.

• 

  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
• 

  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  always happy to help visitor explore the rich historical and archaeological heritage of this part of Ireland.

• 

  Projects involving children

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

• 

  Help

  I am looking for some someone with spirit and enthusiasm to have fun with and to help build the Spanish language of my 13 year old Mexican-born son, doing some garden & DIY chores while speaking to him in Spanish. He has a passive understanding of Spanish, but speaks only a little. We've hosted previous Spanish-speaking work away people in the past. He is active & interested in lots of things.... Music, cooking, rugby, mountain biking, lake swimming, history, computer games.

• 

  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Gaelic (Scottish): Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Spanish-English exchange
• 

  Accommodation

  Own bedroom in our family home, a renovated farm house with a garden.

• 

  What else ...

  We live in beautiful part of the country on the edge of a village (a little over an hour from Dublin). There is a daily indirect bus connection to Dublin. use of bike and car lifts to help explore the surrounding countryside and introduce a volunteer to Irish culture and history and many interesting sites in the area with lakes & hills. There are many festivals and heritage music and cultural events in the area and possibilities to learn new skills.

• 

  A little more information

  • 

    Internet access

  • 

    Limited internet access

  • 

    We have pets

  • 

    We are smokers

  • 

    Can host families

• 

  Can host digital nomads

  workspace and fibre broadband

• 

  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

• 

  Hours expected

  Max 5 hours a day, 5 days a week