Join our bilingual Italian and Polish family and help our kids with English in Calvignasco, Northern Italy or Lecce, Southern Italy.

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  Description

  We are a bilingual Italian and Polish family looking for some help by a native English-speaking person. We’d like our kids (boy 17, girl 13) practice their English in a friendly way.
  The location is our seaside house located in the nearbies of Lecce along the beautiful Adriatic sea of Southern Apulia region in Italy. Closest airport is Brindisi.
  
  The period of interest goes from mid-July to the end of August, exact dates to be arranged.
  
  We offer an open-minded and friendly environment and welcome people from all over the world.
  We'll host you as a member of our family, sharing leisure activities time and meals with you and establishing a real cultural exchange.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  If you’d like to learn or improve your level of Italian, we would be happy to speak Italian with you during meals or free time. You will be able to follow the preparation of real Italian food and experience the real local products. The area is rich of art, history and beautiful landscapes and you'll be together with us in the touring.

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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

  The help that we would welcome from you will be related to speaking English to our kids while playing, doing activities or just chatting for fun.
  You should also contribute to some household tasks (cleaning, washing dishes, do the laundry etc.), just like any other member of our family.
  Monday to Friday we would welcome from you some 5 hours of language support. Of course you will do it while doing everyday’s activities such as going to the beach, setting the table, cycling in the country. No class training. In the weekends, you will have no obligations.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  Polish: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Beginner

  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

  Our summer house quite large and it has a big garden. There’s a shower facility and a cosy swimming pool in the garden. You will have your own room. Bathrooms are shared with the family.

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  What else ...

  The area offers a lot of opportunities for your time off. Windsufing and kite facilities and schools are close to our location. Running or cycling on the country roads among the beautiful olive-trees plantations, "Sagre" the local food-related fests are held almost every night in the villages. Local music and dance "pizzica". Public transportation enables visits to the main city (Lecce), with its important cultural heritage and to the coastline resorts.

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

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