Experience both Indian and Dutch culture, help us around our home in the leafy suburbs of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  Description

  We are an Indian couple living in Amsterdam. We are looking for someone to help us with our almost 5 year old son. We live in a maisonette with a garden in a popular suburb of Amsterdam with super-easy access to most of the main tourist spots in the Netherlands. The tram station and bus stop are only a 5 min walk from our home.
  
  Our ideal workawayer is someone who loves young children and enjoys leading an active lifestyle. Double bonus if you have previous experience working with toddlers and have a background in art or sport. We are looking for a workawayer who is fun loving, respectful of the shared living space and can introduce us to their own culture.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are an Indian couple, living in the Netherlands. You are welcome to live with us in the beautiful green, leafy suburbs of Amsterdam. Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands is at your doorstep to explore and experience.
  
  Your experience with us:
  - we can teach you how to cook delicious Indian cuisine from scratch
  - Have the unique experience of experience both Indian and Dutch culture at the same time
  - Explore the beautiful country of Netherlands and its lovely canals
  - Popular cities like Leiden, Utrecht, The Hague are all easily accessible by public transport.

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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 an Indian couple with an almost 5 year old son and a 7 year old cat. We live in a 3 storey house with a large garden in the suburbs of Amsterdam. We've successfully hosted several workawayers in the last 4 years.
  
  We are looking to welcome a workawayer to help us with chores and childcare. We prefer someone who can stay with us for a minimum of 4 weeks (if you want to stay for 3+ weeks and feel like you will be a good fit, please feel free to message me).
  
  Cooking and childcare will be your primary responsibilities. However we would also like help with some other housekeeping and general maintenance tasks sometimes.
  
  Some of the areas that we would like help with are listed below. You will work for no more than 5 hours a day (5 days a week).
  
  Childcare:
  
  - Play with and supervise our 5 year old
  - Help him with meal times
  - Accompanying him to local parks and ensuring his safety
  - Organising creative, fine and gross motor activities for him
  - Baking with our 5 year old
  - Accompanying the family during day trips (this is not compulsory and we are ok if you prefer not to)
  
  General Help around the house:
  
  - Tidying up child areas / kitchen
  - Being of assistance in the house such as answering the door, helping with meal times and clearing up
  - Laundry
  
  Pet Care:
  - Feeding our cat on time
  - Playing with cat
  
  General home maintenance:
  
  Are you handy with fixing things around the home? We have some small maintenance tasks that we would love your help with. This is not compulsory. But nice to have.
  
  We are looking for someone who can help with a combination of the above tasks for approximately 25 hours a week.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Hindi: Fluent
  Tamil: Fluent
  Dutch: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  English language exchange is preferred
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  Accommodation

  You get a private room with a bed and wardrobe in our home.
  You have access to the kitchen as long as you clean-up after yourself and leave the kitchen tidy. We will often share meals, although this is not always possible. The grocery store is only a 3 minute walk away and you can buy anything you like and store it in our fridge (within reason).
  
  Food restrictions:
  
  Please do not bring red meat or fish inside the home. One of us is vegetarian and cannot handle the smell.
  Chicken and prawns is fine.

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  What else ...

  During your off time, you are free to explore Amsterdam's beautiful canals, enjoy the art museums and also travel to nearby cities like the Hague, Leiden, Utrecht, Haarlem etc. These are all under an hour to travel to. You can also easily travel to Belgium, France and Germany through low-cost bus and air services that depart from Amsterdam.
  The Amsterdam Forest is a stone's throw away and it's a great place for nature-lovers.

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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 have high speed wifi and we are able to offer you a desk and chair to work inside your room. We have hosted other workawayers in the past who have worked remotely.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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