English speaker to share family life and spend time with my son in the beautiful city of Benicasim, Spain

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  Description

  My name is Marta (41 years old), and I live with my son Hugo, who is 5 years old (6 in June). Very close to us live my parents, Hugo's father, my aunt, and grandmother. We do not have pets. We all live in a very lovely neighborhood, free from all kinds of danger, and where kids play in the streets and go with their bikes all around. Just in front of our house there is a big playground (with a calisthenics equipment to exercise), and close to it there is a social club.
  The neighborhood is located under the mountains, just 5-10 minutes by car from the beach (50 minutes walking, or 20-30 minutes approx. by bike). So it is situated in an unsurpassable landscape, ideal for walking or doing sports.
  The temperature is very pleasant, hot in summer, but we have a large swimming pool at home, the beach is also nearby, and it has a wide promenade for walking, cycling, or playing sports.
  The bus is 5 minutes walking form home and goes to city center and the beach.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Babysitting and creative play
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The whole family lives in the same neighborhood, so we share meals and celebrations very often or enjoy being together in the pool. Also, more family friends with children live in the neighborhood, and stay at the playground. The person will be able to enjoy this familiar and pleasant environment, learning from our customs and promoting mutual enrichment.
  
  Moreover, in the neighborhood (and close to it) there are normally other Workawayers taking care of kids too, which is an opportunity to meet more people.

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  Help

  English native speaker to share family life and spend time with my son in the beautiful city of Benicasim (east of Spain).
  
  What we need is very easy, which is someone who loves and enjoys playing with children, my son Hugo, and speaking to him in English, he understands (almost) everything, and he answers in English too, so the requirements are: to love playing with kids (initiative is expected, otherwise he will get bored and will reject you), to communicate with him in English all the time (not to stay quiet expecting him to interact with you; he will do it anyway ;-), to help him with his speaking (he tries but it is still grammatically incorrect). Obviously while playing with a 5 years old kid you will need to take care of him (he thinks he is a superhero and therefore has super powers, which indeed is true ;-)
  
  A responsible person who is easy to get along and to live with is also expected (this is common sense to me, but often not so common :-).
  
  We live in a big house with a garden, so there is a lot of space to play, with a swimming pool, and a playground in front of the house. I will normally be at home, since I work from home. Therefore, I am very flexible with timetables, which means we can manage what is best for both parts at all times. My family is always normally around, since they live in the neighborhood. We are flexible and it is not a problem if you want to travel on weekends (Valencia is just 1 hour trip by train, Barcelona 3 hours by train, etc.), we can adapt, so everything is possible.
  
  I'm sure you will enjoy being here! We’ll do our best for you to be comfortable :)

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  Languages

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

  The person coming will have her own bedroom (with one big wardrobe, one bed, one desk, bedside table, chairs, mirror, shoemaker). She will share the rest of the house with me and my son: one complete bathroom, one living and dining room, one kitchen, a big entrance (as a game zone), big garden and swimming pool area. There is wifi Internet connection. Meals and food are also included.
  
  See the attached pictures and feel free to ask for further information.

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  What else ...

  We live in a very touristic place, which has plenty of entertainment. First, we have a pool at home. Second, the surroundings are very beautiful to walk around (mountains and lot of greens). Third, there's a bus stop 5 minutes from home to go to city center (plenty of cafeterias, supermarkets, shops of all kinds...) and to the seaside (there different water activities can be done; there are also bars and cafeterias, and a great walk, skate and bike area). You can also go by riding a bike (30 minutes approx.), which we have here at home. In summer there are different music festivals such as FIB (International Benicasim Festival; of indie music) or Rototom (reggae music). Of course, there is a lot of nightlife too. Benicasim is a beautiful place to explore and enjoy the Spanish culture.

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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?

  One

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