Welcoming volunteers to help a family with daily life outside Milan, Italy

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  Description

  Ciao! We are a family of five: Luca is 56 and works as a freelance naturalist (he deals mainly with butterflies!). Michela is 46 and is a professor at Milan University: she works on marine animals as a zoologist. Giulia is 18, she is a very sweet girl and loves playing piano (we have one at home) and tennis. Maia is 16, she likes pets, especially dogs and horses. Both the girls go to the Social Science Lyceum in Milan. Noah is the little prince of the family: he is 6 and he has just started the primary school. He is a lovely boy, always moving around and doing something (he is very creative and loves handcrafting). During the week he does swimming and guitar course. We love animals, in fact we have a cat, Lilly, a dog, Luna, a turtle, Chicco, fishes in the acquarium and in the garden pond. We love Nature and sports (hiking, skiing, swimming, padel, tennis ). At the weekend we frequently move to the mountain or to the lake of Como. Michela is out for her job most of the day and Luca works mainly at home.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Animals

  

  Sustainability

  

  Charity work

  

  Culture

  

  Pets

  

  Music

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Adventure sports

  

  Camping

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Winter sports

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There will be plenty of opportunities for cultural exchanges: you will experience a funny italian family, the pleasure of staying together, cooking and eating italian food. If, like us, you love nature, you will have the chance to explore a diversity of environmental settings, from mountains to north italian lakes and seas. if you are interesse we can help you learn italian linguaggio. If you lite arts you will have plenty of chances to have a full immersion within the cultural life of north italy.

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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 looking for a girl mainly to take care for Noah when the school is over and our job duties keep us busy. We'd need someone to pick up him at school in the afternoon (he exits at 4.30 pm) and to play with him until dinner. Occasionally Maia or Giulia might need a help with english homework and practicing english speaking. We'd also need a little help with house duties : sometimes we might ask you to help us with the cooking (we loves sharing food recipies) or to hang the washing. Noah is not little, but he needs a little guidance (in order to tidy up his room or doing his homework, as an example) and someone playing with him (he is a fun of artcrafts). In the afterschool you might also go to the park with him: we prefer them not to watch too much TV and to play outdoors. There are many cycling paths and the countryside here is nice.
  In generale all tha family members would benefit from practicing english conversations.

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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

  We live in Bussero, a small village in the surroundings of Milan (you can easily reach Milan in 30 mins by underground, green line).
  We live in a semidetached house with a small but very nice and relaxing garden. The room is in the basement floor but it's very large and it has a queen size bed and you would have an almost private bathroom. You'd have the whole day free to visit Milan and the surroundings or join an italian course (or whatever else): we just need you to be back at 4.30 pm and until 8.30-9 pm. Week end would be free for you, but if sometimes you are happy to join us in our family trips we'd be happy! Sometimes in the weekend we go to visit Michela's sister and her family on Lake Como or to Michela's or Gianluca's parents cottage in the Alps (Gressoney or Chiesa in Vamalenco).

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  What else ...

  Milan is a town full of life: you can visit museums and fashion places, meet people at pubs, go to theatres, enjoy the lively fizzines of the town centre in the fashion district or the design district. Bussero is a small but cozy and quiet village where you find eveything you might need. There is a ciclyng path wich drives you straight to Milan. There are swimming pools, gyms, and any sort of leisure settings. If you want to visit Italy Florence and Venice are about 2 hours distant by train and in less than 3 hours you can reach Rome.

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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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