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4 Apr 2024
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i am an active woman,pensionist.I live in the center of palermo,in a beautiful building from the 15 century.i work all day and I travel much so i like to have people who take care of my garden when i am away and can help me with the house maintenence , fixing broken objects,repairing chairs,doors anything that needs renewing. In the weekend i often go to a farm near the cefalu’ sea,and i need much help there with the garden and the cleaning...People with some tecnical skills are prefered.I can offer a room with bath or depending on the period,the whole appartment that is next to mine.I need people who can use their hands and their head,which are able to organize themselves alone,as well as share a meal and work with others. helping hours are flexible.so we can agree on short or long days.or no helping days at all.this can be good if you want to travel around and take long weekends.it will depend on the project for the week. . In the summer ,i need help mostly with cleaning, in palermo but also in the farm.. and taking care of maintenance.some help with the garden. It s because i have tourists renting both my farm and part of my house in palermo. .I can t help South Americans with citizenshi and i prefer people wanting to stay for long periods..i also prefer people with manual skills, i am not interested in people cooking neither to learn a language. If you have a car much help would be needed in the farm where is a wonderful landscape but is far from public transport.P s…please read…..if you want to come here only to take advantage of a free bed in the most touristic part of the town,please don t ask…..I help and respect people who show some helping capacities…..I can not accept people only trying to have a free paid holiday….
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
i live in a charming central place, full of urban vibrating life.you can have a lot of flexibility in your work
Help
You need to be empathic and care giving and undependant
since the kind of help can be different,depending on days and seasons,i require some flexibility and some attitude to solve problems...i need a minimum stay of 2 weeks,unless we agree in different way.If you only need a free place for your vacation,,this is not a place for you....People with practical skills and with agricultural experience are prefered.Food is offered for 25 hours week help.for 15 hours week,you will get the room and possibility to share my kitchen
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
Private space and toilet
What else ...
You can use a bike.you are in the center of the town,close to the station.in the free time you can walk or take a public transport anywhere..I need flexibility as there can be can be not much to do or a lot depending on the moment. People having their own trasportation can enjoy the farm, close to the beaches and with a wonderful view,and wifi. , needing much both maintenance and agricoltural easy work
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have fast wifi both in palermo and in the farm in cefalu
Space for parking camper vans
Can stay in the farm near cefalu
Can possibly accept pets
Yes.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
15 hours per week
Feedback (19)
The work consisted a lot of DIY / bricolage around both houses: in the center of Palermo and the other near Lascari. We have rebuild -with Marcus the other workawayer-, a stair which led to the garden, i pruned the wines and some fruit trees and also tried to reshape the… read more
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The work consisted a lot of DIY / bricolage around both houses: in the center of Palermo and the other near Lascari. We have rebuild -with Marcus the other workawayer-, a stair which led to the garden, i pruned the wines and some fruit trees and also tried to reshape the… read more
although the work is not hard and complicated I have learned a lot of and Sara give me all easyers for discoverd Palermo and Sicily.
I feel that Sara it is a person that you meet one time in your live… read more
There was a wide variety of tasks. From painting over gardening to welcoming tourists. It never got boring.
Sara has very interesting stories from her traveling experiences and also a great knowledge of Sizilian history. I also really liked her cooking and how… read more
We helped in the farm house cleaning and organizing the big rainwater cistern, the entrance and some rooms, including tools/work room and preparing some guest rooms as well.
Also, we fixed the jet wash machine and made general… read more
She and her cat became good friends and she even took us to her home village in the mountains in the Madonie and her sea-view house surrounded by countless fruit trees. We helped wherever we could but still had a lot of free time to… read more
My stay in Palermo was generally enjoyable. Sara has many great stories that she often tells whilst we eat the wonderful Italian food she makes.
Usually there is little work to do Monday to Wednesday apart from taking Oscar for short walks. We often went to her house in the countryside over the… read more
Once he had learned what i expect from him everything went much better than expected....his work in the farm and with computer was precious .welcome back… read more
i could recomend him 100 per cent.and he… read more
