Organising and tidying help and let's practice languages in Santiago, Chile

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  Description

  Hi everyone! We are a family of 5, we are working on our house renewal and need some help with the last part which is organizing and tidying up everything. Ocasionally we will ask you other small tasks like gardening in our tiny garden, feeding our cute pets (cat and bird). We will be grateful if you can prepare some dish from your own country, or do some language exchange with us, we love to learn from new cultures. We have been renting one spare room with private bathroom during the last years, to students and young professionals from diverse countries like France, Germany, Switzerland, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Norway, and also a girl from China and a couple of guys from Germany via Couchsurfing, and it has been an amazing experience.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We enjoy the cultural exchange in all of its forms, wether it´s language, culture, food, etc. Our mother tongue is of course Spanish, and we all speak English mostly fluently. Ivanka also speaks a bit of French, Osvaldo as well some French, Italian and Arabic, our daughter Ignacia speaks a pretty good Korean, and Lucas has knowledge in Portuguese, German and Italian. All of us have a passion for music as well.

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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

  Organizing and storing boxes of clothing, electronic devices, etc; cleaning surfaces, do basic gardening like watering plants or cut small branches, eventually cooking and feeding our lovely pets, etc.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Beginner
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We like to learn new languages. Our mother tongue is of course Spanish, and we all speak English mostly fluently. Ivanka also speaks a bit of French, Osvaldo as well some French, Italian and Arabic, our daughter Ignacia speaks a pretty good Korean, and Lucas has knowledge in Portuguese, German and Italian.
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  Accommodation

  The volunteer will have a private room with shared bathroom, TV, fan, heating, etc. Food will be provided, we can eat together everytime if you feel comfortable. We can pick you up to the closest Metro Station (Escuela Militar, Line 1 -red-), tho it's a walkable distance (10 minutes). Sometimes the room is not available but the volunteer can sleep in the sofa bed in the living room (it’s closed so there’s still privacy for the night time).

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  What else ...

  Our house is located in the neibourghood of Las Condes, in the safest area of the city. The closest Metro Station (Escuela Militar, Line 1 -red-), tho it's a walkable distance (10 minutes). There are several bus stops around also. From this metro station you can easily reach the center of the city in about 10-15 minutes, where most of the museums and atractions of Santiago are. Also you can reach trendy (and not so trendy) shopping centers like Parque Arauco, Open Kennedy, etc, or parks with lots of ammenities like Parque Araucano and Parque Bicentenario.

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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

  Wifi works well in this house.

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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