A family life experience in a home surrounded by nature in Cali, Colombia

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  Description

  👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🐾 We’re Gaia, Lucas, our daughters Emma (14) and Zoe (11), and our cat Martina. We live in a country-style home tucked into an urban forest in southern Cali.
  
  ✨ Who we’re looking for
  A native English-speaking woman, between 20 and 50 years old, with Spanish or Italian as a plus (not required), who wants to live with us for a while and share the language with our daughters naturally, day to day.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Light gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  House & pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Farming

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Hiking

  

  Mountain

  

  Dancing

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We love nature, good food shared as a family, and laughter-filled evenings in the garden 🌿
  You’re welcome to learn some baking tricks in our home-based Bakery👩🏻‍🍳 and join our guided yoga sessions.🤸🏻‍♀️
  ✨ Cali has a special charm: music, salsa dancing, warm people, rivers to cool off in, and mountains nearby for weekend getaways (hikes and bicycle tours available). We’d love to share all of that with you 🏞️💚

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  Help

  🫱🏽 What you offer (20h/week, 5h/day)
  
  • English conversation with the girls — games, homework, daily life
  • Help with childcare
  • Occasional help in the kitchen
  • Help caring for Martina, our cat 🐱
  • Collaborating in our biodiverse garden and home vegetable patch 🌱
  • Possible participation in an English games class with the local educational community

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  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

  🛏️ What we offer
  
  • Private room with bathroom in our 2nd floor
  • Meals included
  • Internet
  • Warm family environment
  • 2 days off per week — perfect for exploring the nearby rivers and mountains

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Martina

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