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Hello! We are a family of three and we live in a restored farmhouse in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, only 6 km from the Mediterranean sea. Our house is immersed in the olive groves and vineyards, the garden is overlooking the ancient village of Castagneto Carducci.
I run a cooking school that I opened almost 20 years ago to spread traditional-Italian cuisine in Italy and abroad. I like to share my vision of HOME FOOD, the old traditional recipes, to use and emphasize seasonal products.
During May, June, Sept, and Oct I'll be very busy teaching cooking classes and I will need help in the kitchen, cooking, helping in the house, doing house chores, help out in the garden. During the other months, I also work on different house projects, including painting (indoors and outdoors), priming/plastering, gardening, and general upkeep of the house.
I have a nice 25 years old daughter, a french husband who loves ice cream and wine, 2 dogs, and 3 cats. We are all easygoing and people persons.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The area where I live is famous for wine and biking and if we have time we would love to bike with you ! If you want to share your life with me and my family contact us and we'll give you more information !
Help
Help in the kitchen (cooking and cleaning)
Help in the gardenLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis 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.Accommodation
Guest room or apartment
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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They are both very friendly people, and they went above and beyond to make us feel at home. Arnaud took us on beach walks every morning — a great way to start the… read more
The Etruscan coast and part of… read more
We spent 2.5 weeks in the lovely village of Castegneto Carducci helping Chicca in her off season; work consisted of gardening, house maintenance and assisting with one cooking class.
For those who love cycling, this workaway is a dream. There are plenty of great cycle trails and no short supply of… read more
We had the best of everything.… read more
She is such a good person, very generous and her family is lovely too.
Her property is amazing, and the location has a great scenery!
It is close to the seaside and small villages, and big cities such as Livorno or Pisa are easily reachable by train.
My working schedule could include: some light… read more
As you can probably see from all the wonderful reviews, this is an outstanding workaway family. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to meet, work, and live with Chicca and Arnaud. They made me feel like I was a part of the family, and for me that is what makes or breaks a workaway experience. Chicca always asked if… read more
best 2 weeks of our entire year of travelling. Chicca, Elsa and Arnaud are
extremely friendly and welcoming you into not only their home but into
their family as well. Her location is easily accessible from the train
station and she was happy to pick us up. She also… read more
This was my first workaway experience and it was wonderful. Chicca and her family were very gracious and attentive and made sure my work and experience there was a memorable one. They integrated me into their daily life and it was a great time getting to see what small town life is all about! My daily tasks varied from… read more
Chicca is really enthusiastic with her projects, her cooking, her ideas, and life in general. If you are enthusiastic as well and want to learn some… read more
Chicca taught us so much about cooking and she shared her best recipes with us. We have tried cooking them since we got back home and… read more
For three weeks I was very much part of the family, and involved in everyday life and… read more
thank you very much for your help in the house. Especially with the wood ! I'm sure that your italian will improve soon.
Ciao
Chicca
Good luck with the book, let me know if you need some help with the English
Ciao,… read more