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3 Feb 2024
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Description
Hello, I am a tour guide in Florence and a tour leader in Tuscany. I live alone with 2 cats in a 5 rooms apartment. My place is close to Rifredi Train Station, the second station north from the main one, and to the airport Amerigo Vespucci. My site is also well connected to the city center by bus and tram. It's about 5 km down town. I enjoy staying with people and speaking other languages!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am also a teacher, I possess strong communication skills and I am said to be a great cook too. So you can learn Italian, visit museums with me, or gain an amazing experience about food and wine!
Seeking language exchange with: Spanish, French, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish. Others refrain. Thank you.
Help
It may happen I stay out of my of my place for several days and I would like someone to take care of my 2 breed cats: one male Persian (Chopin, 14 y.o.) and a female Siamese (Marianne, 2 y.o.). A little extra task may consist in watering plants in the balcony as needed.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Danish: Intermediate
Norwegian bokmål: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Spanish, French, German
Accommodation
Single room, with a large canopy bed. Internet connecetion, central heating, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave oven, TV.
I like tidy guests, always showing respect for the my place, the furniture, and appliances.
I am not disposed any longer to offer meals. I faced really a bad experience. I hosted a person for two months with no experience with cats who only for a week in my absence took care of them, received meals (I shop at the market buying organic food, not at discount stores, I buy meat, vegetables, fish), left her pantry, refrigerator and freezer full of food, and when I returned she asked me for grocery money because she was not happy with what was in the house. I do enjoy cooking and I can also show how to make Italian dishes. I prepare the pizza dough by myself and pasta sheets as well, that can also be fillled and turned into "ravioli"!
Forgive me, but at the moment I have no intention of hosting anyone. Not all my experiences have been positive. Many people see that I ask for help with two cats and language exchange in Florence and think it is easy. I have a Siamese cat and a Persian. Many of the people who came to me didn't even know what a cat was. This site is not a site to get free vacations. I hope I have made myself clear.
A Siamese cat requires a lot of attention. It is like having a child to take care of. Therefore, those who are not up to it, do not even try to write to me. I want people with certified experience.
One more thing. I want one person. FEMALE. Needless to write to me males, couples or families.
What else ...
There is lots to see in Florence and Tuscany.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Very good wi-fi connection. I also work from home as a freelance transator
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Sara is an incredible cook! She makes fresh pasta, bakes her own bread filled with fruity goodness and enjoys hosting in general. She is vibrant and positive, we connected immediately and she shared generously of her space,… read more
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Sara is an incredible cook! She makes fresh pasta, bakes her own bread filled with fruity goodness and enjoys hosting in general. She is vibrant and positive, we connected immediately and she shared generously of her space,… read more
