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Experience Italian life and language in Piedmont, Italy

  • Last activity : 12 Mar 2025

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    I am a retired person living in the countryside (35 Km from Turin, Italy). Turin is in Piedmont and it is a city with a long history and a lot of museums. The old town is certainly worth seeing. From where I live there are plenty of possible destinations for one-day trips both on the mountains and to the seaside.
    I live in a relatively big house surrounded by a wood with a garden, an orchard and an olive grove. So there are opportunities to practice gardening, hiking and outdoor activities.
    I have previously worked in Belgium and I am used to have contact with foreign people.
    I am willing to practice Russian.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Travellers could learn Italian. I would be pleased to teach my language if travellers are interested. I have been a teacher myself for a while during my working life.
    I am interested in history and I would be pleased to guide guests during their visits of the region.

  • Help

    Help

    Spring is coming and I am ready to host again garden lovers. I have already done most of the pruning in the orchard. I will soon start sowing and planting. Help for weeding is needed since this is always a time consuming activity, although I try to use mulching extensively in order to grow vegetables more efficiently. I also intend to enlarge the garden area but that will depend on the help I will be able to get.
    If you have some previous experience you can also help with some DIY activities in the wood such as building a wooden bridge or maintaining footpaths. I have about 100 olive trees but until harvesting time next October the main job there will just be cutting the grass.
    So if you want to spend a few weeks in the Italian countryside and you like doing physical exercise in a pleasant natural environment do no hesitate to contact me.
    I would be pleased to practice Russian, so knowledge of that language would be a plus,

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Russian: 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.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accomodation is offered either at my place or in a separate building at a few minutes walk.
    I am ready to provide food to the guests. Part of it will be self-produced, since I grow vegetables in the garden. I have a dozen hens as well.
    Guests can cook their own meals or we can have meals together according to personal preferences.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There is a bus stop 500 m from my house. The nearest railway station is at 7 Km (10' by car) and I can offer a lift if needed. Guests can easily reach Turin in an hour or so either by bus or by train. There is also the possibility of interesting one-day excursions in the area (Monte Tre Denti, Monte Freidour, Rifugio Melano/Casa Canada, etc...).

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 365886946559

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