Immerse yourself in our Italian family lifestyle in Apulia, Southern Italy

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  Description

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  Hi Workawayers!
  
  We are Claudia, Salvatore and our son Simone, (39 - 42 - 3 years old) based in a beautiful part of Apulia region called Salento, near the amazing Adriatic coast.
  Also we had Workaway experiences in Canada but this time we decided to be host!
  
  We live in Salento (Apulia), in a small and quite town called Melendugno, near Lecce, the main city around us e near to the beautiful Adriatic Sea, in a big house with a nice garden with grass, olive trees and a small vegetables garden that need a lot of care everyday. But It's fun!
  
  We are a very dynamic people, with a lot of ideas and projects about arts, music and culture. We love playing piano and drums, but now we are interesting to percussions and ukulele and... English lessons!
  
  In our same village, we start an homeschooling project with a small group of kids (3/4 years old) called Piccoli Semi - Crescere in Natura, sometimes we organize creative laboratory with children of the same age.
  
  Our life style is very easy, close to the nature we have all around, trying our best to be a better person every day. For this reason we try to don't buy at the supermarket or take the car, preferring street and local market and bike!
  
  In this moment we're looking for new solutions about cooking, no use of chemicals in cleaning, producing our food in organic way, etc.
  
  If you are interesting to our way for life, please read the other informations and write us for any questions!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will be immersed in our Italian life style, good food, espresso, pasta and the best pizza of your life, of course!
  We love cooking and if you would like to know real italian recipes we will be happy to share our personal secrets.
  But it's also important discover Salento area and the beautiful places we have all around (looking for Grotta della Poesia, Torre dell'Orso, Otranto, Lecce, Gallipoli, Adriatic and Ionian Coast).
  
  On Sunday we are used to have trekking morning or cycling along the coast, live concerts in the night or playing at home, but also when you're alone, you can take one of our bikes and arrive to the sea in 15 min.

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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

  Every morning we will organize a plan for the day.
  It could happens to share the work with us or to complete independently your mansion if you are able to do it.
  We need help in different contexts:
  
  IN THE HOUSE
  - Gardening, vegetable plantation, watering
  - Help to improve our English level
  - Cleaning and general maintenance
  - small carpenter work
  - painting
  - occasionally babysitting
  
  HOMESCHOOLING From Monday to Tuesday (to be agreed with the teacher)
  - Art and Music project with Kids
  - Play with kids
  - Teach easy children songs in our language
  
  MEALS: we provide for every meals of the day

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Italian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner

  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

  if we have available rooms in our B&B, there'll be a room ready for you!
  Very cozy and nice, with private bathroom. Linen, towels, hairdryer, wifi provided.
  In the B&B there is a full equipped kitchen that occasionally you could use for your meals.
  Please, after your use, remember to clean, dry and organize for the other guests.
  Silence and respectful of the other guests is required, no smoker accepted inside and into your room.
  
  If our B&B rooms are no available, your accommodation will be the kid bedroom, with parquet and balcony, single bed, using the big bathroom in pur house

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  What else ...

  Travel in Salento means to find a very friendly and welcoming people, healthy food you can buy every Wednesday with 5 min walking from home ore on Sunday in the little sea village of San Foca, 15 min by bike.
  A bus stop in few minute walking, toward Lecce, the "Florence of the South". In Lecce you can find the train station, bus station and airport shuttle. (Look for Trenitalia website, and fseonline for local transport)
  It's useful to use sharing car with blablacar, or hitchhiking is funny and safe here.
  Yoga, Cultural Centre, Pub and Bars, Restaurant, Shops just few minute walking and cycling.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  4/5 hours per day