Help with our international family life near Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  Description

  My name is Masha, 45 y.o. female of Russian origin, from Moscow. Very international, grew up in India, studied in USA and Denmark, lived in 7 countries in total.. and for the past 23 years i live in the most beautiful part in the Netherlands, 32 km from Amsterdam. I have a spacious three bedroom apartment with a nice roof terrace and a cottage in the woods, in the nice old town. We live in the town center, steps away from all the shops, cafe's , bars and restaurants and 5 min walk from train station, where direct train takes you to Amsterdam Center in 42minutes.
  
  I am very busy professionally and I want to relieve my schedule of some tasks of my daily life.
  I wish to entrust these tasks to a person of confidence and having the maturity to be reactive but not impulsive, punctual and independent.
  
  
  My kids (Lisa, 19 and Jan 17) are with me every other week (otherwise they are with their Dad) plus we have a dog, brown labrador. She's the sweetest thing, very quiet dog but she loves running in forest. I work as a Private Guide in the Netherlands and Belgium, mostly with russian clients. My busiest months are march till august.
  
  For this period I'm looking for nice enthusiastic help in house. Grocery shopping , some cooking (you are a good cook and love cooking. please do not apply for this job if you never cooked on a regular basis for other people. Otherwise, please tell me what your favorite dishes are), some internet/ computer help to organise my files - would be a big bonus, word and excel documents etc. Some help around the garden in my cottage, walk the dog, vacuumclean the car etc. In return you will have a separate bedroom for at least a week and up to two weeks, use wifi, netflix, terrace with furniture , fireplace, explore the surroundings and the cities like Amsterdam. Utrecht (20 km) and more. Learn the Dutch culture, have a place to stay and be fed well. You will have a bike to use. On occasion I may take you for some sightseeing, show you the tulip fields and the tulip park Keukenhof, etc. Maybe I can even arrange for you to join one of my tours. But that can not be guaranteed. All depends on my schedule. In any case I will explain how you can get to places of interest and some days you will be able to use my train pass for free as well.
  
  Also you are free to make (weekend) trips to explore the Netherlads and come back. We are very flexible
  
  I am a morning person and my days start early. I'd prefer if you are too, but otherwise we will need work it out. Can host one or two people and duration is negotiable !

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Self development

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Blogging

  

  Languages

  

  History

  

  Art & design

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I am a tourist guide and know the country very well and of course will share with you and take you to really nice places. We are located centrally in the Netherlands, between Amsterdam (32 km from us) and Utrecht 20 km away) in a very pretty and pittoresque old town called Baarn. Woods, castles, really a lot to do and see. Amsterdam is the most exciting and international city in the world !

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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

  Your tasks will mostly include:
  - gardening,
  - computer help\ organising files
  - general household tasks
  -laundry
  - ironing (must be good at it and have experience)
  -cleaning kitchen,
  -cleaning house, cleaning windows, sweeping floors etc
  -vacuum clean the car, every other day ( I use the car in my work, so must be perfectly clean)
  -walking the dog
  -grocery shopping
  - cooking (must be a good cook, enjoy cooking)
  
  also if you are very handy at DIY or you are a talented hairdresser, :-) please feel free to connect

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Russian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  -own bedroom in my three bedroom apartment , city center of Baarn, 32 km from amsterdam.
  -wifi, Netflix , lots of freedom
  -Food will be provided
  -Train station is 5 min walk away from my house, train to Amsterdam lasts 40 min.
  -Inside the apartment there is a spacious living room with TV, big table, kitchen, roof terrace with fire place, bathroom with bath tab and shower.
  - shops, bars, cafe's steps away
  - forest with magnificent castles, palaces all within 5 min walking / biking
  - central location in the Netherlands, so all other major cities are very easy reach

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  What else ...

  train station is 5 min walk from my house. Trains offer excellent communication : 40 min to city center of Amsterdam, 30 min to Utrecht etc. You can use it as a base to travel to France (Paris is 3,5 hrs from Amsterdam by train ... Germany , Belgium etc)

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  I have enough space on the grounds for your caravan

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Sterre (5 years)

  Sterre is the sweetest dog, very calm and friendly. During the day and in evening after her walk she mostly sleeps

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