Join our multicultural family and help with DIY and gardening in the countryside near Rivarossa, Italy

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  Description

  Hi Everyone! we are a multicultural family living near Turin, in the Piedmont region. My name is Carolina, I'm Venezuelan and my husband Stefano is Italian. We live in a 4000m2 property in the countryside of Turin, surrounded by nature with beautiful view of the mountains, but still close to the city and what it has to offer. My in laws live in an apartment above our home and my sister and teenage niece live near by and frequently visit, we are very family oriented household and would love to host someone that wants to experience family life in Italy. We do not have any small children, but we have 3 big dogs (Italian Maremma Sheep Dogs) a cat and sometines chickens, so if you'd like to stay with us you need to be a big animal lover. We would be happy to spend time with you! We work during the week but we would eat dinner toghether, try to show you the beauty of the region as much a we can and help you plan trips if you need a hand. We are not able to provide a car but we do have a bike that you can use to visit small towns around the area or just enjoy nature and the surroundigs. At home we speak fluent Italian, Spanish and English and I speak Intermidiate Portughese and a little bit of French (would love to practice if you speak french!) There's always someone home, so you wouldn't be alone :)
  
  We are a SMOKE FREE home and some family members are allergic, so unfortunately we are not able to host smokers.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  History

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Culture

  

  Pets

  

  Carpentry

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Languages

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Cycling

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Turin is about 30min away from our home, reachable by train that arrives right in the city center. It is a gorgeous historic city with so many interesting things to see and visit: museums, royal palaces, churches, etc. If you like art, architecture or history, you'll love Turin. If you like nature, you can enjoy lakes, rivers and nearby mountains in the region. Milan is a couple of hours away by train as well, so it makes a great day trip!. Italian food is exceptional and if you are a foodie,we can surely help you discover dishes from our gastronomy that you have never heard about. At home we are fluent in Italian, Spanish and English, so we can help you with learning/practicing any of these languages. We would love for this exchange to become a great friendship.

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  Help

  Althoug at the moment we are no longer engaged in any home renovations, we've loved our experience with Workaway so far and we'd love to continue hosting. We haven't hosted many workawayers but the few we have have turned into beautiful real friendships.
  
  I'm a big language lover, so I would love to host language teachers. I'm open to learning any new language and would love to improve my French and Portuguese. I'm very much always open for a good conversation and am very curious about other cultures and how life goes on in other countries.
  
  With 4 pets and full time jobs, there's alwas something to do, so we'd appreciate light help around the house and depending on the season, maybe also around the garden. If you are comfortable cooking that's a big plus, we'd love to try food from your country and cook you some venezuelan/italian meals as well.
  
  If you are looking for just a place to stay and are not interested in any human exchange, we are not the hosts for you. We're very friendly and are hoping to keep making new friendships along the way.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  Portuguese: Intermediate
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I would love to practice Portughese and whatever little knowledge of French I have. I can help you practice Spanish, English or Italian
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  Accommodation

  We have a guest room with a double bed and balcony overlooking the garden and a guest bath with a tub and shower. From monday to friday we are at work, so you would have to eat lunch on your own. There will be food available for you but you'll need to cook for yourself. For dinner we are mostly home and can we have dinners toghether.

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  What else ...

  Our town is very small but the nearest train station is 8km away. You can reach Turin in 30 min. We live in a natural park area where you can go for great walks. Nearby there’s also a pool club open during the summer where one can pay a daily entrance fee and enjoy a refreshing day in the pool.

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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

  We have unlimited internet, WI-FI all around the house. We have a studio with a desk if you need to use it for work.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Our garden is huge and we can park any size camper. We wouldn't be able to provide covered parking space or garage, just open space.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Aragorn

  Almost 14 year old red point siamese. A true wiseman, an academic with high standards.

  Olympia

  4 year old Maremma Sheep Dog. A force of nature, always up for anything.

  Penelope

  10 year old Maremma Seep Dog. Friends can call her "Penny", super chill.

  Santo

  7 year old Maremma Sheep Dog. Doesn't know he's big as a horse and weighs almost 50kg.

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