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Need some extra hands in autumn 2025 and in spring summer 2026: we are actually looking for a person who can help with some fixing in the house/in the garden (such as painting, pruning, etc), therefore despite we normally host people for long periods we are actually also open to short stays because these light projects do not require a long time to be competed.
PS: autumn on the lake is beautiful!
We are a family of 4, living on Como Lake in a quiet area. Sandro is professor of chemistry at University and I, Mara, work in a botanic garden as head of education. My job keeps me away from home during the week (I live in Bergamo from Monday to Friday) but I come home for the weekend. We have two daughters, Margherita and Alice: Marghe is actually a PhD student in Germany, and is therefore away from home. Alice lstudies in Milan from Monday to Friday, she comes home for the weekend and when semester lessons are over. We all run a very full life with our jobs and other engagements but we like enjoying the beauty of the place we live. Fifteen years ago we decided to come to live in the coutryside escaping from the chaotic town of Milan. And here we realized how important it is to live in a quiet area and to be surrounded by the mountains and the lake, despite the amount of things to do in our busy lives.
We need an extra hand because Sandro now is often very busy with his work and cannot manage both the house and the garden alone during the week..
We have had many other experiences with aupair girls when our daughters were little, and they were all positive: we now have very good friends from other countries!
We all speak fluent English.
We have a Cat, Millo, who likes coming inside at night and for his meals, although he loves staying in the garden during the day; but if you are allergic...maybe his presence could be a problem for you!
We ideally look for long stays, at least 2 months.
We'd love to host people who are happy to take part to the family life and who enjoy the pleasure of being together in a relaxed atmoshpere.
We can only accommodate one person.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love contaminations with other cultures, so far now we hosted 17 girls and it's been a great experience for all of us besides being an opportunity for making friends with people from all over the world!!
Help
Since Mara is away from home 5 days a week we need some extra help to manage the house and the garden.
Sandro works in Como from Monday to Friday and he arrives home at 7 pm, and he has little time to care for the vegetable garden (we grow courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, salad, green beans, onions, artichokes, etc. ) and for the garden (we cut the grass once a week). We also need help with tiding up the house and cleaning: we are not clean freak but the house needs some care ad if you do a little day by day the time to be dedicated could be very little.
Hosting an aupair girl would be a new adventure that we are happy to experience againg, and we feel that since staying with us would be a good opportunity for an active person to enjoy the area.
We are actually looking for a person to come in autumn.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
We live in a wooden eco-house; it's a two storey detached house with garden where you will have your little bedroom with two big windows facing the mountains.
We love cooking and eating, therefore you will be happy to try italian food, but we'd also be very happy to try other nationalities'recipies!
We have wifi access and it is free.
What else ...
We do not smoke and therefore'd prefer to host a person who does not smoke.
For what concerns the area we live: it's a touristic area in the warm season, from november to march it is very quiet because many hotels are closed. But still we enjoy beautiful and warm days (the lake makes the climate milder than in the lowland around Milan). We are close to Switzerland (less than 1 h drive) and to the mountains for ski resorts and hiking.
Being here is like being always on holiday, but if you need to have urban-like amusement facilities such as theatres or cinemas...well, this could not be the place for you. But remember that the nearest town, Como, is 1 hour away by bus.There are pubs and cafes, in beautiful settings, but you will not find many discotheques. If you like hiking the mountains are behind the house, if you like swimming the lake is 10 mins from the doorstep.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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She has a natural tendency to be part of the family, and immediately became a reference point for our girls.
She is learning italian quickly and has a… read more
Reliable, sweet, smart, collaborative, easygoing, receptive, helpful, always present...simply perfect. Another gem stone along the path of our lucky life. Infact we'd love to have her back with us...tomorrow!
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She has a natural tendency to be part of the family, and immediately became a reference point for our girls.
She is learning italian quickly and has a… read more
Reliable, sweet, smart, collaborative, easygoing, receptive, helpful, always present...simply perfect. Another gem stone along the path of our lucky life. Infact we'd love to have her back with us...tomorrow!
