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Hi! We are Serena (24 yo) and Giovanni 28 yo) . We live in a small village in Tuscany called Montegiovi. We live in contact with nature. Giovanni is an environmental guide and Serena is graduated in Environmental Science and we work (every day in Summer) in an adventure park in the Monte Amiata near our village. We are kind and we love cooking, so you will eat delicious food!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will enjoy life in contact with nature and animals, meet new people from all over the world, eat delicious food, have fun with our friends and us, practise english and maybe learn some italian words!
Help
We need different type of help depending on the season.
In autumn/winter/spring we need help with wood chopping, carpenter work, building projects and maybe gardening, olive picking, painting, home cleaning or pruning plants.
We would like to create a permanent art exhibition dedicated to Serena's father who passed away in 2019.
In summer/spring we need help with our animals as chicken, goats (their names are Tiffany and Cornetto), fishes, tortoises, parrot (called Mango), and maybe we need you to cook, clean house or helping us with "Garden Sharing".
From June 14th to end of August we are looking for one persone who help us cleaning house (such as making bed in the morning, cleaning bathroom and kitchen and so on...) and cook us breakfast, lunch and dinner.
In September Serena would like to renovate the house so she need help in painting the wall and in renovating forniture and windows!
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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
Bedroom with two single bed. Bathroom to be shared.
In summer you can come with your tent and camp here!
What else ...
In your time off you can go to bar of the village, trekking, have a bath in the river or hot springs (we can bring you there!), visiting the countryside by foot.
Rules of the house (you are strongly requested to respect them because is about our lifestyle).
We try to save water, energy and food to be more sustainable. So:
- we do only 20 minutes cold laundry;
- we do fast showers;
- we give the food that we don't eat to our chicken;
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a field where you park your van, and drink water.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
They helped me have a wonderful and memorable experience. The countryside was breathtaking, and the view from their house was fantastic.
They had such kind friends, and I had my first Easter experience with them, which was amazing.
Thank you Romina! Hope too see you again!
It was definitely a life changing experience to join their life. After leaving there, we have been talking a lot about the memories and how beautiful Montegiovi was. And now Montegiovi is a special place for us.
Serena and Giovanni is a peaceful and friendly couple with great creativity.
We… read more
We share memoris of Serena's grandparents and childhood Japanese cartoons.
Also they have cooked us so delicious Japanese food such as sushi, Japanese pancake and miso soup!
They have been very helpful in cleaning our yard and house (and translation of… read more
They introduce us to their amazing friends with whom we spent wonderful moments.
we had such a great time during our stay ! 😊🥰
Thank you Théa! Hope we will see you again!
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They helped me have a wonderful and memorable experience. The countryside was breathtaking, and the view from their house was fantastic.
They had such kind friends, and I had my first Easter experience with them, which was amazing.
Thank you Romina! Hope too see you again!
It was definitely a life changing experience to join their life. After leaving there, we have been talking a lot about the memories and how beautiful Montegiovi was. And now Montegiovi is a special place for us.
Serena and Giovanni is a peaceful and friendly couple with great creativity.
We… read more
We share memoris of Serena's grandparents and childhood Japanese cartoons.
Also they have cooked us so delicious Japanese food such as sushi, Japanese pancake and miso soup!
They have been very helpful in cleaning our yard and house (and translation of… read more
They introduce us to their amazing friends with whom we spent wonderful moments.
we had such a great time during our stay ! 😊🥰
Thank you Théa! Hope we will see you again!
He is very gentle and friendly, we have had a lot of fun with him!
Thank you Brice!
Hope we will see you again!
we fully experienced the lifestyle of Montegevi, between village events, evening with their friends and tour of the surroundings. When they are not working, he always suggests that we do an activity together.
About the accommodation, they provided us with everything we needed. It was super nice… read more
