Join an enthusiastic and active family in Barneveld, Netherlands

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  Description

  We are Mylou, Enrico and our kids Livia (3) and Maeve (1). A very enthusiastic and active family, who have lived in multiple countries (e.g. China, Dubai) before.
  
  Now we live and the Netherlands again and we miss being surrounded by people with stories from other places in the world. And we miss our kids being fed by cultural input from people other than the Dutch!
  
  You are more than welcome to become part of our household mutually share experiences!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a young family with a lot of experience working and living abroad. This makes that we have a lot of stories and insights to share and have a very open mind to learn from others.
  
  Besides this, we live in the exact center of the Netherlands, which makes it very easy to visit iconic cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam (<1 hour), whilst being within 2,5 hours from German cities like Düsseldorf and Cologne as well.
  
  If you prefer nature instead, we live on the edge of one of the biggest National Parks in the Netherlands, which is the Veluwe.

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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

  We would mainly love to get your help on being with our two lovely kids (1 & 3 years old). Besides taking general care of them, it would be great if you can help them to learn a second language. Chinese, Spanish or English are preferred.
  
  For the rest, it would be great if you can just be a member of the household for a couple of days a week, which means as much as helping out with the main tasks like cleaning, laundry and cooking.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate

  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

  We live in a house in the middle of the city center.
  
  You will have a decent seperate room and you share a bathroom (2) with the rest of the family.
  
  Shared space is relatively big, as we have a fully equipped basement (with tv, food, drinks, sofa, etc) on top of the regular living room. This will make it possible to host friends every once in a while.
  
  As we have been living and working abroad for quite a while (and we love distant holidays), we enjoy food from all over the world on a frequent basis. This means that the guest will benefit from that, but also she/he will have all space to cook for us and present dishes from her/his home country. Food is quite a central topic in our family.

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  What else ...

  Especially when you can arrange access to (public) transport, you will find yourself in the ideal place to discover the Netherlands!!

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week