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Our family has been running a B&B for about eight years in one of the non-touristic hills of Valparaiso. As our children finished school in Chile and started their studies in Europe, our family team is splitting with Sandra working in Switzerland and Ernesto staying in charge of the B&B here in Valparaiso.
Our house is a very stylish old adobe building and we tried to maintain as far as possible its particular spirit. There are a lot of trees and plants which transform this spot in a little oasis, giving our guests a chance to chill out a bit when the come back from their touristic activities.
In the last two years we have got involved in neigboorhoud organisations, doing social work and comunity activities like a shared vegetable growing project with locals, aswell as mainting green areas in public spots in the surroundings of our house.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will definitly use and improve your language skills, as most of our guests during summer come from all over the world. There will be a lot of free time giving you the chance to learn about the "real" life in a latin country as our neighborhood is absolutely traditional with schools, kindergarden and a lot of little shops, giving you oportunities to interact with the "porteños". Beside that, Valparaiso as the cultural capital of Chile is a very interesting city with plenty of activities.
Help
It would be wonderful when you would help out with the logistics of the B&B, as we are running the whole business just in family.
There is a lot of maintenance to do in public green areas around our home and in the comunity vegetable garden project.
Occasionally there will be other things like watering plants, cleaning the swimming pool or help with the shopping
You will have for sure a lot of free time to explore the beautiful city and the surroundings.Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: FluentAccommodation
You will have your own bedroom in the part of the house where the family lives. Food is provided completely by the family and when we don´t share schedules to eat together of course you are free to use the kitchen whenever you like.
What else ...
Despite we live in an quiet part of the city, public transport is very easy and cheap and works also late at night. There are also direct connecting buses to Viña del Mar, so you will be able to go to the beach.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Gracias familia por su hospitalidad y… read more
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Both of you have all times been very interested in knowing about all type of details about the common daily life in Chile and never hesitated to… read more
We had a wonderful few weeks with this lovely family. From day one we were welcomed into the house and treated as family - we were fed delicious homemade… read more
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Das Haus und der Garten sind außergewöhnlich schön… read more
We had a real perfect time spent together with Yasmin at our home, as it was wintertime, there was not a lot of movement, but nevertheless, Yasmin always was there when you needed her. She really was like a big sister to my… read more
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El trabajo en el B&B se hizo en un buen ambiente y me dejaron mucho tiempo para aprovechar, visitar, descubrir Valparaíso y las costumbres chilenas. Hicieron todo para que me sintiera como en mi casa en… read more
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