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Babysitting and language practice in Tirol, Austria

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are very much looking forward to welcome new workawayers

    Hello there,
    we are a family of four - Michael (43), Evikka (39), Madlene (9) and Michael (1). We live in a small town near Innsbruck in Tirol. Michael works in a bank (risk management), Eva is a teacher (French, English), Madlene goes to school and Michael is a baby;-)...so he does his baby business ;-)
    We dont have a TV but rather try to spend our freetime doing things we like - reading, doing sports, gardening, raising our children. We are very active, we like ... going in the nature, hiking, learning and trying out new things, visiting museums, concerts and galeries, planning and realising new projects. We eat healthy organic food - but we do not have any 'limitations' (we are not vegan or vegetarian although we lived like this in the past). We also love animals - especially Madlene - we have two dogs (English cockerspaniels).
    We did already workaway stays ourselves and it was a great experience so we decided that now it is our turn to host :)

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Teaching
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Michael and Eva can teach you German. You can also do sports with us - we are active and like to do things. Also you can accompany us to all our activities e.g. when we make a trip, do sports or go for a walk..........etc. ;-) We will show you around and tell you about Austrian culture and way of life. You will surely taste some traditional Austrian dishes.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking to find somebody who will babysit Madlene and Michael and practice French with us (Eva and Madlene). It does not have to be a native speaker necessarily (=speaking French is with Evikka and Madlene, Michael speaks only German, English and Italian).

    There is also some household work - including ironing, vacuum cleaning, helping us to clean the kitchen after the meals, doing the laundry.

    What is also important for us is cultural exchange, we are looking for somebody who will speak with us French, participate in our life and the activities we do, and who is interested in Austrian culture, nature and life (and language ..if you want..).

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    We are looking for an au-pair for our children. We would love to find someone who will speak French with Madlene and Eva (as we love to practice our French).

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    During your stay you would live in a room in our appartment. You will share a bathroom with us.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    You can learn with us German language. Also we will show you around and give you tipps as for places you can visit here - there are many interesting places around :
    Innsbruck (20min with the train),
    Salzburg (2h),
    Vienna (4h),
    Verona (4h),
    Lago di Garda (4h),
    Munich (2h).
    and lots and lots of mountains all around ;-)

    There are great train and bus connections direct in our town-so you can get everywhere with the public transportation.
    We live in a valey - but there are mountains as well as lakes all around so if you like there are many activities you can do in winter : skiing (there are many attractive ski resorts minutes from our house), ice sports, tobogganing, cross-country skiing, winter hiking, snowshoeing ) as well as in summer (hiking, climbing, jogging and nordic walking, horse riding, tennis and beachvolleyball, golf, paragliding, swimming, biking,....). If you like adventure there is AREA 47- which is the largest outdoor adventure park in Austria (20 minutes from our home).

    There are as well very many wellness and spa resorts with saunas, Kneipp facilities and alpine streams (outdoors as well as indoors).

    If you are intrerested rather in culture than sport - there is also a lot of what you can do: in Innsbruck there are museums, theaters, music concerts, galleries, sight-seeing, music and theater festivals, exhibitions, carnevals, readings, clubs...etc. You can visit many places in around here....all is very close in Austria (;-) it is a small country).
    You can also taste many Tyrolean delicacies produced by local farmers.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have a good wifi connection.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    The only possibility would be to park on our parking in front of the house....I guess that is not so great for camping..

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    We already have two English cockerspaniels ...so rather not, sorry

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 451117428389

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