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1 May 2024
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Description
We are a family of four, made up of mum, dad and two children aged 13 and 10. We live in Syracuse, a sunny city located on the eastern coast of Sicily, a UNESCO heritage site. It is home to several archaeological sites and natural attractions.
If you stay in our home you will learn to live in an Italian family. We will also help you to learn the Italian language.
You will visit Syracuse and the other parts of Sicily.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our guest will find welcoming people in our family, with a great desire to transmit knowledge about the customs and traditions of our country. Furthermore, father Riccardo loves to cook, so he can transmit notions about Sicilian and Italian cuisine. The city in which we live is full of interesting places to visit, and from which you can reach many places to visit in Sicily. We would be happy to guide guests with useful tips and knowledge of places to visit.
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Help
We are interested in growing our kids up with a bilingual education and open-minded.
We would like to host a English mother tongue, becouse we would like to improve this language, by playing, games or funny activities...
We parents work until five in the afternoon, while our children attend school in the morning and sports in the afternoon, so we all meet together in the evening.
We would like to have an help with light housework (cleaningcleaning your room, your toilet and the kitchen, hanging out the laundry, loading/unloading the dishwasher).
We are looking for guests who are really interested in a human and cultural interchange, someone kind, compassionate, open-minded, non-judgmental, responsible, polite and hardworking.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Hello my name is marcella, my husband Riccardo and I would like to talk to native English speakers and in exchange we are available to talk in Italian with anyone who would be interested.
Accommodation
We live in an apartment in the city, equipped with an attic, with a private bathroom and an independent entrance where we will host you.
You will have a wireless connection in the house.
What else ...
From our apartment you can move on foot, by bus, by bike.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Always available to spend time with our children, to play with them by speaking English.
We wish her all the best. She is always welcomed back here.
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