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My husband Riccardo and I live and work in Florence. We’re in our 50s/60s and enjoy travelling as well as pottering around in our second country house in the south of Tuscany, Maremma. We are reliable, sturdy and friendly. Riccardo runs a leather goods business, and I work as a counsellor. We have grown children living all over the globe. We love our home in Maremma as it is a very silent and nested-away place where we unwind and feel nature. We are 20 km from beaches. So we tend to come more in the summer, and enjoy having people to visit. As a second home in the country, it is a very demanding project especially with regards to maintenance, gardening and cleaning.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Fashion or beauty
Writing
Plant care
Performing arts
Languages
History
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Language (we speak Italian and English would enjoy practising French and Spanish) some archeological sites around the area, rural life style. As well as full immersion in Italian family life. We don’t think of ourselves as particularly talented, but age and experience actually make us an interesting couple. Riccardo loves world history and sharing and taking about it. Drawn to spirituality, yoga and self growth. But not an in an obsessive way.
Help
Mostly gardening and cleaning and upkeep tasks to our property. It can be carpentry projects if interested, digging and weeding the garden, possibly starting a vegetable garden, repairing and painting, maintenance work to our tree house. some interior cleaning also applies. we have recently added a pool and need help in getting rid of rocks from outside the pool's perimeter.
we would appreciate and welcome hearing about your suggested way of doing things we have very little experience in agriculture but are very keen on starting a vegetable garden
Garden design expertise welcome.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I have spent some time in South America and would enjoy brushing up my Spanish with native speakers. I also enjoy speaking French, but haven't done so in years.
Accommodation
Room with double bed and shared bathroom. Two windows, nice and airy and bright. Or studio on the treehouse (to be prepared with your help)
We provide food, and cooked meals most days. Sometimes you might be asked to cook for yourself or share your cooking abilities with us.
Depending on the weeks, we might leave you in the house for work trips to Florence.
What else ...
I am vegetarian whereas Riccardo is not. So we can welcome all kinds of helpers
We pick you up from nearest station (montepescali scalo) and provide lifts or lend you a car to move about. Very little public transport !
A couple would be most welcome.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
A strong internet connection is now available. Good mobile phone reception for most providers.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Zoe - a 17 yo medium-sized white loving dog. She minds her now business nowadays and sleeps most of the day. We occasionally might ask you to feed her.
a 17 yo medium-sized white loving dog. She minds her now business nowadays and sleeps most of the day. We occasionally might ask you to feed her.
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