Help with garden and house maintenance surrounded by nature in Umbria, Italy

Italy

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22/07/2020
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2020

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Hi there!
here is Matteo and Gael, we live on top of a hill in the countryside just out of Perugia!
In the last 3 years, i've been involved in building up a seminar house and meditation centre here where we live.
We organized many events and meet a lot of people, sharing very nice and sometimes deep experience!
Now we just had the breaking news that soon we have to leave our lovely place, the landlord decide to sell the house and our project have to move somewhere else! Life is always in movement!
We hope that life will make us meet someone, maybe you, that would like to spend some times with us supporting with anything that can be helpful this last part of the project! :-)
Hope to see you soon,

Matteo and Gael
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can share our approach to personal growth, mindset work, cooking healthy ( and un-healthy traditional Italian recipes ;-) ), parenting, sustainable agricolture and teach practical skills about gardening. I teach meditation monday evening and practice yoga every morning, so you are very welcome to join for both!
Help
Any kind of help is appreciated! What we would like to receive, is help with the soft part of move preparation as cleaning around house and garden, painting walls and other little things. Is also a help spending time with Gael (5 years old), and in this case it would be nice playing with him speaking in english!
That it, simple but for us very helpful! :-)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
A large comfortable room with king size bed and an astonishing view on the landscape
What else ...
We are in the countryside, 8 km of Perugia city Centre, and about 15 km from Assisi. To move from our house to nearest cities there are few buses, or i can give you a ride to catch a train or bus to anywhere. Umbria is a region full of medieval and Etruscan cities and villages that are very suggestive. For outdoor activities in the area is possible to do mountain trekking, rafting, kayaking on a lake, and many more sports.
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
5 hours a day, max 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (10)

16/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Florence) for host

It was my first experience with Workaway, successfull.
Melissa and Matteo are sympathic and hospitable people. I worked no more than 5 hours a day. I could talk with Matteo and Melissa who are open-minded people.
The landscape is very beautiful, it's a peacefull place. The region of Umbria is amazing ( sunny, lot of medieval cities, hills very… read more

(Excellent )

24/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Justin & Laura) for host

Matteo and Melissa were the amazing host. We had the pleasure of staying with them for three weeks while we made short film for their gluten free biscuit company. We were instantly welcomed into their home and felt like part of the family, Laura loved learning Italian from Gael. Dinners from the vegetable garden were delicious, and so were the… read more

(Excellent )

27/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (gonzalo) for host

Pasé unos lindos Dias alli, he conocido a mateo, Melissa, gael y Marcos, que es un muy buen tipo y un gran cocinero!! Me gustó mucho El lugar, es muy tranquilo y bonito, rodeado de bellas montanas, la comida vegetariana me resulto excelente y muy Rica!! Fue muy lindo trabajar alli rodeado de naturaleza y haciendo bellos labores en El jardin de… read more

(Very good )

04/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Maria) for host

An amazing experience!
Thank you Matteo, Melissa, Gael and Sr. Marcus for everything!
In their house, you work no more than 5h, the weekends are free and they make you feel comfortable and welcome. The conditions they give you are excellent and the food is great (and mostly vegetarian). The house is a little far away from the city, but they will… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Natalia) for host

We spent a week in July 2017 with this beautiful family - Matteo, Melissa and their little funny son Gael.

What won my favour at once – it’s their reliability. If you make any plans with them, you can be sure everything will be alright. I got a confirmation very quickly and then it was easy to arrange the dates of our coming and other details.… read more For a traveller it’s of a great importance to be sure about one’s plans.

The house is very big and beautiful and, it’s located in the picturesque surroundings, so we could enjoy the wonderful views of Umbrian nature every day, and I fell in love with this beautiful region. Really, Umbria and Perugia which we visited thanks to their invitation have become a wonderful discovery for me!
We had a spacious comfortable room looking the magnificent Umbrian landscape. As for the meals, we cooked it together, and we were happy as they are really good at cooking (the apple cake made by Matteo was just fantastic!), and moreover they had a real chef at the same period – the Brazilian workawayer Gustavo! Matteo is a vegetarian, so it was a luck for me as well to stay at the vegetarian house :)

As for the work it was different, but not tiresome: I swept the terrace, washed up, helped with tidying up and cooking, repaired the old chairs working with the grinder, prime coating and colours. Ah! Also they were holding a summer center for children that moment, so the atmosphere was rather lively and friendly :))

Although we didn’t have so much time to get to know each other better, but Matteo and Melissa seem to be very profound and interesting persons. They are full of ideas and projects – just read their profile! (but I’m sure by the moment you’ll come, they will have many new ideas! :) It’s always so inspiring to get in touch with such bright persons!

During our stay with them they took us twice to Perugia that hosted the Jazz festival that period. It was a new and interesting experience. They showed us the best gelateria Grom (one more motive to come back to Perugia :) and we tried some Umbrian authentic food. Also they took us to swim in the swimming pool, and we are very grateful for all this!!!

Besides in our free time in the evenings sometimes we walked to the neighbouring towns, Brufa and Collestrada which are in 2 kilometers from Podere Monticchio.

I can say that is was a wonderful and inspiring experience, and I would be glad to see them again! :)
Dear Matteo, Melissa and Gael, thank you! We’re happy to meet you! Good luck!

(Excellent )

30/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Leandro & Andreia) for host

We have spent 2 weeks in this beautiful piece of land, We felt like being part of the family, During our stay on the Podere Montechio, Melissa was always worrying about our stay, and Matteo also was very welcome, they were so kind and we could be so comfortable, and I can not forget the little Gael, a Gourgeus and clever boy! We have helped in… read more

(Excellent )

06/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Bertrand & Elodie) for host

We really enjoyed our stay at 'Podere Monticchio', together with Matteo, Melissa and Gael. We've been welcomed with the heart : Matteo and Melissa are open and lovely persons with a beautiful energy and wonderful projects. We wish them all the best for the future...
Bertrand, Elodie, Noah and Aubane

(Excellent )

12/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (elliott & Amelie ) for host

So this was my first workaway experience. ....... so rich and rewarding! Spending time with Matteo, Mellisa and Gael was fantastic. For 2 weeks I was treated like family and lucky to experience part of their lives.
Breaking up old wooden pallets for Matteo to fashion into furniture, building organic veg patch from scratch, helping cook a 30… read more

(Excellent )

09/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Ahid & Souad)

Ahid and Souad brought a sweet and peaceful energy to our house, helping us in every kind of work that we propose to them with dedication and enthusiasm! They'v helped us with practical work as well as sharing their knowledge about business strategies giving us an effective and comprehensive guideline for our project to develop! Last but not least… read more

(Excellent )

08/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (Ahid & Souad) for host

Well what can I say...what a wonderful time we had with Matteo, Mellisa and of course the the bundle of joy who is Gael. We spent a fantastic week together, sharing the work, the food and human experiences. Matteo and Mellisa are beautiful people who took us into their home and made us welcome from the start, they are trying to create a sanctuary… read more

(Excellent )

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