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I’m Marta, and together with Cristian (he’s a family doctor), we live in beautiful Sicily, right next to the sea — just a 5-minute walk away — in a town called Rometta Marea.
We have cafés and supermarkets nearby, a train and bus station about 10 minutes away, and the area is peaceful and relaxing.
Our house is quite big, with a small garden, a hammock under a red-orange tree, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a large living room with a fireplace.
We share our home with two highly trained Belgian Shepherd Malinois — a mother and her son.
They are playful, love cuddles, and are incredibly intelligent. However, please keep in mind that they are also very energetic — not the type of dogs that enjoy lounging on the couch all day. They are active, smart, and a bit sassy by nature!
The 5-year-old female, Passion, is well trained and loves to play, go for walks, swim, and play frisbee at the nearby park. Her son, her firstborn, stole my heart at first sight. He’s now one year old and currently in training for dog sport competitions.
We decided to share our beautiful rustic home and natural surroundings with volunteers, as having someone at home is very helpful — especially when our work shifts overlap. It’s great to have someone here to keep an eye on and give company to our amazing four-legged friends: taking them for walks on the beach, feeding them, or simply playing with them.
Sometimes we also appreciate help with simple household chores that we don’t always manage to do daily, such as taking out the trash, watering the dogs and plants, garden maintenance, or loading/unloading the dishwasher and washing machine.
We also have some DIY projects coming up — including creating an outdoor cinema with a projector in the garden!
We are a friendly young couple and have already hosted volunteers at home last summer to help with the puppies. We also used to be very active on Couchsurfing (I can share my profile with references).
We’ve had great experiences with volunteers from Facebook groups and hope to meet more amazing people here. Some of them have even become close friends and have come back to visit us several times.
In return, we offer the opportunity to improve your language skills (we speak Italian, Polish, and English), delicious food, and a private room.
I can also give lessons on dog training — how to teach tricks, object and scent searches — and share some simple and tasty Polish and Italian recipes.
The help we ask for is around 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, leaving you two days off to explore nearby towns or enjoy excursions together or on your own :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Van life
Self development
Sustainability
Technology
Culture
Pets
Farming
Art & design
DIY & crafts
Books
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Animals
Nature
Camping
Mountain
Hiking
Dancing
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love to cook and share cuisine of italy, poland and other good international recipes. We speak usually english/italian. We can plan some diy project taht we will fulfill together. I can teach you the basics of dog training
Projects involving children
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Help
Loading/unloading dishwasher/washing machine
Walking, playing, and feeding the dogs
Putting to work a robot that cleans the floor
Simple tasks around the house
Watering the plants
simple gardening help
some cleaning once a week
keeping space clean and organised
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
A private room with double bed and bathroom on the floor and big balcony.
We share all the meals :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Its a perfect place for digital nomads as you can work in the garden still till december or inside there is a comfortable chair and place to work.
Space for parking camper vans
You can park the camper on the street that is nect to the house, about a door in the wall taht conducts to the house.
Can possibly accept pets
Well behaved dogs, non dominant
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Number One MC (1 year)
Passion (5 years)
@passion.the.malinois
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Marta is very kind, open and friendly. She treats workawayers with care and respect. She has great cooking skills and i was lucky to try some delicious meals. She also brought me and other workawayer girls she had at the same time to the beautiful places in the… read more
The house is beautiful, with a charming garden and a very… read more
Despite their young age, they are both incredibly responsible, hardworking, and capable — even with a demanding breed like the Belgian Malinois. My dogs absolutely loved spending time with them, and they took excellent care of… read more
He was respectful, independent, and easy to communicate with. He helped with the dogs and daily tasks responsibly and showed good understanding of needs of the dogs. Everything went smoothly during his stay, and I appreciated his calm and reliable attitude.
I’d be… read more
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Marta is very kind, open and friendly. She treats workawayers with care and respect. She has great cooking skills and i was lucky to try some delicious meals. She also brought me and other workawayer girls she had at the same time to the beautiful places in the… read more
The house is beautiful, with a charming garden and a very… read more
Despite their young age, they are both incredibly responsible, hardworking, and capable — even with a demanding breed like the Belgian Malinois. My dogs absolutely loved spending time with them, and they took excellent care of… read more
He was respectful, independent, and easy to communicate with. He helped with the dogs and daily tasks responsibly and showed good understanding of needs of the dogs. Everything went smoothly during his stay, and I appreciated his calm and reliable attitude.
I’d be… read more
They are a reliable and respectful two friends who quickly adapted to our routine and environment. They were great with the dogs — patient, attentive, and confident in handling them, which was very much appreciated.
They helped with various daily… read more
From the very beginning, she showed herself to be responsible, kind, and proactive. She adapted quickly to our home and routine, and my dogs took to her right away — she treated them with great care and affection, and they clearly enjoyed her… read more
Thank you for this short but memorable visit and help and i hope to see you somwhere soon! All the best :)
