Help in restoring an old barn near Sant’Elpidio Morico, Italy

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Looking for a very entusiastic people to help on restoring a new Art Studio in a old barn and also help with kids, country work and animal!

    Hi! My name is Caterina, some years ago I moved in the country, a beautiful place 30 km com Adriatic sea and around 20 from mountain. The closed town is called Sant’Elpidio Morico and after last earthquake there just a few people living there. I moved here with my children, Dea 11 years, Leone 8 years and Ester 6 years, my dogs Creta, Tornio and Ezra and lots of cats. I also have some chicken and some goats.
    I’m a sculptress working with ceramic, My project is to restore this beautiful house to made a artist residence and I work very hard for that.
    Come to visit us, you will enjoy of this beautiful place, the nature, colture, country life and also you can learn some ceramic tecnic with me, playing with clay and learn how to make Raku ceramic tecnic. We would be happy to have somebody here helping in my projects.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I offer a Italian cultural exchange, of course! Learn to cook pasta and pizza, Italian language and local culture. I also offer a artistic teachings, especially ceramic techniques as low firing ceramic and raku firing.
    The area where we live is very beautiful and full of little beautiful town to visit, rich od history and art. Sea is not distant, 35 km from the house and Sibillini mountain are 40 km from the house.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Now I’m restoring a old barn to made a ceramic studio on it and also a art residence. Lots of work is already finish by it’s still lots of buildings finished to do. So I need people that can help me with practical work: small construction works, electrical systems and other staff like that.
    At the moment I do not have much money to invest so I’m content to do small daily jobs, step by step...maybe build a new brick oven for ceramic works, or painting some wall…

    I also need people that can help in the country works: cleaning, vegetable garden and maybe plantations.
    I spend a lot of time with my children so I need someone to help me with them, someone very patient and affable so a emphat person.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

    This 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

    Accommodation

    The house where we are living is a big construction from late ‘60 with a big space all around. Near to it there is a very old country house that we would like to restore, one day...and the barn where I need help to work. I offer a single room into the house where we live or a single room in a little Mobil home near to my house. Food is included: we use to cook simples staff like pasta, salad, rice, some fish and meet. We have only one bathroom at the moment, the living room have a television (working not very good :)) and internet connection. Into the mobile home the is another bathroom with shower and outside we can enjoy of a small pool!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The house is the county so it’s best if you have a car to move.
    Anyway there is buses in the little town near to the house, so you can move with bus to go on the coast or in Fermo, a beautiful city 25 km from here.

  • 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

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 484189725327

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