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I live in a seaside town called Pesaro with my two girls, Emma aged 15 and Dalia aged 13. I'm Alessandra, Italian with an Austrian/Italian background. I've lived overseas, firstly in London for 6 years and then Chicago for 3 years. My children already have a good command of English but I would really like someone to help them to continue and improve. We love spending time on the beach which is a 20 minute walk away from our house. We enjoy travel and often visit family in Innsbruck; Austria for the Summer and in Winter skiing. Emma loves musica and Netflix. She's a little quiet until she gets to know you. She likes to weigh up the situation before jumping in to anything. Dalia is the complete opposite, she'll dive in feet first......she's not afraid of anything. Dalia loves running around, playing, dressing up in costumes, basically going crazy. She's fun and always has everyone laughing. She started playing the piano three years ago.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceTeachingBabysitting and creative playCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetProjects involving children
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Help
I really need help with daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, shopping but most of all I need someone to spend time with my children - speaking to them in English or Spanish, playing and looking after them while I'm out of the house. It would be great if someone could drive, but it's not a requirement.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis 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
I have a living room that you would be able to make yourself comfortable in. You would have access to wifi and would be more than welcome to help yourself to whatever is in the fridge. The family usually comes together for meals around the dining room table.
What else ...
Although we live in Italy, we're not big food lovers. We tend to eat pasta, vegetables and fruit. We rarely eat meat. If you have any special dietary requirements, then please make sure to tell me so that I can try to accommodate you.
Pesaro on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is not well-known to foreigners, but it's a popular seaside resort and Italian visitors have been coming here to enjoy the sandy beaches for hundreds of years. The composer Gioachino Rossini was born in Pesaro, and his home is one of the town's proudest tourist sights. In the composer's honour, each summer Pesaro hosts the Rossini Opera Festival.
How to get to Pesaro:
The most convenient airports for Pesaro are at Ancona, Rimini, and Bologna (all served by budget airlines from the UK). Pesaro is on a railway line which connects Bologna and Rimini with Ancona and there are frequent trains along this stretch of coast, making it easy to get from one resort to another. Different types of train run on the route and you will need to buy the correct ticket for the type of service you are using. Regionali, regional trains, are slower but a lot cheaper than the fast Eurostar and Intercity services. The railway station is on the inland side of the city centre, and is about a twenty-minute walk from the sea.
What to see and do here:
Although it only takes a short time to visit Pesaro's tourist sights, it is really worth exploring the area around the town. Inland are attractive rolling green hills and places of interest; with a bit of planning you could visit some of these by public transport. Other resorts along the coast, such as Rimini and Fano, are easy to reach from Pesaro using the railway line which follows the coast. The most cultural day out would be a trip to Urbino, the attractive hilltop town famous for having been the seat of Duke Federico of Montefeltro, whose vast Renaissance palace is open to the public. Frequent buses leave Pesaro railway station for Urbino; some are slow local services and others, fractionally more expensive, provide a 45-minute fast connection.
In your free time you could take part in the free tandem language exchange program based in the central library. You could learn Italian, Polish, Spanish and Hungarian there to name but a few languages. There is also the Pesaro Language Exchange group that meet every Thursday evening at a local bar.
Pesaro has a great basketball team which you could go and watch live at the nearby stadium.
The town is very cycle friendly with a wonderful cycle path that connnects Pesaro to Fano. We have a bicyle that you would be more than welcome to use.
If you love classical music, then I am sure you would be able to find a tutor or band to join.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
This would vary, some days 1 or 2 hours, some days 6; but never more than 25 hours per week.
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She is a very smiling and easy going person. She was a huge help with daily house chores such as cleaning and cooking. She was always there when needed and always ready to do more! I even managed to go away for a few days while Amy stayed… read more
Alessandra is a warm-hearted, kind and very welcoming lady. She is super busy and very capable. No matter how challenging her life becomes she still finds time for you and does her best to make your stay a good one. She… read more
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Ale is a great person, very brave, corageous, clever, and I find pretty awesome the fact that she… read more
Ariel is very easy going, he spent the first night on our couch! He helped my mother in the garden and with the dog and anything else she might need. He was very interested in knowing about Italian culture and learning Italian. We highly… read more
I spent the whole month of August in Pesaro by Susy, Alessandra's mother.
This was definitely the best experience of my life.
Alessandra is an amazing woman, very helpful and kind, and so are her daughters, Dalia and Emma.
Alessandra picked me up from the train station and took me to her mother's house the next… read more
Alessandra is a very hardworking woman and I admire her ability to always have the surplus energy for a talk or just making sure that… read more
She helped us a lot in the daily routine by cooking, cleaning, shopping and taking good care of Emma and Dalia.
She enjoyed our town and took advantage of everything the surroundings offer!!
It was really nice talking to her and she… read more
I really enjoyed my 5 weeks with them and felt at home from the first second.
Pesaro is a lovely town, you will definitely enjoy your walks at the beach and the pesaro language exchange but you will have also lots of time to discover the surroundings and making trips.
Although Alessandra is a… read more
Alessandra introduced me to a group in the city called Pesaro Language Exchange and I got to meet a lot of locals and also… read more
He also enjoyed travelling around Italy and telling me all… read more
Back in the beginning when I was planning on traveling Europe solo for a few months I originally didn't want to live with strangers and was going to work at some place like a hostel. Just because I was so scared to do something like this because I am… read more
First, Alessandra is a very nice, polite and intelligent woman! She will make you feel at ease!!
Secondly, Emma and Dalia are very smart, cheerful and nice children! I also had the chance to meet their cousins and we spent… read more
Alessandra's family are very busy people and I was needed from… read more
I'm glad Shia liked Pesaro and managed to get around with no problems at… read more
Open your ears, your eyes, all your senses and your heart, learn from them and receive all… read more
She was always very helpfull in everything I asked her to do. She spoiled us with her food and baked us great cup cakes! She was also very good and patience with Emma and Dalia and understood both girls. It is not always easy to deal with such different sisters… read more
I helped out with cooking, mostly making lunch… read more
She was also very good in finding her way around town ! we really hope to see her… read more
Emma and Dalia loved her at once and are so happy to have another oldre " sister " !! Our family is becoming bigger and more international !
I… read more
Since the very first moment Alessandra made me feel as part of the family and she let me very comfortable with the house and her stuff. Besides I felt free to talk to her about anything, ask for general info, personal matters, whatever.
The work there was very calm, I just had to go with… read more
thanks to alessandra for being such a good person and a supermom, i am really happy i have been part of your family for three weeks. a short stay but the perfect first experience with workaway for me.
if you think about maybe go to alessandra s house, don t hesitate you will feel like home until the first day and never… read more
Alessandra is a terrific woman who always… read more
Alessandra is a very open, social, honest and friendly woman who immediately made us feel at home.… read more
) and had an absolutely wonderful time with them. They are a very kind, honest, trustworthy and open to the world around them. We have similar ideas so it was very easy to fit in with their schedule. I was happy to work either a morning, afternoon or evening as I knew I had… read more