Come stay with our family of 4 near Bergamo, Italy

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  Description

  Need to meet new people! We are used to have someone hosted in our house for the summer (usually for little period, in 2019 for 4 month a girls from Argentina).
  Because COVID, it's more than a year that we din't meet people from other country, but we really think it's a possibility to improve ourselves and to let our little girl learning from differetn culture. So, we now hope this year coul be possible to host some people.
  
  We live in Lombardia, near Bergamo, the city with more covid-29 cases. But in our family we and our parents were always good. Anyway, in this moment we are still looking for help with children, but we could understand any doubt workawayers could have. So, ask everythings you need!
  
  We are a family of 4: me, my husband and two girls: A. 9 years old, E. 11 years old (nera teenagers SIGH SOB!!!). I'm an engineer, my husband an electrician.
  
  I'm 41 years old. I like cooking (I'm quite good) and doing workout. We love stay with our best friends, we used to organize lunch, dinner or barbecue all toghether with their children.
  We don't have animals because I'm allergic.
  E. (11years) is a quiet girl, she does artistic gymnastic e she loves reading and drawing. In the future she wants travel everywhere. She 's really good in learning languages.
  A. (9 years) is the artist of the family. She always sings and dances. She has a big fantasy and she is always happy. Like E., she loves also reading.
  My husband is a quiet man, he loves lego and modelism, but he works a lot. When he comes home, he plays with the girls.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  In the week end we could organize some little trip in the city of north italy, if she/he like it.
  We could also organize italian lesson with a teacher near our house.
  
  I love cooking, so I can also teach many italian dishes!!

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We are looking for someone to stray with the girls some hour when we are out. Instead for the summer (july-august), ee are looking for an "au pair" that could take care of A. and E. while me and my husband would be at work.
  
  The workawayer would have to cook the dinner for himself and the children. I'll do for the lunch.
  We ask also for REAL housekeeping , so in the weeek end we could spent time all toghether.
  We would be happy if the host, during the day, could organize one hour of activities in english with the children (playing cards, reading together, cooking, playing volleybal, riding bicycle).
  We'll also appreciate if he or she would like to teach something of his/her mothertoungue to the children, but also to us! If possible, he or she could planning 2h/week of "funny lesson" for the girl.
  The rest of the time he or she would be free, but he/she has to stay at home to watch over the children for some hour. Not always and 1 or 2 could be enough.
  
  The au pair would be free on saturday and sunday and if she/he wants to go for the week-end somewhere, we could let her/him 1 more free day.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I'm really interested to improve my english, but also to learn the basis of any other languages. I'll be really happy to learn spanish first. Emma is studing spanish at school, so we'd like to find somone to teach a little to her, or just speak with her.
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  Accommodation

  We live in a small town near Bergamo (about 8 km distance).
  Our house has 2 floor( first floor for rooms, ground floor for kitchen and living room) and a large garden with swing, slide and a little (enough for 4/5 people) removable swimming pool.
  The workawayer will stay in his/her room: we will leave her/him our little girl room. We have 2 bathroom, but the bathroom with the shower is for all the family: we'll leave the other one just for the workawayer (the bathroom has a bathtub).
  We had host a girl last summer for 4 month and everything works! We had host also 4 different tutors from our children english camp in the last 4 years (but this was only for a week).
  We love host people from different state in our home.

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  What else ...

  We live very near to ORIO AL SERIO Airport (Milan airport for Ryan Air). Bergamo is a small city, but very old and very beatiful.
  In just 1 or 2 ours we can reach the lakes (Garda and Endine and Sarnico).

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  You'll can use our WIFI in any room of the houses. We have a lot of rooms where eork: kitchen, bedroom, living room, underground floor. In lockdown we are connected 4 people at the same time without problem

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  max 3 hours a day, 5 days a week