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Hello everybody!!. We are Elisabeth and David and we have two great girls, Arlet and Ivet, aged 12 and 10. We don't accept shot stay (MINIMUM stay 2/3 MONTHS) 😉
Dad, engineer (currently teleworking) and Mum, teacher, works in a High School near home. We consider ourselves to be a dynamic and busy family in which you will never get bored. We would like you to take this seriously and treat it as any other job but to also treat this as a life experience where you can meet new people, possibly learn a new language and discover a new way of life.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience the Spanish & Catalan cultures by joining our family (traditions, habits, culture, food,...) and you will discover a new area. Our village is located in the "Montseny Natural Park" and it is surrounded by forest and beautiful landscapes.
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Projects involving children
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Help
We need a volunteer who ENJOYS PLAYING WITH CHILDREN speaking in English, able to use her/his initiative, is kind and energetic. Quality time is important for us and that means TIME WITHOUT MOBILE PHONES, so “Tech or mobile phone addicts” who cannot focused on what they’re doing or even offer playing time without checking the phone every 2 minutes, please avoid texting us back.
We´d love to have someone who is fun, loving and caring who will play, draw, read, play piano or any other instrument, dance (badly) and keep the girls entertained!.
We'll need you to go with Ivet to/from school BY BIKE 4 days per week twice per day and that means that knowing how to RIDE A BIKE is BASIC.
We are looking for a girl/boy whose mother tongue is English as we wish for our two girls to have a good command of the language in the future.
Arlet (12 y.o.) can communicate in English very well while Ivet (10 y.o.) can understand almost everything but needs to be a little bit more confident when speaking.
We would like you to help them improve their English by playing games, making art and crafts, cooking, going to the park, riding on bike, playing music, doing HW, etc… My husband and I can speak English, so there would be no need for you to learn Spanish if you don’t feel like learning our language.
Weekends will be free time for you (from Saturday to Sunday), plus one more weekday (usually on Mondays).
While you are here we would also like you to help out with a little bit of housework, nothing serious, just things like setting and cleaning the table, helping the girls tidy the playroom, putting and taking out children’ s laundry , sweeping and other normal house jobs.
We don't have rules on what time you get home at night or if you stay out and come back the next day. However, we would like you to tell us when you go out. We would like you to have fun but want to keep you safe :)
We would love it if you ate with us and spent time with us as we want you to become and feel a part of the family, but, of course this isn't compulsory!
Some house rules:
- Take off your shoes when entering the house (it helps keeping it clean)
- Turn off lights when you are not at home
- Short showers (try to be eco-friendly)
- Leave everything as clean as you found it and where you found it
- Mobile phones, TV and tech devices away when eating and sharing time with the girls
- Meals in the dining room (not in your bedroom)
- Remember that you are supposed to give us a hand (not more hard work)
- Smoking is not allowed in the house
Languages
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis 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
We are living in a three levelled house in which you will have your own bedroom (with a desk, book shelf and wardrobe) and bathroom.
The name of our village is St. Esteve de Palautordera, a cozy village of 2.500 inhabitants located in the "Montseny Natural Park".
It is surrounded by forest and beautiful landscapes and it is 50 minutes from Barcelona (by car or train). Our village is plenty of services (bars and café’s, post office, school, supermarkets, hospital, library, riding center, gym,...) and all within walking distance.
You can use our bike to ride to downtown.
What else ...
Barcelona and Girona are two beautiful cities plenty of interesting monuments to visit and things to do and if you need it, we can help you plan your trips and visits.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good wifi-connection available.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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I stayed with this family for two months and my tasks, which were very easy… read more
I was so lucky to be welcomed by Eli and David and I immediately felt so at home. I stayed with them for 3 months (Sept-Nov) and I got to spend an amazing time getting to know Arlet and Ivet. They are two of the smartest girls I've ever met and they taught me probably more… read more
The au pair work was new to me. Going into it I was very unsure and full of doubt. However, after my first… read more
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I stayed with this family for two months and my tasks, which were very easy… read more
I was so lucky to be welcomed by Eli and David and I immediately felt so at home. I stayed with them for 3 months (Sept-Nov) and I got to spend an amazing time getting to know Arlet and Ivet. They are two of the smartest girls I've ever met and they taught me probably more… read more
The au pair work was new to me. Going into it I was very unsure and full of doubt. However, after my first… read more
Es una joven muy vital, responsable, enérgica, apasionada con todo aquello que se propone y lleva a cabo, inteligente, respetuosa, paciente, empática, resolutiva, digna de confianza, comprensiva, flexible, altamente sociable, proactiva,… read more
Son una familia hermosa, buscadores de aventuras y sueños, posibilidades y nuevas perspectivas. Grandes personas, amables, simpáticos, respetuosos, alegres, comprensivos y abiertos a conocer nuevos mundos.
Eli y David son excelentes anfitriones! Respetuosos y muy prolijos con… read more
a great guest who has became part of our family in a very short space of time.
He’s been a constant ray of sunshine, honest, reliable, easy-going, helpful, flexible, tireless, sporty, quick to take instruction onboard, relaxed and positive. In fact it's worth… read more
