Spend time with the cutest boy and enjoy the surf town of Ericeira, Portugal

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  Description

  Hello!
  We are Catarina, Nuno and Tomé, the cutest 1 year old that is a pleasure to spend time with 🤩 After 10 years living abroad, when we had Tomé we decided to settle back in the cool hometown of Nuno - Ericeira, the surf international village.
  
  Me, Catarina, I am a life and relationship coach, and I also work online as a freelance HR and recruitment consultant. This last year work has been mainly on a back burner but still doing a bit every week, which I wish to increase when getting more help. And hopefully to start receiving my coaching retreat guests in our new space.
  
  Nuno, my partner, is a local surfer, carpenter, and construction worker. He is super active and talented with his hands, always with a new project on his sleeve.
  
  We live in Baleia, close to the beautiful São Julião beach, where we rented a large warehouse with big outdoor area, that we’ve been transforming into a unique living and working space. Outside the warehouse, we have a caravan and a wooden house that Nuno built himself. The caravan is where we host retreat guests and Workawayers. The project is very alive and evolving, and we see it as a shared creation rather than a finished place.
  
  I’m aware that by Portuguese law when exchanging help with carrying for child and home, that a payment is required, which we can discuss and agree on (at least the hourly minimum wage).

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Writing

  

  Music

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Carpentry

  

  Water sports

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Fitness

  

  Dancing

  

  Beach

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are both extroverted, open, and social people, and we enjoy having others around. Our home is often a meeting point for friends - Workawayers are very welcome to be part of this lifestyle, joining shared meals, beach days, surf sessions, spontaneous gatherings, and relaxed evenings at home.
  There is a huge international community in Ericeira always with events happening, which you can get to know through the existing WhatsApp group.
  
  Our warehouse space is shared with João, Nuno’s father, an artist with inspiring creative projects. You will also cross paths with Cita, his wife and our neighbor, who is a German surfboard shaper and repairs boards.

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  Au Pair Help

  This host is looking for Au pair help.

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  Help

  The main support we’re calling in is help with caring for Tomé - playing with him, accompanying him, and supporting our family rhythm while I work online or host retreat guests. As part of it would have need help with preparing meals, mainly for lunch time which would be the share meal.
  This doesn’t have to be daily or for 4/5h at one go, but more sporadic according to my work needs and a plan we will make together.
  If you like to be active and create new things we still have a long away to transform the warehouse into a cool living and working space.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are a Portuguese and English speaking family
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  Accommodation

  Workawayers are welcome to stay in our caravan where you can have your private, big comfy bed with views, kitchen and full bathroom. But when we’re hosting retreat guests in the caravan, you would temporarily move into the warehouse instead, where we are creating a nice living, room, kitchen space and where there is already a full bathroom.
  
  If you prefer, you’re also free to stay in the warehouse full-time instead of the caravan - whichever option feels better for you.
  
  We aim to make your stay comfortable, flexible, and suited to both your and our needs.
  Regarding meals we would probably share and co-create lunch, maybe sometimes dinner, we will flexibly organize this topic together.

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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

  We don't have yet wifi here, since we use our phone hotspot, but we are willing to put if really needed

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  Space for parking camper vans

  You can park your van here and still enjoy the 1iving space of the warehouse.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

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