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Ciao everyone! My name is Dominik. I was born in Hungary and I am 27 years old. I decided two years ago to leave my life and flat in Budapest, and move to the beautiful Italian medieval city of Citta della Pieve.
Why did I decide to settle down in the middle of Italy? That's easy to answer: I have been dreaming of creating a community centre in the Italian countryside since I was a kid. After I graduated from my university studies in England (University of Warwick), I have been working in many different areas: culture, film, private healthcare, marketing, journalism, car engineering, art trading. So I was there thinking why not do all of them at the same time? Well, apart from car engineering really, because I still don't know anything about cars.
So here I am, working on the project, constantly surrounded by lovely people to help me. But where am I? The estate – which is approximately 2 kilometres from the city centre of Citta della Pieve – consists of a 450 square meter villa, some side-buildings and 5 hectares of land. There is more than 300 olive tree and, all kind of fruit trees. I am in the process of renovating the side buildings, to make an art studio for residents, a small bistro, and I will start creating a camping to host travellers from all around the globe. The olives are usually harvested and pressed into oil in October, from the fruits I make grappa and all kinds of jams.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Events & social
Culture
Sustainability
Pets
Van life
Movies & TV
Farming
Plant care
History
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Cooking & food
Gardening
Languages
Photography
Writing
Hitchhiking
Drawing & painting
Animals
Nature
Sailing / Boating
Hiking
Water sports
Mountain
Camping
Dancing
Beach
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I live in the Umbrian hills, just next to the border of Tuscany. The city itself is magnificent with around 9000 citizens, and especially lively in the summer period and on weekends. I don't live here for too long, so you can discover the area and Italian culture with me. A part from that, I speak hungarian, english, french and italian, so if you feel like learning any of these languages, you're very welcome to. On the other side, I have been writing short stories and a novel, and I was always interested in all kinds of creative projects.
Help
Daily 4-5 hours of help would be very helpful. You can of course do what you feel like and what suits you most. There are many things to do around the house, however, I always try to give out work that suits people. If someone has a talent in arts why make them work in the garden when they can beautifully decorate the house?
But here are my plans to get a better image:
1. Transform the outside buildings to a community space with a bar, an art studio, a kitchen and bedrooms.
2. Improve the vegetable garden for self-sustainability
3. Clean up underneath the olive trees and weed the garden
4. Make the house comfy to live and bring some art into it
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I would like to learn Czech and Hebrew.
Accommodation
The house consists of 4 floors, from which 3 are rented out. I almost always have a friend around in the house, but I live here with my dog, Hugo. In case there are too many people in the house, you might have to share a room with someone.
I love cooking, and I usually cook for myself. I will provide you as much food, as I usually do for myself. However, you will be free to use everything you find around the house. I am not vegan, neither vegetarian, but I often cook meat-free dishes. Eggs are frequent, as I keep chickens.
What else ...
It's quiet easy to get here, as almost all national trains stop in the nearby train station (Chiusi-chianciano Terme).
And there are many many places to visit by train too:
-Perugia: 50 minutes by train
-Rome: 1 hour 30 minutes by train
-Florence: 1 hour 20 minutes by train
-Orvieto: 30 minutes by train.
There are bikes in the garage, and I also have a car to pick you up from the train station.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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First of all, these guys are one of the most honest, generous and kind people I have ever met. But… read more
The work we did was varied and satisfying: pruning olive trees, chopping wood, burning waste wood,… read more
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First of all, these guys are one of the most honest, generous and kind people I have ever met. But… read more
The work we did was varied and satisfying: pruning olive trees, chopping wood, burning waste wood,… read more
The… read more
with stunning views, and he made us feel at home upon arrival.
We helped Dominik with the maintaining of his olive trees which was very… read more
One time he said to me: "well if you are not a friendly person then why are you living?" and that was one of the best sentences i have ever heard. Of all the quality chats we had, we also had good laughs about rather unserious… read more
The work is not easy, but always fun, Dominik always… read more
The work in the house was very diverse: in the garden or rather inside the house. We were able to choose the tasks that suited us best.
In the free time Dominik showed us the surrounding towns and landscapes. He lives in a beautiful… read more
