Help me to get my home finished in Strona, Italy

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  Description

  Hi, everyone! Me, 54 now , live alone in a big house (almost too big ) with garden behind it , which I bought two years ago. Now the tasks overwhelming me and I would like to find someone who like to help me with fundamental arranging things in the house as well as helping in the garden, plant seeds and permaculture garden is interesting for me! Before I was living always in big cities so the opposite about the situation here. Its a small community with 2000 habitats .With me is living a lovely dog which has only one compassion chasing other animals, its her only default .

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I speak German as mother tongue , English and French and I am learning still Italian Level B1. We can exchange languages. I like also to do Yoga or other supporting things for the body as gymnastic, dance or swimming, and of course I go at least once a day for 1,5 hours with the dog in the forest. In free time I like to do Soap or creams and also oil ( no olive oil, as it needs another press) , collecting herbs and trying to find out how to use it, if I don't know already. I play also piano and like music, so anyone you like to play together would be nice. You can explore the wild environment here the alps are close and high mountains. You can do long walks or visit the bigger cities close to the place which is Biella and Cossato.

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  Help

  There is still a lot to complete in the renovation of the house, such as cleaning and painting walls, finding the right place as a structure in the garage for example and build a vegetable patch in the garden and a pergola for the wine. There is always something to do. I want to create a Place to host people here also, and it needs still work to finish it. Than the plants need a lot of attention too.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  Italian: Intermediate

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  There is a one big bedroom for you with everything you need. The bathroom is shared and has one shower. There is another room fully equipped in case there will come more than one person, but I have to pass through the room sometimes as it has the only door backwards of the house to reach the garden. But privacy is promised!
  Depending how much you want to help between 3 and 5 hours a day we can share meals together, there is a kitchen for it in the apartment where you sleep. I am almost vegan, sometimes I like to eat good cheese, you can find a lot in the market here where they treat their animals well and it comes all from the region here. But I cook meat for my dog. I do not cook meat for humans and I prefer someone who don't want to eat a steak each day. But I know a lot of yummy recipe to cook vegan food.

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  What else ...

  I like to share my privacy, work and life, with people who are open to share and explore other life situations on a social friendship based communication which may include discussion about life itself, philosophy, maybe politics or just about experiences we had in life. Or new Ideas. People who like to change the world with big ideas are warmly welcome! I like to share and have good time so if someone is not really interested and is looking just for a job or an accommodation it might not be the right place. But of course if you feel that you need room for yourself alone you will have the opportunity to have it here, as I can understand very well and need also myself!
  
  The house is located directly on the street, so there are sometimes cars passing by specially in the morning when they start work or in the evening when they go back. So the place is not isolated in the forest and there are some rumors from time to time. The next village is 10 minutes by foot you can cross the forest to reach it and you find a supermarket, 2 cafés and a butcher, as well as a market on Friday. There are also busses in the near and the trainstation is 15 km from here.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  I have a dog here, so it might be possible to have another dog here, but we have to see if we can manage, depending on the dog!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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