Join our international family ten minutes from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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  Description

  Ciao, we are an Italian-Argentine family living in the countryside ten minutes from Lucca.
  
  ***For those who are not Italian, under 30, not married, without kids, and want to stay with us from half of June until half of September there is the possibility the have a Au pair contract according to the Italian law with a pocket money of 70 euros per week. Main task: help us with kids***
  
  We are
  Sarah, 47yo gardener
  Javier 43 yo courier
  Alma Sofia and Nicolàs Nahuel 12yo cheeky monkeys
  
  We are looking for a person or couple who can make some of these duties:
  
  -help kids with homework, especially maths
  -Hanging out with kids riding our bicycle. They should practicw among the traffic
  -Paint walls
  -Paint wooden windows
  -Paint iron railings
  -Cooking and deep cleaning of the house
  -Cut grass and fix electric fences
  -Cut bamboo wood
  -Build an henhouse or goat stable
  
  Board and lodging, 25 hours helping us per week
  We live in the countryside and we have some animals that live in their stable separate from the house, the workawaiers we will host should have a certain attitude in living in the countryside or at least he/she/they shouldn't completely hate it otherwise it could be hard for her/him/them.
  We are referenced, very friendly people and the children are cheerful and sociable.
  
  
  Possibility to do pottery and, for those who are not tall, horse riding with our "little horse/ big pony" Chabichou
  
  
  
  
  
  Thank you
  Sarah, Javier, Alma Sofia, Nicolàs Nahuel

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  you can enjoy the sorroundings of our home which are beautiful, if you want during week end sarah, me, can give you ceramics lessons, you can try to work at the wheel. we have cats goats and horses.
  Bus stand at 800mt 8 runs per day or 20 minutes walking with a run per hour.
  
  We are referenced.

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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 don't have to do perfect works but we expect works will be done carefully For outdoor duties we prefer to host workawayers who have had already some experience in that field.
  
  Workawaiers will be received on Friday evening, we need a full day help on Saturdays and Sundays.
  from Monday to Friday we ask workawaiers to cook for everybody and clean the kitchen when they're at home.

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  Languages

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

  This host offers a language exchange
  both of us speak italian and spanish, me, Sarah, I speak also french and english in a intermediate level
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  Accommodation

  Independent double room with private bathroom

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  What else ...

  ***Moreover we are looking for someone from half of June to half of September. For that task we don't host for a SHORTER PERIOD***
  
  We are looking for a person to take care of our children, two twins male and female who are 12 years old, Alma Sofia and Nicolàs, the children are bilingual, Italian and Spanish. Me, Sarah, I speak English French and Spanish at an intermediate level.
  We are looking for a person who is english or spanish mother tongue or a person who can speak english in a average level, C1. AP should help Sofia and Nicolas with their Spanish and/or English and stay with them doing some activities in order of the AP's attitude.
  
  Some examples: the au pair who can drive a manual car and feel comfortable to doing that abroad, can go to the beach with the kids, the one who can play some instruments can play with them, the sportive one can go around by bicycle, (we need to let them practice bicycle among the traffic), the good one in maths can help them with that topic and so over.
  
  We offer private room with private bathroom in a dependance/ guest house, weekends free, pocket money and regular contract according to the Italian law.
  
  We are experienced hosts, referenced, very friendly people and the kids are cheerful and sociable.
  
  We have a clear idea of our expectations and we always try to enjoy the best from our Au Pair.
  But proactivity and interest in the tasks are deeply required.
  
  4/5 hour per day from Monday to Friday. From about 2 to 6 pm. Possibility to change in morning time if both agree.
  
  
  According to the Italian law
  ONLY person under 30 years old not Italian, not married and without children can be Au Pair.
  The contract is not for a job but for a cultural excange

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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

  No particular problems with internet connection

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Any kind of well educated pe. Well educated Well educated

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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