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We are looking for some responsible adaptable trusted girl. somebody we can easily communicate and rely for small but consistent chores, somebody that can manage to solve problems and issues autonomously. somebody that want to stay in Istanbul for long term, visiting, learning, enjoying the multiples possibilities of this fabulous city with slow pace and cool mood.
your deeds will be helping in regular housekeeping of our house, helping in checkin/checkout and housekeeping (only in case one or two of our flats won't be rented longterm, but rented to short terms instead), staying with our daughter EVA...i.e. playing, singing, reading books, speaking, taking her to the swimming pool, teach her going bicycle, playing rhythm and instruments and songs, ...and everything you and her may enjoy doing together.
I remind you also that we ask you to avoid in ANY circumstances to open our house to any person, guest or friend or family visitor in our absence and without our permit.
Our beautiful charming cat FAIRUZ, our daughter EVA, my elegant wife GÜLFEM and I (MiKo) are looking forward to host you and share our home, family habits and time with you.
You will have your room, plenty of privacy and time. We have a beautiful independent old Istanbul wooden house on three floors, very much in the city center. A small silent alley, in a safe area.
We are hosting volunteers since four full years now, with great pleasure for us and our helpers. we had the chance to get wonderful people.
Eva turned 5 last october (2022) she is a wonderful child girl, very social, fun and sweet. She likes to dance and sing, walk around, paint...she loves attention and playing and can get very affectionate very easily; Fairuz is our beautiful and intelligent cat, independent as every other cat, sweet as just a few can be! He also is very social and loves people: the person that comes here will be very loved, that’s for sure!!!
REQUIREMENTS
We will give preference for volunteer staying minimum one month, preferably more.
Greek native speakers will be given preference also
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying in the very center of one of the most exciting and historically dense city of the world.
We are cultured and educated people that love to share knowledge and experiences about the city.
You will definitely learn some Turkish, and some cooking recipe, make it Turkish or Italian food..maybe you can cook and teach us something also
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Help
We would like you to help us the housekeeping flats, help us in clean our house (once a week) and spend some time with Eva (more of a pleasure than work!)
it is really light job, also because we will be also around, we will work together. the flats are small, lightly furnished and easy to clean, the check-in are self-check-in and the guests need no or little help.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
Greek: Intermediate
Accommodation
Our house is an old istanbul house. Wooden, on three floors.
We have room and private bathroom upstairs (3rd). In the middle there is a kitchen and living room (2nd). on the ground floor (1st) there is one room (single, private, for you) one bathroom (almost private for you, we seldom use it), one other room, shared, with TV, and Eva's books and toys
What else ...
In your spare time (a lot) you can enjoy the city, we are living just in the center, where plenty of bars and cafes, reataurants, cultural centers, cinemas, theatres and museums, as well as historical places. also we live a couple of mins (walk!) to the metro, bus, ferries...
The expats’ community is pretty crowded here, and most lives in the nearby, but you will be surprised how the Turks are sociable and hospitable.
Istanbul is a great city
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
25 max a week
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she stayeda little over three weeks.
we spent some time together: she was always ready to help, sweet and playful with our daughter. for two times she cooked a full dinner meal of russian/tatar food, so delicious, special and generous on her side. then for 10+ days Diana was… read more
Primarily I was there to… read more
We enjoyed her stay with us. Unfortunately things didnt click into a longer stay, and we both chose to let it be after just a few days. sometimes things just dont flow, but still i can tell all the best about her. Thank you and good luck
she is genuine and clean, she is very good at cleaning, cooking, housekeeping.
also she was very happy in Istanbul, enjoying the city, have friends here,… read more
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she stayeda little over three weeks.
we spent some time together: she was always ready to help, sweet and playful with our daughter. for two times she cooked a full dinner meal of russian/tatar food, so delicious, special and generous on her side. then for 10+ days Diana was… read more
Primarily I was there to… read more
We enjoyed her stay with us. Unfortunately things didnt click into a longer stay, and we both chose to let it be after just a few days. sometimes things just dont flow, but still i can tell all the best about her. Thank you and good luck
she is genuine and clean, she is very good at cleaning, cooking, housekeeping.
also she was very happy in Istanbul, enjoying the city, have friends here,… read more
a little more that one month she looked after our house while we were in holiday, during the summer. she kept the house clean and safe, the plants and cat healthy, she was easy to reach and communicating regularly.
she is a free and indipendent woman, strong and assertive, with a special style. we… read more
she became part of our family, getting along our habits and idiosyncrasies.
Sophie is considerate enough, respectful, helpful, funny, curious, but also independent and self-reliant.
she got along with our daughter Eva like crazy, playing and playing for hours. Eva was so fortunate,… read more
In no time I was obsessed with little Eva and loved spending time playing with her. The rest of the work was easy and they were always willing to be flexible.
The family provided me with a true cultural exchange, divulging all their… read more
she is responsible, with good attitude and good skills.
she was the best friend of our daughter. eva really loved irina and she was soo good at talking with her, playing, dancing, reading.
we were so happy with her in our house, and she was very good at getting herself accepted as a family member.
i must… read more
he stayed a couple of weeks+ at our place, i hope he was happy as we were
She is a wonderful person, very nice to share space and time. She is respectful and clean. She is hard working. She was great at establishing a wonderful relation with our baby Eva, teaching her a lot of things, playing, talking, loving her with sincerity and ,,,in return... being loved and longed too :)
She is a… read more
What else can somebody say? She is an intelligent observer, smart and curious. She is fun and sweet, reflexive and emotional. she is young woman (very young!), strong and sweet, patient and tireless, curious and adaptable.
She was perfect in blending into our family, our routine, our balances. She was able to… read more
she is a great person! energetic, positive. she is never tired and never complaining. she is very skillful, on everything we needed in our house, as well as with our baby, as well as managing some emergency situations we faced during her stay.
she even averted a dangerous fire in our house rooftop floor!
our baby eva… read more
she understood immediately what and how we needed. she was very available and helpful ant time and very patient and sweet with baby EVA.
we wish she could have stayed longer to help us
unfortunately she had to cut short her stay due to dramatic… read more
She came to our house and from the very first hour we felt her as one of the family.
We need some help in housekeeping and babysitting with our baby, Eva.
Andrea and Eva were very good together and Andrea seemed sincerely loving and caring.
For te cleaning we must admit Andrea is very good at… read more
