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...spring is coming. If you want to be part of our family for two weeks or maybe more, helping us with the cleaning work in the garden, collecting leaves, perhaps cutting some branches, reorganizing the warehouse, helping us in the workshop, being outdoors, and over time free to go to the seaside or to the hills, or visit our beautiful area, write to us! we are waiting for you! :)
Hello! I’m Alessio. I’m 34 years old. I live with my sister Veronica (43).
We have a large garden and so much to do. We have a small company, building and refurbishing rigid, inflatable boats. We are simple people, quiet and love nature. We love open spaces, optimism and being happy.
We live in a large structure that we are still renovating. We have many things to do concerning the apartments, the garden and our work on the rafts. Our project is very large and still developing. We welcome people who can help us every day, with refurbishment work, cleaning, ordering the house, fixing the garden, moving objects, and to work and live together. We are fortunate to live in a beautiful place, so there are plenty of moments for relaxation and leisure time. We will be able to arrange trips to visit a very beautiful, varied and diverse part of Italy.
we are available to host 1 guy (20/35 years old who speaks English) for help in the garden and in the workshop and restoration of apartments
and 1 girl (20/35 years old who speaks English) for help in the house and in the gardenTypes of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceHelp with Eco ProjectsTeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is an example of work to be done: we have to fix the apartments, the garden to keep clean, keep order in the house, give a hand to clean in the kitchen, helping to move the material in the garden, chop wood, help with our work on rafts, distemper, paint, work is really varied and is decided at the time.
There is so much to do here and we are happy to accommodate people eager to share with us our daily lives.
Normally welcome people for 2 weeks in some cases, when we were all very well and the time together is wonderful, two weeks become three weeks or more...
Being together is to share with travellers our lives, our work and our leisure time. Learn new skills, to share space, visit a beautiful region, to learn words in Italian, learn recipes and local dishes - to essentially learna part of our culture.Projects involving children
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Help
There is a lot of gardening to do here, and occasionally there are heavy objects to be lifted. We work on small and rigid, inflatable boats. The help required is satisfying, productive and in a relaxed pace.
We welcome helpers who are available to help in a home, to keep it clean and tidy, in the garden to cut the grass and collect leaves, and in the workshop for small works on our boats.
We would love to host Workawayers with these skills: carpentry, iron work, welding for small trolleys, construction for the house, blacksmith skills for railings, woodcutting and farming for the greenhouse. And also we welcome native English speakers for help with our grammar and conversation.Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis 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.Accommodation
Private appartments, with a shared communal kitchen where we eat together as a group.
What else ...
We live near the sea, in the countryside, outside of Sarzana. It is a very beautiful and characteristic part of Italy and there are plenty of places to visit: Cinque Terre, Pisa, Lerici, Portovenere, Carrara (famous for its marble quarries and the Academy of Fine Arts), Viareggio, Lucca, Firenze, Sarzana, La Spezia, Genova, Parma etc. We are 1 km from the seaside and we have mountains nearby as well. We can teach you how to cook Italian dishes, arrange sightseeing tours to discover the beautiful parts of Italy, etc. We go on trips together and have picnics and barbecues both at home and elsewhere. We can show you the surrounding area where you will admire the beauty of Italy. You can also learn a bit of Italian and learn skills for small boats.
We have 2 dogs: one Labrador and one Australian Shepherd.A little more information
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
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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It's a very beautiful area and I had enough time to discover it.
I can really recomend this host
They really made me felt that I was in home and I was treated as a family member! They really got the spirit of sharing and exchanging that I was looking for in Workaway experiences.
Alessio, specially, always took me and the other volunteers to hang out with his friends and to have fun… read more
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It's a very beautiful area and I had enough time to discover it.
I can really recomend this host
They really made me felt that I was in home and I was treated as a family member! They really got the spirit of sharing and exchanging that I was looking for in Workaway experiences.
Alessio, specially, always took me and the other volunteers to hang out with his friends and to have fun… read more
If there… read more
The work was very fair and flexible. It was a mix of cleaning the apartments, helping in the garden with clearing… read more
he is very clean, very polite, very discreet. He is very helpful and is not afraid to struggle. Thank you so much for your valuable support! Good luck!
I wish you two the best for the future!
The work was nice, and its a possibility to learn interesting stuff about boats ;)
Aswell, we went fishing, visited the nearest cities, and they have 3 lovely dogs that make my stay even better..
Im really grateful with you guys, and im really… read more
I recommend the lovely family feeling from Veronika and Alessio, they can cook really good, you'll get fast a part of Italy and they helped me a lot to improve my knowledge of Italian in this 4 weeks.
Fantastic balance between:
"Working" - big variety of interesting and funny jobs.
and
"Relaxing" - swimming… read more
I had some bad weather for a while, but you can take bycicle rides around the area. I worked full days except the weekends, but working on the property is fun and easy going.
I recommend… read more
The area is so lovely, the beach isn't too far from the house, my apartment was very comfortable and it had everything I needed. Veronica's so lovely and she always cooked amazing meals, I never had an empty… read more
It was my first workaway experience and probably the best what workawayer could ever have.Veronica and Alessio are persons with big warm hearts, no words to describe their hospitality and what a good people they are - kind, open-minded and with the best sense of humor!Unique!! They made… read more
I never felt pressure or bad Feelings, it was always a positive and constructive atmosphere.
Thank you for everything!
The… read more
Veronica always made sure that there was a delicious meal, and loved to share here recipes and stories. It was lovely to brainstorm… read more
Thanks for your visit. Thanks for your help! Good continuation and good luck ! It 's been a pleasure for us to have you here ! Oh , please, send me some pictures of the occasions when you will… read more
i stayed there for around two weeks - it was a really good time! i enjoyed the outdoor work that was mostly physically challenging but extremly satisfying. Alessio is a great boss!
we had incredible regular and… read more
Thank you for introducing me to Italy, this was my first time in Italy and you made it complete. The food, era delizioso! Michele is a really good cook. I have to admit I actually dont eat mushrooms and olives that much but still your dishes were absolutely delicious with them - Grazie per il… read more
Simply the best! A fabulous, wonderful, always cheerful, always helpful, hard-working, athletic, active, dynamic, strong, enthusiastic, friendly girl! All of us loved her! Hello darling, we hope to see you soon! We miss you very much!
The work was great and diverse, whether helping with the boats, cutting down trees, renovating and painting the living quarters, or anything else they needed. There were days I… read more
It 'a very sensitive guy and I recommend everyone to have him as workawayer! We all hope to have him here again in the future.
Thank you very much, Henry! see you soon! Veronica