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My name is Anya and I am a single mom living near Malaga in the Spanish countryside with my 10 years old daughter Nanuk, my three dogs and a cat. I teach English and Spanish to foreigners, mainly from Poland (I am Polish myself) and I work online from home. I have a big garden with olive and fruit trees, and a vegetable garden. I love all the DIY jobs and have learnt a lot about maintenance since working in the house by myself. I am interested in literature, politics and design. My daughter goes to a Montessori school, as I value a respectful education. We use Spanish, English and Polish at home. We love going for the mountain walks with our dogs, and sometimes go to Malaga for cultural events such as concerts, art galleries, theatre. In the house you would enjoy your private room (separate building with own shower), and a swimming pool, along with garden and nicely decorated patio full of plants. There are plenty of areas around the house to go for walks, but the nearest town with shops is about 30minutes walking, so you would have to have your own means of transport, or count on me (I drive to town at least twice a week). My animals are all females and are extremely friendly and well behaved. However, one of them is mastine and is quite territorial with other dogs coming. I have lived in Spain for over 15 years, and I am passionate about its cuisine and culture. I love cooking; at home we eat vegetarian food and sometimes fish (and seafood),but no other meat.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Events & social
Vegetarian or vegan
Pets
Culture
Van life
Self development
Movies & TV
Farming
Plant care
Music
History
DIY & crafts
Books
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Architecture
Carpentry
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Mountain
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
cooking, language learning, watching films (I have a projector), DIY projects, sightseeing (I know a lot of really nice area for walks and can recommend some, however I will have no time to serve as tourist guide to go around), Spanish culture. I hope we can exchange travelling stories, talk about our interests but if you more of introvert type I will respect your space! People who visit me claim I am an easy going and friendly host :) and if you are into any kind of healings I am into exchange.
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Help
helping in the garden, maintenance tasks, sometimes with my daughter- homework maybe some engaging activities , maybe staying with her in the evening if I would want/need go out , cooking , cleaning
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Polish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I can help you with your English and Spanish, as I teach both of the languages. My daughter speaks Spanish and Polish and understands English.
Accommodation
a private room with a beautiful views over the Olive Garden, with its own shower and washbasin in a private little building with separate entrance from the patio. It has a double comfortable bed, wardrobe and desk to work at (if you need).
The kitchen and the toilet are in the main house. We can arrange the meal system as I am pretty flexible, and the possibility of own meals for exchange of less hours is most convenient for me.
What else ...
Please note that I live in the countryside and if you do not have your own means of transport you will have to depend either on your passion about walking in the heat in summer or me and my car (I can take you to town three times a week in the evening, there is Aldi, Lidl, Carefour, mercadona as well as organic shops). I drive to another town almost every morning to take my daughter to the Montessori school, where you can catch a bus to Malaga city. I can also take you sightseeing or to the beach, or for mountain walks at the weekend (Saturday OR Sunday). As for the house rules they are common sense ones: don't smoke tabbaco inside the house (it's south of Spain so its pretty dry everywhere be careful about fire in general), no drugs, no overusing of alcohol and I will politely ask you not to smoke weed in front of my daughter ( I do not smoke at all, don't mind people occasionally smoking, but do not want it to happen around my daughter). My daughter goes to bed around 21.30 so I will ask you not to be too loud after that hour. And no snacks for dogs. They have their hierarchy established which can be questioned by the biggest female when snack offered :) if you are travelling with your pet you are welcome BUT: MUST BE OK WITH CATS, children, and other dogs. I also need to tell you that one of my dogs is a guarding mastine. She is SUPER friendly towards people and children, but needs time and experienced other dog owner to calmly manage the situation with me :) which means no panicking :) and still can mark your dog to establish hierarchy. ...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
nope. we can arrange flexible timetable which works mutually.
Space for parking camper vans
Access to garden, swimming pool and bathroom.
Can possibly accept pets
must be ok with CATS, children and dogs. and have experienced calm owners as one of my dogs is quite dominant (I manage her well, but with panicking other owner it becomes difficult) and big. preferably no dogs to avoid stress
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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