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We are a family of 4 people , consisting of Dad, Mom, Nora 6 years and a half and Giona 4 and five months... oh I forgot our cat, his name is Harp and our dog, his names is Angus and he is a Labrador breed puppy 16 months old!
We live in the countryside, in a small town called MonteCarlo, which lies about 15 kilometers from Lucca, 70 km from Florence , 40 km from Pisa and about 30 km from the sea .
The nearest railway station is in the town of Altopascio , but there are buses to Lucca or is still easy to get around by bicycle.
The country of Montecarlo, situated on the crest of the ridge that separates the Valdinievole the Plain of Lucca, was built in 1333 to collect at the fortress of Cerruglio the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Vivinaia destroyed by the Florentines in 1331.
The village was called Monte Carlo in honor of Prince Charles, son of King John of Bohemia , the liberator from the occupation of Lucca Pisa. The prince , who became Emperor under the name of Charles IV, was several times in Monte Carlo dealing with the fortification of the fortress that proved to be a strategic garrison in the wars that were fought in the fourteenth century between Lucca , Pisa and Florence.
In his old village is located il Teatro Municipal Reassured that was built in the early 1700s at the behest of an association of wealthy landowners and the country called Academy of policyholders , is still the center of a remarkable cultural and theatrical activities .
At the foot of the hill of MonteCarlo, on the road that leads to Pescia , is the ancient church of San Piero in Campo already mentioned in a parchment of the ninth century, the present church dates from the twelfth century and is a pure example of a Romanesque church with three aisles.
MonteCarlo is famous for the production of wine, in particular the white one , every year there are a number of initiatives related to the tasting of the wines produced on farms and in September the Wine Festival , because the country that is located on a hill is surrounded by farms producing wine, in our own house , a typical ' land-roof ', which is part of a typical Lucchese Court ( set of houses ) is surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.
Our family moved to Monte Carlo in 2008 , my husband Andrea works in an industry that designs and manufactures machinery for paper mills , and I am an architect with a passion for green architecture and odd jobs and not always related to my profession !
Nora is a very cute girl and attended the nest of the country since he was 1 year old, she loves to listen to music and loves to dance and be with others ;
Giona is a child very peaceful and smiling and he likes to relate to others , and soon will begin weaning food .
Our days are very busy but we try to find the time to do even what we like : Andrea is passionate about foot race , he participated in three marathons
and , when they can go for a run after work in Lucca on its walls , to train.
I am passionate about gardening in general, from the flowers to the vegetable , and every year our family helps our neighbor to harvest grapes and olives , not ours but we have a vineyard but an olive grove in a very beautiful place and panoramic called Matraia and every year around the beginning of November we collect olives and bring to shatter .
Nora and Giona soon start to go in the pool to learn to swim .
We really like the art , architecture , photography , and the brother of Andrew is an his wife are two artists ;
Andrea is passionate about beer ( and everything that revolves around it) and travel .
We both like to cook and like to help Nora !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Language practice
Projects involving children
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Help
We are looking for a girl who speaks English and who is willing to be a
bit 'of time with our family and take part in our lives in the coming months, a person who loves being with children anch, that has so a little' experience with small children, it is important that you speak the language but Italian should be a person ready to understand their needs, this is important for us, because Nora does not speak English (she knows a few words), but can be understood, then there are some times when both do not want to understand even the Italian !! ! We therefore need to know if a person manage children with joy, sweetness and firmness when it is needed, because you will find one with them for many hours during the day.
and we are all ready to learn (our English is very basic !) .
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Beginner
Accommodation
Our guest will have future children's room with a bunk bed and a wardrobe in our house there are 2 small bathrooms with shower will share with our family.
What else ...
The village of Montecarlo, as mentioned above, and close to several interesting towns to visit such as Lucca, a medieval town with its ancient walls, still entirely walkable and in this year the city celebrates the five hundred years after the construction of the walls, Lucca is a very active city from the cultural point of view: it has a small museum of contemporary art around which takes place every year in the month of November, the Photo-Film Festival; Within the walls there are many churches of Romanesque origin and in the countryside around Lucca there are endless small Romanesque churches and ancient villages.
The city of Lucca and easily reached by bus from the nearby village of Porcari, as well as Florence and Pisa are within easy reach by train or bus.
At different times of the year our guests can have the experience of picking grapes, harvest and then see how our neighbors produce the wine in November could help us pick olives!
Our volunteer could help to make the vegetable garden and the orchard and the garden fix.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours
Feedback (8)
Our feedback is often repetitive is so even that will seem the same as other feedback, but every person we had the good fortune of hosting has been for… read more
Stay with Ilaria's family was a beautiful experience , I felt very well welcomed, lot of kindness and incorporated into their routine easily .
The children are amazing, full of energy and happines, I had a really good time taking care of them; they love dance , paint and walk around the nature :) they… read more
It is a creative and passionate music she listens ... wonderful music.
Nora and Jonah was very helpful and offered them different things every day (and creative) to do together, like paint, color, make salt dough ... body paint!
Florencia is a very friendly person with whom you can talk about… read more
she is a girl full of energy and volition.
She came in the days when Andrew was away on business and she was very helpful and flexible in the time of her stay with our children.
Alex was a great help to me in taking care of Nora and Jonas, played with them, danced with… read more
Feedback
Our feedback is often repetitive is so even that will seem the same as other feedback, but every person we had the good fortune of hosting has been for… read more
Stay with Ilaria's family was a beautiful experience , I felt very well welcomed, lot of kindness and incorporated into their routine easily .
The children are amazing, full of energy and happines, I had a really good time taking care of them; they love dance , paint and walk around the nature :) they… read more
It is a creative and passionate music she listens ... wonderful music.
Nora and Jonah was very helpful and offered them different things every day (and creative) to do together, like paint, color, make salt dough ... body paint!
Florencia is a very friendly person with whom you can talk about… read more
she is a girl full of energy and volition.
She came in the days when Andrew was away on business and she was very helpful and flexible in the time of her stay with our children.
Alex was a great help to me in taking care of Nora and Jonas, played with them, danced with… read more
his smile and real spontaneous!
she has been with us only a few days unfortunately, but until arrival has managed to create a bond with both of our children and took care of them so beautiful!
Jessica helped us a lot with his flexible schedule: August is a time for our family a little difficult because children do… read more
It is now available also in adapting to our needs of working hours.
Julie is a girl with a wealth of experience of other cultures remarkable, that I personally have envied!
is its sccelta (temporary) life is fantastic!
With Nora and Jonah did not have any problem to… read more
Alissa is a very cute girl and available: who will host in his home will not ever ask for… read more
even though he had no experience with children is now able to establish a good relationship with our 2 kids and especially with Nora, with whom he has had a lot of patience and availability, being able to create a relationship of trust between them so as to find asleep in his arms!
She is a girl very… read more
Clare is a very bright and cheerful girl, she is great with kids and patient with adults!
When she arrived he did not speak a word of Italian, but this has not prevented to engage with our two children, who do not speak a word of English (up to now, after Clare!) Giona… read more
has arrived at a particular time in our house where there was a big mess and a lot of dust and she had a lot of patience!
has been a great help with my kids and with us.
with Jonah was fantastic and went for long walks through the city of Lucca while I was at work;
Nora gave to English books, one of… read more
Ilaria and Andrea are warm, welcoming, honest and generous people. From the beginning they treated me like a family. Actually I was treated better, I was treated like a special guest. I came in the middle of the remodeling and the… read more
