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Ciao!
We are a Canadian/Sicilian family living on the beautiful island of Lipari, on the northeast coast of Sicily, Italy.
We have traveled the world, studied and worked in the city, and now have decided to make a family in the wonderful wild countryside of this volcanic island, and run guesthouses here.
We are now mostly looking for help with the children.
We live in a beautiful big independant villa 15 minutes drive from the main town. We lead a simple eolian lifestyle of nature, beach/sea and homemade sicilian cooking!
There are many things to do here such as swimming, snorkling/diving, fishing, boat, trekking (including volcano climbing), walking, cycling, picnics, going for aperitivo and discovering the other islands that make up the Eolian archipelago. The weather is wonderful for swimming until November, and the winter is mild.
Lipari (the Aeolian islands) is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Interests
Nature
Books
Cooking & food
Gardening
Languages
Plant care
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
By staying with us you can learn or improve your Italian and live the sicilian way of life, in a typical eolian home.
You will get to know a mythical and exciting culture, meet warm and colourful people and experience the delicious culinary traditions (with local produce + tasty sweets!)
You will also live in a unique environment of history and nature. We live in a mix of wild beaches, spectacular sea, cactus fields, abandoned ruins and active volcanoes!
Au Pair Help
Further details can be found here
Help
We are looking for help with our two children, aged 4 and 5.
We would love to have someone to keep an eye on the kids, play with them indoors/outdoors, go to the park/beach, invent new games.
You will help about 5 hours per day, 5 days a week.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
We provide a private room in our house, with private bathroom. You have full access to the main kitchen and laundry machine.
We are situated close to the supermarket and a bus stop.
We can provide lifts into town when we go (often!), it is possible to walk to town in about 45 minutes, and there are buses.
What else ...
We are willing to pay extra pocket money for a longer stay if the fit is right.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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Molly helped out with our two little children, going to the park and playing games with them. Shr was also of big help around the house with daily tasks, gardening… read more
Their whole family is so welcoming, I was included in their daily life from the very beginning. The kids Vittorio and Margot were sooo adorable… read more
I appreciated her openness to the aeolian/sicilian culture, her flexibility with our lifestyle and her curiosity to learn.
I feel Yolanda would adapt to any tasks she is given and would integrate very well in… read more
She is a lovely person, very kind and curious about the local culture, every corner of our island and the italian language.
She has helped us alot with our little boy (great nanny skills!) and has helped around the house with the dogs, meals and the garden. The whole family loved her very much. We… read more
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Molly helped out with our two little children, going to the park and playing games with them. Shr was also of big help around the house with daily tasks, gardening… read more
Their whole family is so welcoming, I was included in their daily life from the very beginning. The kids Vittorio and Margot were sooo adorable… read more
I appreciated her openness to the aeolian/sicilian culture, her flexibility with our lifestyle and her curiosity to learn.
I feel Yolanda would adapt to any tasks she is given and would integrate very well in… read more
She is a lovely person, very kind and curious about the local culture, every corner of our island and the italian language.
She has helped us alot with our little boy (great nanny skills!) and has helped around the house with the dogs, meals and the garden. The whole family loved her very much. We… read more
Vittorio is the most gorgeous little boy and it was such a pleasure to look after him (I miss him so much already!).
Annie and Claudio are so helpful and accommodating, and suggested lots of places to… read more
She is a luminous person, very enthousiastic, available and curious to learn. She picked up some Italian very quickly and was willing to follow… read more
They have done a great job helping us with the maintenance and renovation of the guesthouse, including clearing a field and building an outdoor terrace for a new apartment.
Our whole family enjoyed their presence and positive energy. They were very polite, engaging and enthusiastic… read more
