The image shows a family of four posing for a selfie on a cable car with a city and ocean view, set against a sunny day.

Join our family of 4 living on a quiet hill top in Quinta grande, Portugal

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of four, 2 young kiddies, living on a quiet hill top, yet south side facing for good summer weather and sometimes above the clouds, and great for star gazing :)
    We are a mixed ethnicity family speaking English, Portuguese and Polish.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are a mixed ethnicity family speaking English, Portuguese and Polish. Mom is an English teacher, dad is a very experienced carpenter and builder with much knowledge to share. We enjoy local community life and events

  • Au pair

    Au Pair Help

    This host is looking for Au pair help.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    help around the house with the household meal preparation, cleaning and helping look after the 2 kiddies.

    In the 1 or 2 people, we're looking for someone who can inspire us with lovely meals to try. You don't need to be a chef, but a keeness to follow receipts online, if needed. Not priority, but any help in the garden with clearing the land, pruning trees, and helping with the little ones.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Polish: Fluent
    Portuguese: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a 2 bedroom home, but 1 bedroom will be spare to be used for the stay.
    Food is available for a minimum of 3 meals, but no alcohol. Do not expect us to cook every meal for you, food is in abundance, hence we are looking for someone to do the household meal preparation. restaurant meals or excursions are not covered by us. When you work the 5 hours, any time out to smoke, eat, mobile phone scrolling are not to be included in this day.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are situated on a mountain top amoung eucalyptus trees, ideal for walking and exploring. We are based pretty much centre of the island, south facing, , with 1 bus going direct to funchal, which takes 1hr15 to get there, but we drive often there and that only takes 20 minutes and on certain occasions, you can get a loft down

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 746986331931

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