Help us learn English in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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  Description

  We are a family of half Argentines, my husband Dante and I, and half Brazilian my sons Luca (24) and Malena (21) but they live in another city now. We live in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. What we like most in life is to know new cultures, to be travelers (and not tourists), and everything that this implies: the culinary, the music, the arts and the different way of life of the people outside world. Although we work / study a lot, we always make time for some homemade pizzas, call friends for dinner or watch a movie. We are very homemade. My husband works with genetic research, my childrens study (they are in the University now) and I teach Spanish. We all practice physical activity. We have already been to many places in Argentina , Europe, Estados Unidos and Brazil, we have already stayed in tents, hostel, family homes and hotels. We love everything

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Light gardening

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Art & design

  

  Gardening

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Books

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Writing

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Beach

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The Brazilian culture, seen by foreigners living in Brazil 25 years ago, the Portuguese language, the Spanish language, the local gastronomy as well as taking advantage in its libes days to visit nearby tourist spots, beaches at 400km and other destinations that can be reached by bus or plane

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  Help

  My husband studies English once a week and uses it a lot in his job, my children speak it perfectly (although they don't live at home anymore as they are in the University), and I have started to study now but I spend the day speaking in Spanish and Portuguese. Therefore, we would like a person or a couple native in English and willing to live with us speaking only English, for 10 or 15 days. They could accompany us in our routine (flexible), dividing with us the house chores as well as the food preparation and take advantage of traveling around the country. Examples of distance: Rio de Janeiro 729 km (there are buses leaving the city at 9 pm and arriving in Rio at 7 am), São Paulo 328 km, nearest beach 421 km, Brasilia 698 km, Iguaçu Falls 980 km (there are buses leaving the city at 3 pm and arriving at the Falls at 6 am). All these destinations can be reached by bus, as well as by plane. The city and its surroundings already have attractive attractions such as the Coffee Museum, the house of the artist Portinari, in Jardinópolis, the Pinguin bar, the Thermas do Laranjais Park, in Olimpia, several waterfalls and parks, etc.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  English
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  Accommodation

  House with pool, garden and barbeque, available for the guests 1 bedroom with air conditioning with 1 couple bed + 1, 1 bathroom exclusively for them. Terrace. Clothes washing machine, space for hanging clothes, dish washing machine, full kitchen, wifi, a desk, 1 TV room; located in an arborized neighborhood, near the University and 10 minutes (car) from downtown. We have a helper once a week who cleans the house, but the other days we keep it and prepare our meals, what we hope to do together with the guests. Breakfast and snack included

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  What else ...

  We have a cat named Theo. The animal live outside the house (although sometimes the kitten enters the common areas, never the rooms)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Theo

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