Help with daily family life and community projects near Pontremoli, Italy

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  Description

  Just 10 minutes from Pontremoli, in Northern Tuscany, Italy, lies a former convent now divided into five comfortable apartments, all overlooking a picturesque medieval courtyard, with a garden, a big terrace and a small piece of land for natural farming. One of the apartments is home to the hosts, while the others are dedicated to guests and volunteers.
  
  Our dream is to turn this place, in which we moved in July 2025, into an open co-living & co-working space, a nest for digital nomads, artists and souls in search of deep connections and a low-impact lifestyle.
  
  The dreamers are Ezio and Valeria, together with their 18-month-old son Elia. Ezio from Salerno is a journalist, filmmaker and president of the Italian Natural Farming Network. For the past 13 years, he has embraced a zero-waste lifestyle, bringing his passion for sustainability into every aspect of daily life while living in Roma. Valeria from Milano is a translator and pole dance instructor with a pragmatic soul. She loves DIY projects and enjoys experimenting with homemade veggie recipes, always finding joy in crafting things with her own hands.
  
  Please note that you’ll only be helping in our home or garden, not in the areas used by paying guests.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Events & social

  

  Videography

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Van life

  

  Farming

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Gardening

  

  Photography

  

  Writing

  

  Performing arts

  

  Hiking

  

  Water sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Team sports

  

  Nature

  

  Dancing
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our family is all about cultural exchange. On the one hand, the local community is very active: in Pontremoli there is an association of young people that provides services for digital nomads and organizes cultural events, workshops and social gatherings — so there’s always something happening for those who want to connect.
  
  Within the co-living itself, we also love to create opportunities to share and learn from each other. Ezio is a screenwriter, director and a “bonfire guitarist”, Valeria sings and can easily leads workouts. Moreover, together we enjoy hosting creative evenings, music sessions and community activities. Guests are encouraged to bring their own skills and ideas too — from cooking to arts, from wellness to storytelling — so that the exchange flows naturally in both directions.

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  Au Pair Help

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We're creating a rural co-living in a beautiful and quite wild area, and we’re looking for volunteers who want to be part of our adventure.
  
  You can help us with:
  - babysitting our little one 👶🏻
  - gardening 🍅
  - self-production 🙌🏻
  - organizing community events or activities 🎭🎶
  
  In exchange, we offer accommodation in our beautiful former convent surrounded by nature, plus the chance to live in a community of dreamers, digital nomads and creatives.
  
  Please note that you’ll only be helping in our home or garden, not in the areas used by paying guests. However, if you have special skills, you’re more than welcome to share them.
  
  Come join us and let’s build something meaningful together! 💚

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We'd like our son to grow in a cosmopolitan and multi-language atmosphere.
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  Accommodation

  Rooms can be private or shared, depending on how many people are around. Most of the time, though, you’ll have your own.
  
  Volunteers are welcome to cook and eat at our place, or they can use any of the other kitchens available on the property. In any case, we’ll provide the food for all meals throughout the day.
  
  Since this co-living project aims to promote sustainable lifestyles, it’s worth clarifying that the food we make available to volunteers will generally be vegetarian, unpackaged, homemade or artisanal, and—when it comes to fresh produce—seasonal. We’d prefer to avoid buying meat and industrial or processed foods, but if volunteers need those, they’re free to purchase them themselves and consume them as they wish.

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  What else ...

  We are going to launch our project during the next months, so don't expect a fully booked place for the moment.

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  Pontremoli is one of the most known towns for digital nomads in Italy, thanks to "Start Working", an association that works to create opportunities and activities for them.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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