Childcare and gardening in the Montseny mountain area near Barcelona, Spain

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  Description

  Right now we are looking for someone to help us with different duties in our garden and house - reparations, new compost setting, etc.
  
  We are a relaxed couple in our fourties living in a chalet in the Montseny area, 40 mins. north of Barcelona. We are a family of 4, two adults and two children, 9 and 4 years old.
  
  Our schedule is pretty relaxed. From monday to thursday we work mainly from home and in the afternoons we hang out with our children and friends. Lorena offers massages and dance movement therapy sessions, Made works with computers and plays music with drums, didgeridoo or guitar and likes being creative with all of it.
  
  We like walking, dancing, living in the nature and be wild with our children and friends.
  
  We love sharing knowledge, spending time and energy with people from all around the world, and as we are well travelled, we are open to all cultures and different ways of doing things. This is why we would like to have people around, so that Inaru and Márama absorb the beauty of diversity.

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  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
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are open minded and creative type of family;
  
  we play different instruments (didgeridoo, guitar, drums...) and practice yoga, meditation and movement disciplines;
  
  children go to forest school you can visit;
  
  we have a garden to take care of and learn from;
  
  you can also practise spanish with us;

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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

  Right now we are looking for someone who can help us accomodate our outer space digging, rebuilding the compost area, flattening the floor to make a nice fire space...
  
  Also we need general help in the house and support with our children, 9 and 4 years old each. They are both very social and expressive, it is very lively to be around them.
  
  General help would involve housekeeping, cooking, shopping, depending on the need of each day and preferences of the volunteer :)
  
  We have a big outside area with fruit trees, trees, plants, that need to be looked after, so it would be nice if you have gardening experience. Also, we would love to build a small wooden house for the children in the wildest part of the garden...
  
  Support with children would mean spending time with them, going for a walk or just joining one of us going out.
  
  The volunteer should be someone caring, sweet and loving. Not hard work, but you need to be focused on it. We ask for a minimum of three weeks stay.

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  Languages spoken

  Catalan: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  Portuguese: Intermediate
  Italian: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Private room in our house.

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  What else ...

  We live in a suburb near Sant Antoni de Vilamajor. Near our house there are some dirt tracks you can walk to go into the nature.
  
  Sant Antoni is 20 minutes walking distance, there are cafeterias, a library, supermarkets and parks. From Llinars del Vallés (3km away from home) or Santa Maria de Palautordera you can get a train which drops you off at Barcelona centre in about 45 minutes (we could give you a ride to those train stations).
  
  Near where we live there is a beautiful small town with a big creative offer (art, movement, concerts, etc), Sant Esteve de Palautordera, where we go almost every day.

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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

  We have good internet connection, natural light at home, big windows, big outdoor area where you can also work

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  5 hours per day, 5 days a week

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