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We are a family of four: Simone, Elisa, Rachele and Celeste.
We are a very active family: we love nature, rock climbing, mountain hiking, skiing, swimming in the sea and above all this we love cycling. We explored lots of countries with our bikes, since the girls were very young!
Simone is 48 and he is an employed, Elisa is 46, she is a psycologist. Rachele and Celeste, are 15 and 12 years old, they speak English quite well, Rachele is also learning Spanish and French and Celeste is learning French.
Rachele loves animals, especially our cat Lullaby. She plays the eletric guitar and she loves horse riding more than everything. She's into music, especially heavy metal and punk. She also loves ski mountaineering and writing stories.
Celeste is into dance and teathre and she is learning to play the violin. She likes to read books and comics (especially "Peanuts"). She also likes to play with Rachele and she rides horses with her sometimes.
We also have two cats: Sunny (the brother) and Lullaby (the sister), they are cute and fluffy and they love to sleep.
We hosted lots of volunteers during the past summers. We had always very good experiences: we knew new people and their culture and most of the volunteer became part of the family and remained friends. Some of them still come to visit us on their holiday!
The volunteer usually stays with Rachele and Celeste from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. They practise some language together, they go walking around our village or to the beach. Rachele and Celeste also like to make the volunteers explore the most beautiful places in our area, visit museums or citys.
The volunteers have also free time to spend on their own to visit others incredible places in the area!
We hope to welcome you to Loano !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Babysitting and creative play
Interests
Sustainability
Van life
Pets
Charity work
Writing
Performing arts
Music
Languages
Architecture
Animals
Winter sports
Team sports
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Dancing
Cycling
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers can enjoy Liguria, an amazing region between the sea and the Alps!
You could spend your free time at the beach, hiking in the mountain, or visiting ligurian villages like Cinque Terre, small medieval villages, or historic cities of Roman Empire origin.
In a few hours by train you can reach important cities such as Genoa, Turin and Milan; in half a day Florence, Venice and Rome.
We will be happy to make you to discover our region, help you planning your weekend trip, help you learning Italian and make you enjoy italian food!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help our daughters to learn English, Frech or Spanish simply by playing with them, spending the summer by the sea with us, in Loano, Liguria (Italy)
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We'd like to improve our English, French and Spanish because we believe that being able to communicate with everyone is essential to get to know other countries and other cultures. We will be happy to help you learn Italian.
Accommodation
Our family lives in an independent villa which is 1,5 km from the center of Loano, the bus and train station and the sea (20 minutes walking). On the ground floor there's the kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms of our daughters. Upstairs there's parents' bedroom, downstairs there's the guest bedroom with a private bathroom.
What else ...
Loano is in Liguria, the region is between the sea and the mountains and it's rich in nature and history. For these reasons it's a holiday destination all year round.
In Loano there is the train station: by train you can reach all the most important Ligurian cities and northern and central Italy (in two hours you can get to Genoa or Nice, in three hours to Turin or Milan, in five hours to Pisa or Florence, in seven hours to Venice.) With one night on the train you will be in Rome or Naples. If you need more days off to visit these cities, we will be happy to give them to you!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
In the bedroom for the volunteer there is an excellent wi-fi connection, like in the whole house and garden.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Sunny and Lullaby
Feedback (4)
I stayed with Elisa, Simone, Rachele and Celeste for two weeks . My job was to help the girls with their French.
I loved sharing the daily life of this family, they welcomed me like a member of their family. They're a very friendly family, who love to share the history of their region and the… read more
She was very sweet and understanding with them.
For us parents it was very enriching to know her, her thoughs, her project.
Hosting her in our family was easy and fun.
The only difficult thing was letting her… read more
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I stayed with Elisa, Simone, Rachele and Celeste for two weeks . My job was to help the girls with their French.
I loved sharing the daily life of this family, they welcomed me like a member of their family. They're a very friendly family, who love to share the history of their region and the… read more
She was very sweet and understanding with them.
For us parents it was very enriching to know her, her thoughs, her project.
Hosting her in our family was easy and fun.
The only difficult thing was letting her… read more
This was my first Workaway and I couldn’t be happier with the chance I had. Raquele and Celeste are very kind and easy going, smart and funny girls, always eager to do and learn new things, as well as to show me the beautiful place where they live. Simone and Elisa were also very kind to me,… read more
