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Funny and young very Italian ๐Ÿ๐Ÿท๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ family in beautiful Viareggio ๐ŸŒŠ Italy

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    โ€ผ๏ธURGENTโ€ผ๏ธ
    ****looking for a lady who has real and significant experience with babies ( changing diapers/ bathing them /putting them to sleep) and children ***


    Hi, my name's Laura. We are a family of 4. My Husband , Paolo and my
    8 years old daughter, Diana and Perla 2 y old and a lovely hairy son Penny ( our dog ).
    We are looking for a well educated , responsible and proactive lady playing with the kids and help in the house.

    We Like to travel and to know different cultures and habits.
    We love cooking and eating, but we also are an active family. We like walking and cycling, skying and swimming ( depending on the weather of course !!!! )
    We love nature and animals: got a jack Russel that We love so much !!!

    We offer room and board ; Full free wi-fi connection , many advices , a lot of italian language practice ( also english and spanish and portuguese if needed ) and a lot of love ๐Ÿ’—


    ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿท๐Ÿป Food, as part of a beautiful Italian tradition, would also be a way to know our Country and appreciate it.
    Iโ€™m not bad in cooking ๐Ÿ˜Ž when we are not on diet .. but iโ€™ll let you try my mumโ€™s recipes... so tasty!!!!๐Ÿคค

    IMPORTANT :

    ๐Ÿซก we have few rules at home which are quite important for us and they are:

    ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ - washing your hands before cooking and touching things in the kitchen

    ๐Ÿšฝ - washing your hands after the toilet ( ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ)

    ๐Ÿด - eat with your own fork only in your dish

    ๐Ÿ‘„ - donโ€™t put anything in your mouth and then put it into a common thing ( ex: a common dish or into the jam or into the sugar or into the Nutella jar etc.. )

    ๐Ÿ‘  - take off your shoes before going upstairs.


    I know it might seem โ€œnormalโ€ for someone of you and crazy for someone else, but these are our habits and we would like people that enjoy us to respect them.

    Weโ€™ll appreciate it a lot!!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Teaching
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We love foreign languages and we speak Italian very well, so if you appreciate to learn our language we can help you with that a lot!!! ๐Ÿค“

    We love to cook but above all to eat.. so you can enjoy the Italian cooking. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿท๐Ÿ

    You can enjoy the beach!๐Ÿ–๏ธ and you can use our private tend that we rent every year and the swimming pool which would have a cost like 80โ‚ฌ per day ๐Ÿ˜› but itโ€™s free for you as part of the family !

    There is an italian school for foreigners next to our house so you can also have some italian classes or make a lot of international friends there !!!

    ๐ŸŒž During the summer, we prefer to have light and fresh meals as salads, ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿ… fruits ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ and very simple food. In any case you are always free to cook whatever you prefer!

    on saturday and sunday we usually go out enjoy the sun friends or family so itโ€™s possible we wonโ€™t be home for any of the weekend meals so youโ€™re free in the kitchen and can prepare your own meal !

    FOR VEGETARIANS : ๐Ÿซ˜๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿง„๐Ÿฅ•
    We loooove veggies and eat them a lot every day so i think it wonโ€™t be a problem at all โ€ฆ I just like to say that we donโ€™t prefer to buy โ€œprepared foodโ€ like vegetarian burgers or ready meal at the supermarket which are easily preparable at home .. you can cook your meals using fresh ingredients like vegetables or beans or cheakbeans that are always available in our pantry etcโ€ฆ


    We have a very comfortable accommodation. Big spaces and in the city Center of Viareggio.

    5 minutes far from the sea and the beach.
    In front of a park we call The Pinewood which, during the summer , is full of people and attractions.

    In the nearby there are plenty of restaurants , bar, stores and everything you could need is at your fingertips.

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    Projects involving children

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  • Help

    Help

    Iโ€™d like to have more help around the house at the moment , as I feel iโ€™m not spending enough time with my daughters because of my work and their school and if I had more help maybe I could play with them !

    the kind of help are written below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ, nothing difficult, just ordinary things ๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ

    *****************

    We would like to have an experience where we share cultural habits. To learn about a different Country, different cooking.. different language , different habits !!!!

    We Both speak English and Spanish . ๐Ÿค“
    I also speak French and portuguese and studied German and Russian even though I donโ€™t have the chance to practice them so I basically forgot them .

    I would like to have a little help like in a family.. I mean.. like a sister or friend would do.

    We expect you to do simple ordinary things of daily life.

    This are the most common things :

    - laying and clearing the table ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

    - load and unload the dishwasher;

    - vacuuming the kitchen and the living room; - ๐Ÿ  sweeping the patio.. ( which are the common spaces )

    and of course we expect you to clean your room and bathroom ๐Ÿงผ


    But , first of all we appreciate you to play and have fun with the girls ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝ

    Maybe we could ask you to stay with them in the night , it could happen once a week ... but itโ€™s not certain and very rarely .. and in any case you can refuse to do it.

    During the days in which you will help us, if we agreed for a morning help ( starting at 8 o'clock, more or less ) weโ€™d appreciate you to go to bed not that late. As you know for sure, taking care of children require a lot of attention, most of all if you'll do sporty activities as, for example, swimming. Furthermore it's not that nice seeing you to yawn all the time ๐Ÿฅฑ ๐Ÿ˜‚

    IN THE SUMMERTIME ๐Ÿฅต
    We rent a sunshades and chairs in the private beach with pool which is located 5 minutes by bicycle far from our house.
    This is the place where we almost love to spend our time during the summer here.

    Weโ€™d expect you to take care of our daughter who is basically independent, but needs always someone available for everything.

    WINTER TIME ๐Ÿฅถ
    The "winter schedule" is obviously different from the summer one.

    During the autumn/winter period Diana and Perla go to school from 8am to 4pm and Diana also has sport activities in the afternoon ( volleyball ), so your " helping hours" will be organized in the left time and on Saturday which is the only free day Diana has from school ( Sunday is always a no working day).

    โ€ผ๏ธ This could be more or less a WEEK SCHEDULE PLAN:


    Monday to Saturday ( 5 helping hours)

    ๐Ÿ 7 to 7,30 = preparing Dianaโ€™s lunch for school
    ๐Ÿถ 7,30 to 8 = take Penny out for the morning walk

    ๐Ÿถ 4,30 to 4,45 pm = Penny out

    ๐Ÿฅณ 4,45 pm to 7 pm = playing and households time

    โ€ผ๏ธplaying time means to be proactive and able to invent games preferably avoiding internet or tv ;
    singing, dancing , acting , dressing up, listen to music โ€ฆ are always welcome ๐Ÿค—

    playing time also means to put all the toys in place as we found them .

    โ€ผ๏ธHouseholds time consists in :
    - fold the family laundry
    - sweeping the patio
    - vacuuming the floor
    - cooking something for dinner.

    7 to 8,30 pm : entertain Perla

    โ€ผ๏ธweโ€™d love to have dinner all together , but sometimes itโ€™s not possible because Perla still needs some attention , so it would be better you to eat before ( for example together with Perla , at 7/ 7,30 pm ) to let us eat quietly too while you entertain her until we finished ( 8,30 pm ) ; or you can also eat later if you prefer.

    ๐Ÿถ 9pm to 9:30pm = Penny out for the night walk.

    Saturday
    ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅณ 9 to 14
    if you donโ€™t go out in the night weโ€™d appreciate you to take penny out for a pee โ˜บ๏ธ

    Sunday :
    ๐Ÿ›Œ ๐Ÿ˜ด sleeping ๐Ÿ’ค
    ๐Ÿถ Penny out
    DAY OFF



    โ€ผ๏ธ As a member of the family you will use all the spaces, kitchen, living room, bathroom, so we think it is normal to take care of the house too and we are grartful for your precious help !! ๐Ÿ™

    ๐Ÿ“ฑ Important: we know how the phone is part of our life nowadays, but...... we really appreciate you not to use it while spending your time with the kids .
    We would love to see you laughing and playing and speaking about everything .. and the phone unfortunately is very distracting!!!

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent
    French: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ ๐Ÿ› We offer a private single room and a bathroom youโ€™ll share with Diana & Perla .


    I'd like to underline that our location is really coveted because it is located in the city center and I can assure you that there is a HUGE difference between living in the suburbs and living HERE ๐Ÿ˜Ž or even living in the small neighboring towns as, for example Camaiore, Stiava, Piano di conca, Querceta, Torre del lago, Massarosa, Capezzano
    ect ect.....

    We used to rent this room for 500 Euros per week during the summertime and 600 Euros per month during the wintertime.... just to let you know that this has a certain value you should consider !!! ๐Ÿ’ฐ



    Talking about Viareggio, we feel lucky to live here because we are near to so many beautiful places to visit !!!
    Pisa ( 20 min by train )
    Lucca ( 20 min by train )
    Florence ( 1 hour by train )
    Le 5 terre !! ( iโ€™m Not sure about the distance but iโ€™m Sure it is easy to reach!!!) and they are amazing!!!

    If you will stay here during January and February, we can show you our amazing Carnival!! ๐Ÿฅณ
    A street party that lasts almost one month!!!
    Check on the internet โ€œ Carnival of Viareggioโ€ and youโ€™ll see how amazing it looks like!!!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We can give you a bicycle to move in the nearby .. to enjoy the nightlife too because everything is reachable and at your fingertips!!!
    But youโ€™ll enjoy walking too.

    You certainly should have a look to the promenade ( we call it โ€œ la passeggiataโ€)
    The dock.. ( il molo )
    The pier ( il pontile )
    The Pinewood Park ( la Pineta )
    The market ( il mercato )
    The beach ( la spiaggia )

    Towns in the very nearby:
    Pietrasanta
    Forte dei Marmi
    Torre del lago
    Carrara ( the marble city )
    Camaiore

    very closed from us:
    Lucca
    Pisa
    Firenze
    Cinque terre
    La Spezia
    Isola dโ€™Elba

  • 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.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

    5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 868812749356

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