Spend time with my cat in my cozy home and explore the area of Biel, Switzerland

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  Description

  I live in a small flat in Biel/Bienne, a bilingual (German/French) city, with my beautiful rescued cat Contessa. She's a European house cat, a tabby with slightly longer fur and a fluffy tail, is mad about cat sticks andoften flops on the floor when she wants to be stroked, or is hoping to get another portion of a snack.
  
  As I've just retired from my main job, I would like to spend some longer times abroad and am therefore looking for a cat lover who would enjoy spending 4-6weeks with Contessa in the summer months. There are so many things to explore in the area, you can go for a swim in the lake, walk in the nearby hills and woods. The main majestic mountains are within reach by public transport as are the main cities and airports (Basel, Zurich, Geneva).

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Animal Care

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Pets

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Music

  

  Art & design

  

  Languages

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Fitness

  

  Animals
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Biel/Bienne is a bilingual city (German/French) and is a multicultural city in canton Bern. It is situated on a lake and has a lively lakeside life during the summer months, with many nearby places to go for a walk/bike ride/swim along its shores.
  Switzerland is small and it's therefore easy to visit other cities or go to the mountains on public transport. There are many events and festivals during the summer months in Switzerland, many sunny warm days and beautiful places to visit.

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  Help

  My cat, Contessa, needs looking after when I'm away for some weeks in the summer. She needs feeding (2x/day), her litter needs to be clean (1x/ day), but also wants some company and some cuddles. There's no cat flap in our rented ground floor flat so the workawayer would have to let her out whilst they're at home.
  The workawayer would need to empty the letterbox weekly, no other house-sitting chores required.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  in this bilingual city you're exposed to French and German and can communicate in either. English is of course also understood in many places in Switzerland.
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  Accommodation

  Ground floor one-bedroom flat with a small balcony in Mett/Mâche, with some supermarkets, a train station, post office, chemists within a 10min walk and local buses to the city centre and beyond only a few steps away from my door.

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  What else ...

  Like most cat-owners, my lounge has cat trees and some toys. Some vacuum cleaning will naturally be needed.
  House rules are those for the rented property (ensuring no loud activity at night, for example). There is a communal washing machine & space to dry clothes in the basement - each of the 4 flats is scheduled for 2 days per month, with 2 days per week being free for anyone to use.

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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?

  One

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  My animals / pets

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