Austro-Mexican family happy to host in Villach, Austria

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  Description

  Hello!
  Welcome to join our family:
  Valentin (born 82), my wife Franciella (born 85), our daughter Emilia (born 2015) and our son Leonardo (born 2021).
  We live in a house with garden in 70k-City Villach, in southern Austria. Surrounded by mountains and only 30min to Italy.
  
  If you like to help each other and you are eager to learn and/or share your skills/knowledge - then read on.
  If you don’t: stop reading here and look for another host.
  We have 2 young kids, 1 1/2 full time jobs and a renovation in parallel. Currently we work in and around the house. Valentin works full time and at home is focusing on renovation and maintenance. Franciella works halftime and spends most afternoons with the kids.
  Our two-two-floor-house has several sleeping rooms and a nice garden with trees and vegetables.
  Currently we are looking for your support with cleaning in the house, brooming, hoovering, wiping, sorting, dishwasher, washing machine, bathroom, rest room, cooking, windows, fridge, DIY: painting walls, slitting in additional cables into the wall, close gaps in the wall, painting furniture, digging, organic gardening, etc
  
  In the free time we can go to the park, in summer to a close lake for swimming, in winter for skating, We can borrow you a bicycle. We like going for a walk with the kids, in winter mostly sledging. We can drop you off in the city centre and pick you up from there. On Saturday or Sunday would be great to lean about your culture and we can share insights into Austrian and Mexican.
  
  Current project:
  We are renovating the house. Work for renovation is of lower priority for our workaways. Many rooms are not affected by the renovation and will be used the normal way.
  
  Keeping the daily routine: During normal workdays we eat breakfast 06:55-7:20. Emi has to arrive at school 07:30-07:45. We want to start the day together and to help each other for breakfast. We would like your support with the daily necessities like cooking and cleaning.
  In winter mornings we need to clear the snow in front of the garage and the house.
  
  Garden: planting vegetables, trees, berries, flowers, transplant from pots to open soil, cutting trees, organic measures for better yield
  
  Please write 1 or more of our first names after the „Hi“, „Hey“, „Hello“ or „Hola“ to confirm you read our profile.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  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

  German, English, Spanish
  Culture or northern mexico and Austria
  A little bit of singing and some music
  Sometimes bouldering indoor, sports climbing (outdoor and indoor), mountain hiking, ski touring

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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 would like to get support with dishwasher, washing machine, cleaning, cooking, house keeping work, DIY, renovation tasks, organic, sustainable gardening.
  
  Any skills are happily welcome.
  1-2weeks preferred.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Valentin, Emilia and Leo would like to improve their Spanish and offer to teach German. Fran would like to improve her German and her Italian and is offering Spanish.
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  Accommodation

  You will have your own bed room with a rest room, bath room might be shared with guests, in case there are guests. You can use your room as your “common room” for surfing the internet or the garden with flowers, trees and vegetables

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  What else ...

  There is a train station 10min walking from us. Bus stop is right in front of the house
  
  bakery/coffee shop 1min walking
  1 supermarket 5min walking

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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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  Hours expected

  Would be great if you can help us around 4 hours a day. 5 days per week min. For each Saturday or Sunday you can take one weekday free.

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