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Hello we are an Italian family with 2 young daughters who are 12 and 10 years old. We live in the hills just near Padova in a little touristic village called Arquà Petrarca.
We love meeting new people, and having them in our house. We had many great experiences in the past years hosting workawayers from different parts of the world.
I work in my family business, we manufacture design furniture, and My wife Reika is a psycologist and has a yoga studio in Arquá. We both love outdoor activities , running and cycling. We enjoy cooking healthy italian food with natural and homemade ingredients…
Usually during the day while girls are at school workawayer has plenty of free time and can spend time at home , outdoor in the hills near the house or travel the region: train station is at 10 minutes drive from our house and Venice, Padova, Verona and Bologna are within a 1hr trip, while Milan, Florence are at around 2 hours distance by train.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will live exactly like a member of our family, having the chance to live with us all the gathering and social moments. They will base here to visit different parts of our beautiful country, counting on all our support. They will spend time with the girls and with my wife experiencing our everyday life in a small itlian village, cook together and learn genuine italian recepies (homemade pasta, pizza, sauces, ...). They will have the chance to do yoga classes with my wife at her studio.
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Help
We are looking for someone who likes spending time with kids and who can be patient in talking to them in english and teaching the basics of this language. We ask to spend approximately 2 to 3 hours with the kids in the afternoon after school, within 4 and 7 PM, but not every day as they have different sport activities during the week. Few hours in the morning during weekends as well. We ask to keep the room clean and tidy and to help inside the house just like all the other members of the family do. We will take in charge all the food and accomodation costs.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
A desk and good internet connection are available inside the workawayer’s private room.
Accommodation
Our house has a large terrace overlooking the valley, and a nice garden towards the hills.We have a cat who spends most of his time outside. The house is locates in a green area, at 15 minutes walking distance from the village main square, and around 10 minutes drive to the nearest town and train station with direct trains to the main italian cities. Workawayer will have his own room, and will share the bathroom with our 2 daughters.
Wifi and tv are available.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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Our daughters loved staying with Emma and they were truly sad when she left. We actually all… read more
She was absolutely amazing, she integrated immediately with the family, helping with cooking, playing with our children, teaching them English (she could also succeed in the almost impossible task of letting our daughter Anita complete her summer homework) and joining with… read more
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Our daughters loved staying with Emma and they were truly sad when she left. We actually all… read more
She was absolutely amazing, she integrated immediately with the family, helping with cooking, playing with our children, teaching them English (she could also succeed in the almost impossible task of letting our daughter Anita complete her summer homework) and joining with… read more
