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Hi, my name is Armando, I'm 57 years old and live in Zafferana, in the protected area of Etna’s Regional Park. My home is surrounded by the forest, and has an amazing view, but it’s only 1 km away from the city center. Zafferana is located between Catania and Taormina and it’s chosen as a base for those who want to visit Mount Etna.
I work with an online rental platform, renting two rooms of the house for tourists.
I have a garden and a small orchard and vegetable garden where I grow fruits, and vegetables for self consumption.
I love mountain, the sea, trekking, cooking, and antique furniture restoration. I'm an active person who likes "doing".
I am looking for volunteers that are open minded, friendly, clean, tidy, and who can make tourists feel welcome.
Volunteers with the sole purpose of vacation are NOT welcomed.
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REQUESTS TO MEDIUM-LONG TERM
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be surprised by Etna's landscape. Huge arid lands, devoid of any form of vegetation.
In addition you'll discover organic farming methods, culture, history of Sicily, and enjoy the flavors and smells of the typical Sicilian kitchen.
Help
- Help with tourists (English knowledge is needed): Breakfast preparation, guest room cleaning, tidying up, ironing, etc.
- Help prepare jams, tomato preserves and vegetables.
- Help around the house: cleaning, tidying up, help with cooking, etc.
- Help with the garden: Cutting the grass, hoeing, pruning, harvesting fruit and vegetables, general vegetable garden and orchard maintenance. The work requires patience, but it’s not really hard in terms of physical effort.
- Help me practising my English.
NOTE: From April to October, work is mainly focused on helping with tourists, but the other chores can also be requested. The rest of the year it will be more focused on the garden and house maintenance.
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
During the tourist season ( from March to November) Bathroom and shared room.
The house is has wifi in every room. 3 meals a day are included.
In your free time you can organize your time as you wish.
What else ...
Zafferana is famous for production of honey and a festival taking place every Sunday of October, called “Ottobrata”.
Town is connected to Catania by public bus that runs almost every hour, and that takes around one hour. There are also some public buses running to Acireale and Giarre, but with less frequency. Note that on Sunday and holidays buses don’t run.
The house is located 600 away from the bus stop.
In your free time you can relax in the garden or at the terrace with a fabulous view over the town, the lonian sea, Taormina and even Calabria. You can also visit beautiful town of Zafferana, walk in the woods or visit nearby towns by bus.
Zafferana has supermarkets, pharmacies, ATMs, etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Feedback (12)
I had a good time together.
I tried his Japanese cuisine, excellent!
Recommend.
Ciao
Armando is very nice and cheerful person, so I could feel at home. He is also very good at cooking, so everyday, everything was delicious.
The work was fun and not tough. We cleaned the house or worked in his garden and we usually finished working before lunch. He often gave me… read more
Maria è una donna dolce, educata, gentile e pulitissima.
La sua collaborazione è stata magnifica, mi ha aiutato con i turisti, in cucina, siamo usciti insieme a visitare citta'.
Il suo spirito di iniziativa è stato favoloso, non avevo alcun timore ad affidarle sia i Check-in che i… read more
Armando é uma pessoa alegre e divertida,… read more
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I had a good time together.
I tried his Japanese cuisine, excellent!
Recommend.
Ciao
Armando is very nice and cheerful person, so I could feel at home. He is also very good at cooking, so everyday, everything was delicious.
The work was fun and not tough. We cleaned the house or worked in his garden and we usually finished working before lunch. He often gave me… read more
Maria è una donna dolce, educata, gentile e pulitissima.
La sua collaborazione è stata magnifica, mi ha aiutato con i turisti, in cucina, siamo usciti insieme a visitare citta'.
Il suo spirito di iniziativa è stato favoloso, non avevo alcun timore ad affidarle sia i Check-in che i… read more
Armando é uma pessoa alegre e divertida,… read more
Casa sua è grande e accogliente, con un magnifico panorama. Nella mia prima settimana dovevo prendere una decisione per la mia vita futura. Armando… read more
La sua cucina è stata a dir poco fantastica, le sue zuppe, i suoi dolci erano grandiosi.
Una donna attenta, seria e di grande pulizia, il suo soggiorno a casa mia ha reso felice me...abbiamo condiviso molte insieme, non ho avuto nessun problema con… read more
La migliore volontaria ospitata in casa mia..........................
Una donna pulita, ordinata ed educatissima, grazie a lei ho potuto iniziare il mio progetto con AIR BnB, la mia gratitudine nei suo confronti è grande!
descrivere tutti i tipi di aiuto ricevuti sarebbe impossibile, ha ordinato la mia… read more
Ha una bella casa con un panorama fantastico!!! ti mette a disposizione una bella camera con bagno. Ha un bel giardino e un meraviglioso orto, con super produzione di ortaggi. Ho avuto modo di camminare in un magico posto come la salita sull'Etna,… read more
Da subito mi sono sentito a mio agio grazie alla sua simpatia, cordialita', disponibilita'.
Molti interessi in comune, la cucina( mi ha preparato deliziosi sughi, salse, marmellate e conserve),
l'interesse piu' profondo è stato senza dubbio il Trekking, Luigina è una grande Trekker, con… read more
I have many fond memories, we shared experiences interests. The Italy-Spain match on the couch, was one of the… read more
In our freetime, we went hiking to Etna! Really nice day and in this special place he took camping gas… read more
We shared many interests : trekking on the etna, gardening, cooking and preparing excellent jam of cherries from my own garden. Is very good at preparing traditional recipes of the cuisine of his country, I remember an excellent cake.
we also had interesting… read more
I will miss her discreet company, its cuisine and its sweetness....
My home will always… read more
