Enjoy a multicultural exchange with our family in Zürich, Switzerland

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  Description

  Hello,
  
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  DATES AVAILABLE where we would need help:
  - September
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  We are a family 4 with our new born last November. We live in Zurich in our new apartment recently built. I am French, my husband is German and we speak English at home. My husband also speaks Russian.
  
  We have a nice ensuite room for our guests and family as we love hosting people.
  
  My next project is to take care of my newborn and my 3-year-old kid. Due to my baby's hospitalization, I need to focus on him and this makes it very challenging to manage the house and take care of our very nice son of 3 years old.
  
  We are looking for a French, English, or German speaker to take care of him as a priority and to help with the choir task at home.
  
  My son goes to childcare on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The goal would be to take care of him on Wed and Friday plus a bit in the evening (5 to 7). At home, I would need help with daily tasks (laundry, cooking, shopping, cleaning, tidying,...). Every week we would agree on a weekly plan that suits our needs and your traveling discoveries. We are very flexible to adjust to you and the weather. Weekly help is 20/25h. Then once agree, we rely on you to deliver the tasks by the end of the week except for the daily tasks that need to be done every day (1 hour max).
  
  For the rest, you would have time to visit Zurich and the surroundings as we will finance your local transportation in Zurich as it can be quite expensive here. We are always happy to help you manage everything here. For instance, there is a great Zurich Expat community where you can meet lots of people at weekly gatherings.
  
  We have a bus in front of our home that brings you in 15 min to the main train station of Zurich where you can find all the transport to commute or travel wherever you like. The bus is every 5 min. We live close to the forest and we love bicycling with our bikes.
  
  
  We love having dinner with our workaway and when we go to our weekend adventures with kids we are happy to bring you with us if you like. But to manage expectations, we are in a life phase with two babies at home and we have a family routine style. We wake up early and go to bed early. In the evening I like having time for myself and privacy in my living room from 9 pm.
  
  Any questions? Please feel free to read our reviews of our wonderful previous Work-away and ask me any questions you might have.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a multicultural family. We speak 3 languages at home and my husband also speaks Russian.
  We leave in Zurich, at the border of the forest and close to the lake and the river. Zurich has a lot to offer with the mountains and the lakes! Also it is very easy to travel with the train across the country and Europe.
  We both work in tech companies. I will be in maternity leave and I will have lots of time to spend time with you and discuss around a good meal as I love cooking when I have time.
  During my maternity leave I investissement (one of my hobby). My other hobby is aerial dance ( dancing on fabric in the air) and I would love to get back to sport if I have help for childcare. We both have our parents far away so we don't really have time for our hobbies.

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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

  CHILDCARE: We would need help to take care of my 3 years old son some hours per week. We would like someone who has experience in taking care of kids and who love playing with kids, going out to the playground, teaching them many new things and creating cool activities! Experience with small babies would also be a big plus.
  
  DAILY TASKS: the main task will be to support for daily tasks like clearing kitchen, dish washer, tidying the rooms, making the beds, laundry and cooking dinners... And one time every two weeks cleaning the full apartment (3h). Maybe I could need one time during the stay sometimes extra tasks like windows, fridge, balconies,...(but this is not a priority).
  
  We would agree on the weekly basis together. We are flexible.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  Russian: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  I am interested to welcome someone who is French speaker as priority or native English or German speaker.
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  Accommodation

  Our apartment is freshly built and very modern. We are in a 150m2 apartment with 4 bedrooms and a little garden. Our guest will have a Master bedroom (20m2) included a private bathroom with balcony and access to our small garden.

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  What else ...

  On top of the food and accomodations we are happy to offer a weekly pass to travel in Zurich area. Zürich is a very dynamic city with many festivals in winter and summer. Switzerland is a beautiful country to visit! If you like hiking, skiing, or swimming in lakes and rivers you gonna love it

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  A professional set up with big screen, chair, fibre. We work from home so we are well equipped. I would leave my desk to my guest as I will be in maternity leave and not working.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a parking space in our garage 2.50m high. But we would prefer you sleep in the room not to disturb our neighbors.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  20/25 hours per week. 2 days off per week.

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