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After my Workaway tour of France I decided to move to Paris. I am now looking for a job, a place to stay but mostly new friends or passers by with stories to tell to meet.
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I'm Francesca, from Firenze, Italy. I've been working as an assistant to an important Italian intellectual and cultural operator for the past 12 years. Last year I realised that in the previous months the most fun and happy moments I had lived had involved meeting new people, travelling, listening to different stories and making new experiences. I also felt the urge to leave Italy so I quit my job and left for an amazing three and a half month long tour of France using Workaway. The tour was so amazing that I decided to actually move to France so now here I am in Paris, looking for a job, a place to stay but mostly new friends or passers by with stories to tell.
At first I sometimes may seem shy but I'm actually pretty easy going, willing and happy to help and learn, curious, patient, trustworthy, respectful, hard worker and I rarely say no to anything without trying first.
I am very interested in culture, art, films and music. I'm an almost self-taught guitar player, I enjoy making music and singing by myself and with others. I read and write a lot, like learning new things, listening to unheard stories and discovering new cultures. In fact I've lived for three years in South Africa as a child and absolutely loved it. I'm a former amateur football (or soccer) player but I enjoy sports in general. I have recently discovered the pleasures of hiking.Interests
MountainNatureCampingSailing / BoatingTeam sportsFitnessCyclingOutdoor activitiesHikingCharity workFarmingGardeningLanguagesArt & designDIY & craftsWritingBooksMovies & TVMusicPhotography
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English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
German: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I am mother tongue Italian. I have lived in South Africa as a child so my English is pretty fluent. I am mostly willing to improve the French that I studied (very well) in high school but I also enjoy getting a chance to speak English. Wouldn't say no to practicing the German I learned not so well in school.Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Helping around the house
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Languages
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I'm trustworthy and helpful. I don't have any particular manual skill but I'm good at reading (or following) instructions and I'm a fast and interested learner in more or less anything. Otherwise I can help to lift weights, moving, help out in gardens, I have some computer knowledge. I have a driving license, I can teach some basic guitar for beginners, do household chores, improve your Italian.
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I am very interested in culture, art, films and music. I'm an almost self-taught guitar player, I enjoy making music and singing by myself and with others. I read and write a lot, like learning new things, discovering new cultures and listening to unheard stories. I'm a former amateur football (or soccer) player but I enjoy sports in general. I have recently discovered the pleasures of hiking.
I have lived in South Africa for three years as a child but otherwise I've never left Florence in Italy and its outskirts. Apart from my various travels.Some more information
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I stayed with them for two weeks and time flew. Work was very flexible and relaxed and we (me and the two other Workawayers) could choose how to organise our time. We mostly did cleaning of the gites, some weeding, sanding and painting of shutters,… read more
The boys are adorable and funny, I can still hear Nathan’s bursts… read more
Elle a su s'adapter à l'organisation de notre famille, elle a su prendre soin de nos enfants et surtout jouer avec eux et les laisser être eux mêmes et les prendre comme ils sont. Elle est aussi très à l'aise avec les bébés.
Elle a su nous aider dans nos travaux de rénovation d'une maison (poncer, peinture,… read more
Their house is full of charme, their spirit is open, curious and relaxed, they have so much to talk about and teach (if I had any doubt about French language I was sure to find an answer!), the work to do is… read more
It was also… read more
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I stayed with them for two weeks and time flew. Work was very flexible and relaxed and we (me and the two other Workawayers) could choose how to organise our time. We mostly did cleaning of the gites, some weeding, sanding and painting of shutters,… read more
The boys are adorable and funny, I can still hear Nathan’s bursts… read more
Elle a su s'adapter à l'organisation de notre famille, elle a su prendre soin de nos enfants et surtout jouer avec eux et les laisser être eux mêmes et les prendre comme ils sont. Elle est aussi très à l'aise avec les bébés.
Elle a su nous aider dans nos travaux de rénovation d'une maison (poncer, peinture,… read more
Their house is full of charme, their spirit is open, curious and relaxed, they have so much to talk about and teach (if I had any doubt about French language I was sure to find an answer!), the work to do is… read more
It was also… read more
She was very quick not only to understand but also to appreciate, that she had come to join us at a very busy time- within a week of our first guests arriving.
She was a great support to me during this time (especially with my husband away working) not just in… read more
Jen took me on a really short notice and I arrived at quite a busy time as guests where about to arrive. There was just so much to be done that I spent most of the first days working by myself and there was so much to be done… read more
She is very smart and eager to learn. She is very quick and very knowledgable with computer.
She will also make you some excellent pasta with good conversation.
The workload wasn't heavy at all, Milou is a dog that even people who are not used to dogs such as myself can walk around,… read more