Silvia

Italy
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Activities i am interested in:
Currently I'm in Italy, I live near Milan. I'm writing my thesis :)
Description
Hi, I'm a 24 year old italian girl. I live near Milan, in September I'll get a degree in International and European Politics and start a Masters'. I'm easy going, friendly and responsible. I love travelling, I've lived in New York for 6 months in 2021 + 3 months in 2023 and in Armenia for 3 months at the beginning of the year - while I was doing an Internship at the Italian Embassy.
In my free time I like hanging out with my friends, reading, watching movies and tv series. I also like being in the nature, hiking and running. I love discovering new places and meeting new people and learn from them and from their experiences.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Yoga / Wellness
Sustainability
Photography
Pets
Outdoor activities
Nature
Movies & TV
Languages
Fitness
Hiking
Gardening
Farming
Events & social
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Culture
Books
Cooking & food
Beach
Art & design
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I can easily teach you everything about Italian language and culture
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Babysitting and creative play
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Art Projects
Eco Projects
Gardening
Life at a Farmstay
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
I'm really into cooking and I'm looking forward to cook for you Italian meals! My favourite italian dishes are lasagne, pasta and eggplant parmigiana, they are sooo good. I like studying international relations and in my future I'd like to work for the UN. I'm good at painting and I have green thumb. I like spending time with children and I love animals, so I can look after them. I can speak Italian (of course), English (really well), Spanish, German and a bit of French, so no problem of communications with me!
In Italy I'm working as a waitress in a pizzeria, I also do some tutoring and I usually baby-sit.
Age
25
What else ...
My last work-away experience was in Germany, where I had to look after the kids and I did some work in the field and in the garden
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  No
- Special dietary requirements
  Vegeterian (I don't eat meat but I eat fish)

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29 Sep 2024

Left by host (Help with our children at our ...) for Workawayer ()

Silvia is exceptional, so helpful kind and hardworking. She is intuitive and would clean the kitchen up and tidy things up without me asking her. She is smart and capable and super adaptive. When Silvia stayed with me she helped organise different areas of the house, she cleaned, she cooked, she tidied up. She is incredibly motivated and… read more

(Excellent )

15 Mar 2022

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Silvia from Italy originally contacted me in November 2021 from New York City, where she was completing her exchange semester in the US studying international relations. We corresponded for nearly two months, via text and video calls. Other prospective Workaway guests sometimes joined us on the calls. Pictures were exchanged, hers of her college… read more life and time discovering the states, mine of past Workaways hanging out. One call I shall never forget. We had spoken for quite some time and in saying goodbye I inquired if her beloved grandfather who I knew was to visit her at some point had arrived from Italy yet. Whereupon she turned her camera and there he was cozy on her dorm room bed. She was quirky like that and funny even as we weren't sure whether equally fun, compatible, housemates might turn up by time she came. They did! I felt we had become good friends even before she arrived to California.

We would come to know Linn from Germany, our new housemate. Silvia cooked for Linn and Linn’s friend when they arrived and were having to observe the house’s routine covid-protocol isolation period, leaving meals at their closed door. It was heartwarming to see Silvia caring for others without being asked. We became a tight group in short order. It's the way you hope for things to work out. We went on several hikes in Berkeley’s Tilden hills with our lovely new friend Kristi and her dog named Goose, and my look-alike dog Nala. The three ladies enjoyed each other’s company and would get together several times afterwards. Chiaki from Japan joined us after a week or so. Silvia, Chiaki and Linn made a multiple week meal planning calendar together and had all meals covered in no time. So nice! There were crazy, wonderful hot pot extravaganzas. Everyone contributed. Silvia baked sumptuous cookies, pies and cakes. I was so spoiled.

There were the frequent Shell Ridge hikes with Silvia, Linn and Nala. There were outings to Albany beach with Linn and Nala and Jenny, Linn’s friend. Nala was in heaven. A great party for Silvia's 22nd birthday was organized at the house. They invited Kristi and her dog Goose. Silvia made multiple pizzas. There was a glorious broccoli-cucumber-onion one not to be forgotten. Silvia then stayed up until midnight so as to call her mother in Italy first thing on her birthday. While waiting for the clock to strike twelve, she got out her art materials and in record time made a watercolor portrait of Nala as a going-away gift. Hidden talents revealed at the last minute! It's framed and prominently displayed in this house and will forever remind us of just who Silvia was.

Silvia wasn't the young, naive kid that I thought (shame on me) she might be. She was the caring, wise, grown-up that helped us all form a long lasting bond to be cherished. Long live risk-taking, bright, young scholars; hats off to Silvia’s curiosity of mind and embrace of life.

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25 Jan 2022

Left by Workawayer () for host (Explore the area while ...)

I spent with Stan 18 days and I had an amazing time. Stan is so welcoming and kind, a person that puts others before himself. He has a lot of stories and adventures to tell, he has travelled to so many places and met people from all over the world. While I was there there were other workawayers and having the chance to meet them was great. We… read more

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28 Aug 2019

Left by Workawayer () for host (Ukrainians in need please ...)

I spend only two weeks with this lovely family. They are very nice and everyone was kind to me from the beginning, i could feel like at home. I have to thank them for the patience they had with me everytime i asked them to repeat what were they saying because my German is not so fluent.
I enjoyed playing with Felix, that actually was also my… read more

(Excellent )

28 Aug 2019

Left by host for Workawayer ()

Silvia stayed with us for 2 weeks. She is a very nice, honest and hard-working woman. She was a great help in the garden and in the orchard. With little Felix she had a very good relationship and he liked playing with her a lot. Our dog Lucy enjoyed all those long walks with Silvia strolling through the hills.
Thanks a lot for your help Silvia,… read more

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