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I am getting a lot of messages, sorry if I don't get to reply on time.
To spare everybody the time communicating, I will give preference to more mature, female volunteers and someone with experience with children and ideally disability. Physiotherapists and other therapists most welcome!
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I am a mum living in London with a little boy with cerebral palsy.
We moved back to the UK after 6 years living in southern Spain - hence the reviews from down there.
We are living in a quiet suburb in North West London, in a maisonette with garden.
Lots of green spaces around here, it feels more like a village but still less than half an hour on the tube to central London.
I need a hand with the household tasks and most importantly with my boy, so please people with experience helping with kids only.
I am a nature and animal lover, we love the outdoors and good healthy food.
I, Martina, am a qualified yoga teacher and before the baby I was working as a vegan chef.
I currently can't practice yoga as such as I'm having some arthritis problems, so I took up swimming. But yoga practice is much more than asanas, it's applied to everything in everyday life. So I can share some wisdom if you're curious :)
My son Karl is now 8 years old and he goes to special school. He's the sweetest little boy, he loves socializing and laughing. He has cerebral palsy so I dedicate my whole time to his care, we do lots of therapy and research natural remedies.
He seems younger than he is and he's only happy when in someone's arms. He loves attention and doesn't like to be left alone. So lots of your volunteering time will be very hands on with him. Ideally you would have experience with disabled children or physiotherapy.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
They can practice languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Czech... They can learn vegan cooking, nutrition, yoga and lots of alternative healing..
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Ayuda
We are looking for someone who loves children and animals and a holistic, healthy way of life.
I am a busy mum and would welcome proactive individuals.
You need to hit the ground running here, be observant and get on with things that need doing without being asked every time . We need some help with domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning, laundry, but mainly help entertaining Karl.
Only individuals (sorry no couples) and preferably female.
Also someone happy eating/cooking vegan. This means no animal products in the house please! You will be treated to a wide variety of plant based foods so no deprivation here. You can help yourself to food for main meals within reason. We ask you to be a sharing part of our family like you would be in your own home.
You will be given a task list to make it easier for you and there are no misunderstandings.
Your help is mainly in the morning and picking Karl up from school.
Your main task will be entertaining Karl in the morning while we get prepared, you can help feed him breakfast, change his clothes before I take Karl to school. Then you can stay at home and do some housework and also enjoy some free time.
Help some more with Karl after school, or you can have a free afternoon. In the evening we cook and eat together,we can share or alternate, we expect at least help with dishes.
You get free alternate weekends and some week days, you can go out in London or trips to the coast or country etc.. or you are welcome to stay at home with us, in that case we still expect you to give us a hand within reason...Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Czech: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Italiano: FluidoEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
I speak English, Italian, Spanish and Czech fluently. Interested to hear any language.Alojamiento
Own private room.
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We have a nice park up our street and a sports complex with gym and swimming pool. There are lovely woods with walking paths around here and even a beach lido.
High Street is only 10 min walk with all the possible shops, cafés, banks.. The tube station is there too.
Central London is less than half an hour on the tube.Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Uno
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (16)
My level of English was not good, they were very patient with me and we were still able to communicate.
What can I say about baby Karl? He is an extremely… read more
Would definitely recommend her with children as she is very calm, patient and playful and can entertain any child.
She is a very independent person who does her own thing, very discrete and respectful. She is a quick… read more
and it was Amazing !!!
They are very nice people, friendly and we spent lots of time together.
Karl is so cute baby and I miss him... with him and Martina I spent few afternoon in the markets, bakery, shopping and so on.
For me was… read more
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My level of English was not good, they were very patient with me and we were still able to communicate.
What can I say about baby Karl? He is an extremely… read more
Would definitely recommend her with children as she is very calm, patient and playful and can entertain any child.
She is a very independent person who does her own thing, very discrete and respectful. She is a quick… read more
and it was Amazing !!!
They are very nice people, friendly and we spent lots of time together.
Karl is so cute baby and I miss him... with him and Martina I spent few afternoon in the markets, bakery, shopping and so on.
For me was… read more
It was such an ease to be part of their family and I enjoyed my first workaway experience.
Karl is such… read more
This is a beautiful family and volunteer here is really welcomed! I have felt myself more and more as a part of family and enjoyed of helping Martina and Dan with Karl and other duties. It was not always easy to take care of Karl, but this was a joy to see Karl… read more
I can, first of all, confidently (and with a sigh of relief) say that Martina and Dan are not insane-hippie-vegans. They don't care to police your diet, so long as you respect their space and not bring animal products… read more
She is very multi-talented, excellent cook, great musician, very good at entertaining Karl and teaching him yoga.
She carried out all the house work seamlessly and had the energy for a lot of activities in her spare time.
Really a superb workawayer, very chilled and… read more
There wasn't any need for much explaining, she got on with all the tasks and always went the extra mile. She doesn't look at the clock waiting to finish, she is really there to serve and get to… read more
Otherwise she was a great workawayer, very autonomous and independent. She would just get on with things keeping the house tidy, preparing food, doing the laundry,… read more
You have your own room and bathroom and can borrow their… read more
Tereza is really enthusiastic and hardworking, always ready to help, she would always go the extra mile and with a smile on her face. She also made us a super yummy raw chocolate cake, thanks!
Pavel is a great cook and always managed to create something… read more
This was an amazing first workaway experience for me!… read more