Información de perfil
Evaluación del anfitrión
100 %
Last replied
16 ene 2025
Porcentaje de respuesta
92.6 %
Usually responds ≤ 2 dias
Comentarios
7
Correo verificado
Medallas (2)
Busca al anfitrión perfecto
Detalles
Descripción
Hello! Please come and help me keep our beautiful garden beautiful!
I am Giovanna, I am 73 (on the outside... young at heart) and simply love the house and the garden my husband and I built from scratch more than 30 years ago. The house is quite large, as is the garden, and it is near Campagnano di Roma, a small village about 30 km. north of Rome. I am passionate about the garden, I do have some help but I also do a great deal of work in it myself and at times I feel a bit overwhelmed. Hence this appeal! I also have three dogs...
I have a separate apartment upstairs which I use for short lets but during the winter months it would be available for workawayers and another studio apartment with its own kitchenette and bathroom.
I can offer accommodation and meals for max two weeks in exchange for the standard 25 hours help a week, but I would prefer longer stays and if you want more time off I could offer accommodation only (no meals) in exchange for 12 hours work a week.
I would also prefer couples, it is very quiet here and I need people who are very independent and can entertain themselves.
Public transport (bus+train) is very limited so workawayers can work full days (rather than just mornings) and have full days off if they want to go sightseeing in Rome. It would be great if workawayers had their own car, if not at least a driving licence.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Cuidado de casas
Intereses
Política / justicia social
Cultura
Historia
Actividades al aire libre
Naturaleza
Libros
Bricolaje y manualidades
Escritura
Animales
Jardinería
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Lots of history and art of course in Rome (which is a half-hour drive away) and Campagnano itself is set in the Veio Regional Park which dates back to the Etruscan and Roman ages. The village has recently become very popular among pilgrims walking the Via Francigena.
I am bi-lingual English/Italian so can help with both languages.
I come from an international background, have lived or spent a lot of time in different countries (UK, Canada, USA, Switzerland), am deeply interested in history, have made a documentary film on the help Italians gave escaped POWs during World War II (shown on national History Channel) and am always interested in meeting new people and hearing their stories.
Ayuda
After the summer there is always e lots of hedge pruning, raking leaves, clearing ditches, wood stacking and generally getting the garden into shape after the summer heat, while after Christmas all the roses need pruning and fruit trees in February etc., I would be working alongside you. I'd love to have a vegetable garden but have found that I can't keep up with it, so help is needed there as well. There is often some maintenance work, like painting the window grilles, to be done in wintertime. I like to build things and be creative in the garden so new ideas are always welcome!
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Italiano: Fluido
Francés: PrincipianteEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
Alojamiento
Workawayers would have a twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom , kithenette and its own separate entrance. We can share some meals or you can cook for yourselves separately. I am not a brilliant cook but can teach how to make a good plate of "pasta"!
Algo más...
I work as a conference interpreter which is not a regular every day job and when at home I like to spend time working in the garden and with my three dogs but I also go into Rome quite often and would be able to give my guests a lift.
There are loads of books in the flat in both English and Italian.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Good internet connection
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
I have two acres, lots of parking space
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Dos
Comentarios (3)
This was our first Workaway and we are so happy that it was with Giovanna.
She is an amazing person. She is very concerned that you feel comfortable in her home and with the work. We had great and interesting conversations at lunch and dinner and we learned a lot from her and from Italy. We don't have perfect… read more
Fotos
Comentarios
Son opciones de calificación adicionales para cuando los miembros dejan sus comentarios. Se muestra la calificación media dejada en cada opción.
Precisión del perfil:
(5.0)
Intercambio cultural:
(5.0)
Comunicación:
(5.0)
This was our first Workaway and we are so happy that it was with Giovanna.
She is an amazing person. She is very concerned that you feel comfortable in her home and with the work. We had great and interesting conversations at lunch and dinner and we learned a lot from her and from Italy. We don't have perfect… read more
