A helping hand for a Dutch welcoming family in Martina Franca, Italy

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  Description

  Hi, my name is Paulien and I am living in Puglia, in the Valle d'Itria since June 2024. Originally I am Dutch. I live here with my 3 sons (13, 11, 8) in a wonderful house with 0,5 hectare filled with olive trees and other fruits. We are enjoying life in Puglia very much with its fresh food, great climate and openminded people. And, we are very pleased to meet you!!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Langues

  

  Écriture

  

  Animaux

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Plage

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports d'équipe
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  First of all: welcome to our family where we speak Dutch, English, Italian, French and a bit German. We are very open minded people and, also my kids (and our Golder Retriever Nola, cat Luca and two birds!), and we would love to welcome you here. After a year of travelling in a camper through Europe, doing homeschooling, enjoying life, we settled in Puglia. There unfortunately me and the kid's papa divorced and now we both go our own way here in Puglia. So, on a personal level there is enough to share and learn I suppose ;-).
  
  The valle d'Itria has a lot of cultural activities to offer such as theatre, spiritual activities (yoga, sound healing, cacao ceremonies, etc), we live close by an ashram which is quite famous here in Puglia, both coasts are bellissima, music is a big thing here, ceramic pottery, biking and trekking on the 'aquadotto' and many more. I would love to help you finding the right activities and people that suit your needs! My network here grew quite fast.
  
  Then there is me as a woman, a mother, a former business owner in The Netherlands, having gone through a tough journey to get to myself. I am figuring out how to process these 'lessons' into my future way of being, also in helping others.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  I would like help in the following areas:
  - garden help (from designing to maintaining and everything in between)
  - cutting trees, roses, etc.
  - installation of a sprinkler system
  - some small area's of painting
  - some small area's of plasterwork - i can teach you
  - if you're good with wood, I'll always need a new shelf somewhere :-).
  
  
  I love to do all of these tasks as well and I am super eager to learn so whenever I can (apart from being a mom, driving around to sportclasses and my job) I will be here to help!!

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Allemand: Intermédiaire
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Italien: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  I will post more pictures soon!!
  
  What we offer is an apartment where you have your own kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom. You can stay with 4 people max here. We enjoy having people at the table so feel welcome. Some days I might have to say I need some (dinner)time alone with my boys as well, but I will make sure you'll eat well like the Italians do throughout the day!
  
  If you prefer you can also park your camper, van, 4x4 in our garden and we will provide electricity and a bathroom.

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  Autres infos...

  It's great if you have a driver's license and if you can rent a car. I will help you finding a good offer. There is public transport but you will lose a lot of time taking it. Of course I can also drop you off and pick you up, but that's not as easy as having the freedom with a rental car.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  If you plan your other work around the things we agree upon, super welcome.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We know what travellers in a camper need, so with a small talk up front we will make it happen for you!

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  As long as your pet is kind to me, my kids and our Golder Retriever Nola it's fine!! Nola would loooovvveeee to have a playmate!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Dodo (7 mois)

  Bo (7 mois)

  Luca (11 mois)

  Nola (3 ans)

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