Off-grid living near Valchiusa, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Infos

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  Description

  Ciao! we're Emanuele, Francesca, Olaf and Leopoldo.
  Emanuele (32 yo) works as a videographer and is a DIY project enthusiast, Francesca (31) studies natural sciences and she's the queen b of the garden, Olaf (5,half border collie) takes care of human resources,
  
  We moved here in Valchiusella a couple of years ago because we were looking for a place where we could live completely immersed in nature and where we could experiment living off grid.
  The house was built at the beginning of 1900 it's completely surrounded by nature, and we totally live off the grid.
  
  We love hiking, to experiment with gardening and DIY projects, especially with repurposed materials.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  you will experience living off the grid, immerse in the nature of the mountain by the river

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  Aide

  We will need help for :
  
  -gardening,
  -moving materials from the car to the house,
  -chopping wood,
  -building DIY projects
  -house maintenance in general.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We live in a traditional cottage house built on the bank of the river Chiusella and surrounded by woods in Valchiusella, Piemonte.
  
  We are completely off the grid : we have solar panels so we have to pay attention on how we use electricity because sometimes it may be limited and we get water from a spring.
  
  You'll have a private guest room with a double bed and a dresser, we will provide bed sheets, blankets and pillows.
  We will share living room, kitchen and toilet.
  Toilet and sun heated shower are outside.
  A minimun of adaptability is required as you will live immersed in nature.
  
  We live in the house with a dog and a cat.
  
  We recommend you to bring
  -clothes for every kind of weather
  -working clothes
  -head lamp
  -waterproof jacket
  -hiking shoes
  
  Wifi is only available through our phones and just for important uses.
  
  We will provide food/meals/ingredients and 3 meals

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  Autres infos...

  In your free time you can find many hiking trails in the area
  during summer you can take a swim in the river or just sunbathe on a big rock on the river :)
  
  To get to our place you can reach Ivrea by train and then take a cheap bus to Traversella.
  If needed we can pick you up from Ivrea train station.
  For more informations please contact us.

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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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week