Pet sitting while experiencing rural Sicilian life in Noto, Italy

Infos

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  Description

  My family and I live in a small hamlet of houses outside Testa dell'Acqua a village in the Hyblaean Mountains above the Baroque city of Noto, close to Palazzolo Acreide. We are about 20 minutes drive to the sea and face due south. My 2 parents (Judith & Jonathan) live here, and myself (their son Bertold) in one of the houses next door. There is a beautiful garden, paper conservation studio and some lovely outdoor spaces. We have 2 goats, 4 dogs, 2 chickens, 3 ducks, a toad and many cats.
  
  
  Unfortunately we do not accept:
  - Workaways who have their own pets
  - Couples without a shared profile

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Photographie

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Musique

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Livres

  

  Architecture

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Plage

  

  Randonnée

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bertold also runs a cultural association (Meraki Testa dell’Acqua) for members in various indoor and outdoor spaces throughout the year.

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  Aide

  We are looking for responsible individuals or couples to come and look after our animals, house, and garden.
  
  There is plenty of indoor and outdoor space, and an active cultural association next door. My mother and father live in the house which has 3 double bedrooms & 2 shared bathrooms.
  
  In terms of help, I would be grateful for our Workaway guest to undertake the following
  - Light cleaning to keep the house clean and tidy
  - Help look after and feed the dogs
  - Feed the chickens, ducks & 2 x goats (Mango & PawPaw).
  - Light gardening (strimming, weeding, watering, pruning, feeding of plants etc)
  - Daily dog walk, (& sometimes followed by the goats & Baggy the black cat!).
  
  Other than these daily tasks there may be some other projects that you may like to get involved in.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Italien: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  The house you would be staying in has 3 double bedrooms, a kitchen, living room and 2 shared bathrooms.

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  Autres infos...

  Ideally you would bring your own car, however we have an old Fiat Panda that can be driven on a case by case basis for local trips (over 25's only I'm afraid due to the type of insurance). The village of Testa dell'acqua has 2 small local supermarkets, cafe, bar, butcher, baker, post office, pizzeria, doctor's surgery and carabinieri.

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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

  Stable internet connection is available.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Snoop

  Maya

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