House and cat sitting in beautiful Lake Como, Italy

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  Description

  We are an Italian-American couple in our late 60s living on beautiful Lake Como with our four cats.
  Our home has a lovely garden. We are retired and travel often to Milan and abroad.
  Your tasks: Feed the cats twice a day (only one cat uses litter, the other three use the garden). Litter needs occasionally to be cleaned and disposed of properly. In summer: water the plants and mow the small lawn (not in winter). Keep your apartment very clean. Handle small emergencies (e.g. power outage) with our help; we also have maintenance people.
  What we offer:
  A fully equipped basement apartment with a porch, where you can stay even when we are home. Utilities are covered year-round. When we’re here, you can also take days off and travel—just plan with us. Work is light, about 2 hours per day maximum. You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy walks, sightseeing, and the stunning scenery of Lake Como.
  Requirements: Mature person (30+), ideally a digital nomad (Wi-Fi is reliable). Proven experience with cats/pets and/or house sitting. Handy, responsible, and good at communication. Minimum stay: 1 month; maximum 3 months (longer possible for EU citizens). Non-EU citizens can stay max 90 days and must come from visa-free countries (US, Canada, Australia, UK, Japan, etc.), as we do not provide visa support, and must carry travel insurance. If interested, please apply with a short introduction about yourself. Applications not meeting these requirements will not be considered.
  Workawayers will only be helping with house/pet sitting and they won't be helping with our rental accommodation business.
  Lake Como is a spectacular place, home to many movie stars’ villas—this is a unique chance to enjoy it with an extremely light work commitment. Unfortunately we do not accept smokers.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Livres

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Plage

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Vie en van

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Histoire

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Camping

  

  Montagne

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Definitely if they want they would have plenty of time to learn and practice Italian.

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  Aide

  Your tasks: Feed the cats twice a day (only one cat uses litter, the other three use the garden). In summer: water the plants and mow the small lawn (not in winter).Help with laundry and recycling garbage. Keep your apartment very clean. Handle small emergencies (e.g. power outage or Wi-Fi issues) with our help; we also have maintenance people.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Fully fledged one bedroom apartment with porch and garden.

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  Autres infos...

  It can be an excellent soft landing for who wants to try living in Italy. In the past other volunteers have found a job on their own on the lake and after the first few months with us have gone on living on their own. Sorry but we do not accept smokers in our house. We do not provide visa assistance nor we give residency to those seeking to become Italian citizens because of heritage.

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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

  Yes it is ideal for digital nomads.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Mes animaux

  Lily, Oliver, Ivy and Kim

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