Join our family and experience life in the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  Hello! We are a small family — mama and my two-year-old daughter, Aria — living just outside beautiful Pisac in the Sacred Valley of Peru. My name is Erika, and I work one-on-one with clients as a psycho-spiritual guide, supporting people through personal growth, transformation and healing.
  
  We are creating a peaceful, connected home centered around family, nature, community, healthy living, creativity and good food.
  
  We love exploring, walking around town, visiting local markets and cafés, spending time in nature and connecting with our community. Pisac is an incredible place, surrounded by mountains, Andean culture, traditional markets, healing traditions and a large international community.
  
  I’m currently looking for one female Workawayer to become a flexible extra pair of hands in our little family.
  
  Rather than one specialized role, I’m looking for someone who is happy helping with the natural variety of things that come up in everyday family life — spending time with Aria, preparing simple healthy food, running an errand, tidying up after meals, organizing a space or helping me get something done.
  
  I value someone who is proactive, flexible, responsible and able to see what needs doing without needing constant direction. Some days I may need more support with Aria; another day I may need help with food preparation, errands or getting the household back in order.
  
  We eat very healthily, primarily fresh, whole foods, so you should enjoy healthy food and have at least a basic understanding of preparing simple, nourishing meals. You absolutely do not need to be a professional cook.
  
  Most importantly, I’m looking for a healthy, conscious-minded woman who genuinely enjoys being around children and would like to become part of the rhythm of our home rather than simply exchanging hours for accommodation.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa
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  Interesses

  

  Escrever

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Artes performáticas

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Animais

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montanhas

  

  Camping

  

  Dança
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  As a Canadian mother raising my daughter internationally, I can share Canadian culture and traditions, English conversation practice, and insight into an unconventional approach to motherhood, travel and family life.
  
  For the past two years, my daughter and I have traveled extensively while living largely through house- and pet-sitting, so our family life looks a little different from the conventional model.
  
  I also work in the psycho-spiritual space and have spent years exploring personal growth, healing, spirituality and different traditions. The Sacred Valley itself attracts people from around the world interested in these subjects, and there are endless opportunities here for yoga, meditation, ceremony, creativity, music, movement and community.
  
  You’ll also have an immersive introduction to Andean and Peruvian life through everyday experiences in Pisac and the surrounding Valley — shopping in local produce markets, learning about regional foods and ingredients, encountering Quechua culture and traditions, and becoming part of the rhythm of daily life here.
  
  I want this to be a genuine two-way exchange. I will share my world, perspectives and community with you, and I genuinely want to learn from the women who come into our home as well — whether that’s your language, culture, food, traditions, creativity or simply your way of seeing the world.

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  Ajuda Au Pair

  Esse anfitrião está procurando ajuda de Au pair.

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  This is a general family-support role, so your helping hours will vary depending on what is happening that week.
  
  Things you might help with include:
  
  •⁠ ⁠Spending quality time with my two-year-old daughter, Aria — playing, reading, walking, exploring outside or staying with her while I work or take care of something
  •⁠ ⁠Preparing simple, healthy meals and snacks
  •⁠ ⁠Washing, chopping and preparing ingredients
  •⁠ ⁠Grocery shopping, market trips or other small errands
  •⁠ ⁠Tidying the kitchen and common areas after everyday use
  •⁠ ⁠Light household organization and keeping shared spaces functioning well
  •⁠ ⁠Occasionally helping with laundry or other normal household tasks
  •⁠ ⁠Generally noticing where an extra pair of hands would make life easier
  
  This is not a deep-cleaning position. I have separate help for deeper household cleaning.
  
  Aria is happy, curious and active and loves exploring, playing, reading, being outdoors and connecting with people. I particularly value someone who understands that children this young learn through connection, play, exploration and everyday life. I’m not looking for someone to entertain her with screens or structured academics, and I ask that phone use be kept to a minimum while you are responsible for her.
  
  The arrangement is approximately 25 hours per week maximum, but I really value flexibility rather than rigid five-hour shifts every day. One day might only require two or three hours, while another might be more involved. Some days the hours may be split into smaller blocks. We’ll communicate about the week and make sure the overall exchange remains fair and never exceeds approximately 25 hours.
  
  You’ll have two full days off each week, and I also want you to have your own life here. Your bedroom and personal time are yours, and a closed bedroom door is always respected.
  
  At the same time, this is a family home rather than a hostel-style arrangement. We enjoy sharing meals, conversation and everyday life, and I’d love someone who naturally enjoys that kind of warm household atmosphere.
  
  FOOD + LIFESTYLE
  
  Healthy living is an important part of our home. We generally eat fresh, nourishing, whole foods with lots of vegetables, fruit, grains, legumes, herbs, nuts and seeds, while minimizing heavily processed foods and poor-quality ingredients.
  
  You don’t need to follow exactly the same diet as us, but I’d like someone who appreciates healthy living and is comfortable preparing this kind of food.
  
  Our home is drug-free and alcohol-free, aside from intentional ceremonial use of traditional medicines. I’m not looking for someone who regularly uses recreational drugs or alcohol.
  
  Commercial cigarette smoking at the house is not okay. Traditional/natural ceremonial tobacco is different and is part of my own spiritual practice, generally used outdoors.
  
  Overall, this exchange will probably suit someone who is relatively healthy and conscious in her own lifestyle and enjoys nature, good food, children, community and a peaceful home environment.
  
  We’re an early-hours household because I have a young child — we generally wake around 5:00–6:00 am and Aria and I are usually in bed around 7:30–8:00 pm. You absolutely don’t need to follow our schedule, but we appreciate a calm, reasonably quiet home during the evening and early-morning hours.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Francês: Intermediário
  Espanhol: Iniciante

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  Acomodação

  The Space — Rinconada, Pisac, Sacred Valley
  
  Our home base is a spacious adobe-and-wood house in Rinconada, a residential area on the edge of Pisac and one of the gathering points for the international community here.
  
  We’re a short tuk-tuk or colectivo ride from Pisac town center, with its famous market, restaurants, cafés and wider Sacred Valley community of healers, creatives, families and people from all over the world.
  
  There’s also a coffee shop and bakery very close to the house, as well as other small local shops.
  
  One of my favorite things about the location is that beautiful riverbanks are within walking distance, giving you places to walk, meditate, journal, read, create or simply spend time outside.
  
  The house is spacious, with plenty of room for everyone to have her own space. Each Workawayer has her own private furnished bedroom.
  
  The kitchen is fully equipped with an oven, stovetop, blender, French press and the everyday equipment needed to cook properly — especially important given that food and communal meals are a significant part of our household.
  
  The house has a warm, natural feeling with adobe and wood throughout. It sits along a road with some daytime traffic, but evenings are generally peaceful.
  
  The Sacred Valley can become surprisingly cold after sunset, so please bring warm clothes, wool socks and something cozy for the evenings — or be prepared to buy them locally.
  
  I work as a psycho-spiritual guide, and there may be times when I’m working from home or eventually seeing clients here, so you’ll be living in a household genuinely connected to that world rather than simply adjacent to it.

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  Algo mais...

  There is so much to do in and around Pisac during your time off, whether you want community, adventure, spirituality, creativity or simply quiet time in nature.
  
  Pisac itself has its famous archaeological site and ruins, a beautiful traditional market, cafés and restaurants, yoga and movement classes, workshops, ceremonies, community gatherings, live music and lots of interesting little spaces to discover. There is a very active international community here, so it is generally easy to meet people and find things happening.
  
  The surrounding Sacred Valley is incredible for hiking, exploring villages, spending time by the river, visiting markets and archaeological sites, or simply finding a beautiful place in the mountains to read, meditate, journal or create.
  
  Cusco is also easy to visit for a day or weekend, and towns such as Calca, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo are accessible by colectivo if you want to explore more of the Valley.
  
  Colectivos are inexpensive and make it easy to travel throughout the Sacred Valley without having a car. Tuk-tuks are everywhere around Pisac for shorter distances.
  
  Your two days off are completely your own. You are welcome to explore independently, make friends, attend events, travel around the Valley or simply stay home and enjoy the garden and mountains.
  
  And because we are actually living and building community here rather than simply passing through, I’m also happy to introduce you to friends, places and gatherings when it feels natural. You’ll have plenty of independence, but you certainly won’t have to figure out the Sacred Valley completely on your own.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Daisy (4 meses)

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