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Help out with childcare/playing/sport and speaking English our 11 years old child in the morning close to Lucca, Italy

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TUSCANY-LUCCA help out childcare/playing and speaking English our 11 years old child close to Lucca.

Hi people! We are Simona and Mariano, we have a 11 years old child, nice and curious. He likes sports ( especially basket and skate), plays piano and outdoor activities. What else: Pokémon, manga, lego and contemporary music. I work as a pedagogist child- -art and nature in Lucca and Mariano as a IT at University in Pisa. Lucca is a wonderful tiny historical town in Tuscany close to many cultural and natural places and attractions.
We are very easy going people. We love meeting people and different cultures. We live in a 3 stages court yard house with garden. We have a cat. Internet Wi-fi is available. We like spending time at the seaside and in the mountains in Tuscany during the week end, and in the afternoon in summer time. Bike is available to explore the area, ( there a nice river close to our house, and a bike path close the river going to the the center of Lucca).
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Prática de idiomas
Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
Lucca is a very nice and historic town, and we live in a very quite area. We would like to offer the possibilities to young people to travel and make experiences abroad as we did when we were younger. We love, music, nature, arts, cooking and eating together, going to the seaside and the mountains, welcome friends. We would like to share our Italian way of living with you, our language and improving our English or other languages ( I can speak also French, some Portoguese and a a bit of Spanish and German). We believe you could have a great experience. In Summer there are lots of cultural events going on in the center of the town and in Tuscany. This Summer there's also a special Art event " Biennale d'architettura" in Venice if you like.
Projetos que envolvem crianças
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
Ajuda
We are looking for a person, better guy, but girl as well, who loves staying with kids, joyful and energetic, non smoker better loving nature, sports and arts . We work during the morning, so we would like someone, who stay in a relax way with our child, playing, doing sports and talking to him in English and improving any other skill you may have to offer and share from almost 8.30-9.00 am to 1.30 pm. We would prefer an English mother tongue, but open to other possibilities. We expect the guy/girl to be tidy, and keep his/her room and the bathroom tidy. Afternoon and week end free or if you like, you can share with us.
If you like you can have some references reading feedbacks the previous workawayers left about their experience at our place.
Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Fluente
Italiano: Fluente
Alemão: Iniciante
Espanhol: Iniciante
Português: Iniciante
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Acomodação
We offer a single room with a bathroom ( that we used only for taking shower since there 's another bathroom next to our bedrooms). We share food and eat togheter. We are flexible.
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During your free time ( mornings and most part of the week end) you have many possibilities: going around on your own or join us. Relax at home, or going around by bike. A Bus stop just outside our house and in 5-10 minutes to Lucca City center or 30 minutes to Pisa's. You can reach Florence by trainin 1 h .and 1/2. Being at the seaside by train in 30 minutes. We are used to go to the magic Baratti seaside ( 100 Km far from Lucca). So we are in the middle of beauty of Tuscany.
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- Acesso à internet
- Acesso à internet limitado
- Temos mascotes
- Somos fumantes
- Pode hospedar famílias
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
1
Horas previstas
max 25 hours/week- Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week flexible away-

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 998188664483

Comentário (8)

21 fev. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Hannah) para o anfitrião

I stayed with Simona, Roberto, Mariano and the family for three weeks during the previous summer and had the most special time here, for which I cannot thank them enough. It was my first WorkAway experience and it was an amazing time.

I would look after Roberto around four mornings or days a week, it was so enjoyable! He is a lovely boy easy to… read more

(Excelente )

19 fev. 2024

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Hannah)

Dear Hannah,
I apologize for the delay with which I write your feedback.
Hannah spent 3 weeks at our place last Summer end of July and first period of August. Roberto our, 11 years old son and we all really enjoyed Hannah’s company.
She is really a smart person, positive, always smiling and disposable. She is very respectful, quite, mild and… read more

(Excelente )

29 out. 2023

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Soya)

Dear Soya,
thank you for your nice and positive feedback.
as I told you, It took me some time to write you a feedback. Eventually is Autumn and cold so I can concentrate and write in English. .
Roberto my eleven years old child is interested in Japanese culture, so when I proposed him to invite Soya he was really happy. Besides Soya could play… read more

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23 ago. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Soya) para o anfitrião

I stayed with Simona and her family for 3 weeks this summer. I was invited to them a month before my stay, and I decided to visit their house because their kid Roberto likes Japanese culture and basketball.
First, they are a very kind family! They took me to Roma soon after we met. They let me accompany on their trip and guided me in Roma. I… read more

(Excelente )

13 nov. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Brett) para o anfitrião

Dear Simona,
I’m finally sitting down to write my feedback. When I think back to the Summer, I can’t help but smile at all the happy memories I made. I don’t think it’s possible to write about all the ways you and your family made my experience unforgettable. Nonetheless, ci proverò.
This Summer, I was lucky enough to spend 4 weeks with Simona,… read more Mariano, Roberto, and Alice in their wonderful home in Lucca. When I landed in Pisa, I immediately felt welcomed. The sight of them smiling and waving calmed any nerves I had about taking part in a workaway exchange for the first time. Thanks to their warm welcome and how accommodating they all were, it didn’t take me long to settle in. From the emails that I had exchanged with Simona beforehand, I knew that the family and I would have a lot in common. I feel like we immediately connected. The light-hearted environment and fun dynamic reminded me of my own family. During the first few evenings at dinner, even though my Italian comprehension was a bit rusty, I laughed along with their jokes. Throughout the whole stay, I was made to feel extremely included and appreciated. They were incredibly attentive and interested when I talked about my English and Japanese culture and in turn, they helped me to understand all the beautiful (and not so beautiful) parts of their country and culture. We exchanged Italian, Japanese and (the few) English delicacies and talked for hours about food in classic Italian fashion.
The main purpose of my stay was to look after Roberto while his parents were at work, help him with his homework, and speak English with him. Although it was formally my “job”, I had the best time when I was with Roberto. After he grumbled through his homework (which he didn’t need any help with at all), we spent the days playing chess, cooking together, playing basketball or football, swimming and cycling into Lucca. Roberto is an amazing boy. I never had any trouble with him as he is incredibly polite, well mannered, and respectful. He is inquisitive, eager to learn and embraces new cultures and foreign things. He absorbed everything I told him at the table or in the kitchen and quickly learnt how to do it himself. I especially enjoyed making gyoza together, and watching Roberto master the technique. His intelligence was very evident from the start, he completed rubix cubes at lightning speed and by the end of my 4 weeks he was schooling me at chess. Once again, Roberto is a lovely boy who made my first aupair experience easier and more enjoyable than I ever could have imagined. I loved spending time with Roberto, and I can’t wait to hear and see first-hand what he gets up to in his bright future.
Simona and I had a lot of opportunity for conversations during car trips to and from the river. We talked about everything from music and dancing to the French way of showing affection. Not only were these car trips often hilarious, but it was also through these conversations that I realised that we shared a lot of values. Something that really resonated with me was her stories of her travels to Brazil and what she gained from it. Part of the reason she chooses to host workawayers is to repay the favour that people did for her in the past. This kindness and idea of giving back shows the special person Simona is. She is kind, warm hearted, sensitive person who believes in the good of fellow human beings. I’m very glad to have met and talked with Simona. I hope the friendship we made can carry on for years to come.
I laugh a lot when I think back to the Summer and the conversations we would have at dinner. Often, it’s the memories of Mariano’s jokes that make me laugh the most. On multiple occasions, his one-liners and… special ways of explaining things had me in stitches. He could make the most sensible of conversations into a laughing matter. In fact, a lot of my sensory memories from the trip are thanks to Mariano in some way or another: the enticing aromas emanating from the kitchen as he prepared dinner; the delicious flavours when I took the first bite; and the bossa nova melodies that rang through the house as he played his home-made guitars. I can only thank him for adding so much colour and joy to my time in Italy.
Finally, my stay wouldn’t have been the same without Alice’s company. At breakfast, during walks and when hiding from the summer sun, we filled the silence by talking about everything. I took great comfort in having someone my own age there. I loved sharing our interests and views on the world. Through our conversations, I got an insight into the kind, intelligent, and thoughtful person that she is.
I met other members of the family, who all welcomed me and made me feel comfortable.
It was beautiful to be a part of this family and watch it function during the Summer. They are genuinely good people. They treated me with so much hospitality and patience. Anyone who has the pleasure of meeting and speaking with their wonderful family should consider themselves extremely blessed. They were a major part of one of the most enjoyable and educative Summers of my life and I hope they can be part of many memories to come. I can’t wait to see and hear what you’re all getting up to. I look forward to the day when I can see your faces again.
Tanti baci alla mia famiglia italiana,
Brett x

(Excelente )

10 out. 2022

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Brett)

Dear Brett,
as I told you, it would have taken a while to write your feedback. I always need time to do it. Eventually, here I am writing your feedback in a rainy day... ( eventually it rains here too)
Let’s start from the beginning. Roberto is really interested in Japanese culture and food as his sister is, and so, when Brett wrote to us, we… read more immediately like his mail and presentation. Not just because his half Japanese roofs sounded exotics to us but because he is really a special guy.
He spent a month with us this Summer.
Our previous experiences with workawayers were great and totally positive. With Brett has been even better if possible, I can’t explain in another way. As Roberto said 11/10.
It was his first experience as a workawayer but actually we got well from the e-mail we wrote each other, and meet on Skype. And when he came here from the first day everything got on well, with all of us.
Brett is a positive, respectful, responsible, curious, accultured guy, talkative and open minded, genuinely interested in cultural and human exchanges, sensitive and good listener, down to earth, and really creative and joyful. Really self-determined and purposeful, with clear aims to pursue in his life and studies. Besides with a great sense of humor.
Clean, tidy guy collaborative at home for helping in set up or clearing away the table and so on. He is a passionate cooker....on the way to become a chef as the father is.
He can speak a good Italian French and Spanish.

Roberto adored spending time with Brett. They got on well, more than well. They liked cooking Italian and Japanese food together, playing chess, cards, talking, riding bikes. Brett knew how to involve Roberto and teaching him new competencies but also in supervising Roberto’s homeworks for school. He was kind a big brother for him and Roberto was really fond of him.

Since it was so incredibly hot and damp, they spent the most part of there time together inside the house. But they never got annoyed. They always had something to do together, with Alice as well.
He spent evenings talking with us in our very late dinner in the garden or playing guitar and sing English songs or reading or talking to Alice. They are the same age and had interests in common that shared both in Italian and English.

He was such a positive presence in our house. He also was very sensitive, respectful and wise in dealing with such a critical period for our family when our niece was at hospital in very critical conditions and we were hosting her sister as well. We were all so worried about and he really had a gentle emotional touch and presence for all of us.

Actually he liked staying with Robi also during his spare time. Saturday morning they went to Lucca by bike to have an Italian breakfast in a bar ecc. We really enjoy his company during the week end or afternoons he spent with us in the mountains or at the river with also our friends.

Personally I really enjoyed the time we spent together talking in English and Italian about relationships, love, relationships in families, how to express emotions in British culture and in Latin culture “ un regalo al mondo”… ti ricordi? I was honored by the trust you got on me. Then trying to explain different ways of saying in Italian and English and than laughing about the metaphores Mariano used to explain Italian crazy politics.
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Wish you the best for all your projects now that you are in Lyon and later in Spain and for all your life.
Brett we all miss you and we talk about you sometimes, and we think of you with a big smile and lot of affection. Hope we can keep in touch, and waiting for you to come to see us again whenever you want, since you are part of our extended family.

Big hug from all of us,
Simona, Mariano, Roberto Alice and all the rest of the family

(Excelente )

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21 fev. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Hannah) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

19 fev. 2024

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Hannah)

(Excelente )

29 out. 2023

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Soya)

(Excelente )

23 ago. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Soya) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

13 nov. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Brett) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

10 out. 2022

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Brett)

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20 out. 2019

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Jack)

Dear Jack, it took me quite two month to write your feedback, luckly I had told you before you left.
Thank you so much for your positive and warm feedback.
About Jack: we miss him a lot. He is a very gentle, reserved, well mannered, respectful, and calm guy. And at the same time so creative, playful, accultured and curious. In our opinion he is… read more

(Excelente )

30 ago. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Jack) para o anfitrião

I will probably just be echoing the other feedback here, but bless this family. I had a genuinely heart-warming, happy, peaceful month, and feel deeply grateful for the experience. Recommended for anyone who loves children, loves food, wine, sunshine, enjoys mountains, rivers, sea-sides, towns, and wants a delicious slice of Italian life.

Simona… read more is a confident, conversational, and optimistic woman with a great deal of care, interest, and generosity. She was always making sure I was happy and had a great sense of humour. Mariano is a gentle, tech-savvy, and gastronomically skilled man, who made some extraordinarily good meals and improvised beautiful, wistful Bossa-Nova guitar over my piano playing. We often stayed up playing past midnight.

Robbie – the main event – is a tender-hearted, curious, and very funny child. My time with him was a true pleasure and joy. He was shy for about 5 seconds, but we very quickly become great pals. Under 10s culture seems to have remained pretty static since 2004 – Lego, Pokémon, Star Wars, Harry Potter – so there was no shortage of ice-breakers. But, even past the language barrier, we got to know each other very well very quickly. I loved playing characters, building dens, drawing, singing, dancing. He was always just great fun to be around. As ‘work’, it couldn’t have been more like ‘play’.

I should also mention Alice, Mariano’s daughter who often tended to be around, and would help me with lunch. She was extremely courteous, pleasant, and helpful.

My 5 hours went from about 9am to 2pm every weekday, leaving me afternoons and weekends free. Breakfast tended to be pretty simple. I tended to make lunch. The ingredients cupboard was always full. Dinner we tended to have together, and was always delicious. The house is big, stocked with everything you need, and stays cool during the height of summer – including the attic which is the bedroom. Lucca is a very beautiful city – as beautiful as Florence, only less crowded – and only a short, scenic bike-ride away.

I was working on my dissertation at the time, so didn’t get as much exploration or language-learning done as I might have hoped. Suffice to say Toscana is a staggeringly beautiful part of the world, and a great place to improve your Italian. We often went on weekend trips to friends, which I enjoyed a great deal, and opened my eyes to a great deal of beauty. I am sure, when I come back, there will be a great deal more of this gorgeous country to see.

This place will give you warm, joyous memories.

Thank you thank you thank you!

I hope to see you again soon.

(Excelente )

9 out. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Brandon) para o anfitrião

We all travel in search of moments that will be forever etched in our minds; we look for experiences that will stick with us for the rest of our lives; and we seek people that can teach us something about themselves, and thus, teach us something about who we are. Staying with Simona, Mariano, and Roberto (Robi) gave me all of this. I don’t want to… read more be too sappy or sentimental, but I am a better person as a result of my time with them, and I can’t wait to see them again!

They were my first workaway experience, and I am forever grateful for everything they taught me. Simona is a mother who exudes self-confidence, determination, and unconditional love. She is sweet, loves a good chat, and has a wicked sense of humour. Mariano is a devote father, humble, and is incredibly gentle. He is a wonderful craftsman, and an equally talented cook. And of course, the highlight of the family is Roberto. Roberto is a child gifted in every way I can think of. He is intelligent well beyond his years, has an imagination unparalleled by any child I’ve ever met, and boasts the maturity of a young man at the tender age of six. I cannot speak highly enough of this family, they are wonderful human beings, the type you hope to be lucky enough to meet. Simona and Mariano have done a magnificent job raising this young boy.

I spent about six weeks staying with them in their beautiful house in Lucca. I was given my own room, which was spacious and comfortable. I was given authentic italian meals three times a day, all of which were fantastic. Mariano always made sure there was some beer in the fridge for me, and they stocked the fridge with all my favourite foods: meats, cheeses, and yogurts! I was given time off to explore Lucca, Pisa, Florence, and Napoli. My daily situation was great, if you stay with them you won't ever have to worry about going hungry or where you will sleep. But what mattered most, is that I was welcomed into their family with open arms. I always felt welcome, safe, comfortable, and appreciated.

My daily routine consisted of looking after Roberto for a few hours every morning (Monday to Friday) while Simona and Mariano were at work. Roberto and I clicked immediately, this kid is so easy to get along with! He is sociable, he is caring, he has a sense of humour, and he loves learning new things. We would play lego, play football, make up new games like obstacle courses or “the floor is lava”, or “taste tests”, and take little bicycle trips. The days were easy and enjoyable. In playing with Roberto, I learned just as much as he did. The language barrier was an issue for about 2 hours, that’s all! After that first 2 hours, we both figured out how to communicate with one another pretty quickly and efficiently. He understands far more English than he cares to admit, because he likes to pretend he doesn’t understand in order to get away with things (he is so sneaky!). And he is happy to teach you italian, my italian became…passable. I already spoke French, and so comprehending italian was relatively easy by the end of my time there, and my vocabulary became good enough that I could have small broken conversations with people.

Spending time with Roberto was so much fun and was so rewarding, that I enjoyed spending time with him in the evenings even though Simona and Mariano didn’t ask me to. Roberto always had friends over and we would play “nascandino at night” or look up at the stars. I love telling people that one of my best friends is a six year old italian kid. In many ways, I see him as the little brother I never had. My time with these people was magical, and I consider them part of my extended family. I know that I will always have not just a place to stay in Lucca, but what I consider a home.

I can't state it any more plainly than this: stay with this family, it will be one of the best experiences of your life.

Hugs and hive fives!
- Brandon

PS: Steve è molto cattivo. ;)
PSS: I mean it. Steve è molto molto cattivo. Ma mi amico Apollo, ooh la la, molto bene! ;)

(Excelente )

8 out. 2018

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Brandon)

Brandon spent a month and a half at our place last Summer. We were looking for a guy who could stay with our six years old child in the morning while we were at work. For Brandon was the first experience as a workawayer. What can I say? Excellent is the answer.
He is a calm, reserved and respectful guy, responsible and good mannered . At the same… read more

(Excelente )

8 out. 2018

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Anja)

Anja come because after Brandon, the previous workawayer, Roberto didn’t want to go to Summer camps in the 3 weeks before the school started. Brandon and her stayed 3 days together with Roberto and it was just perfect.
I mean, Anja was an Angel. Roberto got perfectly well with her as he did with Brandon. Amazing.
She has a special energy with… read more

(Excelente )

29 set. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Anja) para o anfitrião

I spent three and a half weeks with Simona, Mariano and Roberto. It was a wonderful experience! I felt like part of the family, they are very warm-hearted and generous and I could not have found a better place to go! I appreciated talking to them about no matter what and we had a lot of good conversations (often while drinking a glass of red wine… read more

(Excelente )

6 ago. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Mayya) para o anfitrião

I spent 2 months at Simona and Mariano's house in March- April 2018! It is hard to start describing my experience because there were so many great things about it and I start getting very nostalgic! Overall, it was more than excellent and I am extremely thankful to the family for having me!
As for my duties, I had to help Simona prepare for her… read more

(Excelente )

22 jul. 2018

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Mayya)

Mayya spent 2 months at our place in springtime. It was her first workaway experience. She is a very positive, good manner, smart, smiling and sweet girl. She was very open minded and interested in cultural exchanges. She was fond of Italian language and culture, relationships and it was a pleasure to spend time with her talking about Italian and… read more

(Excelente )

2 set. 2017

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Charlotte)

Charlotte spent a month and a half at our place in Lucca. For us and for her as well it was the first Workaway experience: it was marvellous. She was better than our expectations.
She stayed with Roberto, our 5 years old child 5 days per week while we were at work. Charlotte is so cute, she is a very responsible, good mannered, polite, respectful,… read more

(Excelente )

17 ago. 2017

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Charlotte) para o anfitrião

I spent one month and a half at Simona and Mariano's house : it was an amazing and incredible experience. It was my first Workaway experience (for them too), we get along very well !
Every morning until 2 pm, I played with Roberto (5 years old) who is really calm, curious, loving, full of life. I was free during the afternoons and week-ends so I… read more

(Excelente )

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