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To practise French or Spanish to my family and discover Italy!

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The experience

Hi! We are an Italian family of four (with two guys of 13 and 17 years old). We live in Rapallo, near to the Cinque Terre, Portofino and Genoa, in a country house with a large garden and a beautiful sea view!
We have been hosting for some time and we understand that the team is successful when there is good education, responsibility and a lot of desire to spend time together to share different cultures

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English and Fluent Spanish

Between 20 and 25 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Be from outside Italy

European Union Passport

United States visa or citizenship

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers do not have to consider us as a bed and breakfast, but as a family, so help with small daily tasks such as emptying the dishwasher, helping to set the table and clearing up, that is all those things that make us live well together .... in addition to this we ask for a lot of conversation with our kids and French and Spanish lessons correcting the grammar and pronunciation Alessio the most great attends linguistic high school so if you also know French or Spanish you are welcome

Activities & Shift

You will see that if you are a polite, respectful and responsible person with us you will be fine ... and we will also be happy to help you organize beautiful trips to the beautiful places that surround us that are famous and appreciated by many tourists

Rules

So to conclude, if you are a polite, willing and responsible boy or girl who likes to live in the countryside and spend your time with your family, you don't isolate yourself in the bedroom alone, and Do you like being with 12 and 16year old boys ... then I'm sure you will be fine with us ... and I forgot that we are also very good at cooking traditional Italian dishes

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS ... WE DO NOT HOST FOR LONG PERIODS