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HELLO,

MY NAME'S ELENA. I'M A 55 YEARS OLD WOMAN, SINGLE MOTHER OF TWINS: TWO GIRLS 18 YEARS OLD. SO FAR, I'M JUST TESTING THE WATERS FOR A POSSIBLE EXCHANGE IN CASE ANY OF MY DAUGHTERS FINALLY GO ON A GAP YEAR INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY NEXT SEPTEMBER. THE IDEA IS TO LEARN AND/OR IMPROVE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH (IMPROVE SPOKEN SKILLS, LEVEL C1); FRENCH (BASIC KNOWLEDGE); GERMAN AND ITALIAN (NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE).

WE MOST LIKE READING, TRAVELLING, WALKING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITES, SUCH US GOING TO THE THEATRE, CINEMA, MUSEUMS AND THE LIKE. WE MOST ENJOY TRAVELLING AND WHEN BUDGET AND TIME ALLOW WE DO. WE WENT TO BERLIN LAST AUGUST AND TO EDINBURGH LAST OCTOBER.

WE DO HAD AND HAVE FRIENDS AND THE LIKE IN QUITE A LOT OF COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD AND WE LIKE VISITING THEM WHEN FEASIBLE: ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, USA, ITALY, KENYA, BRASIL, AND SO ON. THEY ALSO VISIT US FROM TIME TO TIME.

SO, I GUESS WE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS BEING CURIOUS, OPEN MINDED, INDEPENDENT AND ALWAYS WILLING TO SHARE AND LEARN.WE ARE BILINGUAL, IN SPANISH AS WELL AS CATALAN,AND WE CONSIDER BOTH OUR MOTHER TONGUES. AS WE ARE COMPULSIVE READERS, OUR COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGES IS VERY GOOD.

I MUST POINT OUT THAT IF ANY AGREEMENT WOULD TAKE PLACE YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I'M NOT AT HOME FROM AROUND 7 AM TO 5 PM AS I DO WORK FAR AWAY FROM HOME (ONE HOUR DRIVE PER TRIP). I DO ENJOY FLEXIBILITY AT MY WORK BUT ANY YOUNG PERSON WILLING TO COME SHOULD BE OLD ENOUGH, TO BE AUTONOMOUS AND INDEPENDENT TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH BEING ALONE DURING MY WORKING HOURS. OF COURSE,WE CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER WHICH ACTIVITIES, COURSES AND THE LIKE SHE/HE WOULD LIKE AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR "WORKING DAYS" AND TRY TO ENTERTAIN AND VISIT DURING WEEKENDS. I'LL BE DELIGHTED TO HELP.AS I MENTIONED, NO FINAL PLANS FOR MY DAUGHTERS BUT IT MAY HAPPEN THAT ANY OF THEM WOULD BE AT HOME. IN FACT, ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS HAS GOT UNCONDITIONAL OFFERS FROM SCTOTTISH UNIVERSITIES, AND IF THE RESULTS OF THER EXAMS ARE THE EXPECTED ONES, SHE'LL GO TO STUDY TO SCOTLAND.

WE LIVE IN A CITY NEXT TO BARCELONA VERY WELL COMUNICATED BY TROLLEY CAR (STOP 2 MINUTES WALK FROM HOME AND 35 MINUTES TRIP TO BARCELONA), BY TRAIN (10 MINUTES WALK AND 20 MINUTES TO BARCELONA PLAÇA CATALUNYA, CITY CENTER), OR BY BUS (PLENTY OF THEM TO BARCELONA, THE BUS STOP IS ALSO 2 MINUTES WALK FROM HOME).

WE ARE INTERESTED IN AN STUDENT EXCHANGE FROM AROUND SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER 2019. THE TIMING AND LENGTH TO BE WORKED OUT WITH THE OTHER FAMILY AS BEST SUITS US ALL.

THE TYPE OF AGREEMENT WE ARE LOOKING FOR DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY TYPE OF PAYMENT ON ANY SIDE. PERSONAL EXPENSES SUCH AS COURSES, LEISURE INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES (NOT THE FAMILY ONES) , TRANSPORT ARE TO BE AT THE STUDENTS'CHARGE. POCKET MONEY MUST BE PROVIDED.

A YOUNG RESPONSIBLE AND CIVIC PERSON WHO WILL BE FULLY WELCOMED AS PART OF OUR FAMILY, AND INVITED TO SHARE OUR FREE TIME ACTIVITIES AND ALSO HELP AND COMPLY WITH SOME OF THE HOUSEHOLD DUTIES AND RULES AS MY DAUGHTER DO (LAYING AND CLEANING THE DINING TABLE, LOADING AND UNLOADING THE DISHWASHER, KEEP THEIR ROOM, CLOTHES AND STUFF TIDY AND AT PLACE, GATHER THEIR DIRTY CLOTHES TO THE “DIRTY CLOTHES BASKET”, TAKING CARE OF THE CATS’ LITTER, FOOD AND WATER, AND TAKE OUT THE TRASH). APART FROM THAN, NO OTHER DUTIES THAN ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND REACHING HER/HIS GOALS WHATEVER THEY WOULD BE.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THAT WE CAN REACH A MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS AGREEMENT!