Professional Couple/Single Person

About this sitter

We are a professional couple from Vancouver Island Canada that are in our mid 50's and our two boys are now both attending university - one in Victoria BC and one in Masstricht, Netherlands. We both work remotely and so would like to housesit more often, especially looking for opportunities in Europe to blend with visits with our son in Maastricht. I am a wine professional with my own business (importing) and Enrico my husband is a Knowledge Manager/Associate Principal with an architecture firm. My husband is an EU citizen, is fluent in Italian and can get by in French. We are also home owners with many years of 'do it yourself' experience, pet/animal care and also property management experience.

Why they want to house sit

We both work remotely and so would like to housesit more often, especially looking for opportunities in Europe to blend with visits with our son in Maastricht. We like to travel and we have family and friends in Italy in various locations. We've also been to the main tourist destinations/sites a few times ourselves and with our boys now and so we are now more focussed on just experiencing the countries culture in smaller places and everyday life.

Their experience

Yes we have house sit in France (2016) in Normandy (listing is no longer on this site) where we took care of chickens, cats, a donkey, goat etc. and had use of our hosts car. We have employment history as building managers/landlords and experience with pets/animals (cats, chickens, dogs, horses etc.). We own our own home so are very familiar with small home repairs, renovations, landscaping/gardening.

What can they bring to the assignment

High degree of respect and responsibility for your home. We are homeowners and we have been excellent long term renters in the past as well as managed private suites and apartment buildings. We can provide references on request.