Welcome to Fernanda's Home
Hello! We are Fernanda, Dominic, Malie, Luke, and Swell (the doggie). I am from Brazil, so we also speak Portuguese in our house. Dom is from the UK (but he is doing his best learning Portuguese). We also have 2 kids, Malie (9) and Luke (7), who are the most talkative and funny little bunnies, but very sweet. They stay with us one week on and one week off usually.
We live in a bungalow a few steps from a very cool park called Slades Farm, a nice place with a skate park, café, dog play area, bike route, etc. We are also very close to Bournemouth’s Uni, and bus stops. We are a very active family who loves outdoors, games, going to the beach, discovering new places, and mostly, having fun!
If you decide to join our family in your time as a student, you will have a spacious recently refurbished room upstairs, with your own toilet, and a hall with a desk.
We cannot wait to become a host family and have the best experience with cultural exchange, and loads of fun activities! :)
We are an active family :) we do like to stay outside and try to enjoy fresh air the most as we can.
In our daily routine, Dom goes to work about 7:30
I, Fernanda, take kids to school before 8 am, and as I am currently working from home, I come back to the house, take Swell for a walkie, then it’s working & chores mixed up. Usually at 2:40 I leave to collect the kids. About 4:30/5 pm everyone is back at home and we either go for a walk or workout. We start cooking dinner about 6 pm, and then if we have the kids that would be some activity before going to bed.
We go to the park with our dog every day, and weekends we try to find outdoor activities. Summer time is our must! That’s beach time and enjoying the good weather :) We love playing at the beach, stand-up paddling, swimming, etc.
We love cooking and mostly we cook our meals at home. We do try to be very healthy but of course, sometimes we have some cheeky pizza nights :) Also we are known for baking “the best brownie in the world.”
We like doing some fun game nights and movie nights as well.
And to finish introducing our house crew, we have Swell the doggie! He is a border collie cross with dachshund - like a pocket collie. He is the cuddliest dog!
When I was younger, I lived in NY with a host family, and it was such a special and amazing experience. So we are looking forward to becoming a host family ❤️
From 610 € / week