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Gabriela & Juan esteban

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Gabriela & Juan esteban

In love with life, cats and exploring the world!

Durrës, Albania

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About Gabriela & Juan esteban

Hi, my name is Gaby and I am thrilled to be part of such an amazing community of pet lovers. I have always been extremely close to animals since I was a child, specially cats, dogs and birds. I consider myself a cat person, if you know what I mean. A couple of years ago my kids (Renata and Matias) and I joined my husband JuanEs and moved to Albania in order to pursue new professional opportunities away from our beloved Ecuador. We really love to travel as a family and to spend quality time exploring new countries, getting to know new people and their pets while in this marvelous European adventure. We recently adopted an abandoned kitten from the streets of Durres, the city we currently lived at. We are quite proud and happy of how strong and healthy our beautiful Luka has become since we found him a couple of months ago. Now we truly feel that our "cat family" is finally complete after the last couple of years living abroad.

Why we want to house sit

Anytime we travel outside Albania, we look forward to find a peaceful and comfortable space that would let us enjoy that special moment as a family. When we heard about the opportunity to house sit, and as well take care of pets, we got really excited. We are a family who really appreciates the presence of animals when we travel, specially because we understand how these little furry friends become part of our families and how important they are. In our particular case, we always want our little Luka to be as good as possible when we are not home. We have been traveling quite often during the last couple of years, so we truly have experienced the struggles and challenges of finding someone who is capable and willing to take care of our cat the best possible way.

Our experience

During our years living abroad we have had the opportunity to take care of pets from colleagues and close friends, specially during the holidays, since we interact mostly with expats as part of my husband's job. We truly understand the huge commitment taking care of a house or an apartment that is not your own represents, and even more so, how important taking care of a beloved pet ultimately is and requires. In more than one occasion we have been in charge of cats, dogs, rabbit and even a pigeon once. We did not house sit specifically, since we live in a very small town, but every single time we made sure to pay constant visits to those furry friends in order to feed them, clean them, and most importantly spend quality moments with them. My kids love to spend time with animals, and that strong bond they have been able to establish with such noble and loving creatures, really make us proud as parents. We are very organized and considered individuals who have a strong sense of responsibility when we stay at a place that is not our own. We have received travelers at our place in multiple occasions, and would treat someone else's place the same way we take care of our own.