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I'm Laurent, 56 yo, an artist ( painter, landart, photograph ...) , cooker, gardener ( Permaculture way ), living with my friend ( Jean, 71 yo, a man ), 2 cats ( Yoshi and Ikkyu ) and two ducks ( indian runners) in a small house located in a quiet area, 5 km from the atlantic ocean, our garden ( 3000 m2 ) touching the huge pine wood tree forest....
We are both into personal development ( meditation is our daily practice ),sustainable living, permaculture, growing veg .
We enjoy good food ;-]Types of help and learning opportunities
TeachingGardeningDIY and building projectsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
*I'm polyglot : I have lived in many countries ( Rep. of Benin in Africa, Argentina, Brasil, many europeans countries, Israël, India, Nepal ) since my childhood so I have a kind of "world culture" to share ! I practice and learn also different languages ( french is my mothertongue language )
*I'm a permaculture gardener for more than 40 years, I would be delighted to share my experience : what is permaculture, this holistic system, and the agricultural branch...what is a forest garden, how to build it...how to build and care of a vegetable garden....how to recognise and eat eatable wild plants, medicinal plants too...
*As a daily cooker, I can teach you my recipes, mainly vegetarian : I have lived three years in India, so the way I'm cooking is much influenced by what I've learned there, living among different families... I know a lot about macrobiotic, so I'm also pretty influenced by their recipes and japanese food, asian in general...
*As an artist, you can be interested by my creations, either my landart pieces or paintings...and if you feel interested, we can create together natural sculptures ( landart )
*As a meditation teacher ( Vajrayana, that means, tibetan buddhist way ) I can teach you how to meditate
*As a tea master, you can learn the japanese spirit way of tea ceremony, cha do
*As a daily yoga practitioner, you can learn with me a few asanas ( postures )
*Japa Yoga : I can teach you if you're interested in the hindu and tibetan mantras chantingHelp
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Welcome !!!
First of all, a few words to describe everything we're doing : Be ourselves ! and that means : to care of oneself so we can care of the others and the planet...
A house, 3000 m2 of garden, including a vegetable garden, 5km from the atlantic ocean, in the hugest european pine wood forest.
Jean ( John in english ), me, 2 cats and two ducks are living here.
Food : I use to cook mostly vegetarian meals but I eat meat when I feel like.
We are mostly interested by sustainable living, inner living - spirituality - : yes, for us, the key is to care of oneself, to care of it's own piece of sand in order to make a beautifull beach....If one wants to change the world, one has to first change oneself....
It's a remote place, so don't be afraid of loneliness !
HELP NEEDED :
1- Gardening tasks like : mowing lawns, trimming hedges, tinkering...
ESPECIALLY: people who are not afraid to work without bothering at least 4 hours a day.
Jean needs someone to help him quite all the time because his hands make him suffer a lot.
2-According to our budget, we can host only one person at a time ; sorry for couples !
3-You can stay one week first and more if we feel good together.
Best regards ! :-)
LaurentLanguages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Danish: Beginner
Hebrew: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Dutch: Beginner
Polish: Beginner
Turkish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Yes, I'm interested to learn a new language and improve mines ! Currently, I can share my mother tongue language : french ; but also, languages I'm fluent in like english, hindi, portuguese...Accommodation
a room at home
What else ...
Here the weath is NATURE : volunteers can go to the sea ( walking on the beach, swimming, surfing, etc...), to the forest ( walks )....available transport : there is a bus and train is 30 km from home. I've got a car and bicycles.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Tienen una manera muy buena de ver la… read more
Creative, full of talents, not reluctant to do any task.
Hope to see you back soon, Dom ! Wish you all the best for your inner quest !
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Tienen una manera muy buena de ver la… read more
Creative, full of talents, not reluctant to do any task.
Hope to see you back soon, Dom ! Wish you all the best for your inner quest !