Area: Languedoc Roussillon
Come experience a quiet but rich life in the heart of Les Cévennes, France. We are a small family of 3, Annabel, Nicolas and our little girl Lucine, who's over 4 months. My life-partner and I live in a remote, lovely and peaceful countryside in the South of France where we've been trying to renovate our small stone house while raising our baby, taking care of our whole organic vegetable garden and restoring the traditional stone walled-fields around the house... A little bit too much on our shoulders it seems! We spent some time abroad, miss the intercultural life and meeting new people. We speak a fair amount of languages and would love to find a way to experience another intercultural experience while at home!!
Area: Andalucia
We are family of three, Father(Ricardo,51 years) works as shop assistant, Mom(Toñi, 45 years) works as manager of supermarket and Me(Miguel, 25 years) that I'm studying Nursing and working as spinning instructor. Father works full time and Mom works part-time, I'm free of work and study since beginning of July to end of August. We live in south of Spain, in a city called Huelva, it's near from Seville (1 hour by car) and borderline to Portugal. Where we live, the nearest beach is 10 minutes by car or 30 minutes by bikes (we have 2 bikes to go to the beach). I'll be in Ireland to help some host in August, then, We would like to host as well.
Area: Quebec
Our Hostel is located in L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the Saguenay region of Quebec. Set in the woods and surrounded by an organic farm, our hostel is the best starting point for all sorts of outdoor activities (hiking, kayak, horseback riding, sailing). L'Auberge de jeunesse du bout du monde est située à L'Anse-Saint-Jean, dans la région du Saguenay au Québec. L'auberge est entourée d'arbres et de champs agricoles en culture biologique et est le meilleur point de départ pour une variété d'activités de plein air (randonnée pédestre, kayak, randonnée équestre, voile, etc.).
Area: Graubünden
I'm living in the german speaking part of Switzerland in Schiers. It is near Klosters and Davos, a well known part of Switzerland. Here a have a big wooden house with 8 rooms. At the moment - for about 2 months - 2 rooms with a separat bath room are free. Therefore I thought that one or two people could live here for this time and help me a little bit. About me - I'm Agnes, a 60 years old woman, open minded. Christina, 48 years, is living in the house as well and we have 3 cats and a little dog.
Area: Lower Normandy
** We are looking for help with gardening and shed repair during June** We are a Kiwi family living in historic Normandy, renovating our amazing 400+ year old farmhouse whilst perfecting our French and generally immersing ourselves in French life. We are returning the house to it's traditional majestic beauty by reinstating the thatched roof and exposing it's stone and oak features, whilst at the same time adding modern twists of glass, metal and bold colour, and the occasional 'kiwi twist'. We are a couple who have travelled and worked in many different countries and enjoy learning about different cultures. Here in France, we have a simple but good life enjoying the outdoors in our pool, jacuzzi, trampoline, kids play area, etc. We are in the countryside just outside an active village, our 6 year old son goes to the local school (a 3.5km cycle to the center of town), we're close to all the historic D-day sites, actually on the D-day 'route-de-libertie', the evocative Abbaye d'Hambye is 5 mins away, it's 40 mins to the famous Le Mont St Michel, and we have easy access to port and airport connections to the UK etc. We're in the midst of an extenstive ecological project to rethatch and insulate our chaumiere. This involves many preparatory phases such as paving and decking terrassing and drainage, exterior insulation, lime repointing and double glazing. Additionally we are in the midst of many other projects - the construction of oak spiral stairs and mezzanine extension; instillation of wooden kitchen worktops and repair of 300 yr old o ak flooring; planting of a New Zealand garden; and several craft projects includingthe polynesian/celtic inspired carved facing boards for the new thatch roof (a great project for anyone with a passion for wood carving / wood carver). We use natural traditional products where ever possible and have a simple organic vegetable garden and we are looking for enthusiastic generally capable people who would enjoy helping us in exchange for access to this fantastic part of France. We are of course happy to assist those wishing to improve their French and/or cultural understanding of France and assist you with access to tourist sights where we can.
