Join our family and live an ecological lifestyle in the middle of the woods 30 minutes from Toulouse, France

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  Description

  Hello 🙂,
  We are a small family of 3 people. Jean (47 years old), Gaëlle (a little younger…), and Joséphine 5 years old, a cat and lots of mice.
  We live on a large and beautiful family property. With an old house in good condition and large and beautiful trees. There are lots of birds and a clear view of the Pyrenees mountain range.
  We have an ecological lifestyle. We enjoy meditating, cultural and sporting outings.
  Jean works masonry the old-fashioned way, particularly with clay.
  Gaëlle is an artist.
  We spend a lot of time working in the woods.
  We want to live outside the house and have a plan to build our own home in the woods. A construction of wood+earth+straw.
  We also want to create spaces to receive visitors in the woods.
  We also want our daughter Joséphine to meet foreign friends.
  We are 35 km south of Toulouse, on the road to the mountains, Ariège and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a train station 5km from the house.
  We could lend a bike, and perhaps also a car.
  To finish with, we are happy, simple and caring people, speaking fluently English and Spanish.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would like to share our daily lives sincerely and simply.
  We live with our body, our mind and our heart. So we begin to know about Life.
  We prepare all our meals with alive products and with conscience. Proactive morning Yoga. Evening méditation.
  Sometime a good moovie.
  Swiming at the river.
  Our neighboring friends are similar.
  We have finished cleaning the house and taking care of our little daughter Josephine, and now want to open up more to the world, by meeting open-minded people.
  We traveled when we were younger, and surely meeting travelers will make us travel.
  🙂

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We would like help with:
  - create tunnels and spaces in more or less wild woods.
  - go pick up our daughter Josephine from school by bike. 2km.
  - build cabins in the woods with Jean.
  - Gardening.
  - Take care of old trees.
  - List wild herbs.
  - Maybe you will follow tour inspiration.
  Our aim maybe more to open our familly by sharing. If someone wants to do land art, méditation, or play music be welcome.
  🙂

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Intermediate
  Spanish: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We do love foreign langages, behavior,…
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  Accommodation

  Several accommodation options:
  - Single bedroom.
  - Nice caravan.
  - Pretty and spacious tent. 2 m high.
  It depends on your desire and availability.
  In any case, quiet, clean and nice space with nature in front.

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  What else ...

  Our place is in the middle of the woods, but Toulouse is 30 minutes far with train.
  The vilage, with all kinds of shops is 7 km far.
  River is 10 minutes by foot.
  Our friend and neighbor is an organic beekeeper and often needs help too. He is serious and has all the equipment for visitors.
  🙂

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have a cat and an old dog female.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  4