Help me create my own eco-building and community near Toulouse, South West France

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  Description

  Hello, I'm Lucile. Living in South West of France, in Lautignac around 40 km from Toulouse. I live on my place with a big garden with my dog Tiky. Sometimes, my boyfriend coming living few days. I'm build an eco-house and a garden. Sharing and nature are two things really important in my life.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I'm peaceful on the campagne : 120 hectares of forest around the house to walk, some lakes you can go on bike.
  
  We have a small city but with all the accommodation (bakery, pub, restaurant, pharmacie, supermarket, small shop) to 7 km. Bikes are lend. We often have animations on villages nearby.
  
  About 30 minutes bus, you can do some kayaking, camping, shopping. You have the bus-station to go to Toulouse ( 30 minutes more).
  Toulouse called the “pink city”, is one of the biggest city in France. Architecture and parcs make it a beautiful city with welcoming and kind people.
  Currently, it’s a city with a lot of musician and lot of music in pub and multiple places.
  You have many attractions a big city can purpose.
  
  If you have a car, it's around 1 hour to arrive at the beginning of montagne : the Pyrenees.

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  Help

  I build a house with eco-materiel and reused-material and create a garden. I need help on different subject :
  
  - help to build the house : clean construction material (tile, wood...), coat with tar for waterproofing or with clay for straw, creation of outside kitchen ...
  - keep taking care of the garden : plant, water, take care of the vegetable garden, remove the weeds, dig the pond, build a birdhouse, put in a swimming pool, create a structure for tree...
  - prepare meals for dinner : in France (and for me !). It's essential for having a good trip and doing a good job, we need to make good home cooking.
  -keep the dog compagny

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  There is a trailer tent under trees for workers. Two rooms with two little beds two places, and place to tidy your things. We mostly live outside, because the weather permit it, and be under the old oak is really appreciable. If it's cold or rainy, we can do on my caravan to cook or chill. A wooden shed for the shower with hot water ( with gaz or sun) and dry toilet.
  
  The place is connected to electricity and water.
  
  Meals, which are mainly vegetarian, have to be made on one or two days basing.
  I'd like to make the best use of the sun to cook with solar glass pip and solar hoven. I hope to success the vegetable garden to eat his production with you. It's important for me to make home cooking and use the less as possible transformed food.
  I ask you to prepared the dinner but i certainly would help you sometimes because i love cooking.
  We hear a lot that dinner time is important in France, in all case it is for me because it’s a real moment of sharing.

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  What else ...

  I like to live in a community. I’ve already made workaway and lived in a co-location. I appreciate meeting new people, culture and ways of thinking.
  I like top work with people because it gives energy and motivation, and I have the feeling of being more efficient. Energy of work groups is truly something beautiful to my eyes.
  
  I work at fulltime as I try to build my own house and gear up the place.
  
  You will see me in the evening from around 5 p.m and the week ends.
  We will work together 2 or 3 hours the evenings and 5 hours a day on week ends. You will have 2 days off per week, choice at your convenience.
  This year, i have my holidays on 5 to 18 of August, so i will be on the place all the day for working on the house and swin in the afternoon.
  
  The organization of working time may be discussed together.
  You will be independant for the rest of the day to prepare the schedule, to choose the organisation of your day.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  Access to the land is on a slope, but the trucks manage to get in and out.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  My dog Tiky is really friendly with all type of dog. She can lean to be cool with cats or other animals because she is not huntress.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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