Help with gardening chores and painting projects in Quinçay, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    It could be nice to have a help in the first two weeks of July. I will just be back from holidays and my garden will be a big jungle. But there are also very nice festivals in the surrounding.
    I worked as a social worker for young people, I have now been retired for 12 years. In my house I like to invite people from all over the world : foreign students studying in Poitiers, couch surfers and volunteers. My friends in the village and in Poitiers are very happy to meet the students and volunteers from different countries. I lived in Germany for the first 25 years of my life, so my mother language is german, I speak fluent french ( and English) and I think I'm a good teacher for french language, as a learned It when I first came to France.
    I have always a lot of things to do in my house and in my garden. I like to share different activities and ideas/conversations with other people.
    I'm a "écologique person", I like cooking with fruits and vegetable, make my own jam.
    In my free time, I enjoy riding my bicycle, walking, swimming, reading, socializing, visiting the local areas or just relaxing.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I like to show volunteers the beautiful landscape, the little villages around, Poitiers, a roman art town and to participate to festivals nearby, sharing my travel experiences with photos and stories, learning or improving French and German. I like to take an ecological approach to life.

  • Help

    Help

    There are painting projects (shutters and windows to do), cleaning garden and general DIY around the house.
    If we can speak in Spanish sometimes it could be nice

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate

    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.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will have your own double bedroom.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    I've been a member of other websites for several years, I can give you more details so you can check my references.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 313612649185

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