Family life in rural Charente Maritime, France

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  2025 

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Detalhes

  • Descrição

    Descrição

    Spring/early summer 2025
    Lots of things going on inside and out but you'll have to contact me for further info on the exact projects.

    We are a (young) couple with two children (10 & 12 who we don't need any real help with) an exceedingly clever collie dog, chickens, ducks and sheep and now two kittens who are barn cats and don't come in the house.
    We moved here from the UK seven years ago for a different kind of life; more outside space, more focus on quality of life than the number of electronic devices we own. For our kids to stay kids for longer and get a real childhood and also learn a second language and experience a different culture. It was the best thing we ever did for sure!
    We love cooking, gardening and especially growing our own veg and having free range animals living good lives for our food, bike riding, enjoying the amazing French countryside where we live. We buy our fresh raw milk from the local dairy farm, as well as butter and yoghurts.
    We have a house that we are renovating, there always seem to be a roof that needs repairing...c'est normal!
    We have an amazing quality of life, less money and we do all the work here ourselves so it takes forever...we're hoping some company and some extra pairs of hands will help things along and also bring some new experiences for us and our workawayers. We love to randomly cook outside and live life to the fullest that we can.
    We like a glass of wine but don't drink to excess.

    We've met some fantastic people through workaway and are looking forward to meeting some more lovely people, to share a little bit of our life with them and get some stuff done a long the way.

    Our kids are genuinely very well behaved and we don't need any help with them. They're nice to be around and a lot of fun, they can hold a sensible conversation; they are not like other kids...😉

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Prática de idiomas
    Jardinagem
    Cuidar de animais
    Ajuda em fazenda
    Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
    Ajuda a cuidar da casa
    Manutenção geral
    Ajuda com computadores/internet
  • Interesses

    Interesses

    Cultura
    Sustentabilidade
    Mascotes
    Fazenda
    Eventos e social
    Cuidar de plantas
    Música
    Idiomas
    Jardinagem
    Faça você mesmo
    Culinária e comida
    Carpintaria
    Livros
    Astronomia
    Animais
    Yoga/bem-estar
    Atividades ao ar livre
    Naturaleza
    Caminhada
    Fitness
    Dança
    Ciclismo
    Camping
    Praia
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    We have lived here for seven years now so know the area very well, know lots of cool stuff to do and lots of lovely places to visit. Our children speak very good French, we speak average French. We have a large no dig vegetable garden and grow lots of our own food. We keep chickens, ducks and sheep for meat and for eggs; not the sheep though, they don't lay many ;-)
    I preserve food and cook most things from scratch including our bread that is sourdough so you can definitely learn that skill. We cook and eat and wide variety of culinary styles from all over the world and food and family meals around the table are an important part of everyday life. Where we live is very rural but has a great ambiance and everyone who stays here loves it!
    If you have some woodworking skills you can definitely learn some more from my husband who is a joiner and if you need help with English language I'm TEFL trained so can give you some lessons.
    We have a games barn with ping-pong and other games, a pool when the weather is good, a lake 10 minutes away with swimming and fishing.
    Gary plays guitar and Jessica is learning too. We all love to swim, play tennis, go kayaking and for bike rides amongst other things. Thomas loves football and is a huge fan of chess and we all love playing cards and board games too.

    We've had a few work-awayers stay here with us over the last few years and they have all been so interesting and we've had a great time working alongside them and spending time with them, getting to know them and sharing experiences. Sometimes it's so sad when they leave but we've made great memories with them that we'll certainly never forget!
    We look forward to meeting more awesome people and making more memories...

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    Basically we have a long list of stuff that gets shuffled around depending on the time or year or what demands it is done first!

    We have to work as well so sometimes it will be a case of helping with smaller projects and keeping on top of general garden/animal and other chores or you might be here while we're doing one of the bigger projects.

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas
    Inglês: Fluente
    Francês: Intermediário

    Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
    I am TEFL qualified to teach English as a second language, but am not allowed to 'give lessons' for free via workawayer as it is a paid job in France. I would also very much love to improve my French!

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    There are two options depending on the time of year, the level of help you can provide/skills etc.
    One is a large double bedroom with king-size bed in our home and second is our small gite that has it's own kitchenette and bathroom with large walk in shower, with the double bed on the mezzanine level. It also has it's own garden area and separate entrance as well as a door into the main house that can be closed off.
    Every stay, like every person is unique so we are open to discussion on how it each stay works.

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    There is no public transport here so a vehicle is necessary if you want to travel and see the area independently. We have had lots of work-awayers stay without transport and have dropped them into the local towns as and when we go there so that they can explore; but we can only do this if we're going somewhere.
    There's so much to do around here if you like the outdoors and the French countryside.
    We have a spare bike that you can borrow.

    We ask all our workawayers to get a copy of their French criminal record: "Extrait de casier judiciaire". Its really easy to do, it's completely free and you just need a piece of identification. I can send you a link to the website.
    You complete your personal info, upload a photo of your ID and they email it to you within a few days maximum.
    I have to do a new one for us every year as we host French students for English language immersion and it's a legal requirement for all adults in our house for child safety. We've had lots of workawayers do it with no problem at all.

  • Mais alguns detalhes

    Mais alguns detalhes

    • Acesso à internet

    • Acesso à internet limitado

      Acesso à internet limitado

    • Temos mascotes

    • Somos fumantes

    • Pode hospedar famílias

  • Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Yes we have fibre now and generally a good signal. There are various options for a space to work if necessary.

  • Espaço para estacionar campervans

    Espaço para estacionar campervans

    We have plenty of space for a camper or motorhome and a long extension for electric. Hose easily accessible for water or you can shower in the house as we have a downstairs bathroom. You can empty your loo into the fosse as long as you use green chemical in your toilet.

  • Pode aceitar animais

    Pode aceitar animais

    We have a collie who is exceptionally well behaved but this is his home and he is free to roam pretty much everywhere outside. Friendly and well behaved dogs are very welcome. They are not however allowed into bedrooms or upstairs. **After a bad experience; dogs MUST be under control, used to animals and not chase them or try to dig under their fences to get to them.

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    2

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 359345727269

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