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Hello, We are Laetitia and 3 children (14, 11, 7 y.o.).
Availability for someone manual for stacking wood, stabilizing a stone wall and DIY/renovation.
Here you will find:
FRENCH MOTHER TONG / CHILDREN / HAPPY MINDED / MOUNTAINS / HEALTHY MEALS (Raw fruits - Raw and cooked vegetables - Nuts - A few starches - meat/fish/eggs/dairy once in a while)
You are handy, autonomous, dynamic, children friendly, not scared of cold and ready to live as part of our family … Come and join us in the adventure!
WHO ?
Laetitia is in love with a simple lifestyle and spending time with children.
She’s interested in self development and transmission of her knowledge.
She also likes making her home a pretty place and using her hands to make it happen. Currently turning into a home organizer after having kept many things.
She is trained in the 8 shields model to connecting with nature, as a hiking guide, to animate philosophic and mindfulness courses with children, in the Montessori pedagogy (instruction/education) and in Gordon communication method (non-violent communication).
Our native language is French and can help you in this way, I’ll be happy to correct you if you want me to. Notice that I also speak English.
There are 3 children at home, and often have other children coming to our place, especially during school break. It happens that they are up to 9-10 children here. I like being with them and enable them to experiment to take care of the garden, the animals, learn about plants and wild life, spend time in the forest, make creations, practice mindfulness, experiment talking circles ... I am also keen on giving them the opportunity to enjoy and play all together in a nice and peaceful area.
We live with 2 sheep and a cat.
WHERE ?
We live in a former farm house in the Alps, at the edge of the biggest natural reserve in France, in a calm hamlet (760 m) where runs a small river, situated in the South East of France, in between Valence and Grenoble (both 1½ hour away).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
BENEFITS FOR THE HELPER
You will live an experience in a French mother tongue family.
We can correct your french and lend you books for learning french.
I can share my interest about food, ecological building, permaculture, "education", giving birth, non-violent communication, choices of life, self-development, health...
We can also discuss about traveling, which is one of my passion. I have been a helper myself on my travels.
You will experience to live with a happy, passionate family of 3 children.
During school break, you will gain on experience with children. As an adult, you are a model, and living around children also teaches a lot, especially when experimenting the "living together" lifestyle.
FREE TIME:
During your time off, you can go trekking (walking tracks starting at the front door), fishing (river at 50 meters), snowshoeing*, sledging*, bike riding *, taking pictures of the beautiful surroundings, relaxing in the forest or by the river, reading*, learning French*, internet access* ... (* materials we can lend you)
We are away from big cities, but we do have villages around where you can go to the swimming-pool (in summer), visiting the village, weekly market, ... (6 km away – 30 minutes walking).
Projects involving children
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Help
TYPE OF HELP:
In general, some renovating, repairing, creating, helping with home chores, garden, animals and sometimes with the children … 25 hours a week + daily help for preparing meals and doing the dishes. Help will vary depending on your skills, your wish and our priority.
*** ON GOING WORKS***
- Stacking wood
- Stone wall
- Building a composting toilet inside the house
Later :
- Building a wooden fence above the 1st stone wall
- Renovating the chicken and sheep house (before chickens arrive): Wood work
- Building the 2nd stone wall.
- Eventually other wood works using drill, circular saw, sander …
- Various little renovating and furniture making inside the house, sorting out things …
I like using materials that are home-made (paint, glue ...), recycled (from wooden palettes, wooden boxes ...), 2nd hand and eco-friendly.
There will be moments you’ll be working on your own and others I will work with you.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
AT HOME:
Meals are taken in a family atmosphere. They are composed of raw (fruits, nuts, vegetables) and cooked (vegetables, starches) food, barely with meat/eggs/seafood/dairy (about once a week).
You are welcome as part of the family.
Accommodation is in a tent eather outside or inside in a part of the house that isn’t renovated yet.
No smoking indoors and around the children.
What else ...
Helpers are welcome all year round. One or two people at a time.
We don’t have any objection that you contact us to come few days later. It is even easier for us to get organized. Stays of 2 weeks minimum preferred. Long terms can be considered.
I can help you with the buses schedules to come to our place, ask me if you need.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
It's a little piece of land (100 m²) by the side of the little road of our hamlet. At 50 meters from our house and 20 meters from the little river. No electricity available from there.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
25 hours maximum per week
Feedback (9)
Laetitia and her three kids are a wonderful loving family who welcomed me and treated me as a part of them since the beginning. It was inspiring to see and experience their lifestyle, especially about the way they eat, so I learned quite a lot :).
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Laetitia and her three kids are a wonderful loving family who welcomed me and treated me as a part of them since the beginning. It was inspiring to see and experience their lifestyle, especially about the way they eat, so I learned quite a lot :).
Laetitia was… read more
Ivan is a very nice person. He easily find his marks and is very respectful. He… read more
Laetitia is generous and kind, we had a good time working toghether and solving the process to do the tasks we needed, also she was always happy to share her knowledge and help when I… read more
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I'm looking forward to visit them soon in Vercors :)
Hugs from Catalonia!
He really became part of the family. He was really nice with the children and took good care of them.
All the worked he's done was well done, no matter what it was: tend the yard, work in the garden, fixing things, sanding, cooking ... even when it came to… read more
He is really well organised, always ready to give a hand, and take really good initiatives with what needs to be done.
He is easy to live… read more
I will be ok.
Mariano
