Help needed in an animal sanctuary in Perche, Lower Normandy, France

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I live in the regional nature reserve of Perche, in Lower Normandy, about 2h30 away from Paris in a small isolated house surrounded by fields, with many animals. This is a very beautiful place, without any neighbours.
My home is a vegan place, and also a sanctuary for stray cats (12), rescued dogs (4), and retired horses from a riding school (3).

I'm a psychoanalyst and a energy healer. I'm vegan and interested in ethnology and spirituality, nature, human and animal rights, politics, philosophy and I like discussing about these topics and many others.
Beside my job, I spend much time alone with the animals or in nature but also enjoy having friends for dinner.
I've been very busy developping a non-profit organisation about personal development I've created with some friends. Among many others, a part of this project was to set here a place to host people who need to take a break from their habits so they can discover and experiment another way of living, simple, more connected to Nature and to their deep aspirations. Now the organisation is runned by some other people and I'm focusing on the healings, the therapies and developping the hosting project personnaly.
I'm on my own to do everything at home so I'm short of time to take care of the animals, do the daily routine, and work aside.

An efficient help is needed in and around the house, in the garden and vegetable garden : animal love and experience, autonomy, a good sens of humour, enthousiasm, true working moments, this is a good balance to me.
Workawaying here is based on "community/family" living, spending time together when I m at home, but also long moments alone on the countryside, only surrounded by many dogs and cats you have to take care of. I'm very respectful of people needs and always do my best to organise things so everyone as a moment for themselves beside the working hours but in return I'm asking my guests to be vegan while staying here , to be respectful, open-minded, reliable, and aware they're going to immerse themselves in an animal sanctuary day and night (maybe sleeping with at least one cat, probably a few) so ready to follow a few basic rules so everyone leaves in harmony all together.

Feel free to contact me to get more details.

Warm regards.
Type of help
Gardening
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Other
Help in the house
Animal care
Help with Computers / internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living in a quiet place in the countryside surrounded by animals, focused on how they behave and communicate can be a very enriching experience for people who want to experiment a life more connected to nature.
I enjoy discussing so once the job is done, I will be available and happy to talk about spirituality, psychology, nutrition, energy healing, self developpement, veganism and many other different topics.
I can also teach French, vegan cooking, horse cares and show many touristic places in the area.
Help
Housekeeping, cooking, walking the dogs, horses cares, organic gardening and permaculture (there is a huge job to do, work in progress), trimming, pruning trees, reparing fence, painting, DIY jobs, cleaning the stable, working on the organisation website... Many different things to do regarding the weather or the season and the workawayers skills.
Languages spoken
Français, English
Accommodation
A room in the house or a coach in the living room if the bedroom is already used by some ill cats.
During the summer, if you have a tent, you can pitch it in the garden.
We will have to share the bathroom.
What else ...
I can pick you up and bring you back to the bus or railway station when you arrive and leave.
A car or a bike would be usefull to easily visit the beautiful landscape, small villages and manors of Perche. It is also a right place to hike.
The house is small so I can only host volunteers one by one.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4-5 hours a day, 5 d/week

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Feedback left by and about host (41)

18/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Natasha) for host

I stayed with Murielle for one month from May 6-June 6 and spent my time helping her with the animals, doing some light cleaning, cooking, and finishing other household work. Murielle is a great host, she was always making sure I was well-fed and comfortable, every morning she asked if I slept well and there was an abundance of plant-based foods!… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Natasha)

Natasha spent a month with us.
She helped me with everything I needed, from looking for the animals while I wasn't at home, feeding cats, brushing all the pets, to cooking and baking, cleaning, moving furniture, washing up the dishes and a bit of gardening...
She wasn't really interested in visiting the area, she prefered staying at home with all… read more

(Excellent )

09/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Olive)

I'm happy I've met Olive, a really kind and sensitive, true animal lover workawayer.
Unfortunately she had to leave a few days after arriving for some familial reason back home.
During her short stay, she took in charge the housekeeping, helped me with the shopping and walked the dogs.
I'm glad we had enough time to spend a lovely moment in a… read more

(Excellent )

10/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (René) for host

Even when she received bad news, Murielle's main concern remained whether I was well fed and comfortable. I have used Workaway and similar websites for a long time, but never have I met a host who was so welcoming and generous. She's always up for a laugh and always has an ear to lend. The animals were lovely too - very affectionate.

(Excellent )

08/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (René)

Excellent. What more could I say ?
Rene is a kind, organised, respectful, friendly, quiet and funny person. He s a real animal lover, absolutely used to deal with dogs, getting on so well with cats, even the shyest ones... hosting him was simple and it was very pleasant.
Rene offered the dogs long walks every day, he also worked much outside,… read more

(Excellent )

28/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Edson) for host

Murielle is the kindest loveliest person I ever met, with whom you can learn some not so lovely French expressions :)
I loved the time I spent there with her, great conversations, awesome food. I highly recommend for anyone to go there and spend a while trying her vegan lifestyle ;)

Absolutely awesome.
You will always be in my thoughts.

(Excellent )

12/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Edson)

I've been lucky to have met Edson after a few months of running into each other on "the last minute list". He spent almost 2 weeks at home, having to leave earlier than predicted because of the protests in France, making things a bit complicated to travel through the country.
Edson is really calm, easy going, always happy with what you're offering… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Vera) for host

I had a great, interesting and lovely stay at Murielle. She is a wonderful person and host and does anything to make your stay as pleasant as possible. I felt really comfortable with Murielle and could really be myself around her and all her cute, lovely animals.

We did some activities together like a meditation with a Buddhist nun and a… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Vera)

Vera spent a bit more than 2 weeks with me. She's a kind, respectful, polite person and a real animal lover.
We shared interesting conversations, a meditation teahing session from a Buddhist nun of my friends and a vision board workshop set by the organisation I'm involved in.
Regarding the job, she helped me with shopping, cooking, taking care… read more

(Very good )

26/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Karine) for host

Je remercie Murielle pour son excellent accueil chez elle; où très rapidement, je me suis sentie aussi à l'aise que chez moi ! C'est une femme généreuse et dévouée à ses animaux... beaucoup moins à sa vaisselle ! Haha. Murielle est une femme pleine d'humour avec laquelle j'ai également eu des discussions réellement profondes et passionnantes. Je… read more

(Excellent )

20/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Karine)

I'm happy I've hosted Karine for around 3 weeks. She's really involved in protecting life and environnement, in making a change by inspiring people showing respectful behaviours and making ethical choices in her daily life. We shared very interesting conversations, she helped me much with the daily routine (washing the dishes, cleaning, cooking… read more

(Excellent )

28/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Travis)

Travis has worked much while staying at my place : washing the dishes, cleaning the house, weeding the vegetable garden, picking up fruits... Though I stopped the experience earlier than it was predicted as we weren't sharing at all the same opinion on my lifestyle, the relationship I have with animals and the place of mine in the house. I enjoy… read more

(Neutral )

25/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Pavel) for host

J'ai passé avec Murielle et ses magnifiques animaux, 2 semaines merveilleuses . On peut dire que ce sont mes 2 meilleures semaines en France! Murielle est très gentille, sympathique, généreuse, excellente enseignante de français et juste une très bonne personne. Dans la maison avec nous vivaient 12 chats - quelqu'un était très modeste, quelqu'un… read more

(Excellent )

15/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Pavel)

Pavel spent 2 weeks with me and the animals.
He's the perfect pet nanny, they all loved him and he looked pretty happy to take care of them. He also helped me with the daily routine from picking up the fruits to cleaning the house and wahing the dishes. He spent much time in the vegetable garden, transforming a weed place into a pretty good… read more

(Excellent )

02/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gloria Elena) for host

Murielle is a kindhearted woman, very easy to talk to & you feel welcomed since the beggining, you can feel free to be yourself around her. It is a beautiful place that she has, the villages nearby are like fairytale stone houses. I really enjoyed my stay there even if it was only for a week, I felt like part of her beautiful family of friends,… read more

(Excellent )

01/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Gloria Elena)

I've been lucky to host Elena during a week.
She's a kind, funny, open minded, patient and very helpful person. She was great with the animals and got on very well with all my friends.
She participated to the animals care, helped me with cleaning the house, cooked for us wonderful mexican dishes and also taught me to prepare some. I also do thank… read more

(Excellent )

24/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Magdalena) for host

The time spent with Murielle and all other members of the family (including ants of course) was such an enriching experience for me, I'm grateful that I had this opportunity to meet this wonderful, special person in my life. We had great fun with Murielle, lots of deep conversations that gave me a lot of understanding for some things and widened… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Magdalena)

Magdalena spend almost 5 weeks at home.
As soon as she arrived, she had to take care about the animals as I wasn't at home for 3 days, and she managed pretty well.
Barely knowing her, I could fully trust her, being sure she'd always do her best whatever she was planning to do. She took charge of the housework almost on her own all along her stay.… read more

(Excellent )

21/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lea Marie)

Spending time with Lea at home for 2 weeks was a great pleasure.
She's funny and kind, always in a good mood, ready to get involved everywhere you need her and really in a state of mind of helping as much as she can. No need to ask her to stop : she keeps on working anyway. The only ways to make her give up with something are the sunset and the… read more

(Excellent )

03/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Héctor)

Hector spent almost a week at home and it was a week of laughters!
He has a great temper : easy going, always happy and smiling, fast learner, always willing discover new things, reliable, thoughtful, really charming everyone he meets with his true kindness and surprising jokes.
He mainly worked in the garden (weeding and trimming) and in the… read more

(Excellent )

02/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Héctor) for host

I spent a few days with Murielle and her mother who was visiting, and I have nothing but amazing words and lots of love for both, and plenty of care and cuddles for the animals too!

Murielle is a wonderful person with a big heart of gold. With genuine kindness and authenticity, I felt as in family from the very first moment. She loves sharing… read more

(Excellent )

19/04/2018

Left by Workawayer (Paul) for host

I spend a little over a week over at Murielle, but had to cut my stay shorter than I hoped and planned. She owns her own slice of heaven in the beautiful Normandy countryside, the vibe of the place was amazing, nature, silence animals and rolling fields... amazing, really.. Murielle herself is a social, kind and caring host. Expect lots of good… read more

(Excellent )

19/04/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Paul)

Hosting Paul during a bit more than a week was... too short!
He's a reliable person, hard worker, motivated, really patient with animals and with old or non functioning tools.
To sum up, he did a huge fencing job, fixed some gates and took care of the horses. He was as efficient in the kitchen as in the garden and cooked some very tasty meals.… read more

(Excellent )

16/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lizzy) for host

The experience I shared with Murielle is difficult to put into words. The practical work I did was relatively easy, but I got to experience so much more than that. Because she is so kind and openminded, I immediately felt at home. It felt like I found a long lost friend. She has a heart of gold: her life is dedicated to her animals and to making… read more

(Excellent )

01/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lizzy)

One month spent with Lizzy but I feel like some old friend has just left home !
She helped me with the household, the daily routine and the animal cares but this can't definitely sum up the experience we had. She's been always so kind and caring for all the animals but also for me, with a great sens of humour and much tact. It may sound weird but… read more

(Excellent )

25/09/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Andrew)

Andrew arrived at home for 3 weeks and spent... a few months! To be honest, I really would have liked him to stay longer. He's always happy, gets on well with everyone, he's independant, polite and reliable.
He's funny and we have often shared very interesting conversations.
Though he's not vegan, he fully accepted to become one for a long term… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Alicia)

Alicia spent 2 weeks at home and took care of the animals with much attention and kindness. She was always willing to learn new things.
She also helped with enthusiasm in the house, in the garden, cleaning, painting, cooking her delicious vegan crepes and pancakes...
I wish you the best for your studies Alicia ! Take care and come back to visit us.

(Excellent )

30/07/2017

Left by Workawayer (Alicia) for host

I spent two weeks in Perche with Murielle. This was my first workaway and I don't know if I was just lucky, but the experience has been really great and definitely a great workaway to begin with! Murielle is an amazing, very kind person. She really cares about people and her workawayers, as much as she cares about her animals. Rarely do you meet… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Krissi & Karim)

Krissi spent just a few days at home but he really helped. He worked in the garden, took part in the household, in cleaning an old barn... He also helped me in taking care of the horses. Krissi is someone kind and reliable, he was always smiling and willing to help. He was really good with all the animals and though he hasn't stayed long, we could… read more

(Excellent )

22/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Kana)

Kana spent 2 weeks at home.
She helped with the animals, the household and in the vegetable garden.
We got on very well and she always agreed to learn new things and make new experiences, with much discretion and much humour!
I'm happy we've met Kana, hope you'll visit us when you're back in France and wish you all the best for what's next!

(Excellent )

25/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Raquel) for host

I spent 2 amazing weeks with Murielle and all her animals. She made me feel like at home from the very beginning, and cooked me incredible vegan dishes everyday! She becames a friend more than a host, she's so lovely and kind and loves feeding workawayers with delicious vegan food. The place is just wonderful, beautiful fields everywhere, lovely… read more

(Excellent )

19/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Raquel)

Raquel spent 2 weeks at home but I feel like and miss her as she had been living with us for years. Everything was simple, funny, easy, peacefull... She helped with love and effectiveness in the garden, the field and the household, she cooked delicious vegan dishes, and she was absolutely perfect in taking care of the animals, and also healing the… read more

(Excellent )

01/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Natalia) for host

I spent three weeks at Murielle's place and it was wonderful! Is a beautiful house in the countryside with large and colourful gardens. Murielle is kind and funny, she knows a lot about psychoanalysis, personal development and a lot of other things so always is interesting to speak with her. She is a great cook and have thousands of vegan recipes,… read more

(Excellent )

30/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Natalia)

Natalia spent 3 weeks at home and that was a very good moment.
We shared very interesting conversations and had much of f un.
She helped me mostly with cleaning and she has done miracles tidying up the house and the car. She also took care of the animals with much patience and she's an excellent Spanish teacher.
I wish you the best for your travel… read more

(Excellent )

01/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (Christine) for host

Is it possible to have too much love, too many good moments? Yes, it is possible at Murielle's place. I left the house with the big heart hoping to be able soon to see again this paradise and its occupants! <3

(Excellent )

01/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Christine)

Christine spent about 10 days at home and filled the atmosphere with joy, good vibes, energy, laughters, and kindness. She helped with cooking and household, did a very big job in the vegetable garden and was also excellent with all the animals. We had a lot of fun and shared very interesting and inspiring talks every day.
We all already miss… read more

(Excellent )

19/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Camila) for host

I spent two weeks with Murielle, and it was a really great experience. I felt at ease, and at home, from the very beginning, and really enjoyed taking part in the daily routine of the household.

Murielle is a lovely, kindhearted person, with interesting and inspiring views, who's always willing to share her knowledge and experiences. We got to… read more

(Excellent )

17/10/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Camila)

Hosting Camila was such a great experience ! She was always happy, patient, motivated and ready to help with everything, from the computer to the household... She was perfect with all the animals and cooking with her was also very interesting : she taught me delicious recipes !!!
Thank you so much Camila for having shared our lives with so much… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Corinna )

We had much fun during Corinna's stay.
Though hard times with many ill animals, washing machine and car breakdown and 2 very hot weeks who prevent us doing all what was planed, Corinna was always in a very good mood.
She helped me with hard task as storing wood and cleaning the barn...
I'm happy we've met, thanks for your help and I wish you… read more

(Very good )

19/03/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Chris)

Chris is kind and warm. He made his stay a very joyful experience. His help and support made me feel like on holiday ! He fixed everything broken and was so patient and careful with all. Impossible to let him go without asking him to stay longer ;-)
Couldn t find anyone better...
Chris, you already know it but you are welcome whenever you want.

(Excellent )

18/03/2016

Left by Workawayer (Chris) for host

Murielle is a lovely, kind and an excellent host. Her animals are adorable, so if you are an animal lover you will fit in perfectly. Couldn't find better anywhere.......

(Excellent )

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