Enjoy a cultural exchange and help in our home near Paris, France

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Please note :
    - we host only ONE person

    Hello everyone,
    This year 2024 We will need help in April and October.

    Will I tell you about October at the start of summer.

    For April, We can receive you from Sunday April 7 (inclusive) to Saturday April 27 (inclusive). During this period I ask you to stay with us for a minimum of 16 days and a maximum of 22 days.
    The objective is mainly to help with gardening since the vegetation will start again. That is to say: weeding, digging, planting, lawn and compost management, etc. But also splitting wood for our fireplace and putting it away, but also a little housekeeping: cleaning, painting, etc.
    With for you, good walks in Paris.
    And in addition a certain exchange on our countries, our lifestyles, our languages, etc.
    So happy see you soon. I am already looking forward to your arrival.

    Pictured (a little old) below (some years ago but always true) : House (picture 3) with a garden in the backyard (picture 5), in a little town near Paris (20 km or 30 mn by train).
    I live here with just my wife (pictures 1 & 2).
    We are retired and we go often on holidays.
    We have a bedroom (photo N°4) for you (1 person) with a large bed, armoir, table and chairs. You will share the bathroom and toilets with us.
    Free Wifi
    Picture 6 is our living room
    This house is NON smoking.
    There is a large forest near our home (10 min drive). We can lend you a bike. We have a car but we do not lend it, sorry. We can take you around the town by car occasionally, if you need.
    There is a pool in our city.

    We hope to speak with you about our culture and also about yours during meals, and throughout the day and evenings . . . .
    We can give you informations if you want to go visiting Paris (We hope you will).
    We can pick you up at the Charles de Gaulle airport, ONLY in daytime (some exceptions about date).
    We would like you to come and eat and speak with us while you stay.

    We need a lot of help with :
    - April = prepare the ground for starting the garden, flowers.. .
    - november: preparing ground to sleep in winter.

    Please note we host only ONE person at a time

    I know english but it is a little difficult for me to speak for a long time. We ask the helpers to try not to hold long conversations with us. Thank you

    Please, don't forget the HelX.net website deal.
    The two exchange's goals :
    1) Exchange about each other's culture with respect.
    2) Exchange in help.
    The website rules say: "the helper works an average of 4 hours per day and receives free accommodation and meals for their efforts."
    And also "Some hosts will give weekends off"

    For us, You can help us by, depending on the season and your arrival day: You help us 10 hours and you will have a free day, You help us 20 hours and you will have 2 free days, You can help us in the morning or in the afternoon or a little bit of both. You (and us) choose and you can change day after day. We would like to keep your week end free for visiting Paris (other days also, if you would like), however YOU want. We are proud when you show interest!

    We wait for you and are happy to welcome you soon.

    Danièle and Alain

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

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

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Exchange about each culture in the respect each other.
    Visiting Paris
    Visiting Saint Leu La Forêt, our village, where Napoléon's familly lives 300 years ago. Napoleon was the first french "président" of the country after many, many kings (about 1000 years). He stay about 15 years "président".

  • Help

    Help

    This house and garden are NON smoking,

    Please note we host only ONE people and

    Please, don't forget website deal.
    It's two exchange's goals :
    1)Exchange about each culture in the respect each other.
    2) Exchange in helps.
    The webside rules says : "the helper works an average of 4 hours per day and receives free accommodation and meals for their efforts."
    And also "Some host will give weekends off"

    For us, You can help us by, depending the period and your arrival day : (3h00/day for 6 days/week or 3h30/day for 5 days/week, depending on whether you are up early or not). You can help us in the morning or in the afternoon or a little both. You (and us) choose and you can change day after day. We would like you keep your week end free for visiting Paris (another days also, you can go and visiting Paris) Like YOU want. We are proud when you do that.

    We wait you and are happy to welcome you soon.
    Danièle and Alain

  • Languages spoken

    French: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a private bedroom for you (1 people) with a large bed, cupboard, table and chairs. You will share the bathroom and toilets with us. See our salon. You will eat with us.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    This house and garden are NON smoking,
    You can go to our village's swimming pool or in the forest, I will lend you my bicycle.
    Paris is to 30mn with train.
    PLEASE DON'T CALL ME BUT USE MAIL CONTACT ONLY.

  • 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

  • ...

    Hours expected

    3.5 hours a day, 6 days a week (maximum) or 4 hours a day, 5 days a week (maximum)

Host ref number: 918628966664

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