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: 18 Apr. 2025
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Therese and Elfriede stayed 6 days at our place and we're happy we met them as they are interesting and fun. They worked mainly in our garden (building a new raised gardenbed) and they put 4 cubic meters of logs in the barn. They mingled in easily in our daily organisation and we shared nice moments playing boardgames, watching a movie or
… read more discussing. We would agree right away hosting them again.
Joke is an incredible woman, her kindness and intelligence are truly rare. we felt welcomed from the first moment and every day was special. we were also lucky enough to get to know her children and her husband Etienne who all have their own light and something wonderful to learn and keep with them.
joke is a delicious cook, in addition to a
… read more thousand other qualities. their garden is the most beautiful we have ever been in and the beauty that surrounds their home is indescribable. playing with them in the evening and learning about different games was crazy funny and lovely.
we are extremely grateful for the opportunity we had to spend our time here. it was really a pleasure to be able to help you with your garden.
thank you thank you thank you very much for everything <3
Astrid and Stefano stayed a fortnight with our family. They worked mainly in our garden but did also the catering for our youngest daughter's birthday party making marvelous pizzas and the tastiest tiramisu. They are lovely people appreciating meals or boardgames with us, but needing their alone-time aswell. They did the given tasks with energy
… read more and asked questions when more explanations were needed, so everything went as wanted.
We enjoyed having them at our house and will welcome them with open arms when they want to come back.
Vom Workawayer (Andrea & Arely) für Host
Being with Joke and her family was a really nice time! With Etienne we learn about history and with all the family we tried to improve our French skills, they are really patient and warm. We improve some DIY, gardening and we knew a lot of board games! (Joke is really good in all of them)
she's an amazing host! :)
thanks you so much for opening
… read more your doors in Christmas time ! 🥰Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Andrea & Arely)
Arely and Violetta stayed almost 3 weeks at our place. They did a DIY project in a room ( mainly prepping and sanding) and helped in our garden when it wasn't raining. They are friendly and loved to help to prep food or empty the dishwasher or clean the kitchen even more then I had asked ( it felt a bit intrusive). But aren´t very accurate at
… read more being up and ready at the agreed time and they work at a very chill pace. They stayed with us over the Christmas period and mengled easily with the whole family.Feedback
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Therese and Elfriede stayed 6 days at our place and we're happy we met them as they are interesting and fun. They worked mainly in our garden (building a new raised gardenbed) and they put 4 cubic meters of logs in the barn. They mingled in easily in our daily organisation and we shared nice moments playing boardgames, watching a movie or
… read more discussing. We would agree right away hosting them again.
Joke is an incredible woman, her kindness and intelligence are truly rare. we felt welcomed from the first moment and every day was special. we were also lucky enough to get to know her children and her husband Etienne who all have their own light and something wonderful to learn and keep with them.
joke is a delicious cook, in addition to a
… read more thousand other qualities. their garden is the most beautiful we have ever been in and the beauty that surrounds their home is indescribable. playing with them in the evening and learning about different games was crazy funny and lovely.
we are extremely grateful for the opportunity we had to spend our time here. it was really a pleasure to be able to help you with your garden.
thank you thank you thank you very much for everything <3
Astrid and Stefano stayed a fortnight with our family. They worked mainly in our garden but did also the catering for our youngest daughter's birthday party making marvelous pizzas and the tastiest tiramisu. They are lovely people appreciating meals or boardgames with us, but needing their alone-time aswell. They did the given tasks with energy
… read more and asked questions when more explanations were needed, so everything went as wanted.
We enjoyed having them at our house and will welcome them with open arms when they want to come back.
Vom Workawayer (Andrea & Arely) für Host
Being with Joke and her family was a really nice time! With Etienne we learn about history and with all the family we tried to improve our French skills, they are really patient and warm. We improve some DIY, gardening and we knew a lot of board games! (Joke is really good in all of them)
she's an amazing host! :)
thanks you so much for opening
… read more your doors in Christmas time ! 🥰Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Andrea & Arely)
Arely and Violetta stayed almost 3 weeks at our place. They did a DIY project in a room ( mainly prepping and sanding) and helped in our garden when it wasn't raining. They are friendly and loved to help to prep food or empty the dishwasher or clean the kitchen even more then I had asked ( it felt a bit intrusive). But aren´t very accurate at
… read more being up and ready at the agreed time and they work at a very chill pace. They stayed with us over the Christmas period and mengled easily with the whole family.
Vom Workawayer (Rose & Leena ) für Host
This was our second workaway experience and we could not have asked for better hosts. The whole family were amazing and made us feel so welcome. JOke was lovely and makes the best French food. The work included weeding, pruning and mulching which was varied and made the workday pass by quickly. In our free time, JOke and her family told us about
… read more the walks we could do nearby and even took us to a nearby night market and nearby town so that we could explore. We enjoyed watching movies, playing games and canoeing too. We learnt a lot about living sustainably and French history and would happily stay here again. This workaway was a very wholesome and enjoyable experience and we recommend it to other workawayers passing through France.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Rose & Leena )
Rose & Leena stayed 10 days at our house starting with some homesitting and taking care of the animals when we were on a small trip. They were friendly and respectfull, responsable and funny, they took initiatives and did the asked taskes with care and enthousiasme. We enjoyed playing games and watching movies together, and just talking through it
… read more all.
It was a great exchange and we will host them whenever they want.
Dani and Irene stayed 10 days at ours and we had a nice time. Even without having much experience and the weather being cold in the mornings, they put on the gardening gloves and did the work. They were polite and well spoken , gave helping hands in the kitchen and even cooked us typical Spanish dishes :) . We have had nice evenings discussing
… read more ,playing games or watching a movie . They integrated very well and came along with every one in the family. I wish them all the best !!
Me and Irene spent two weeks with this loving family and we enjoyed every bit. The whole family were vey welcoming and we felt as part of the family.
Joke is one of the most loving and optimistic people we have ever known. She was so patient with us when it came to teaching and improving our French, and she helped us tremendously with that part.
… read more Also, the amount of work we were given was reasonable and not very exhausting. She also let us choose whether to work in the mornings or in the afternoons. She was the one that we got to know the best because Etienne and Louis had to work somedays and Ester and Aude weren't still on Easter break. She is also a really good cook and made us typical French food. We really experienced the French cuisine and culture with her, as well as with everybody else.
Etienne, Louis, Ester and Aude were so charming as well, and we had loads of fun playing board games with them all, specially "Le Mito". It wasn't really hard for us to get along with their kids, because we are closed in age with them. We got to know every one of them. They are very fun to be around, really opened-minded and we can definitely say that we have became friends.
As we worked in the mornings we had ton of time for going for a walk, playing, getting to know everybody, as well as petting the cats (who are really cute by the way) in the afternoons.
We also got to see Limoges, its porcelain museum and its fripperies or second-hand shops.
We are definitely looking forward to go away next year.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Sandra & Alex)
Sandra and Alex stayed 5 days with our family. They are polite, respectful, hard working and we had nice conversations and game nights. They hadn't much gardening experiences but they did a really great job cleaning up overgrown corners of our garden. We would happily host them again.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Michael & Georgina)
Georgina& Michael stayed 11 days with our family and time flew... They did a marvelous job by reorganising our compost space and creating the chickenrun. It was fun having them around and we spend nice afthernouns and evenings with momies and boardgames. They are polite, nice, funny, respectfull and hardworking. I really appreciated the
… read more conversations we had and the kids loved the time spend together. Thanks for all you did!!
Vom Workawayer (Michael & Georgina) für Host
JOke and her family welcomed us into their home and we had a wonderful experience. The work we were given was reasonable and we got it done in the time we had which was great. We really appreciated being given the opportunity to explore Limoges and the surrounding villages. We also enjoyed all the wonderful home cooked meals, movies and board
… read more games. We created many happy memories together. We highly recommend a workaway experience with JOke and her family.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Jade & Callum)
Jade & Callum stayed 12 days with our family and we had a great time. They are kind, polite, funny, hard working, playfull and nice to have around. They did various tasks ( gardening, cleaning, sanding and building a chickenhouse) , and did all well. The 12 days passed very quickly and we sure would have loved to have them a bit longer with us.
… read more They can come back whenever they want to !!
Vom Workawayer (Caitlin & Emilia) für Host
We stayed with Joke, Etienne, Esther and Aude for two weeks and had a wonderful time - we can’t believe it went so quickly! This was our first workaway experience so we were quite nervous but we were immediately made to feel welcome and at home. The work was really manageable and Joke was always around to give us help or guidance if we needed it.
… read more During our stay, we painted two outside walls and varnished the wood for the terrace - which we are sad we didn’t have time to help finish! However it felt like the work only took up a tiny fraction of our stay, as much of it ended up feeling like a holiday; Joke was happy to take us around to nearby villages, in which we got to see a concert and fireworks for Bastille Day. We visited Limoges a few times, as there is a bus stop just outside their house. The area feels very well connected and not isolated at all, whilst equally offering a beautiful, tranquil countryside. We had lots of space and freedom, but we were also made to feel very included in family life. Each night we would have lovely food and wine (curated by the connoisseur Etienne!) and then watch a movie or play board games. We would 100% recommend Carcassonne! The whole trip felt like a valuable cultural exchange - it was the perfect setting to practice French as the whole family are very encouraging and patient. Both Joke and Etienne are very insightful and knowledgable people. Esther and Aude are very lovely, exciting and energetic people and we will miss them a lot! We were sad not to have met Louis as he was away during our stay. Above all we will miss the cats Mira and Pepin :P ! We would absolutely recommend a workaway with this wonderful family in the beautiful Limousin countryside. Thank you for an incredible stay!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Caitlin & Emilia)
Emilia & Caitlin stayed 2 weeks at our home and those 2 weeks went very fast. They are two lovely young women, polite, funny, willing to help, interested in various subjects, discreet with backbone. This was their first workawayexperience and I'm happy to have shared this with them. It was also their first experience with outside painting work.
… read more They needed some days to get into it, but we really observed a gain of confidence and autonomy . During the second week they organised most of the work themselfs and the tasks were welldone. Mainly they have had a paintbrush grafted in their hand since they painted eaves and facades and traited planking. I will remember the two of them covered in paint, talking in the hammocks with our girls, playing "battle sheep" and "carcassonne" (with a playingstyle Caitlin not offering anything and Emilia overly nice), sleeping in the hammocks, watching movies and doing just dayly stuff together. We really enjoyed having them around and they can come back whenever they want.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Briar & Jonny)
Briar & Jonny stayed for 10 days with our family. I think they had the worst start possible ( I had to go to the ER just 3 hours afther they arrived) but that didn't stop them of being 100% behind the project to be done. This was the first time they build a stone wall and they learned quickly, became creatif and did a great job. Beside having a
… read more great workethic, they are polite, nice, funny and implicated in day to day familylife. We had nice times talking, playing games and I'm greatfull Briar shared her culture with us. Wish you two a great trip and hope to see you again!
Vom Workawayer (Emmalee & Jeremy) für Host
Jeremy and I had a great time staying with Joke and her family. We stayed for ten days, and while there the two of us did some building and gardening. We originally were planning on building two steps and a wall (which would double as seating). However, because it was raining a lot of the trip, we were only able to complete the steps. We
… read more additionally helped by trimming some trees, removing briars, and planting some plants.
Joke and her husband Etienne were happy to take us to Limoges with them when running errands, and took us on fun side trips along the way. We enjoyed riding around, and learning about the area, and about France more widely. They are located in a rural area, which was nice for walks around farms and the woods. Plus, if you are into board games, they have fun ones! I would recommend this host to anyone interested in working outside, learning some new skills, and getting to know a nice family.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Emmalee & Jeremy)
Emmalee and Jeremy came one week to live with us and we wished it had been longer... Unfortunatly the weather wasn't great the time they were here. They only could do partiel building work, what they did with care (Jeremy would loved to build more than just 2 steps) And they also did a great job in the garden (cutting bushes, getting out ivy and
… read more planting pumpkins). I enjoyed talking with them on several subjects and we had nice times playing boardgames. They are both discreet and polite, with a nice sense of humor. And despite they are more cerebral than manual people, they came out of their comfort zone and helped us a lot. We are grateful for this week and their volenteering and hope to see them again....
Vom Workawayer (Isa & Insa) für Host
JOke and her family are very nice people, that we are pleased to have spent two weeks with. They were all very warm and welcoming, treating us as a part of their family. JOke was really nice to drive us around and showing us different parts of the area. There were always a lot of delicious food and cake! Warm recommendations from us, to all who
… read more wants the see the beautiful countryside near Limoges:)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Isa & Insa)
Insa and Isa stayed 2 weeks with us and we didn't see time fly... we really would have loved them to stay longer.
They did a wonderfull job outside attacking a wildered part from the garden. They left clean territorium and the old fench was gone, exactly what we amed for! They also renovated an old iron table. They brushed off the many layers of
… read more rust and put it in a nice coat off black paint. Thank you girls!! Beside the work it was asome to have them in the house. They are cheerfull, have good humor, love boardgames and give helping hands all the time. Every member off our family really enjoyed spending time with them and we hope to see them again. Wish you a wonderfull trip !!
Vom Host für Workawayer (Anthony & Hannah )
Hannah and Anthony stayed one week with us and we would have loved to have them longer among our family.
They had to reshape our veg-garden and they did wonderfull!! They have a nice work spirit, understand quickly what has to be done, propose good ideas and they finish the work with care. We've shared nice evenings, had good laughs and much fun
… read more playing games. I think we always will remember Anthony chortle while eating snailes ;) Unfortunately Hannah has been sick half her stay, but she showed tenacity and worked anyway.
Thank you very much for all you did and we hope to see you again !!
Vom Workawayer (Anthony & Hannah ) für Host
We stayed at Joke's house for one week. The whole experience was so fun. The room was comfortable and the food was really good and plenty of!
We were building large raised vegetable beds, trimming fruit trees and replanted a couple of peach trees! But there's so much more to be done so there will be a job for anyone, all lovely light work in the
… read more backyard!
As for the time spent with the family they all speak pretty good English, if you like to play board games, having a little drink and listening to background music by either Aude (piano) and Etienne and Louis (guitar) then you will love it here. It's a very lively house and I wish we had stayed longer as we were looked after so well. We felt like part of the family! Joke would often offer to drive us into town to do some site seeing or give us a map for some nice walks.
If the opportunity arose again we would 100% go back.
Thank you so much Joke, Etienne, Louis, Esther and Aude for an amazing experienceDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Leah) für Host
JOke and Etienne welcomed me with so much interest and warmth. They always made sure I was comfortable and happy, and played games and watched movies with me, but also gave me lots of space for my own free time. They were very patient and helpful in speaking french with me; Etienne graciously took me through an explanation of the dynamic of French
… read more political and educational systems in slowww French so I could follow him. JOke and Etienne are enthusiastic to share lots of beer, wine, and cheese, in addition to their home and lovely family. While I was there JOke helped me get a lot done in the garden, which was very satisfying. They were flexible when I needed to leave early, and JOke padded me up with gifts and food for the road. Overall, a really great week was spent with JOke and Etienne!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Leah)
It was a pleasure to have Leah in our family for 5 days. She's a polite, funny and hardworking young women. She helped spontaneously in daily familylife, accomplished several garden tasks and had a good time planting little oignons and garlic. Leah speaks already quite good french, impressed us with her progress and is determined to acquire a very
… read more good pronunciation. We wish her all the best !!
Vom Workawayer (Rohr & Klára) für Host
Where to begins out of this family? My girlfriend and I wanted to stay just a week at the beginning. But with circumstances of our tent being broken Joke and Etienne were kind hearted enough to let us stay until replacements arrived which was 2 weeks later and even if the tent sticks came earlier we would've hidden them in the garden to stay
… read more longer ! They always provided excellent meals for us and plenty of information on the local area and their own rich knowledge of their lives as well. The "work" was more like us all playing together in the garden. It never really felt like work because they were always there with us. Joke and Etienne are wonderful people and we really thank our Stars that we met them and were invited into their family. We feel like they are apart of our traveling family and that's one of the really beautiful things we have discovered in our traveling so far. And kids! Good luck in school and we miss you every second of the day ! Our stay here was like a relaxing dream and we really can't wait to see them again. Rematch at Carcassonne!! I would recommend this workaway to anyone who is looking to explore this region of France with 6 ( +1 to Yvette ;) ) of the best people Limousin has to offer! We can't thank you enough for helping us as much as you did! Until next time !!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Rohr & Klára)
Initially Rohr and Klára wanted to stay about 4 days at our home. Fortunately the arrival of their new tentsticks was delayed. Eventually they stayed 18 days and we enjoyed every day of it. They did a lot of cutting in the garden and carried 2190 kg of gravel. They've finished to build the barbecue and made steps out of old stones. They are
… read more polite, funny and involved in day to day familylife. I want to thank them especially for the emotional support they gave our girls during my unplanned hospitalstay. We would be delighted to see them again.
Vom Workawayer (Miriam) für Host
this was our first workaway experience and we were so glad to spend it with Joke, Etienne, Louis, Esther and Aude. They are a really welcoming, friendly and FUNNY family. As well as the cats we actually wanted to take with us when we had to leave :D
It was a great experience working in their garden and enjoying the countryside. Also we had enough
… read more time to explore the city of Limoges.
We felt just like home and didn’t really want to leave after the week we stayed with them already.
The food was great and we had a lot of delicious french cheese!
Also the evenings were really nice as well, we were playing games or listening to Etienne and Louis playing the guitar.
All in all everything was just perfect in Rotterie!Vom Host für Workawayer (Miriam)
Miri and Amy stayed for one week with our family. They are very fine young adults with a good sence of humor. They worked in our garden, pulled down 4 yards tall hazeltrees and they really wanted to finish the job. A nice workspirit!
They are independent and full initiatives. It was really nice having them around!!
Just an insider: Miri , when
… read more finished it says.... UBONGO
Wish you all the best!
Vom Workawayer (Reuben & Jessica) für Host
Reuben and I stayed with JOke Etienne and their lovely family for two weeks.
They are down to earth funny and
all so talented.
Such a Beautiful old house in the country. Peace and happiness was a instant feeling, they made us feel very much at home.
Learning to build the stone wall was so satisfying! I hope we did enough to make up for their
… read more amazing hospitality and food:relaxed:
We will cherish all the moments of chilling out talking and playing board games out in the sunny evenings and the musical nights under the stars.
They really went above and beyond what we expected to help us see as much of Limoges and it’s surroundings.
We already see life in such a different way since meeting this loving family, we enjoyed your company so much.
Hope to see you all again sometime soon.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Reuben & Jessica)
Jess & Reuben stayed for a fortnight at our home and we really enjoyed their compagny.
It was their first Workaway experience and we are verry happy we shared this with them.
They are polite, easy going, funny and at all time helpfull hands in day to day familylife. They've loved learning a new skill and gave the very best in the realisation of
… read more the buildingtask.
We will remember a nice time with talks or just sitting together in silence, with games and music, with counting shooting stars and warming feed near the fire while eating barbequed bananas with chocolate, or just having them around relaxing with or without a hamac,...
We will certainly welcome them with open arms if they want to come back !
Vom Workawayer (Conor & Imogen) für Host
Me and imogen spent just over 2 weeks with the family and were overjoyed by how welcoming the family were and we were felt like we were members of the family (the cats eventually didn't run away when we went to pet them)
It was great spending time with every member of the family, especially talking with yoke and she was very patient with us and
… read more helped us improve our skills.
The family helped us see of much as the area as possible as they drove us to different places and suggested certain places we should see, we enjoyed them all as well as the great food, beer and wine
I would definitely visit here again, as it's a beautiful part of the world, home to a very kind loving family :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Conor & Imogen)
Imogen and Conor stayed 2 weeks with our family. It was the first Workaway experience for everyone and we are verry happy to have shared this with them. They weren't used to physical work and gardening but they adventured out of there comfortzone. How we see them afther this experience?.... Imogen is a bit shy and keeps offent silent, but when she
… read more speeks up she is funny and has interesting opinions. Conor is funny, an unexperienced but willing worker and he has an interest in almost everything ( and he has aproved his french!!). They are both extreemly polite, seem always to be in a good mood and are easy living. We had a really nice fortnight with them around!Learn new skills and explore the outdoors in Limousin, France
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