Help us in a lovely, little village in the Haut-Marne, France
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: 28 Okt. 2025
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Vom Workawayer (Jack) für Host
Anna and I stayed with Patrick and Marcelle for a week in summer.
Extremely quiet cottage life. This is a place which really earns the title 'the middle of nowhere'. I consider this a good thing, but I can imagine hyperactive city kids getting jittery as they look out the car window and see nothing but fields in all directions forever. Standing
… read more in the landscape is like standing between two parallel mirrors showing an infinite successive image of the same field, over and over again. France has so much land, one thinks, looking at it. I think they should give Gascony back to King Charles (real opinion!).
There is, however (a truly bizarre fact) a little alternative culture scene in this middle of nowhere. There are lots of retirees, yes, but also lots of dreadlock/tattoo people who have exited their normal lives to come and build something out in the void. I had two nice outings to the zones with cool young people, one at a bar, one at a mill. Hard as it is to believe there are indeed cool young people out there, doing things.
Anyway, enough about that.
Patrick is a professional chef, as becomes very evident very quickly by the excellent food. As well as speaking perfect English, he also randomly speaks perfect German. His French is probably also perfect, but since I don't understand French, I will make the unsubstantiated claim that Patrick speaks mediocre French. He has a thoughtful gaze and a baritone. He has specific, and interesting opinions on most things. He smokes cigarettes and gazes into the rising smoke like one of those communist philosophers.
Marcelle is kind and has something slightly sneaky in her eyes. It is harder to describe her in pithy prose than Patrick, which isn't to say she lacks pith. I also worked a bit less with her than with P. She was a pleasure to be around. She also speaks infinite languages - like all Dutch people - and was forthcoming with lots of small comedy details relating to the mayor. (Every French village has a mayor; if there are two people living somewhere, one of them has to elect the other one the mayor).
I don't remember too much of what the work was - vague memories of building a fence to prevent the talkative neighbour from starting conversations - but it has left me with no scars or serious mental problems.
The tone of this review is testament to them having a sense of humour, which was nice.
Our time there exemplified what the kids call 'Cottage-Core'. It was rustic, like a John Constable painting. If you are looking for a rustic zone, to stare at cows for forty minutes, and eat delicious food, and meet a surprising number of people with dreadlocks and tattoos, I heartily recommend this Workaway.
With best wishes for the immediate return of Gascony,
Jörg Macjörgenson
Vom Workawayer (Johanna Maria Josepha) für Host
Patrick and Marcelle were very kind, I was there for one month and Patrick's food was delicious. We worked together in the garden, and did some jobs in the house when the weather was bad. Somethimes we went for groceries or a walk in the woods and once a week we went to a cafe to see a band. It was hilarious. We had a very nice time together and I
… read more think we ended up as friends. The location is very isolated so a car or motorbike is recommended.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
We stayed with Patrick and Marcelle for one week to help them with restoring a old farmhouse of them. (Which was also the place where we stayed). We mainly worked in the morning, then went to their home to have lunch and after that we went to the swimming pool. The most important rooms are already finished, so you can perfectly live there, but
… read more there is still enough to do!
They live in a beautiful area and know a lot about it. We really enjoyed the good conversations we had. Patrick and Marcelle are so relaxed and super nice people to be around. Also they are great cooks, the food was absolutely delicious!
We can recommend going here if you want to relax or learn something about restoration, cooking, gardening or everything you need to know before you move to France.
Thank you so much for having us, we will see you again. We wish you all the best!Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
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Vom Workawayer (Jack) für Host
Anna and I stayed with Patrick and Marcelle for a week in summer.
Extremely quiet cottage life. This is a place which really earns the title 'the middle of nowhere'. I consider this a good thing, but I can imagine hyperactive city kids getting jittery as they look out the car window and see nothing but fields in all directions forever. Standing
… read more in the landscape is like standing between two parallel mirrors showing an infinite successive image of the same field, over and over again. France has so much land, one thinks, looking at it. I think they should give Gascony back to King Charles (real opinion!).
There is, however (a truly bizarre fact) a little alternative culture scene in this middle of nowhere. There are lots of retirees, yes, but also lots of dreadlock/tattoo people who have exited their normal lives to come and build something out in the void. I had two nice outings to the zones with cool young people, one at a bar, one at a mill. Hard as it is to believe there are indeed cool young people out there, doing things.
Anyway, enough about that.
Patrick is a professional chef, as becomes very evident very quickly by the excellent food. As well as speaking perfect English, he also randomly speaks perfect German. His French is probably also perfect, but since I don't understand French, I will make the unsubstantiated claim that Patrick speaks mediocre French. He has a thoughtful gaze and a baritone. He has specific, and interesting opinions on most things. He smokes cigarettes and gazes into the rising smoke like one of those communist philosophers.
Marcelle is kind and has something slightly sneaky in her eyes. It is harder to describe her in pithy prose than Patrick, which isn't to say she lacks pith. I also worked a bit less with her than with P. She was a pleasure to be around. She also speaks infinite languages - like all Dutch people - and was forthcoming with lots of small comedy details relating to the mayor. (Every French village has a mayor; if there are two people living somewhere, one of them has to elect the other one the mayor).
I don't remember too much of what the work was - vague memories of building a fence to prevent the talkative neighbour from starting conversations - but it has left me with no scars or serious mental problems.
The tone of this review is testament to them having a sense of humour, which was nice.
Our time there exemplified what the kids call 'Cottage-Core'. It was rustic, like a John Constable painting. If you are looking for a rustic zone, to stare at cows for forty minutes, and eat delicious food, and meet a surprising number of people with dreadlocks and tattoos, I heartily recommend this Workaway.
With best wishes for the immediate return of Gascony,
Jörg Macjörgenson
Vom Workawayer (Johanna Maria Josepha) für Host
Patrick and Marcelle were very kind, I was there for one month and Patrick's food was delicious. We worked together in the garden, and did some jobs in the house when the weather was bad. Somethimes we went for groceries or a walk in the woods and once a week we went to a cafe to see a band. It was hilarious. We had a very nice time together and I
… read more think we ended up as friends. The location is very isolated so a car or motorbike is recommended.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
We stayed with Patrick and Marcelle for one week to help them with restoring a old farmhouse of them. (Which was also the place where we stayed). We mainly worked in the morning, then went to their home to have lunch and after that we went to the swimming pool. The most important rooms are already finished, so you can perfectly live there, but
… read more there is still enough to do!
They live in a beautiful area and know a lot about it. We really enjoyed the good conversations we had. Patrick and Marcelle are so relaxed and super nice people to be around. Also they are great cooks, the food was absolutely delicious!
We can recommend going here if you want to relax or learn something about restoration, cooking, gardening or everything you need to know before you move to France.
Thank you so much for having us, we will see you again. We wish you all the best!
Vom Workawayer (Sophie & Mike) für Host
We spent a lovely 2 and a half weeks with Patrick, Marcelle, Yip and Pouss in July this year and it was hard to leave! We worked mainly outside in the garden helping to build a big shed for some garden supplies. We had no construction experience at all so it was great to get the chance to help with the basic construction process! Marcelle showed
… read more us how to maintain a vegetable garden and we dug up sooo many potatoes and onions! We spent quite a few nights chatting away in the garden and there was always a lot of new, interesting people turning up to say hi :) Patrick was also happy to teach us some Qi Gong on a quiet night in the garden which we had never had a chance to learn before. Being an ex chef, he was an amazing cook and we looked forward to meal times every day, it was great being able to learn some new recipes from a professional (even Marcelles favourite, cauliflower cheese!)
Patrick and Marcelle were really wonderful hosts and often took us to explore the local area, the closest town of Langres and for late night swims at the local pool. Their house was in a small village which was great for a walk after work and you could stop off at the small bar for a drink after exploring the woods. It was hard to leave their cosy little house when the time came, they gave us everything we could have needed and we really enjoyed all the interesting and funny conversations we had together, but we’re sure we’ll visit sometime in the future! Thanks so much for having us Marcelle and Patrick! XDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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