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We are a French/German couple with four young children (2, 6, 10, and 12 years) communicating in four different languages on a daily basis. We are based in French Alsace close to the Swiss and German borders (close to Basel, Strasbourg, Freiburg, Zurich). We are living in the city of Mulhouse very close to the center but in a big green private park which makes you feel like living in the countryside but nonetheless 7 minutes by foot from the central TGV station.
We own a 19th-century mansion that still needs some renovation works. We are ideally looking for someone who has some experience with renovating. Ideally, we are looking for a couple.
We are sure you will love the area, the people and our house. We offer you a bright and spacious bedroom on a separate floor with your own personal bathroom and a lot of privacy. We will provide all meals (homemade French, German and Italian cooking).Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
You can communicate with us in four different languages, learn about Greek and Roman history from Sabine or learn how to write a scenario for a novel from Stéphane, experience authentic French life-style, learn how 19th-century industrials used to live and how to renovate a historic house.
Arbeit
We would like you to help us with renovating our house or gardening for about 5 hours a day - weekends are free, of course.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Deutsch: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Italienisch: FließendUnterkunft
An independent spacious bright bedroom with a queen-sized bed and independent bathroom.
Was noch ...
We live in beautiful Alsace in Mulhouse. In the 19th century Mulhouse was one of France’s most prosperous industrial towns, nicknamed the “One Hundred Chimneys City” or “French Manchester” (le Manchester français). We live in a house from that époque. You can still wander through historic Mulhouse in the medieval lower town, the Rebberg district and around the Place de la Bourse in the Nouveau Quartier.
Today, Mulhouse is a thriving city strategically situated at the crossroads of two axes: Rhin-Rhône and Paris-Zurich. The proximity with Basle in Switzerland (27 km) and Freiburg-im-Breisgau in Germany (60 km) has been used as a major impetus to consolidate the cross-border co-operation of which the Basel/Mulhouse EuroAirport is the best example.
In Mulhouse you find today the world’s biggest car collection open to the public, hosted in the Cité de l'Automobile, Musée national de l'automobile, Collection Schlumpf. Other notable museums are Cité du Train the largest railway museum in Europe (for trains), the Musée de l'impression sur étoffes – a museum of printed textiles that bears witness to the textile heritage, the Ecomusée d'Alsace – lively open-air museum of over 70 traditional houses and seasonal programming.
Also the Parc zoologique et botanique of Mulhouse is a botanical garden and zoo specialized in preserving endangered animal species and celebrating its 150 anniversary in 2018. The Temple Saint-Etienne – the only protestant church on a main square in France, is the tallest protestant building in France.
Culinary specialties in Mulhouse are sauerkraut – emblematic meal of pickled cabbage, sausages, smoked bacon and potatoes, best eaten in a winstub, fleischschnakas – a salted log cake (pastry and meat) shaped like a snail (“schnaka” in the local language), bredala – without these biscuits Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in Alsace, Alsace wines – the famous Alsace Wine Route is 25km from Mulhouse and leads through medieval villages where wines are tasted directly at the growers, schnapps – Alsatian brandy made with local wine, flowers, herbs and fruits such as the plum-like damson
beer – lots of local craft beers mades by micro-breweries.Etwas mehr Information
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They all made us feel very welcome. The renovation work was nice for us, as we could see the process and the result. We got 3 meals each day, even on days off and it was always delicious. We never missed anything. The house of the family is very charming and unique and our room was very… read more
During our stay we worked hard doing restoration work, painting and electricity. But we also had time to relax, enjoy the gardens and the pool, and visit beautiful places in the south of Germany and Switzerland. We are… read more
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They all made us feel very welcome. The renovation work was nice for us, as we could see the process and the result. We got 3 meals each day, even on days off and it was always delicious. We never missed anything. The house of the family is very charming and unique and our room was very… read more
During our stay we worked hard doing restoration work, painting and electricity. But we also had time to relax, enjoy the gardens and the pool, and visit beautiful places in the south of Germany and Switzerland. We are… read more
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, we really appreciate it and are very thankful for that great time and oppurtunity to learn lots of new stuff while we stayed with you in Mulhouse.
We had a lot of space for ourselves but never felt left outside. You can be very proud to have such nice, friendly and overall beautiful… read more
We helped them building a wooden house in the garden for the kids. We really enjoyed this project, and we think the kids too!
We also helped with another tasks, like clearing a small terrace and with some electricity works.
We had a great time there! The kids are incredibly friendly and it… read more
I stayed with Sabine, Stéphane and Nina for about two months, being an au pair for Nina. It has been a great pleasure to spend time with Nina. She is a very cute, happy, adorable, energetic and smart girl; she is eager to learn new things and it has always been fun to be around her!! I enjoyed… read more
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kev
Thank you very much for the best first experience!! I couldn't ask for a better host then you, Stephan and Nina!!!
Good luck with the house, your family deserves the best!!
For other future workaways, be ready for great food, amazing village and a great feeling of home.
Thanks!!