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It’s summertime!
And with the season the tasks change - at least some of them.
It’s the 4th year with workawayers - what a joy to share daily life, get to know each other and work together!
Some of you came back, friendships were forged in Passavant
Do you like to help in the garden, help around the house?
Do you want to try some work with old stone walls or smaller woodwork tasks?
Projects and tasks are discussed and we will decide together, what you want to help with.
Now is the time to start filling gaps in the old walls, especially the cellar needs some work.
You don’t need any special skills, it’s enough to be kind, motivated and interested.
It depends who will be helping this year, more garden work (garden stairs would be wonderful) or do some serious weedwhacking , getting on with the cellar when it’s too hot…
You might be very young or not so young anymore, you might have plenty of energy to spend or live with a handicap – as long as you feel up to it: WELCOME !
I’m Colette, retired and 72 years old, who has embarked on a great project: bring an old house from 1547 to life again…
Now I'm some years on it and it looks really better!
As I had an accident with my back, I do need help. There are family and friends from time to time, but on a daily basis it would be very nice to try doing things together
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Leichte Gartenarbeit
Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte
Hausarbeiten
Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
Interessengebiete
Karitative Arbeiten
Events & Sozialleben
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerken & DIY
Architektur
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
The evenings when we share a meal around the big table on the terrasse or in the kitchen are a very important part of our being together
If you want to improve your french, we could try to speak it as much as possible.
I'm bilingue, that means that my other language is German
And of course you can always speak English :))
The house was a part of a medieval fortress and it sits above the little village of Passavant, just a few houses and a church in a circle
Plenty of woods and nature for hiking. The river Doubs is at 14 km and Baume les Dames is the nearest place for shopping
30 km away is Besançon with its medieval city and a really impressive chateau
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As a 72 year old woman, I try to give an old building from the 16th century its life back.
As I'm not getting stronger, and lots are done by try and error, I'm looking for someone who is fun, kind and willing to participate. There are things I can't do alone and I would very much appreciate some help
The property could do with any skills really... ranging from repairing, help around the house, gardening, cutting wood, cleaning, to clear some dumping spaces. Tell me about yourself and we'll know how your skills could be put at best use.
Of course we prepare our meals together
Gesprochene Sprachen
Deutsch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Englisch: Gute Kenntnisse
Unterkunft
A room with a double bed and its own bathroom
Could also be shared by a couple
The house has a big kitchen where we can prepare food together or sit in front of the little stove when it's cold.
Most of the heating is with stoves, that means that in colder times we have to fetch wood in the barn or even cut some. The bedrooms and baths are heated with electric radiators - not very environment friendly.
There is a dining room, very elegant, but most of the time serving as working space for computers...
The garden is high above the village with a beautiful view - meals are outside when ever possible
Subterranean corridors? Yes, goes with the house. They are all blocked, but I'm discovering!
Was noch ...
It's really french countryside! Walks and hiking, but of course we will go shopping in the next small town.
In France there are no buses, but in the town is a train station (I'm driving you) and from there you are in Besançon in half an hour.
I started with workaway in 2023 and I'm very happy to meet new people with other lives and other ideas.
Plenty of discussions about everything is essential.
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Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
There is wifi and it's ok for working. Downloading can be slow. If you want, I can put a little table in your room, otherwise we share the dining room table
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
No problem for motorhomes, there is a parking space
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
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Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
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As they both are young, interesting and interested women, we were never short of subjects to discuss. Much comparisons were made between the countries we live in and it was fun to share them over meals we cooked… read more
They were here for two weeks and they fitted in very easily from the beginning
They work very well together, but both are also happy to work alone.
Their standard is extraordinary, they see the work, do it and stop when it’s perfect – a real treat to have two so competent women!
Erja:
She has an… read more
During our stay, we were able to choose our daily tasks based on both our skills and the new… read more
Fiona is a happy, openminded young woman – interested in a lot of topics and she shares her thoughts and is a good listener.
Just the two of us exchanging over a meal felt so comfortable and I would very much like to hear where her life is taking her.
She was… read more
From the very first moment you arrive in Passavant you can feel that Colette is a host at heart. She is open-minded, genuinely interested in people and the perfect person… read more
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Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
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As they both are young, interesting and interested women, we were never short of subjects to discuss. Much comparisons were made between the countries we live in and it was fun to share them over meals we cooked… read more
They were here for two weeks and they fitted in very easily from the beginning
They work very well together, but both are also happy to work alone.
Their standard is extraordinary, they see the work, do it and stop when it’s perfect – a real treat to have two so competent women!
Erja:
She has an… read more
During our stay, we were able to choose our daily tasks based on both our skills and the new… read more
Fiona is a happy, openminded young woman – interested in a lot of topics and she shares her thoughts and is a good listener.
Just the two of us exchanging over a meal felt so comfortable and I would very much like to hear where her life is taking her.
She was… read more
From the very first moment you arrive in Passavant you can feel that Colette is a host at heart. She is open-minded, genuinely interested in people and the perfect person… read more
It’s quite a challenge to form a workaway group with an unknown host and an other workawayer – we all fitted right in and had a very good time.
Tami& Philippe work as a team, you’ll hear them… read more
Always there to help and a lot of really difficult work done - renovating a big chair in bad condition, sanding an old door with layers of old paint, paint it after primer and sanding again - and there was more wookwork !
Rahel tries new work with… read more
She is easy to talk to and patient if you're not super fluent in French, so I improved quite a lot.
At the same time, Tamy, Philippe, and I stayed at Colette's.
In the evenings, we always cooked together and had a really good time.
The house is really something… read more
The work was very flexible, you can usually pick and choose. I did some cleaning in… read more
Anne cleaned some rooms with their windows, made of old glass - a challenge and a lot of work.
She works very well and sees the tasks by herself, be it cleaning or weeding.
She’s always… read more
She fitted from the beginning in the life in Passavant, no questions, no explanations needed – she knows about life and work!
She doesn’t mind doing hard or dirty work, keeps going until she’s happy with the result. So am I… her work quality is outstanding,
She… read more
and… read more
There was a lot of landscaping and gardening to do and the results are stunning. Even in a heatwave Leo finished it… read more
Everybody had her own timetable and Nuria had chosen to work online in home office for the week. This turned out to be absolutely no problem, Nuria did work here in the afternoons by doing some diy with a pair of shutters that needed sanding and painting or… read more
For the barn he constructed a shelf with a door made of… read more
I've been with her for nearly 2 weeks. At first it was supposed to be only 1 week, since it was my first time, but we decided to extend for 1 more week.
There were 2 other workawayers and together, we spent wonderful time… read more
The house had a good cleaning, she helped setting up the garden and did some gardening for the spring season.
She is very good at cooking, which is a very nice addition to my European one.
Steph is the most… read more
She came to an unknown place, and it was no problem for her to settle in and find her way around the house.
As we just started the new season, there was a lot of cleaning to do – the garden needed some time and everything in the barn had to be taken out.
Evelyn did all of it with a smile and… read more
I found Colette's work away when looking for last minute hosts in the area for me and my friend to stay with. What hat stood out to me is how open Colette was in her profile to… read more
After a happy season with a lot of wonderful workawayers, Miriam was such a joy
We went along in harmony, and she was a very dedicated helper too – she renovated a pile of very old shutters, from planning to sanding to fine sanding. Primer, two coats of color with sanding in between – of course!
She stayed… read more
Her dog Tripel is well behaved and fits perfect in a household with a garden.
From the beginning it was clear that An loves working outside and she isn’t afraid of heavy garden work, including… read more
She is interested, follows talking/discussions/arguments/conversations with a lot of knowledge and her own… read more
If you… read more
Max is kind and honest, you can always trust him to be there for everybody.
A young man who is discussing and thinking about so many different subjects, always sharing his ideas and trying to see the other side.
Max wants to learn new things, he’s interested in the surroundings and finds easily the… read more
Veronika is the most gentle and and lovely person – you’ll discover only in time how much she has done, what she has seen and how many skills she has.
She tried several new things and didn’t give… read more
From the start I felt very welcome, as I said before, like a friend. Not… read more
His creativity combined with a sense for design is outstanding and the result in triple D 23 design for my extractor hood spectacular
At a brocante nearby, Pete found exceptional things, he helped me chose the pieces who… read more
