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Vom Workawayer (Gaël) für Host
Superb location, in nature, in the mountains. There's lots of different work to do, so there's something for everyone.
Xavier is very cool and welcoming. He has lots of friends and a big family. So the experience of the place was filled by lots of new encounters!
It was my first Workaway, and I can only highly recommend this place and this human
… read more being.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Nele) für Host
I stayed 5 weeks at Xaviers idyllic place in the mountains in the middle of nowhere. I really enjoyed my stay there.
Xavier is an open person, who makes sure you experience and learn something when he has free time. He took me and the other workawayers to the saturday market, the hot springs and we went climbing together!
We had to work 4-5h a
… read more day and we could always choose what kind of work we prefer. There's a lot to do! I learned how to use a chainsaw, how to work with wood, we built a tentplatform, a fence and a wall! After work we often had a beer together and in the evening we made some fire.
You can trust Xavier, he's more like a friend than an employer.
Thank you very much for the amazing time, i will come again some day!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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)Vom Host für Workawayer (Nele)
Nele stayed 5 weeks home. she is delightful! she has a communicative laugh and smile :)
she helped a lot on everything from cooking or cleaning the house to woodwork, path making in the forest and gardening.
she's an amazing person that you can trust and welcome to your place. she's full of joy, we spent a lot of quality time.
mi casa es tu
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Vom Workawayer (Emilie & Lauritz) für Host
Staying at Xavier's place for two weeks in the middle of April was my first experience as a workawayer.
Before arriving, I expected to be very much alone in the house. Instead, I was received by a group of five very nice workawayers. When I think about my experience, I especially remember the little community that we rapidly became, us and
… read more Xavier. I remember the many hours in the evenings that we spent together in front of the fireplace. It was THE place to be for cooking, eating, reading as well as playing 'J'ai un valet, j'en prends trois'. I remember the lunch breaks spent in the field and the showers in the sun. I remember the amazing weekend that we spent together at the market and in the mountains with both rock climbing and hot springs. Finally, I remember the last night at the restaurant at Toulouse, where we had to say goodbye. It was sad and beautiful at the same time.
I'm very impressed about Xavier and how he received so many people in his home with such a calm, patience and curiosity, while also juggling with his own work and hobbies. He happily introduced us to rock climbing and helped us improving our french by showing us videos and music in French. His openmindness made me feel very welcome from the beginning.
Of course, we also worked. The tasks were quite diverse, going from building stairs in the forest and smashing rocks of clay to powder, to building a wall and making a floor. I really enjoyed working in the nature surrounded by the mountains with the company of the other workawayers. I think that we made a wonderful team! But again, more than a month after ending my workaway, I mostly remember the people that I met in the Pyrénées. For that I am extremely grateful.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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)Vom Host für Workawayer (Emilie & Lauritz)
Emilie is a real sunflower, she bring joy and hapiness to your place ! She's kind and openminded.
She stayed 2 weeks home, doing all kind of stuff from gardening to woodwork. I really enjoyed her presence.
You can welcome her to your place without any doubts ;)
Weitere Bilder
When you open the front door!
Multi pitch climbing initiation in Calames.
The house the day I bought it (July 21)
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Vom Workawayer (Gaël) für Host
Superb location, in nature, in the mountains. There's lots of different work to do, so there's something for everyone.
Xavier is very cool and welcoming. He has lots of friends and a big family. So the experience of the place was filled by lots of new encounters!
It was my first Workaway, and I can only highly recommend this place and this human
… read more being.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Nele) für Host
I stayed 5 weeks at Xaviers idyllic place in the mountains in the middle of nowhere. I really enjoyed my stay there.
Xavier is an open person, who makes sure you experience and learn something when he has free time. He took me and the other workawayers to the saturday market, the hot springs and we went climbing together!
We had to work 4-5h a
… read more day and we could always choose what kind of work we prefer. There's a lot to do! I learned how to use a chainsaw, how to work with wood, we built a tentplatform, a fence and a wall! After work we often had a beer together and in the evening we made some fire.
You can trust Xavier, he's more like a friend than an employer.
Thank you very much for the amazing time, i will come again some day!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Nele)
Nele stayed 5 weeks home. she is delightful! she has a communicative laugh and smile :)
she helped a lot on everything from cooking or cleaning the house to woodwork, path making in the forest and gardening.
she's an amazing person that you can trust and welcome to your place. she's full of joy, we spent a lot of quality time.
mi casa es tu
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Vom Workawayer (Emilie & Lauritz) für Host
Staying at Xavier's place for two weeks in the middle of April was my first experience as a workawayer.
Before arriving, I expected to be very much alone in the house. Instead, I was received by a group of five very nice workawayers. When I think about my experience, I especially remember the little community that we rapidly became, us and
… read more Xavier. I remember the many hours in the evenings that we spent together in front of the fireplace. It was THE place to be for cooking, eating, reading as well as playing 'J'ai un valet, j'en prends trois'. I remember the lunch breaks spent in the field and the showers in the sun. I remember the amazing weekend that we spent together at the market and in the mountains with both rock climbing and hot springs. Finally, I remember the last night at the restaurant at Toulouse, where we had to say goodbye. It was sad and beautiful at the same time.
I'm very impressed about Xavier and how he received so many people in his home with such a calm, patience and curiosity, while also juggling with his own work and hobbies. He happily introduced us to rock climbing and helped us improving our french by showing us videos and music in French. His openmindness made me feel very welcome from the beginning.
Of course, we also worked. The tasks were quite diverse, going from building stairs in the forest and smashing rocks of clay to powder, to building a wall and making a floor. I really enjoyed working in the nature surrounded by the mountains with the company of the other workawayers. I think that we made a wonderful team! But again, more than a month after ending my workaway, I mostly remember the people that I met in the Pyrénées. For that I am extremely grateful.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Emilie & Lauritz)
Emilie is a real sunflower, she bring joy and hapiness to your place ! She's kind and openminded.
She stayed 2 weeks home, doing all kind of stuff from gardening to woodwork. I really enjoyed her presence.
You can welcome her to your place without any doubts ;)
Vom Host für Workawayer (Marvin)
Marvin Stayed a month home. He is really close to nature, that he knows so well ! He has a natural gift with animal.
He worked on every kind of topics from gardening to woodwork. He took care of my place, as I've let him home alone (my place is really remote).
He really is committed to whatever he does. You can welcome him to your place without
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Yasmina)
Even if I immediately felt that Yasmina is a city girl, she totally fit in my remote place. She accommodates with everything, even traveling in the trunk (we were 6 people for a 5 person car).
She took part to all kind of work, from gardening to wood work. She was really proud to build her first wall !
She speaks French, English and of course
… read more Spanish. She likes to laugh around a drink. She came with her Javier how was also cool.
You can welcome her to your place without 2nd thought ;)
Vom Host für Workawayer (Christian)
We spent good times with Christian. He helped on every kind of topic. He nows how to use power tool and wood work. He was part of a big group of workawayer. He has team spirit.
He enjoyed the simple life we live in my remote place. He's someone you can trust. After my place he went to my mother's place as I trusted him. He also fitted there, even
… read more if it's totally different from here, in the big city.
So you can welcome him to you're without any doubts ;)
Vom Host für Workawayer (Fantin)
I think we should create a 6th star for evaluation only for that guy !
Even if Fantin is a bit shy in begin, he really is about exchange on all kind of topics. He taught me how to tranform the clay from my garden into construction material (as he's a ceramist).
He is really participative to all the task of the house. Moreover he's autonomous
… read more and considerate. He worked hard in the house, removing the old fiberglass from roof (awful task !). He also worked a lot in the garden, wich is now (thanks to him) planted with vegetable.
You can blindly welome him to your place, and i'm looking forward to have him home again :)
Vom Workawayer (Fantin) für Host
My time with Xavier was really inspiring. Being surrounded by nature and living in its tempo was exceptionnal (even if the weather in february is rough). Xavier trusted me to work around the house on diverse tasks (wood cuting, begining the renovation of isolation for the roof, experiments with clay that we extracted just before th house). It was
… read more very friendly to share time, meal and work with Xavier and to discover the area (birds, mountains and of course the hot spring!)
Can't wait to go there again!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Giedrius was here for a couple of weeks. He was a bit of unlucky as was only french talking people around him during his stay. Language that he doesn't master. But it didn't preclude him from enjoying time with us ;)
He really was a good worker with all the wood I had to cut, split and carry.
There is no problem to welcome him at your place
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Enjoy your travel giedrius;)
I've spent 12 days on Xavier's place.
Xavier is an interesting person who's happy to share his vision of his place as well as stories from his life and travels.
Accommodation is simple, but just enough. Xavier is a great cook, I very much enjoyed the food he was making.
We removed old roof insulation, did some cleaning in the house. Prepared
… read more the garden for planting. During my short stay most of the work I did was preparing and stacking firewood.
There's plenty of stuff to do around the house. But Xavier is a guy with laid-back attitude. He gives you much freedom to choose what work you prefer to do and you can quite freely plan your schedule.
On our free time we played some fun card games, drank beers. Xavier taught me the basics of slacklining which was really cool. We visited Andorra, and hot springs in the mountains. Which was also really cool.
Overall I really enjoyed this experience. Thank you Xavier for having me, cheers!
Vom Host für Workawayer (Marisa)
Marisa is a really cool girl. You can rely on her !
As a German swiss girl, she likes order ! She is crazy efficient on mess.
She worked a lot in the garden, really helpful. I will have vegetable now ! The task was really hard. She manage to do it as a team with another workawayer who was oppositely different from her.
We played a lot of
… read more around the fireplace. We also climbed a lot, slack line in the garden... Marisa really fitted my place and the sharing spirit of workaway.
She REALLY likes to eat :) now I know how to make arancini thanks to her.
I will conclue saying that you can warmly welcome her to your place. Someone you can trust :)
Vom Workawayer (Marisa) für Host
I stayed almost a month with Xavier at his Bergerie. It felt more like hanging arround for a while with a good friend. ;)
The tasks are various, while I was there we cleaned the house and tried to organise a little bit and finished building the garden in the forest. There is still penty to realise and to renovate. I would love to come back in a
… read more couple of years to see how the place changed.
In our free time we prepared dishes together, went for climbing and to the hotspring and enjoyed the nature arround us. Saint-Girons is a lovely place to visit too, don't miss the market! I think there is a atmosphere of freedome at this place, what I really liked.
Thank you Xavier, à bientôtDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Yannick) für Host
Staying at Xaviers place was my first Workaway experience and it was wonderful: everything was just as he described it and Xavier himself is a really laid back person and fun to be around. At the time he got his cat Zaco which is the most curious and playfull cat I've ever met.
His place is really magical, the nature, the fun evenings around the
… read more campfire... just an unforgettable experience, thank you!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Maria Ximena) für Host
I am deeply grateful for having this as first workaway experience. Xavier is a tremendous person and helped me a lot even before my arrival, and also after I left.
Work
In his mind there is a very clear picture of what he wants his house to become, and lots of things need to be done for achieving self-sufficiency. Step by step he's on it. I'm
… read more sure the tasks evolve, but mostly we helped in cleaning, arranging and clearing out spaces within the house, a workshop and a caravan, and also created a set of terraces for vegetables in the middle of a beautiful forest.
Accomodation & Food
Here, you can choose between sharing room with other workawayers or friends, or to have a space for yourself. It depends on availability, but he really tries to make you feel comfortable.
He is a very creative cook and you'll try delicious things with him. He truly likes to share.
Leisure
You can walk around the area on your own, which is beautiful. He'll also share his knowledge and skills in climbing and other activities in a very patient way :) I loved my initiation in slack-line!
In sum, the nature and near-by cities are very interesting and culturally rich (specially Saint-Girons).
And, Xavier is a genuine kind-hearted host :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Brenleigh) für Host
My work away with Xavier was amazing. I could not recommend this experience enough.
Xavier always encouraged us to learn and try new things, including french. I learnt how to use many power tools. The tasks he gave were varied and he was open to whatever ideas you had or things you wanted to do.
Xavier genuinely wanted to spend time with us and
… read more make sure we were having fun. Expect lost of nights full of card games. On weekends he was always open to taking us climbing or to other fun places.
If you like alone and quiet time, coming alone is a dream. Otherwise, make sure you come or meet up with another work away.
Thanks for the great stay Xavier.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Claire) für Host
Staying with Xavier was such an amazing experience. Xavier is sooo welcoming and you will learn a lot by staying with him.
Xavier is driven by his vision of what this property will turn into. I learned many new skills and techniques while I was there. The work consisted of clearing small trees, maintaining the trails on his property, and
… read more assisting in the construction of his workshop.
Xavier is also an amazing cook and and taught me so many new card games. He is also a very skilled climber and took us climbing at some cool spots. He is very good about accommodating for different climbing levels.
I cannot thank Xavier enough for this experience. I got so see and experience so many things that I wouldn't be able to if it wasn't for Xavier.
I am looking forward to see how everything is developing on his property and hopefully I have the opportunity to return.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Simon)
Simon is a trustful person. We spent a lot of time around the fire place talking about everything.
I even let him my house for the weekend. You can welcome him warmly at your place.
Vom Workawayer (Simon) für Host
I spent 2 weeks with Xavier and had an amazing time. He is an inspiring guy with a bold vision for living self sufficiently, and has the passion and drive to achieve his goal. It was super interesting to learn about his project and vision for the house and he taught me many new skills along the way. He also gave me daily french lessons and helped
… read more correct my numerous errors when speaking to him and his friends. I also got loads of good advice for the remainder of my trip and met many lovely people. I thank you for all the food fine beverages you provided also and hope to keep in contact and help you again sometime!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Xavier Eudald)
Xavier is an enthusiastic person. He spent a lot of time singing while digging in the forest! We shared a lot a good times around bear, meals and games. he'll share the catalunian culture with pleasure.
We can welcome him warmly at your place.
Vom Workawayer (Xavier Eudald) für Host
My stay with Xavier was fantastic! I was searching for a Workaway last minute and Xavier was really quick to respond. Since the first moment that I arrived, I felt like at home. What he is building is really great and in a beautiful special place.
My work consisted of digging a path for the water pipes to go into and help in the construction of
… read more a new shed for wood, the biogas digester and a workshop.
Xavier also cooked every day and there wasn't one day that I didn't think the food was amazing! He cooked some Creole dishes from Mauritius as well as typical French cuisine. We used to play cards and other games every night so there wasn't a moment of boredness.
I am really glad to have come to such a wonderful place and person, and I hope that I can see Xavier once more and see how the place has evolved! 😁
And not to forget Xavier's lovely companion, his cat Zako, the best cat in the world!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Luisa) für Host
I loved the stay at Xavier's place!
He is building such a cool place whilst also having fun, being kind and enjoying life.
He is a super active person with lots of drive to do all kinds of things. He knows a lot and is super open to share his knowledge with you.
I felt very comfortable staying at his place it is a wonderful atmosphere and he
… read more makes you feel at home immediately.
I can recommend staying and working with him from the center of my heart.
Thank you for everything and especially teaching me slack lining, making suuuuper delicious burgers, encouraging me to get creative with a little furniture building project and coming together every evening at the fireplace to play games !
One more reason why you should visit his place: His super sweet and cool cat Zako!!
I'm looking forward to visit him again and see into what his place is evolving:)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Hanna Christina)
Hanna is really kind person with humor and curiosity. She’s been helping around the house on every kind of tasks.
She takes good care of people and animals.
We spent a really enjoyable time. You can welcome her without worrying.
Vom Workawayer (Hanna Christina) für Host
Xavier is a great host, he is very welcoming and has great skills in working. I enjoyed the teamwork, the learning process of the language and of course the great food. Merci beaucoup et à bientôt !
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Vom Workawayer (Kaidi) für Host
Xavier has described the place exactly as it is - the house is in wilderness: water, internet, electricity is limited and everything is environmental-friendly. Makes you really think how much we actually need just to feel comfortable. It took me the first two days to get used to the inconvienience of thinking ahead and saving (phone battery, water
… read more etc.). After that I felt indescribable freedom. Less really is more - haha!! 😀
Although Xavier himself is hardworking and there is much that needs to be done, he is very flexible with how much and what you choose to do.
Xavier is super-human! He has lots of energy: he works, cooks (very delicious meals), has fun. We visited many cool places and he had an interesting story to go with everything - he has had great experiences in life. He is a great host!
My over-all experience was incredible and I recommend Xavier's place to everyone who likes to feel wild...Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Kaidi)
Kaidi is an enthusiastic girl who helped me cooking, cleaning the house and also on outdoor tasks. It took her 5 minutes to understand how a chainsaw works, then she was autonomous, as for other tasks.
We also spend good time with the other workawayers playing games and talking about life or any kind of topics.
She’s a hard worker who really
… read more understood what workaway is about : exchange.
If you’re wondering if you should welcome her in your place, don’t hesitate, you’ll only have benefits ;)Wir haben festgestellt, dass es in deinem Profil weniger als 3 Fotos gibt. Für das neue Gastgeberprofil-Layout empfehlen wir dir unbedingt, mehr als 3 Fotos zu haben, damit sich dein Profil optisch hervorhebt.
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