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Immerse in the life of a traditional French family and enjoy the beautiful city of Dijon, France

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    **update : looking for help from 31 August to 18 October**

    Hello,
    We are an active family with two kids (teens) of 10 and 15 years old. We live in a large quiet house with a garden, an aboveground pool, at 10 minute drive from Dijon (Burgundy), in a small village. We have a very quiet little dog, a lovely cat and 3 hens.

    The village is close to a hilly wood, very pleasant to walk, run or mountain biking. There is a bus line that goes to Dijon several times an hour.

    Our family's life revolves around sport: I run a lot (3 to 5 training/week), and also mountain biking, cycling, swimming, roller-skating, skiing, triathlon ... with our friends. We enjoy to go on races!

    My job is to develop an in-line skating club (events, communication ..), I also organise a Marathon in october. I love my job ! My husband works in computer security and data protection.

    I like to spend time cooking healthily with organic and local products . I'm always putting the bazaar in the kitchen, listening music and dancing! We try to reduce our environmental impact and limit our consumption (packaging, energy, water ...). We have (or trying to have...lol) a verry little vegetable garden; Also Cherry, plum, apples and fig trees.

    I like to enjoy the morning, so I get up early enough ... and sleep early too!
    I do not like sophisticated things, shopping malls, fast-food, perfume, intensive agriculture, and inactivity. Our family is very active, I am always busy doing lots of things, and I like people who are also active, sporty and talkative !

    My husband is calmer than me and patient, he loves tinkering bikes and computers, always examine new technologies, learn and train in new things, and in the evening watching documentaries in English (he worked for 4 years in england).

    The region is very paceful, beautiful and there are many tourists who appreciate the good things: wine, food, architecture, old stones, nature, small picturesque villages and their stories ... the city of Dijon is young and dynamic with lots of students and lots of things to do!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Self development
    Pets
    Sustainability
    Technology
    Events & social
    Music
    Cooking & food
    Hitchhiking
    Astronomy
    Animals
    Nature
    Winter sports
    Mountain
    Dancing
    Water sports
    Outdoor activities
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will be immersed in the life of our French traditional family, we can share our experiences, talking, cooking, sport practice, gardening, listening music... we really enjoyed to have a workaway at home, it's a kind of travell for us!

    So far we have always "adopted" our workaways, they have really been a member of the family! We have always been sad at the time of separation!

    We like to discover your country, your traditions, your convictions, your specialties, your hobbies ... each exchange is unique! So we like talkative people :-)

    We are tolerant of diets, I cook mainly vegetables and legumes, but also meat (for lunch), fish, dairy products, eggs ... but you are free to eat or not (without having to to justify!). We eat a lot of "french semlly cheese" !

    However I must warn you that in September and October I have so much work that I am not at home much, but my husband is more present!

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  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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  • Help

    Help

    SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER (6/7 weeks) :
    Your main task will be to manage the house : walking the dog, looking after the chickens, grosery shopping, cooking, tidying up, cleaning, supervising the children's homework, drive them to their leisure activity, etc... You must speak fairly good French, love children and better if you have experience with children/teenagers (10 and 15 years old). 3/5 hours per day.

    Throughout the year (including September-October), other differents types of help available :

    CHILDREN :
    supervising the children's homework, do activities with them (cooking, swimming pool, various games...).

    DIY :
    Do a bit of painting, odd jobs, repairs... it all depends on the period, your skills and what you feel like doing. Any suggestions are welcome.

    GARDENING :
    Weeding and tidying up the garden, pruning trees and hedges. In June and September, I need a lot of help with cherries and plums (picking, stoning, etc.).

    Minimum 3 weeks.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Spanish: Beginner
    Italian: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    My 15 years old daughter has to improove her english, maths and spanish !

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will have your own bedroom at home, and share the bathroom with our daughters.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    During free time : you can stay at home, go to Dijon (20-25 minuts by the bus) or visit other cities on the week-end, walk with the dog, parctice sports... There are a lot of activity possibilities according to your passions and desires!

    We will be happy to advise you.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 119527141185

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