Join us for learning new skills, crafts and discover yourself and the surrounding nature in Mejannes le Clap, France

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14/08/2022
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2022

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Description
We've created a blacksmith workshop & school
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While working you'll learn some construction techniques, blacksmithing is taught as a bonus.
French culture is everywhere, from 2hours lunch break throught meeting of real french frogs untill all the french local cultural events & monuments that are everywhere
Help
There is a lot to do over here; pruning trees in the park, moving stones, eco construction etc. Let us know how you can help.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hebrew: Fluent
Accommodation
In one of the 6 small houses, or in a mobile home
What else ...
There are many very nice treks and beautifull places around here.

The closest train station are SAINT AMBROIX or ALES we will fetch you from there
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days/week

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Anrea is breathing after the plaster work

Feedback left by and about host (30)

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Accuracy of profile:
(4.9)

Cultural exchange:
(4.8)

Communication:
(5.0)

12/04/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Francini & Benjamín )

It was great to host here Francini and Benjamin, very nice persons ,they helped us a lot mainly with wood construction of two great stairways for our buildings, they also participated in the social life and we hope to see them again
Don't hesitate if you have the chance to meet them you won't regret it

(Excellent )

11/04/2022

Left by Workawayer (Francini & Benjamín ) for host

Hello everyone!

Shraga and Einat, we had a amazing experience, you're wonderful.

We stayed there for around 5 weeks, it's a quite place around nature, you can see local animals, birds and frogs. You can go to visit the river and caves, the landscapes and traditional villages are beautiful. ⛰️🍂

During our time we participated in very interesting… read more

(Excellent )

20/07/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Michael)

It was really a great experience to meet, to host and to work with Laura & Michael, very enthusiastic an skilful couple from Germany, their positive and happy way gave us a lot of energy and got our different ongoing projects more advanced.
Thanks again from Einat, Shraga ( & the birds ;^ )

(Excellent )

16/07/2021

Left by Workawayer (Michael) for host

Laura and I stayed at Einat and Shraga‘s place for 5 weeks eventuelly. What a unique opportunity!!
It was hard to leave, cause every detail, regarding the workaway-exchange, was just ideal. Beside the various types of appreciated work we did (while also considering our prior skills we brought to this place), we lived together with another… read more

(Excellent )

08/07/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Laura)

It was really a great experience to meet, to host and to work with Laura & Michael, very enthusiastic an skilful couple from Germany, their positive and happy way gave us a lot of energy and got our differents ongoing projects more advanced.
Thanks again from Einat, Shraga ( & the birds ;^ )

(Excellent )

28/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Erwan)

It was a great experience to meet & host Erwan, trustful person with a lot of patience, don't hesitate.

(Excellent )

09/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Erwan) for host

I spend 2 weeks at Shraga's place. There is so much things to do and to learn there from landscaping to wood working, eco construction, blacksmithing. Between the site where the school is located and the castle, the potential to do meaningful work is unlimited.
Shraga takes really good care of the workawayers as well and you won't miss anything… read more

(Excellent )

29/07/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (nadav)

This was a great experience to host Nadav in our place, very polite and helpful person who knows many manual skills, it was great to see how he improves his French language knowledge.
Don't hesitate ! meeting an hosting Nadav will be for sure a great exchange experience for all of you.

(Excellent )

22/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (nadav) for host

The last 4 months I stayed at shraga and einat place were incredible. My plan was to stay only for 3 weeks but as soon as I got to the place I understood that this place Worth staying.
This place required hard work but the returns were completely worth it, I learned so much from Shraga, Einat, the artists who stayed there and also from the… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (sojin)

Our experience with Sojin was great, she is a very interesting person and she contributed in many domains while staying in our Sculpture parc & Blacksmithing school.
Don't hesitate if you consider hosting her, you won't regret your decision.

(Excellent )

28/05/2020

Left by Workawayer (sojin) for host

I spent a very happy two weeks in Shraga's place, time passed very quickly because it was full of interesting things and comfortable, I was free to do what I wanted to do in nature.it's like a little paradise in the forest,Shraga cared for me a lot, and I was very grateful and moved. I want to stay there again later.

(Excellent )

30/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Gal & Isaac) for host

Staying with Shraga was great!
During the month and a half of our stay we had the unique opportunity to learn about forging and doing preparation work for the future renovation of an old chateau. The work was hard but it was rewarding to take part of a long term renovation process. It really gave us a new perspective on the complexity of such… read more

(Excellent )

13/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Gal & Isaac)

Gal and Izy sont restés au parc de sculptures et nous ont beaucoup aidés, par des divers travaux au chateau et au parc, des cours de russe et la creation d'un nouveau site internet.
N'hesitez pas pour les accueillir ça sera une bonne experience

(Excellent )

16/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Aurora) for host

Hi everybody! I'm Aurora, I stained to Shraga place for three week, he is an amazing person, kind, with an amazing project with an old castle!
we visited same places around there, they were wonderful!
I would advised you to visit his place!

(Excellent )

30/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Aurora)

It was realy great to host Aurora in our place, great person with a lot of energy and always positive person, she participated in all sort of works, from construction in the chateau to landscaping in the park, very easy going .

(Excellent )

30/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Toby)

We apreciated very much the time Tobi stayed with us, a great guy, very flexible, he has knowledge on many subjects, very cultivated, a lot of professional experience in manual work, very interesting to talk to and to spend time together.
Don't hesitate if you consider hosting Tobi, you shurly won't regret this decision!
Hope to see you here again… read more

(Excellent )

30/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Evgeniya & Anatoly)

We had a very nice experience by hosting Evgenyia and Anatoly, they helped a lot in various domains; like sawing curtins & cloths for our houses and landscaping in the park.
Also very interesting subjects of discussions.
We hope to see you again any time you want

(Excellent )

29/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Evgeniya & Anatoly) for host

Hi, everybody! We was staying at this place for one month. With Einat and Shraga we had a good relationships. Shraga has very good sence of humour. Working time was not so difficult. In days off we had small travels around the village in a mountains and caves. We stayed in beautiful eco house. It was our first experience in working away.

(Excellent )

02/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Gaelle)

Gaelle stayed here for a few weeks and was very helpfull and interesting person, later on she participated in two blacksmith's courses, we hope to see you soon.

(Very good )

05/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Alex) for host

I stayed with Einat and Shraga for a just over a week last fall. What I experienced was the level of hospitality one would receive from family or close friends. I helped out with some construction of the shop and had a good time doing it. When I wasn't working I had plenty of time to tour the countryside. They were very conscientious about making… read more

(Excellent )

21/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Daniel )

Daniel spent a few weeks in the sculpture park, he did quite a lot of backsmithing and helped us in many duties.

(Excellent )

27/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Daniel ) for host

i had a great time staying here i learned a lot during my time with einat and shraga, the work was mostly construction and in your free time there are many places to see and visit in the area which einat and shraga are very knowledgeable about and always happy to help out with transportation and planning.
i would definitely come back to visit if… read more

(Excellent )

21/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (jessica & jack)

It was realy nice to host Jess & Jack in our place they are very freindly and did a lot of things in order to participate in this ongoing project.
We all hope to see you again over here.

(Very good )

24/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (jessica & jack) for host

After spending a few weeks travelling around France in our van we were excited to spend 2 weeks at the park. We were given our own house which was lovely and there was a large communal kitchen and wash area for everyone to use. We spent our days with Micheal who was great to work with clearing land, we all tried to break the language barrier and… read more

(Very good )

01/05/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Hennes & Leon)

It was great to meet these two young guys, they helped us in differents duties in order to improve the sculpture parc & start new constructions.
They kept their small house & the commun hous tidy and clean
and everybody here was happy to meet them.

(Very good )

29/04/2015

Left by Workawayer (Hennes & Leon) for host

We had a really great time here. There is a lot of work in the area, but the work we did was not too hard. They will tell you, that this place isn't a factory. There was also enough time, to discover amazing landscapes and caves. We a had a small house for ourselfs, but we prepared our meals in the community kitchen. You can meet people there and… read more

(Excellent )

17/12/2012

Left by host for Workawayer (Franz-Josef)

It was great hosting here Franz, we apreciated very much his stay, he helped us with all sort of construction works, it was new to him but for shure it gave him a new point of view and another subject of discussion with his grandfather; the way of plastering walls here and there...

(Very good )

24/05/2010

Left by Workawayer (Franz-Josef) for host

I had a great time in the Département Gard.
During my stay we were mainly working on the construction of new guest houses, which was a new and interesting task for me.
The hosts are very nice and I had a good opportunity to practise and to improve my French. Besides the landscape is beautiful and I did some excellent hiking tours here.
I… read more

(Very good )

17/12/2012

Left by host for Workawayer (Silje Kiær)

Silje came here twice, it was great, she broat us her nice way of life, in november she said it is hot like in norwegian summer.
She helped us a lot around the sculpture park, it was also time for many hikes & horse riding around, she even dared swiming in the almost frozen Ceze river...

(Very good )

01/10/2012

Left by Workawayer (Silje Kiær) for host

I've had two nice stay as a volunteer in the sculpture park. First time I was there, we worked with digging, picking rocks and work on houses that are meant for hosting artists. Last time we worked a lot with masonry, plastering and gardening. The days are always varied and naturally enough influenced by the weather, as it is mainly outdoor… read more

(Very good )

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