Help pioneer a transformational Hamlet in South West France

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  Description

  Hello,
  
  We work on a community dedicated to the art of wiser living and social transformation.
  We are an artistic, dynamic family living in the french countryside of the Dordogne. After creating community spaces in Berlin , London and Bergerac.
  
  We are Sylvie and Rufus, the co-founder of this initiative. Sylvie is an artist and Rufus is a technologist and social entrepreneur. We are very interested in personal development, love a deep philosophical conversation, community living, a new form of politics and we practice mindfulness.
  
  Our family and hamlet is compose of Ateyan 4 years old won, Heidi our Taiwanese aupair , Laetitia singer and musician.
  
  We live in a luminous stone farmhouse complex with garden and lots of nature around. We are currently developing g the land to build more houses and heal the land.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a multicultural family, Sylvie is French-Taiwanses and Rufus British. If you wish you will get to practice mindfulness with us and exchange around societal topics , philosophical conversation and learn from our practical experience of creating communities we will be delighted to share.
  
  Our interestes:
  Art
  Ontological Politics
  Community building
  Poly crisis
  Metamordernism
  Culturalogy
  Conscious Parenting
  Transformational practices
  Open Data
  Christopher Alexander

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We're looking for people to help with some of the gardening and DIY around the complex. We would like to improve the Barn and gardens so we can use it as a creation space. We are hoping next year to host a Art Gathering in the summer so this would be in preparation for that. We are looking for someone who is manual, likes to live in family spirit.
  
  We need help with:
  
  - Tidy the Barn and sheds ( to store material and keep it away from heat/rain.)
  - Weeding , gardening, planting trees

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We live in a luminous stone farmhouse complex which we just renovated. You will either have your own room and bathroom or live in your own self-contained flat in the guest house. We offer food and lodging
  
  We will have dinner together and for lunch we usually have something simple. We ask to participate with the cooking, cleaning of the meals.

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  What else ...

  We live 5min drive from Plum village we live next to Plum Village one of the most famous zen monasteries in Europe founded by Thich Nhat Hanh) and we are 20min from the Bergerac Hub where we host many residencies were people from all over the world come to stay. You will have the opportunity to visit both places.
  
  The Dordogne is a very beautiful region, with lots of nature. We are 20 min from Bergerac a beautiful touristic town, and we are 1h30 from Bordeaux.
  
  Since we live in the country side, it is best to be able to drive and have a valid driving licence but it is not necessary. You can also borrow our bike to go to the near by town ( 5min drive, 15min bike ride).

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have internet here so if you need to do some of your own work we are very open to it as we ourself work remote.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space for you to park our own Campervan, so feel free to come with your own home. We will also give you access to a our communal areas.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have two cats so if you have a dog we request that he is not agressive towards cats.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week