Enjoy life on a small family farm in Pujo-le-plan, France

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  Description

  My husband, Jean and I, Aline, live in a small French family farm in the country side with horses, ponies, donkey, hens, ducks, gooses, dogs and cats and a small river where you can dip your feet!!
  There are 6 hektars of parkland, wood and garden.
  Being able to ride is not a requirement.
  We have a lot of projects but we are alone to do all that and I'm working too in a hospital. We need help 4 or 5 hours for max 5 days a week, to take care to all of them, to do also a vegetable garden and some diy.
  We have internet connection with WiFi.
  We have a large Mobilhomme for you. You will test your French and taste good French food. All your meals, 3 per day, can be taken with us except your days off

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You'll be able to perfect your French and we, our English or Spanish.
  We can exchange about renovating technics gardening.
  Enjoy the presence of the cats, dogs, donkey, ponies and horses who are always willing to cuddle.
  Jean can transmit everything he knows about horses with an ethological approach in respect of animal and you can ride a horse too.

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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

  One task is to help out with all animals, and horses, check on them, feed them.
  There is also gardening and yard tasks, cutting grass, moving some scrap and wood around.
  also help with fences that might need attention.
  Helping around the meals (set the table, doing dishes or cooking, once a week cleaning of common spaces.
  Some carpenter tasks because we always have carpenter projects to build.
  Finish tasks in the big mobilhome where you'll sleep.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  French: Fluent
  English: Beginner
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I speak a little bit English and Spanish so Il would like to improve my skills in these languages, it's so rewarding.
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  Accommodation

  Mobilhomme with 2 bedrooms, kitchenette with microwave and coffee pot, dining room, bathroom, climatisation.

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  What else ...

  Some places to visit: some beautifull villages of the middle age, an echo musée of Marquez,... You can go also at the see side (Ocean Atlantique) an hour's drive away, Pyrénées, Basque Country a 2 hours drive away.
  You can have your meals with us with some delicious gastronomy speciality of the south west!!
  
  Meals will be take with us so we'll We will be able to discuss the different culinary customs of our countries.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have lot of place for vans or camping cars, it's not a problem.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We can accept pets if they are nice!!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  4/5 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem.

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