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Hi ! My name is Virginie. I am 52 years-old. I live in Cadouin, a small village in the South-West of France. It is between Sarlat and Bergerac. There is a train station 10 minutes drive away. You can get to Sarlat or Bergerac in 30 minutes or to Bordeaux in 2 hours from this station.
I am china painter and I have my workshop in my house. I live alone with my dog. His name is Sartre. He is a Swiss Shepherd.
I have three children but they now live far away.
I just moved to Cadouin. But I know the area very well. I have been coming to this village on holiday since I was born.
I am going to have a lot of work to do in my new house (painting, tiling, decorating, gardening, …).
The Dordogne is an amazing region, there many wonderful places to discover.
I can show you many beautiful hikes. It is very important to Sartre and me that you like walking.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers can enjoy being very close to amazing towns such as Sarlat, Bergerac, Périgueux, Bordeaux... They will also be able to discover charming villages of the Black and Purple Périgord.
I can also help you discover recipes from the North (I was born in the North of France) and South-West of France.
Of course, I would be happy to teach you French and try to speak English with you.Help
I would like to have effective help in easily achievable tasks (DIY, gardening, etc.).
I also need to improve my English and I want to discover other cultures.
I am looking for people who like hiking, who love nature and who are independent.
I am very happy when I can discover your local recipes.
It is important that you are comfortable with big dogs. Sartre may be impressive at first but in reality he is adorable and very kind.Languages
Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I would like to improve my English and one day be able to speak fluently. I would also be very happy to speak French to you. However, as my English is really not good, I would prefer to welcome workawayers who already know some basic French.Accommodation
I live in a large village house. There are a few shops (restaurants, cafés and crafts) but many are closed during the winter.
Workawayers have a single bedroom and shower room with toilet.
There is a garden.
All meals are provided. If I am not home, there will be food so that you can cook for yourself.What else ...
I can only welcome females and for now I can only welcome one at a time because I only have one room available. If you wish to go out later than 11 pm you must let me know, there is no problem but I don't want you to go out late every day.
During your free time you can easily visit different places. If you have to take the train, I can drive you. You just have to let me know in advance so that I can organise to drive you and pick you up at the station.
I really like walking in nature and I would be happy to walk with you and my dog Sartre.
Bring good walking shoes.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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Bruna immediately felt at ease, she loves dogs and my dog Sartre was very happy by her side.
There wasn't much work to be done at that time. But Bruna helped with the cleaning and cooking.
She cooked delicious Brazilian recipes for me and my… read more
She cooks wonderfully. A real pleasure for me to discover Korean cuisine. Chloe taught me how to cook Korean and I even managed to make some of her recipes myself after she left.
Chloe accompanied me on a few dog walks. The… read more
Virginie also noted… read more
The meeting with my dog Sartre also happened immediately.
Gillian is athletic, she walks very well and she likes to discover the region she is visiting.
We have excellent discussions with them, Gillian's French is of a… read more
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Bruna immediately felt at ease, she loves dogs and my dog Sartre was very happy by her side.
There wasn't much work to be done at that time. But Bruna helped with the cleaning and cooking.
She cooked delicious Brazilian recipes for me and my… read more
She cooks wonderfully. A real pleasure for me to discover Korean cuisine. Chloe taught me how to cook Korean and I even managed to make some of her recipes myself after she left.
Chloe accompanied me on a few dog walks. The… read more
Virginie also noted… read more
The meeting with my dog Sartre also happened immediately.
Gillian is athletic, she walks very well and she likes to discover the region she is visiting.
We have excellent discussions with them, Gillian's French is of a… read more
Hava also had a lot of online work for her classes so that was perfect. The relationship with Sartre, my Swiss Shepherd, was made immediately. Hava also got… read more
Solely, I think it didn’t really click… read more
Frida is conscientious and intelligent, she speaks fluent English and she has a good level in French.
Frida is a very kind person but is very shy as well which can make you feel uncomfortable sometimes as a host.
Contact with my dog was very good.
For meals you should know that Frida does not eat… read more
Maaike integrated very quickly and very easy into my home.
We discussed a lot together on different subjects and it was very interesting.
Maaike speaks a lot of languages ans she is a good teacher with me. She gave me very good tips.
She… read more