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Welcome as a volunteer in my home ! I need help with general maintenance, renovation and gardening in a nice house with swimming pool located in Nimes, close to many cultural and nature spots.
I am a paediatrician, specialized in child neurology . I work in Nîmes, at a private practice. I work a lot outside home but sometimes I work from home. Generally, I am not much at home and available during the day, spending my time with studies (chinese medicine, buddhism, feng shui...), meditation, work administration and diverse home duties.
As I work a lot and have 2 dogs to take care of, I need help with my garden (3000 m2), house and sometimes the dogs.
My youngest son, Wilhelm (25) does not live at home any longer. He lives in Avignon and has worked as a riding teacher in a UCPA owned riding school. Right now, he is doing a master in management. He comes to visit me regularly, so you will probably meet him. My daughter: Alix (20) is in. Sweden right now for a master in international relations. You will probably not see her much ! My oldest son, Maxance (30) is living close to me in Nîmes but is handicaped, so he vcannot help me with the garden or the house. Rather, I am the one helping him most of the time..
This year, I need help with cleaning the garden, but may also need help with taking care of the house, like cleaning or ironing. I can also need help with painting or renovating rooms in the house and cooking meals. It is thus a plus if you can cook ! As I am working all day, you'll need to be prepared to help out alone after receiving instructions.
You will not stay in the guest house close to the pool, because it is occupied by a friend right now, so you will have to stay in the house which gives a bit less intimacy than when it was possible to stay in the guest house. But you will have your own bedroom.
I eat vegetarian food and do not buy meat or fish. I do not drink alcohol neither or very exceptionnally. And of course, I do not smoke !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I speak 3 languages (French, Swedish and English).
I practice a lot of meditation and spend some time at a buddhist tempel every month. You might want to follow with me if you can and are interested.
I am very curious about foreign cultures and love exchanging about many different subjects. I have had many successful workaway experiences and would love to continue receiving people from other countries as a substitute for traveling.
Help
Dear volunteer !
I live in a nice house located 15 min by walk from the center part of Nimes in Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitanie), Southern France.
I would like to share my french and swedish cultures with you and learn from your culture, while getting some help from you refreshing some parts of the house (painting, arranging what needs to be arranged, cutting hedges, general seasonal gardening, planting shrubs, repairing broken parts of the house, giving us ideas...etc !).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have acces to your own bedroom with bathroom in the house.

What else ...
I live in one of the most beautiful parts of France, with perfect climate, good food, easy going people, cultural spots spread around, nature (Camargues, Cévennes), 3,5 hours from Spain and Italy by car, 3 hours from Paris by train, 3 hours from mountain areas, 30 minutes from the mediteranean sea, 40 min from Pont du Gard, 20 minutes by walk to the best preserved arenas of the roman empire...etc. Many festivals can be found all around the year. We love our region and would be delighted to help you discover it !

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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?
One

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The space is very nice and well organized, the work I did was very rewarding.
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After the first couple of days, we settled on starting the work day at 8:30 and then she would change it daily with no regard. The host also had me work… read more
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The space is very nice and well organized, the work I did was very rewarding.
To go… read more
After the first couple of days, we settled on starting the work day at 8:30 and then she would change it daily with no regard. The host also had me work… read more
I arrived when an urgent… read more
Unfortunately, I didn't meet Lynda very much as she has her own time-schedule with… read more
As Murielle was on the road a lot, we worked mostly autonomously, but she was… read more
I went there together with my friend, and we did a lot of work in the garden, much painting and took care of the three dogs. Also, there was some renovation work on the pool. So many various tasks!
Murielle wasn't home very often, since she works a lot… read more
I stayed with Murielle, Hans, Alix, Maxance and the three dogs for a period of two weeks in July / August of 2021.
The weather was just perfectly sunny and warm and I very much liked my work outside. I mainly took care of the garden which meant cutting trees and… read more
The work in the garden was pleasant and I was given the freedom to plan my working schedule. I had plenty of time to visit different places… read more
I am glad that i was able to take part , on the one hand while helping in the garden( but also a bit in the house) and on the other hand though interesting converstions, going to church and spending time preparing christmas (baking… read more
Although the time is short, it's not only the work in the garden that made this journey unforgettable, but also the time I spent with the two cute lovely dogs, ice and Iglu, the day trips… read more
I think everyone of the family is a very interesting person with special interests and ideas! Unfortunately we couldn’t spend that much time together but the time we spend was great. I appreciated the chats in the evening. Also my work was nice to do because I like to be outside and help in the garden. It didn’t… read more
We did many different things, like clearing up the garden, painting gates and windows, cutting the grass... Hans was all the time helping us whenever we needed, which was… read more
