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Welcome to our house Bienvenue chez nous.
We are renovating a garden destroyed by a forest fire. Our home is in the South of France in the Cévennes national park with beautiful views across the mountains and into the national park. There's a pool to enjoy, local shops and bars are a 20 minute walk away in this rural setting. We plan to replant the garden, using bee-friendly native species, aiming to get a cottage garden and beehives set up in the spring The local train station is Alès en Cévennes, in the Gard or Chamborigaud in the Lozère.
Nous rénovons un jardin détruit par un incendie de forêt. Notre maison est dans le sud de la France dans le parc national des Cévennes avec de belles vues sur les montagnes et dans le parc national. Il y a une piscine pour profiter, des magasins locaux et des bars sont à 20 minutes à pied dans ce cadre rural. Nous prévoyons de replanter le jardin pendant qu'il fait un peu plus frais, en utilisant des espèces indigènes favorables aux abeilles, dans le but d'installer un jardin de curé et des ruches au printemps La gare locale est Alès en Cévennes, dans le Gard ou Chamborigaud en Lozère .
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There will be ample opportunities to practise French and English. We give an free English lesson to local children and adults every week and you are welcome to take part.
Help
Digging holes, shifting soil, planning the garden, building raised beds, planting plants, tidying, weeding. Chopping trees, stacking wood. Help with teaching English.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We teach English every week for children and adults and you are welcome to participate. It's two hours of teaching followed by an hour of food, wine and chat with our students from the local village.
Accommodation
You will have your own room in the house and your own bathroom, use of the pool and grounds
What else ...
Flights come into Nîmes from UK, Belgium, Ireland and Morocco; to Marseille from all over the world.
Trains (Inc TGV/RENFE to Nîmes from all of France and Spain with links to Alès en Cévennes, our local station, and also direct from Clermont-Ferrand to Genholac.
There are bikes available at the house if your like to explore nearby, maybe to Malbosc for the bistro for lunch, with magnificent views as far as the Alps and Mont Ventoux and classical concerts on Sundays. Or Les Vans for the Saturday Market. Or maybe just a day at the beaches found along the Luech, Ganieres and Ceze rivers nearby.
There are tons of great walks in the hills and mountains accessible on foot from the house.
The local town is a 20 minute walk away with bars, organic shop restaurants and a supermarket.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The WiFi is a 4g connection up to about 100 Mbs, so fine for zoom, Netflix etc
Space for parking camper vans
Only a small campervan would be able to access the site, e.g a vw campervan
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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They very kind indeed .You would be lucky if they pick you .
Thank you once again Vitali
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They very kind indeed .You would be lucky if they pick you .
Thank you once again Vitali
