Lend our family helping hand and join us in Bourgundy, France

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  Description

  We are Chrissy and Rico, we are NEW ON WORKAWAY but not new to alternative living: we have been for decades on couchsurfing, warmshowers and homeexchange, so we love sharing lifes stories hehe! HI EVERYONE !
  
  french couple in their early fourties, we live with Mia our sassy cat lady. We are renovating and old school tile works /factory also called a tuilerie. Along the canal de Bourgogne, we have a big bedroom to host you but only one bathroom to share with us. Chrissy is vegetarian and Rico eats meat, so the meals are flexible.
  
  We have guests in our Bed and Breakfast staying at the house in summer so, we like to be discret around the house to let them enjoy the peace and quiet. We also have campers that come for the night through warmshowers and campspace.com; The house is not too far from Chalon sur Saone, le creusot, Montceau les mines, Beaune, Lyon and Paris are 1H15 min away with TGV train. We are on the Eurovelo 6 path and we love having cyclists around. looking forward to ear from you

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Light gardening

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  House & pet sitting
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  Interests

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Nature

  

  Cycling

  

  Camping
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Rico has an impresive collection of board games, he love playing and sharing tactics. I love cooking, hosting, volunteering, cycling, and live music. I use to organize some language exchange night at my last work so we don't mind switching language. I only speak english and french , Rico too but with a bit of Portugese too.

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  Help

  We are renovating the 1st floor and we need help with moving boxes for example, easy gardening stuff, or digging a few holes in the garden, organize a few rooms, move some materials, boxes or furniture.
  ( You won't help in the bed and breakfast as it would qualify as labour and is paid work )

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Portuguese: 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 can share all meals, you will have your own bedroom. we will share the bathrooms with campers so it must remain clean after yourself.

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  What else ...

  TGV train station is 5min away we can drive you there, it will be super fast to go to Lyon or Paris from here . we can drive you to a carpulling stop for exemple. When i go shopping you can of course join, same when we go out of town and you want a ride in that direction, we have bike to let, and bikes to rent.
  number 1 house rule is to be careful when walking in a certain part of the house when we have clients downstairs has they can hear the footstep very well, this apply only when they are here and when you need to walk to your bedroom around evening/night time , so thats the only thing we ask you to be careful with ;)

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  flat grassy land is available

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  mia, mama mia, mama, mima

  sassy madame

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