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Description
We live in Montpellier, a beautiful and lively city in the South of France. We work from our home offices (web and graphic design). We have three easy-going kids, a girl aged 10 and twins aged 8 (boy and girl). We lived 15 years in Paris, and decided recently to be closer to the sun and the sea. In the weekends we love to go to kids-friendly-festivals and museums with our kids. During the week, we encourage the kids (after they finish their homework) to read books, draw, play board games... As a family, we are into cultural activities: art, dance, music (piano, guitar), drawing, acting. The house has a garden and the neighborhood is very quiet, though we are close to the city center.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a French and Lebanese couple, so we can exchange with you in French, Arabic and of course English. We are into Web and Design, we love arts, history and culture, so over dinner, we like to share our stories with you.
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Help
We need 4 hours of help, five days a week. We can accommodate the days according to your needs and ours. We love to spend the weekends with our kids, so we don't usually need help on Saturdays and Sundays, so you are free to do your own program on weekends to go and discover Montpellier and its region. There are buses that go to many beautiful cities close-by, we can tell you which ones.
We would appreciate help in cleaning, baby-sitting and teaching the kids English. We would be cooking and shopping, unless you have special dishes you want to share with the family :))
Our kids are young and we have 2 daughters, so we prefer girls for the position.
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Private bedroom and shared bathroom, access to the kitchen, living room and garden. Breakfast and all meals at home.
What else ...
We live in a house with a garden, in a very quiet neighborhood. The beautiful and very lively city center of Montpellier can be reached very easily by bus, tram or bike (about 10-15 minutes away from home). The sea and its beautiful beaches can be reached with the tram (40 minutes tram and 15 minutes walk). Closer to the house, a little “château” and its beautiful park are 10 minutes away.
We are close to the city center. The bus stop is at 2 minutes walking distance from the house (10 minutes ride). The tramway stop is at 10 minutes walking distance from the house (10 minutes ride). By bike, the city center is reachable within 10 minutes.
We are a non-smoking house.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4 hours/day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
Montpellier has a rich cultural scene, international population and beautiful weather. Everywhere I visited was lovely, and the family took me to the beach with them where I had a great time swimming with the kids.
The work was extremely reasonable and left me with plenty of time to do… read more
They were all so welcoming from the very first moment - Diala, Arnaud and the kids gave me a big hug as soon as I stepped in the house; Joud even took me to a house tour, showed me my room and in his cute French explained where I could put my… read more
She has such an interesting conversation with great cultural insights, and she's also an athlete and a dancer. She also taught our eldest hiphop moves – our daughter was… read more
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Montpellier has a rich cultural scene, international population and beautiful weather. Everywhere I visited was lovely, and the family took me to the beach with them where I had a great time swimming with the kids.
The work was extremely reasonable and left me with plenty of time to do… read more
They were all so welcoming from the very first moment - Diala, Arnaud and the kids gave me a big hug as soon as I stepped in the house; Joud even took me to a house tour, showed me my room and in his cute French explained where I could put my… read more
She has such an interesting conversation with great cultural insights, and she's also an athlete and a dancer. She also taught our eldest hiphop moves – our daughter was… read more
They are an amazing family!
Kids are littles artists! Dancing, drawing, singing, playing or cooking...so many different activities to learn with them. I am totally impressed! (Food are awesome!!!)
There, they make me feel like home.
I couldn't… read more
The kids are exceptionally talented and creative and I really enjoyed spending time with them. Diala and Arnaud taught me a lot about French and Libanese culture… read more
My work was for 4 hours a day and involved helping Diala running the house, including housework and looking after the children. I read with Layal and Jude in English and taught the twins some karate… read more
