Help with gardening and daily life while discovering Dax, Gascon culture in Landes, Aquitaine, France

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  Update September 2024:
  Hi there, we are looking for friendly people who would like to share some time with us and give us a hand with our permaculture garden and taking care of daily chores such as cleaning, cooking and walking our big, cute dog: Noun. If you are interested in spending some time with us, we'll be happy to have you and to do whatever we can so that your stay here is beneficial to you.
  We are looking for autonomous, independent people who work efficiently and happily. Doing things efficiently will probably shorten the amount of time that is expected you to do as part of the workaway contract. We'd rather not have people who stroll around, unmotivated with a bad mood, doing things as slowly as possible, so that times runs out. That's all folks! Take care y hasta pronto! Los esperamos
  Susana
  
  last minute septembre 2024
  Bonjour,
  Nous sommes à la recherche de personnes motivées, autonomes et avec une vraie envie de s'investir. En contre partie, nous offrons un lieu comfortable, les repas (besoins personnels sont à votre charge) et nous ferons de notre mieux pour répondre à vos besoins. Le travail consiste à travailler dans notre jardin en permaculture (taille, tondre, deshérbage, poules, etc) et dans la maison aide avec le ménage et participation à la cuisine. Si le travail est efficacement réalisé, le temps convenu dans le contrat de workaway pourrait être raccourci. Nous ne voulons surtout pas des personnes qui ne sont pas motivées, de mauvaise humeur et qui travaillent lentement exprès pour essayer de faire le moins possible étant leurs objectifs de profiter de la situation. Si c'est votre cas, prière de continuer votre chemin. Sinon, nous sommes ravis de recevoir du monde quand l'échange est honnête et bienveillant. A bientôt!
  Susana
  
  
  Hi I am Thomas I'm 38. I live in a big house with my roommate Susana (who arrived here through workaway) and a big dog Noun, I'm fond of gardening and botanic.
  
  i'm electrician, I alsoI have a master in middle age history, have been worker in a factory, in a campsite, quality technician,..
  I like to host people from around the world, that makes me 'travelling without moving' and practicing foreign languages
  Susana runs the garden as a little organic farm (with ecocert label).
  
  I like to practice foreign languages such as english, spanish, or german. I have a big house with plenty of room and a big garden with vegetables in Dax downtown (Landes, Gasconny, Aquitaine, SW France), just in front the railway station.
  i need some help to keep the house clean, walk the dog, gardening works. Since a year, I'm working to improve the second floor. The roof has been changed and now I'm at the insulation. All along this year, I'll be working at the second floor. If you've got skills in building I'd appreciate it.
  If you have knowledge or skills in gardening, especially vegetables gardening i'd appreciate it too.
  You don't need a car.
  
  Bonjour, je suis Thomas, j'ai 38 ans et je vis, dans une grande maison avec ma colloc Susana (qui est arrivée par workaway) et mon grand chien Noun. Nous avons un grand jardin rempli de potagers en face de la gare de Dax. Susana en a fait une exploitation Bio certifiée ecocert / A.B.
  Electricien parlant anglais (et assez bien allemand et aussi espagnol). Je peux accueillir du monde contre principalement de l'aide au jardin ou a l'entretien de la maison.
  Je suis en plein travaux à l'étage alors si vous avez une expérience dans le batiment ou que vous etes motivés ca me va.
  Si vous avez des compétences en jardinage ça me va aussi bien.
  Voiture non necessaire.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Botanic, Gardening, vegetables gardening,
  English speaking. some others languages too.
  Discovery of a small gascon town in the South West France, 30km from the ocean.
  Gascon culture and gastronomy. Ocean. History.
  
  I've learned the basics and praticed a litlle of some languages as historian, when i worked in tourism, or as a workaway host. Speaking Foreign languages is a hobby for me. So I think we could understand each other whatever your language is. .
  
  Ich spreche auch gern Deutsch und ich nähe alles worten verstehe, aber ich verstehe bessern dan ich spreche als ich fur ein jahr nicht deutsch sprechen habe. Und so bin ich wort besuchen.
  
  Y hablo un poquito castillano pero no lo aprendi a la escueia. No sé por que pero aca esta siempre mucha gente argentino o Uruguaya. Ademas, Susana vive aqui y me ensenha castellano.
  
  Decouverte d'une petite ville gasconne du Sud Ouest a 30km de l'océan.
  Culture gasconne et gastronomie du Sud Ouest. Ocean. Botanique. Jardinage, potager, beaucoup de potager et jardinage. Histoire. Si vous parlez un patois occitan ou l'occitan scolaire, je voudrais approfondir ma connaissance.

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  Help

  I need independent people who can cook for themselves, know how to sweep and do all the necessary for daily life. I need help to make grow some vegetables, a lot of vegetables. a lot of diferent kinds. Water them, plant some pikes to link the tomatoes and others plants if they need it.
  Also cut the fences, plant some trees and keep the house clean.
  
  I can teach vegetables grow, a lot of botanic. Everything here is growing without any chemical product
  
  
  Potager très garni et varié , taille d'arbustes et arbres. Nettoyage et entretien courant de la maison.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  Spanish: Intermediate
  Latin: Intermediate
  Occitan: Intermediate
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  langues latines notamment car je voudrais progresser dans celles-ci
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  Accommodation

  I got 2 furnished bedrooms inoccupied at the groundfloor. I've got my own room and bathroom upstairs.
  
  J'ai 2 chambres meublées disponibles au RdC dédiées aux voyageurs.

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  What else ...

  I'm really downtown Dax so you don't need a car. I have some bike I can lend to you to move into the city. Bus and train station are near my home at less than 5 minutes by foot.
  Every bus ticket is only 2€ wherever you want to go, so you can go to beach/surf (Hossegor, Capbreton and Seignosse at 40 minutes by car or bus), walk or ride in the forest, visit Bayonne, Dax and the area, french gastronomy.
  In winter you can also go skiing i(1 hour and a half by car or bus).
  
  Je suis en plein centre-ville donc pas besoin de voiture. J'ai 2 velos je peux vous en preter pour vous deplacer dans la ville et alentours. Les arrets de bus et la gare sont à 5 minutes à pied (2rues).
  Shopping, balade en foret, visite de la region (Dax, Bayonne,...), gastronomie du sud-ouest, plages et surf à 40minutes et stations de ski à 1h30 en voiture ou en bus.(2€ par trajet de bus)

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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

  My home is connected to the net by optical fiber and as i'm electrician, i have a real internet network in the house. travelers can connect by internet wires or wi-fi

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  Space for parking camper vans

  It's not a good place cause under the sun all day long, and my garden can be a litlle flood some days from October until June. Either it's not practical to get in/out because of the traffic. But you can park on grass or near my home at a little park place.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  any kind but keep in your mind i have a big male dog, he doesn't eat cats...

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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