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Be part of our family and community near Chambéry, France

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    We are looking for a volunteer between January 1st and February 28th, 2026. We have hosted young German girls (18-22 years old) for 7 years. All the girls were able to improve their French.
    We are a Franco-German family with 3 children (Lea, 5 years old, Gabriel, 11 years old, and Matteo, 14 years old). We live in a group home.
    This is a place where we have our own apartment and we share some spaces with 7 other households (laundry room, garden, workshop, bike shed, etc.). We are planning to renovate a barn. As neighbors, we help each other and share friendly moments (shows in the garden, meals, board game evenings, etc.).
    This place is located in Pontcharra, about a 25-minute drive from the school. It's a small town with all amenities (shops, library, games library, sports clubs, swimming lake, etc.). A 15-minute walk from the house is a train station serving Grenoble, Chambéry, and Albertville.

    Gabriel is currently on an exchange with a German family in Stuttgart until the end of February 2026, and Matteo will be on an exchange in Hamburg from the beginning of December until the end of February 2026.
    We will therefore have space, and we think it could be a great experience to host a young person and spend quality time together. The host would be like a big brother or sister to Lea.

    The "workawayer" is available. Our goal is simple: to spend quality time together.
    This could involve taking Lea to and/or from school on foot or by bike, within 100 meters of our accommodation. We can share because we also like to take the children to school.
    Anne-Sophie and I work remotely one day a week.
    Overall, we consider the volunteer a member of the family and involve them in decisions that concern them. They can therefore invite the other two volunteers, who are also welcome to share their meal with us and for whom we provide sleeping accommodations in their rooms. If we chose to host someone, it was primarily for the human and cultural exchanges.

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    Nous recherchons un/une volontaire entre le 1er janvier et le 28 février 2026. Nous avons accueilli durant 7 années des jeunes allemandes (18-22 ans). Toutes les filles, ont pu augmenter leur niveau de français.
    Nous sommes une famille franco-allemande avec 3 enfants (Lea 5 ans, Gabriel 11 ans et Matteo 14 ans ). Nous habitons dans un habitat groupé.
    C'est un lieu dans lequel nous avons notre propre appartement et nous partageons certains espaces avec 7 autres foyers (buanderie, jardin, atelier, garage à vélo, ...). Nous avons comme projet de rénover une grange. Entre voisins, nous nous entraidons, et nous partageons des moments conviviaux (spectacle dans le jardin, repas, soirées jeux de société,...).
    Ce lieu se situe à Pontcharra, environ à 25 minutes en voiture de l'école, c'est une petite ville avec toutes les commodités (commerces, bibliothèque, ludothèque, clubs de sport, lac pour se baigner,...). A 15 minutes à pied de la maison nous avons une gare qui dessert Grenoble, Chambéry et Albertville.

    Gabriel est parti actuellement en échange dans une famille allemande à Stuttgart jusqu'à fin février 2026 et Matteo partira en échange à Hambourg de début décembre jusqu'à fin février 2026.
    Nous allons donc avoir de la place et nous pensons que cela pourrait être un super expérience d'accueillir un/une jeune et de passer des bons moments ensemble. La personne accueilli serait comme un grand frère ou une grande soeur pour Lea.

    La "workawayer" est libre. Notre besoin est simple: passer de bons moments ensemble.
    Cela peut être emmener et/ou ramener Lea de l'école à pied ou en vélo à 100 m de notre logement. On peut partager car nous aimons aussi emmener les enfants à l'école.
    Anne-Sophie et moi télétravaillons un jour par semaine.
    Globalement, nous considérons le ou la volontaire comme un membre de la famille et l'impliquons dans les décisions qui le/la concernent. Il/Elle peut du coup inviter les deux autres volontaires qui sont aussi bienvenue à notre table et pour lesquelles nous mettons à disposition les couchages dans sa chambre. Si nous avons fait le choix d'accueillir quelqu'un c'est avant tout pour les échanges humains et culturels.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Vegetarian or vegan
    Culture
    Charity work
    Photography
    Cooking & food
    Languages
    Music
    Outdoor activities
    Adventure sports
    Camping
    Yoga / Wellness
    Team sports
    Nature
    Mountain
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    They could perfect themselves in the French or German language.
    They will be able to benefit from a cultural exchange as part of the family and our friends, neighbors.
    And we have a beautiful region, lakes, mountains (20min ski resorts), we are 25 minutes from Chambéry (city of art and history), Grenoble, 40 minutes from Annecy.


    Ils pourraient se perfectionner dans la langue française ou allemande.
    Ils pourront bénéficier d'un échange culturel en faisant partie intégrante de la famille et de nos amis, voisins.
    Et nous avons une région magnifique, lacs, montagne (à 20min des stations de ski), nous sommes à 25 minutes de Chambéry (ville d'art et d'histoire), Grenoble, 40 minutes d'Annecy.

  • Help

    Help

    We live in an intergenerational group home, and we may need help with the garden, help preparing the outdoor spaces (land, barns) where we live to host theater groups, music groups, speakers, or setting up our barn to hold a charity meal, do work with the residents, organize game nights, or provide services to the neighbors. But he or she can also go skiing with the neighbors, for example. We like to cook good meals at home and everyone can participate in preparing the meal.
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    Nous habitons dans un habitat groupé intergénérationnel, et nous pouvons avoir besoin d'aide pour le jardin, de l'aide pour préparer les lieux extérieurs (terrains, granges) où nous habitons afin d’accueillir des troupes de théâtre, des groupes de musique, des conférenciers, ou aménager notre grange pour faire un repas caritatif, faire des travaux avec les habitants, organiser des soirées jeux, rendre des services aux voisins. Mais aussi il ou elle peut très bien aller skier avec les voisins par exemple..On aime cuisiner à la maison de bons repas et tout le monde peut participer à la préparation du repas.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    J'aimerai améliorer mon anglais qui est très moyen et partager le français.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We live in a group housing, in a 90m2 apartment with nearly 2000m2 of land.
    Our apartment contains a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, a toilet, an entrance hall, a bathroom, an office and three bedrooms. A bedroom with French window to access the large terrace, with bed, desk, storage is reserved for the volunteer. The volunteer shares the bathroom and toilet with the rest of the family.
    He or she is part of the family. Meals are our responsibility.
    Meals are the responsibility of the volunteer when he leaves the house to go out.

    Nous vivons dans un habitat groupé, dans un appartement de 90m2 avec près de 2000m2 de terrain.
    Notre appartement contient une cuisine, un salon, salle à manger, des toilettes, un hall d'entrée, une salle de bain, un bureau et trois chambres. Une chambre avec porte fenêtre pour accéder à la grande terrasse, avec lit, bureau, rangement est réservé pour le ou la volontaire. La volontaire partage la salle de bain et les toilettes avec le reste de la famille.
    Il ou elle fait partie de la famille. Les repas sont à notre charge.
    Les repas sont à la charge du volontaire lorsqu'il quitte la maison pour se faire des sorties

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    A calendar rich enough in animation, activities, festivities. The sites, monuments, museums and essential activities in the region: walking, hiking, skiing, cycling, sports club ...

    We have an almost vegetarian diet, we have no problem adapting to a vegetarian or even vegan diet.

    Un calendrier assez riche en animation, activités, festivités. Les sites, monuments, musées et activités incontournables dans la région: Ballade, randonnée, ski, vélo, club de sport...

    Nous avons un régime presque végétarien, cela nous pose aucun problème de nous adapter à un régime végétarien voir vegan.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We do not have a Wi-Fi connection but only an RJ45 connection which works very well. The room made available is equipped with a desk and we have other neighbors who telecommute without any worries. Nous n'avons pas de connection Wi-Fi mais uniquement une connection RJ45 qui fonctionne très bien. La chambre mise à disposition est équipée d'un bureau et nous avons d'autres voisins qui télétravaillent sans aucun soucis.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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