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Benoit is an architect/scenographer and I'm a scenic artist. I'm English, and have lived in France for the past 30 years. We have renovated a couple of houses ourselves already, and have recently bought an old house in the centre of the village of St. Quentin la Poterie, just north of Nimes, and could use some help now and then.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
You could learn some French, and some building skills.
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Help
We could use some help now and then finishing off the house and garden. We have to insulate the attick at some point.
We also have a very small old stone cottage in Nîmes where we always need help clearing the garden, it's a jungle.
Be warned, it gets very hot in the summer.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateAccommodation
We have a spare bedroom for you.
What else ...
St Quentin la Poterie, the village we live in, is 5kms from Uzes, a pretty medieval town with a very lively Saturday market. In the village, there are about 25 pottery workshops, and a friday market, as well as supermarket,etc. We are about 30kms from the famous Pont du Gard, and the same to Nimes which is the nearest train station; from there, there are about a dozen buses a day that run to Uzes, and a few to St Quentin. Due to previous experiences, we will only take workawayers for 2 weeks max. and over 19yrs of age.. Also, be warned, in the summer down here it can get very hot. In your free time, we can lend you bicycles to explore the area, or you can take a bus to Nimes or Avignon.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
around 4-5 hrs a day 5 days a week
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They're an open-minded couple, full of interesting conversations, stories and good meals to share.
The job was always different, including some gardening and some reparations at the house. During the time I stayed there, I even helped to build a mezzanine in the house of reindert,… read more
And then her husband Peter also came to help out ! They are… read more
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They're an open-minded couple, full of interesting conversations, stories and good meals to share.
The job was always different, including some gardening and some reparations at the house. During the time I stayed there, I even helped to build a mezzanine in the house of reindert,… read more
And then her husband Peter also came to help out ! They are… read more