Join our little paradise, helping in building a creative garden in Sivry-Rance, Belgium

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  Description

  Hello,
  We are a family with 3 children (16, 16 and 18 years old). Four years ago we decided to quit our jobs, move and take over a little paradise with 10 guest rooms. 5 in the house and 5 unusual accommodations (cabin, yurt, chalet, trailer, dome). There is also a swimming pool, a massage room, a sauna and we also offer breakfasts and evening meals.
  
  This takes us a lot of time and we need help for our own garden. We have lots of ideas and desire to develop the exteriors, focused on nature and to welcome and protect wild animals .
  
  So why not share the ideas and the work with you :-)
  There is work in the garden, in the vegetable patch, creating original fences and porticos, shelters for insects, hedgehogs, birds, squirrels, a space for making a fire, a footpath spaces, a pétanque court, a raised bird trough, pyrography or other decorations, living willow constructions, ephemeral art spaces, …. and others according to your creativity.
  We also would like to create a space for an art. A space where people could come to create freely, share time, create human links.
  
  We have a large caravan that you can stay in.
  
  We have a dog, 3 cats and chickens. Without forgetting all the small wild animals that cross our 2 hectares of land.
  
  Sharing ideas, working together and having help with our personal projects would be great!
  We are in a part of Belgium which is very wooded, with little agriculture and more livestock farming. This means that there is little pollution. On our land, we do not use any pesticides. Nature flourishes.
  
  We are near Chimay, the Lacs de l’eau d’heure, Virelles, Valjoly, 5 minutes from France.
  
  We have bycicle.
  
  Workawayers wo'nt help in our business but only in our private part of the garden and new personal art project.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  By stopping by us, you will be in the nature. Working for her, trying to find the balance between letting her grow on her own and organising the spaces for art, vegetables, leisure.
  We can therefore teach you lots of little things from the garden, little renovation, sharing between humans. You can observe how it is to live where you work and what is a life for an independent. We are also very interested in everything related to personal development. We are mediators, coaches, masseuses and also host yoga courses, women’s circles, etc.
  Near us there is a peasant cooperative.
  I have worked in Africa and with asylum seekers in Belgium. Intercultural encounters are rich and necessary, I think, for the world to open up to more respect and peace. We love meeting each other, sharing, discovering and chatting all evening to remake the world :-)

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  There is work in the garden, in the vegetable patch, some little wooden repairs, painting., creating original fences and porticos, shelters for insects, hedgehogs, birds, squirrels, a space for making a fire, a footpath spaces, a pétanque court, a raised bird trough, pyrography or other decorations, living willow constructions, ephemeral art spaces, …. and others according to your creativity.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  Dutch: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner

  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

  You will be accommodated in a large caravan with a dry toilet, a shower, a small kitchen, a fridge, a double bed, a living room, a small office. A small terrace.
  You can cook on your own or with us. To discuss together so that everyone feels good. We love being together and we also love our alone time :-)

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  What else ...

  We have a busstop at 50 meters. This bus bring you in a train station in around 1 hour.

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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

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  5 hours per day and 5 days per week / 5 heures par jour et 5 jours par semaine