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11 Jan 2026
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Hi,
I am living in Peynier, close to Aix en Provence, in the south of France. My daughter Ameline is 24 years old and my son Matteo is 22 are now away for studying and traveling.
If you are autonome and available to work in a good mood...welcome.
We offer food and accommodation. I have a swimming pool , thé aera is very nice
.About distances :
- We are walking distance from bus stop in Peynier village (a very nice village with the typical « Provence » spirit xith bakery, café and grocery)
- 20km from Marseille
- 25km from beautiful « les Calanques » and the sea :)
- 20 km from Aix-en-Provence
We need help in gardening, painting et everyday help in the house (cooking, cleaning...).
After the winter, we need help cleaning the pool, gardening (cut grass, little trees, painting bancs outside the house.
Also my garage is a big mess.I need help to put everything in order.
I work a lot so i am not always available on evenings and day Time do you have to bé autonome.
We like sports, music, travels and meeting new people, we have been travelling around the world ourselves.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Adventure sports
Hiking
Nature
Mountain
Camping
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
as i am working a lot and not always available on evenings to spend time chating so i need someone autonome not to get bord if you are alone, that is why it is better if you are a group of friends or a couple.
We have a guitare and a piano at home.
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Help
I need help in my everyday life with cooking, cleaning, gardening, painting and fixing a few things, clean thé pool... we need to put away all the leaves on the garden and cut little trees.
The garage is a mess, i need help to put everything in order.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
We have wifi access and laundry facilities, TV available,accomodation,we enjoy eating differnt things and take turns cooking.
You will sleep in the family house with own bedroom .
We have a swimming pool and a spa in the garden.
What else ...
Our village is in front of the mountain Sainte Victoire and you can practice a lot of sports, do a lot of activities :trekking,biking,tennis,climbing,horse riding, you can also go for a wine tour, on the road to Cezanne.
Also if you want to go around there is a bus that brings you in AIx city center in 15 minutes for one euro and buses to Marseille as well as other locations if i am unable to take you.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have wifi available at home with unlimited access
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Kimamila
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They left suddenly, pretexting an emergency and leaving their room and bathroom in a big mess
I do not recommand these girls
ils voyagent avec leur chien et leur chat.
Ils sont partis précipitamment alors que le travail n'était pas terminé. Marcello est très susceptible et c'est vexé suite à une remarque sur ses heures de travail. Il est… read more
les journées de travail n'étaient pas trop dures et c'était variés !
j'ai adoré nos petites parties de Skyjo le soir !
je reviendrai avec plaisir ça c'est sûr ☺️
merci encore pour tout vraiment vous êtes des personnes incroyables 🩵
En plus… read more
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They left suddenly, pretexting an emergency and leaving their room and bathroom in a big mess
I do not recommand these girls
ils voyagent avec leur chien et leur chat.
Ils sont partis précipitamment alors que le travail n'était pas terminé. Marcello est très susceptible et c'est vexé suite à une remarque sur ses heures de travail. Il est… read more
les journées de travail n'étaient pas trop dures et c'était variés !
j'ai adoré nos petites parties de Skyjo le soir !
je reviendrai avec plaisir ça c'est sûr ☺️
merci encore pour tout vraiment vous êtes des personnes incroyables 🩵
En plus… read more
Elle sera toujours la… read more
Nous avons passé d'excellentes soirées à jouer aux cartes.
Elles ont très bien travaillé et je les recommande vivement.
Elles nous… read more
Je le recommande vivement.
Merci Jonas pour ton aide.
Il s'est occupé du jardin, de la piscine ,de la rénovation de deux murs, d'évacuation de gravats et de rangement. Il a des mains en or 👌😄
Nous avons passé d'excellents moments. Il a su s'adapter en toute… read more
Their help was excellent, Always in a good mood. I recommand thèse really nice persons.
Hope to welcome them again
Her home is very accessible to lots of different day trips - the bus system is awesome as we were able to get a €2 24 hour pass that got us day trips to Marseille, Cassis, Aix en Provence and Mont… read more
Merci beaucoup and thank you very much Katia!
Katia is a totally friendly and open person, so it was a pleasure to have great conversations. She gave us her trust to leave us alone at her lovely home for a few days, and we really appreciated this form of trusting directly.
Working in total were… read more
We had had plans in Montpellier that fell through a week before so we rang Katia quite last-minute and in that conversation we were put at ease. She told us exactly how to reach her wonderful house and we could tell that she was very experienced with workawayers.
Katia has an exciting household that is… read more
I Hope they will come back soon.
Katia is a great host, very kind and generous woman as well as interesting and fun to be around.
The area is beatiful, had some nice hikes and runs in the mountains and forests right next to the house, saw the most beautiful sunsets and sky… read more
It was nice to spend 2 weeks with her. Thank you Gily for your help and good Luck for thé future.
We had a really good Time. She is a very nice person, hard worker, always in a good mood. She is a sportive girl full of energy.
I really recommand her and she can come back anytime.
We worked with cleaning the pool area, removing leaves and organizing!
experienced the mountain and Aix en provence, and met Nice friends of amelin and Katia
we can recommend!
It's a truly beautiful area. The house lovely and sits at the foot of an amazing park, with stunning views of Saint Victoire and even the… read more
Thanks for everything. They are welcome back anytime.
She's a real nice woman, very open minded, so it's very difficult to have some problems with her
If you have a deal with her she respects it, she never asked me to work one hour more than I was supposed to.. all was perfect
We went together with the family to Les… read more
I really recommended him and he'll be always welcome at home!
They are always in a good mood, very helping ans very kind. They did a good job painting and cleaning.
I really recommend them.
