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LOOKING for a non-smoker with driving license to help us a few weeks between April end June. Thanks!
- YOU WILL HELP out with the daily household routines (laundry, cooking, tidy up, grocery shopping), help kids with homework, play games and sports, drive kids to their activities and have fun together.
- YOU WILL GET help to improve your French (or English), be in a house with a lot of energy and music, get to eat and cook what you like, have some free time while the kids are at school, be a part of our family, live in a beautiful new villa with a pool in the countryside, enjoy the sun and great forest walks or bike rides, have a perfect internet connection...
We are a French family (also English-speaking) with 2 children (12 year old boy and 10 year old girl) and a small sweet and independent 1-year old dog. We live in the beautiful and charming village of Cotignac in Provence in the South of France. We have a large villa with infinity pool in a very safe area. Our kids go to the local schools and speak French, but also some English.
We are looking for an efficient dynamic extra pair of hands in our active family life, to take care of our daily tasks for cooking and tidy up and help out the kids where needed.
We really enjoy meeting different cultures and exchanging with persons having diverse life projects, and appreciate having an extra hand with the day to day logistics and support with kids (playing, cooking, housekeeping). Help will be needed after 4pm and daytime on Wednesdays to check on homework, pick up the younger one at school, drive them to activities, play games or do sport together, prepare dinner and help putting things nicely in order.
We have travelled extensively before having children and thus like multi-cultural environments and speak several foreign languages.
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Nous sommes une famille avec 2 enfants (10 ans et 12 ans) et habitons dans la belle Provence, dans le village de Cotignac. Les enfants vont à l'école locale et nous parlons aussi anglais, italien, espagnol, portugais et danois :-)
Nous aimons partager le quotidien avec une personne dynamique, qui prend des initiatives et sait nous aider à gérer la logistique des enfants, les repas et le quotidien de la maison. Nous avons besoin d'un coup de main efficace et indépendant pour les enfants, devoirs, jouer et les amener aux activités en voiture.
La personne idéale comprend soit le français ou anglais, aime les enfants, est autorisée à conduire en Europe, aime cuisiner, et apprécie de garder une maison propre et bien rangée.
Nous sommes une famille pleine de joie et de bonne humeur, et adorons la diversité, le sport et la musique! :-)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Events & social
Movies & TV
LGBTQ
Culture
Charity work
Pets
Books
Music
Languages
Cooking & food
Animals
Team sports
Yoga / Wellness
Hiking
Cycling
Beach
Water sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If you want to experience living in an authentic Provencal village with international inhabitants, it is the place!
If you want to learn or improve your French or English, we are the ideal family.
If you love nature and sports, sun and swimming, this is also the place. We have a large pool!
If you want to learn everything about family life with kids, welcome.
If you want to discuss life and all kinds of travel and professional experiences, we have lots of stories and we like to talk.
If you like music, there are always some at home!
If you want to do yoga, dance or other activities, it is all possible.
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Si vous voulez faire l'expérience de vivre dans un village Provencal authentique et international, c'est le top!
Si vous voulez apprendre ou perfectionner votre français ou anglais, on est la famille idéale !
Si vous aimez la nature et le sport, le soleil et nager, c'est également le bon endroit. Nous avons une grande piscine!
Si vous souhaitez une expérience de vie de famille avec des enfants, soyez les bienvenus.
Si vous voulez échanger sur la vie, expériences de voyages et professionnelles, on a pleins d'histoires et on aime discuter.
Si vous aimez la musique, il y en a toujours à la maison!
Si vous voulez faire du yoga, de la danse ou d'autres activités, tout est possible.
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Help
We are looking for someone to help us with the day to day life, as well as support with kids.
Both kids go to school thus we would need some help in the morning, but mainly to pick them up end afternoons; there is also cooking and cleaning to do in the house and some laundry to do.
Thanks in advance!
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We love to host and help with French and will correct all your mistakes to ensure you learn fast :-) Workaway for us is a great cultural exchange and a nice melting pot of personalities, interests and humor.
Accommodation
The workaway person will be in an independent room with your own bathroom, a bed and a desk. The room is modern and has an extraordinary view.
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La personne workaway sera dans une chambre indépendante avec sa propre salle de bain. La chambre est moderne et a la plus belle vue.
What else ...
You will have a lot of time "OFF" both during day time and after 20h30, so you can enjoy visiting the surroundings, stay at the pool, do your sports, or even work online. It is a peaceful and wonderful village and region.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
A lot of free day-time, a great internet connection and possibility to organize office space depending on the period of time. Let's discuss, we are flexible ;-)
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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She has been amazing with the children, patient, sweet and fun, and had always interesting discussions with them.
A fabulous help in the house, taking initiatives, always exchanging and communicating easily, adapting to the different… read more
Merci pour tout. Franchement, c’était incroyable d’être chez vous. J’adorais être votre fille au-pair et surtout être part de la famille.
6 semaines, elles sont passées trop rapidement mais c’était très intense.
Ce que j’aimais beaucoup, c’est que vous m’avez intégrée dans votre famille et fait totalement… read more
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She has been amazing with the children, patient, sweet and fun, and had always interesting discussions with them.
A fabulous help in the house, taking initiatives, always exchanging and communicating easily, adapting to the different… read more
Merci pour tout. Franchement, c’était incroyable d’être chez vous. J’adorais être votre fille au-pair et surtout être part de la famille.
6 semaines, elles sont passées trop rapidement mais c’était très intense.
Ce que j’aimais beaucoup, c’est que vous m’avez intégrée dans votre famille et fait totalement… read more
Vous imaginez pas à quel point je suis reconnaissante pour tout.
Vous avez enrichi ma vie dans tant des choses.
Vous êtes ma famille (française) maintenant.
Merci pour tout les moments de joie de… read more
Hannah… read more
Anne,… read more
Sarah est arrivée un peu timide avec plein de questions et un Francais à améliorer, et elle est repartie une femme mûre et sûre d'elle, en parlant très bien le Francais ! Quel bonheur de te voir t'épanouir et de partager ces moments avec toi en famille.
Sarah est une… read more
On a adoré passer ces quelques mois ensemble. Les enfants l'ont adoptée très rapidement, elle nous a cuisiné des plats asiatiques délicieux, et elle s'est très bien… read more
Anne et Pierre-André, ils te permettent de faire partie de leur famille!
En passant mon temps avec Benjamin et Margot, j'avais le droit d'entrer un autre monde plein d'amour et de… read more
Leonie est une fille à qui ont peut toujours faire confiance, mûre, sûre d'elle… read more
She is very easy going and great to have around. She is a nature lover, adores reading and knitting, always ready for a walk and a laugh, and has definitely a gift with… read more
Where to begin.. This is a truly wonderful family, and I feel I've grown so much just from my 7 weeks in their midst. Anne and Pit are welcoming, good-natured, understanding... They helped me so much with my French and really accepted me for all of my strengths and weaknesses. They're a fascinating couple- multilingual, well-travelled,… read more
Lindsey est plutôt une fille discrète, mais on a eu de bonnes discussion sur la vie et toutes… read more
We spent 2 months together, she came back to visit a couple of times since, and came with us on holiday… read more
She played a lot with our 3 year old boy who enjoyed her imagination. The kids really liked her although they sometimes had difficulties understanding each other in French.
Thank you for your help and good luck in the future Elisa!
However, I would like to express my thanks to this fantastic family: I spent a fantastic month with them. Children are fantastic and Anne and Pierre really helped me to improve my (terrible) French!
I hope to meet them again in France… read more
Anne is a warm and friendly person and super organised and Pierre-André is full of jokes and always up for discussions. They we're very generous towards me : collecting/dropping me at the airport/ driving me to Brignoles (on several occassions), eating with them, allowing my boyfriend to visit and giving me time to work on my… read more
Thais, tu es une fille comme je les apprécie : indépendante, très douce et souriante, intelligente et hyper attentionnée. Ne changes surtout pas et reviens… read more
Also the area is really beautiful to explore if you like walking/ running.
I'm so grateful to the family and recommend them to anyone!!
Lavinia helped us with the daily routine for our 2 small children (1 year and 3 years old), the bath, playing around, feeding, swimming etc.
Lavi, come back anytime and keep in touch!
She is a very smart, sweet, patient and fun girl, and the kids loved her.
When we did not need her, she was extremely independant and discreet, which we highly appreciated.
She played a lot with the kids,… read more
Accomodation, food and atmosphere at home: I had a cute studio just for me, with bathroom, Wifi and TV, so privacy and relax were always top. They also have a swimming pool so...really cool… read more
