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Hey everyone,
I'm Marie from Bagnères de Bigorre, a beautifull mountain area in the middle of the forest, 5min far from the town center.
I bought this old farm from the 19th century in august 2020 with 5,5hectares of land and I try to rebuild a new project for this place.
I'm a pastry chef and social worker and I would like to open this farm to ecotourism and insertion of people who need a place to rebuild themself.
So, if you like to help me for gardening, or construction, or both, well please, you are very welcome at my place :)
And it will be a pleasure for me to share some french pastry secrets with you ;)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Well, for a french person, I'm not thaaat bad in english ! So I can help you learn some french words if you like to. Puedo hablar un poco español tambien.
I will share all I know about pastry with you. I don't have a big level in gardening, but I will progress with you also.
I play accordion and piano, so I can teach you some if you like to.
Help
So, as I said, you can do different type of work here.
I have many "éco projects" for the farm and I need advices and help to make it real.
I have a lot of plantations to make for the garden (médicinale plantes, fruit trees..)
There is also a baby horse to take care of, 4 beautifull and funny lamas, a little white rabbit and three cats.
Also the outside walls need to be coated, a wood terrasse need to be build. Many things to do :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis 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.
Accommodation
I provide bed, breakfast and two meals per day against 4/5h of help per day, 5 days a week. From 8am to 12 or 9am to 13.... flexible of course, if you like to work only 2 and half days per week, it's also possible. Just need to be fair :)
Food is organic, local and seasonal as much as possible. We eat meat sometimes, but not every day. It will anyway be always balanced meals.
There is two bedrooms in the main building with a toilet and a little kitchen/dormitory area, improving every day and we share the bathroom and main kitchen in the front building (just 10meters far), where I'm living with my little girl borned in September 2022. Sometimes family or friends are coming, well it's quite often !
You can use the washing machine of course.
I expect that we share the every days tasks like washing dishes, preparing food or cleaning commun area, not included in the "workaway hours".
There is an American billard table to have fun and a music room.
Because my bedroom is over the main kitchen, this one is accessible only from 8am to 9pm.
I'm rebuilding this farm for 2 years now and it's a lot of work and energy, so I need to refill a bit sometimes with a bit of intimity.
That's why I prefer people autonomus and able to stay alone sometimes.
We will share the meal as much as possible, but sometimes I won't be with you.
If you have your own transport, it will be easier for you to move around, even if hitchhiking works well.
Thank you to have read all and welcome home !
What else ...
I travelled and still travel a lot, I have visited more than 30countries and I really enjoy meeting new people from everywhere.
The house is in the forest, but the 1rst town is 5min far from the house.
You can get a bicycle if you want to go around or come with me sometimes when I go somewhere.
There is also a train station where I can bring or pick you up sometimes not so far around 15min by car (Tournay).
If you like nature, food and animals, you will be very happy here :)
If you like to chill, you will enjoy it too.
Summer time, we can also enjoy the little river down the 5 hectares farm.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have a proper wifi connection in all the farm.
Space for parking camper vans
There is a lot of space to park a van, so be my guest :)
Can possibly accept pets
Yes, if they can stay outside and be nice with the other animals of the farm.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
Strong guy, he is able to… read more
Always smiling, weeling to help for any task I could ask him, always on time (more than me 😅) and incredible how Hé was able to speak perfectly french, spanish or english.
Miguel left me an amazing feedback and left his room tide and clean.
Discret when necessary, also present when… read more
The whole volunteering experience with you has been great, but knowing you as a person brings even more value to my life. You're the most smiling and warmest European I've met so far!
Marie is such an interesting person. With all her… read more
She was also helpfull with the every day tasks at home and very carefull of respecting my space when I needed it.
Time went super fast and a great… read more
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Strong guy, he is able to… read more
Always smiling, weeling to help for any task I could ask him, always on time (more than me 😅) and incredible how Hé was able to speak perfectly french, spanish or english.
Miguel left me an amazing feedback and left his room tide and clean.
Discret when necessary, also present when… read more
The whole volunteering experience with you has been great, but knowing you as a person brings even more value to my life. You're the most smiling and warmest European I've met so far!
Marie is such an interesting person. With all her… read more
She was also helpfull with the every day tasks at home and very carefull of respecting my space when I needed it.
Time went super fast and a great… read more
Marie is an incredible host. We laugh, we laugh and ... well we also worked and laugh again. She is a very focused person. Her project really looks is moving her for every activity she is doing (is in her hart). She is always smiling and even when she is in pressure for many activities (she has to do), she is a person with a lot… read more
He was always in good mood and motivated for any task I had for him, even if it was super physical like carrying rocks ... Many rocks ! He rocked it ;) He made beautifull work with hand/home made rocks stairs I asked him to do, even if it was his first time, the result is… read more
He did a great work in the garden and also made a hard task alone with wood in the house.
I was not really availaible for him, not enough in my opinion, but he was very autonomous and understanding my… read more
Thank you very much Adam !
Always motivated to do any jobs that I asked him, even if they were a bit anoying.
We shared a lot of great time and interesting conversations.
Thank you very much for your help and come back home whenever you want.
He was really helpfull for me in my garden and very kind.
We share great evening times drinking wine and listening to his jokes about french people ;)
Martin, you are welcome home anytime !
Take care
