Join our family and care for our pets in Paris, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    --- during December - January ---

    I am working mum in the film business in Paris. My husband also, we have 2 boys (12 & 15 years old), 2 cats, turtles and a house with a big room on the base floor, with window to the garden, seperate toilet and entrance.
    We are looking for a person preferable German speaker (for the kids). Other languages are ok, if you speak English or French a little. Guys are welcome, our boys like the idea of a "big brother" !

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    House sitting
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Share your daily life, meat our friends and neighbours for aperetif parties or diner. We love to organise Barbecues in the garden 😉.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for a responsible person, nice with kids and animals, to pet sit
    Urgently :
    during the xmas - new year's eve period 2024-2025 ! (we visite family)
    Normally, our neighbours come and feed the animals (2 cats, 2 water turtles, fish & frogs in an aquarium), but one of your cats is quite old and needs medication twice a day and a little attention when feeding during the day (little bits during the day).

    You would be house & pet sitting !

    All in all a maximum of 10 hours work a week.
    We have an extra bike for you.
    Free Wifi, free phone to Europe....

    We have a piano, the music box is on. We love games, chess, bord games, Yams and we have a table for table tennis.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Spanish: Beginner
    Russian: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A big room with queen size bed and little desk. Sharing bathroom (bathtub) with us. Our house is in a calm neigbourhood at the outskirts of Paris, metro connexion, near to the canal de l'Ourcq. It's a 20 min metro ride to Paris main train station Gare du Nord.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Well this is Paris, you can do so much things !!!! A language school is nearby. Some workawayers also went to art classes during the day, or free conversation classes in the neighbourhood library.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have fibre connexion, one of our last workawayers used it very regularly to teach languages "online".

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 511329353898

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The image shows a family of four posing for a selfie, with a man, woman, and two children, in front of a white building and trees.
The image depicts a grey and white cat with large paws, sitting on a plaid blanket, with a bookshelf and other objects in the background.
The image depicts a brown tabby cat with distinctive black stripes, gazing to the right, sitting on a white blanket. The cat's tail is curled around its body.
The image depicts a brown tabby cat sitting on a couch, gazing at a decorated Christmas tree in a living room. The cat's eyes are wide and alert.
The image depicts a grey and white cat reclining on a couch, surrounded by pillows, with its eyes closed and a serene expression.
The image depicts a small turtle swimming in a shallow, dirty pool situated on a concrete patio. The pool is blue and white, with a turtle visible inside.
The image depicts a woman in a red top, holding a wine glass, with a watermarked "workaway" logo, set against a background of a house and outdoor area.

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