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Help me declutter, gardening, diy work in an old forge or learn languages in Adilly, France

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  • Last activity: 11 Jan 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello,
    My name is Amy, I’m 53, and I live in the middle west of France.

    I bought an old forge house, in the countryside. It’s a great place, peaceful and full of hidden beauties.
    There is plenty to do there. I am renovating the house as much as I can, learning on the way. The house is full of things that need to be sorted out and I also need to take care of the garden.

    No need to know anything about anything : just to want to try and learn.
    Learning a new language or improve my english or spanish would be great to…
    Whatever you want to try or enjoy doing will suit me.

    Beware that there is no bus or else. If you don’t come with your own car : You will rely either on the bike (I have several, you can borrow them), hitch hiking (current here), me or my neighbors. I always help as much as I can and will pick you up at Parthenay’s bus station anytime.

    There are lots of great places to visit less than an hour away around here too : Beautiful Villages, with medieval features, old churches and castles. The famous Poitevin Wasteland, The « Puy du fou », the « Futuroscope » and all.
    Niort and Poitiers are the largest towns around.
    La Rochelle is close enough to go for a day trip (about 75 min away).
    Nantes is less than 2 h away.

    Around in the village, there are more animals than humans and nature is beautiful. While walking around, you may encounter rabbits, foxes, deers, ragondins, many different birds of all sizes, bats and more, plus of course all the animals of the farms around.
    You’ll also discover some nice ponds, old houses and small castles, around. Parthenay, the nearest town, 8km away, is a nice small medieval city.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I will do my best to make your stay as nice as possible and show you around if you wish.

  • Help

    Help

    Participation in daily tasks will be required: Help with meal preparation, dishes, small maintenance.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    I will gladly help you learn french if you are willing. And if you want to teach me some of your own language, I will really love it too.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You’ll have your own room with a computer if needed.
    Keep in mind that it is an old house, comfortable enough in some places but less in others (the kitchen looks like one in a camper site, I’m building a new one).
    Also, it might be cold in the rooms : I’m trying to go ecological and do not plan to turn the heater on unless it gets too cold. I also believe it’s time to learn to toughen up (I used to live in the south and got weak). In November, I got 12/14°C inside, colder than outside 😂.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    I have several bikes that you are welcome to borrow.

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

    4 hours a day max. 5 days a week.

Host ref number: 522461684896

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