Join a small family in an old stone house in the country, Center west of France

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27/09/2019
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2021

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Hello. We are a small family of 3. Valerie, 51. Amy 49 and Cameron, our 21 yo son.
We live in the South of France, BUT, be carreful : We are actually in the center west of France. In Nouvelle Aquitaine, Les Deux Sèvres (79). That is where your help is needed.

About us : While Valerie and Cameron are pretty quite people, Amy is more talkative.
Valerie works in computers.
Amy works as an educator for handicaped persons and is doing research on gender for her PHD in social sciences and education.
Cameron studies Computers and electronics.

Our old house, which used to be a forge, needs a lot of work and we are doing our best but it needs much more.

As women, we don’t feel comfortable sharing bathroom with men we don’t know, so we’ll only accept female workaway. Sorry guys.
We have room for 2 or 3, if you want to come as a couple or with friends.

Please note that we have a cat, and the house is old : if you suffer from asthma or allergies, it might be a problem for you ! Gluten free and vegetarian diets are not a problem.

It is also possible to do gardening job, or roof repairing or whatever you are able and willing to do.

Adilly is a small village of about 350 people, 8 km from Parthenay, a nice medieval town. Around, in a 60 km range, you will find Poitiers, le Futuroscope, Le marais Poitevin, Niort, some castles, La Rochelle, and many more.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will gladly help you learn french if you are willing to. You’ll be in a rural area, very nice and calm.
Help
We need help for the house’s walls. The house is an old forge . We have cleaned the stones and now we need to do the coating, using natural lime and sand plaster.
It is physical but really easy and fun to do if you love old stones... You don’t have to be experimented, but just to love try new things and be perseverent.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
We have several rooms with single or double beds. Various diets are not a problem, if you help with the cooking... There is Internet by wifi and cable.
What else ...
We have a few bikes that you are welcome to borrow. There is a long and beautiful bike dedicated road going from Fenery to Bressuire... About 30 km long. Going through Parthenay as well, a very nice medieval town. As there is no bus lign, the bike is a good option if we are not available to drive you to Parthenay, where you’ll find buses to different places.
Amy is a boardgame geek, so there is plenty of boardgames in a closet.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (10)

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27/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Katalin) for host

My stay with Amy and Valerie was a great workaway experience; I learnt quite a lot about myself, but also about the power of group work and the amount of jobs I didn't know I could do. My hosts were really cool and relaxed, always ensuring that there was cultural and personal/human exchange among us. The job we did was rewarding as with every hit… read more

(Excellent )

11/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Katalin)

Kata is a nice, easy going and educated lady.
She was helpful even with the difficult work that we asked her to do (undoing the crust and joints of stone walls).
She cleaned our old and dusty rooms and attic, as well as the rest of the house.
We were happy to have her at home.

(Excellent )

14/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (sara)

Sara is easy going and nice.
She was very helpful and she did the hard job : taking the crust and joints in old stone walls.

Her company was very well appreciated.

(Excellent )

14/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (zoia & valerie)

Zoïa was of great help around the house and a very interesting young woman.
Smart and educated, she is respectful of nature and animals.
Very active and eager to help.

She has skills in many fields and helped us with taking off the crust and joints in stone walls, the cleaning of very dusty rooms in a very old empty house, some gardening...

We… read more

(Excellent )

11/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sally)

Sally is a very nice, interesting woman and she was extremely helpful in many ways. We were really lucky to have her as a workawayer.

First, she has a great knowledge of humans. Her training and work experiences are rich and were useful for us all.
Then she is a natural leader. So she was soon put in charge of the all management of the work and… read more

(Excellent )

09/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sally) for host

Amy and Valarie were great hosts and have become my friends. The work was removing old plaster and sand from the walls in the forge to reveal the old and original stones. It was quite physical work but great fun and rewarding to see the stones again. Clearing and cleaning of an attic and old building created some variety. The hours were relaxed… read more

(Excellent )

24/03/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Rachel)

Rachel was a great workawayer. She stayed a month with us and was always fun, easy going, very reliable and hard worker. She is definitly someone you will want to have with you. Thanks so much for your help ! ( somehow, my first feedback message didn't appear online.Don't know why. Well, if it ever does, you'll have 2 feedbacks instead of 1.)

(Excellent )

07/03/2014

Left by Workawayer (Rachel) for host

Amy and Valerie were wonderful! This was my first workaway, and they made me feel right at home. They were very willing to take me out and see the sights. They were very tolerant of my lack of French, and were very easy going when it came to the work. I would definitely recommend them to anyone!

(Excellent )

07/01/2014

Left by Workawayer (Lena ) for host

It was very nice at Amy's and Valerie's place, they are kind and helped me a lot having a good time staying at their home. The work was very different from the other workaway I did before, as it was mainly teaching. Cameron is a nice boy, some days he wasn't very motivated to learn, other days he learned quickly, but all in all it was okay. They… read more

(Excellent )

25/12/2013

Left by host for Workawayer (Lena )

Lena stayed one month with us and was always nice and easy. She has done her job and helped around the house. She was a perfect workawayer to start with. She is welcome to come back whenever she'ld like.

(Excellent )

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