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Hello,
My name is Amy, I’m 54, and I live in the middle west of France. County « Les deux-Sèvres » (79).
I bought an old house, in the countryside. It’s a great place, peaceful and full of hidden beauties.
The house has nice stone walls, but it needs taking off the old lime coat, then put some new lime. I need help with that.
You don’t need to know anything in particular about building : just to want to try and learn. It is a little « physical » of course, but it’s not that difficult. It’s always possible to do 1 hour at a time.
There are lots of nice places to visit less than an hour away around here too : Beautiful Villages, with medieval features, old churches and castles. The famous Poitevin Wasteland for example.
The nearest town is Parthenay (8 km away).
Niort (45 min away) and Poitiers (1 hour) are the largest towns around.
La Rochelle is close enough to go for a day trip. Oleron and Ré island are about 2 hours and a half 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, is a nice small medieval city.
Beware that there is no public transportation coming near my house. If you don’t come with your own car : You will rely either on the bike (I have one you can borrow), 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.
The house is over 200 year old and far from being finished renovating. Don’t expect a lot of comfort but it is functional.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
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
Participation in daily tasks will be required: Help with meal preparation, dishes, small maintenance.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis 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
You’ll have your own room with a computer if needed. There is wifi as well as cable internet.
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’ll build 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 last year, I got 12/14°C inside, colder than outside 😂. Even with a little heating in the heart of winter, it’s no better.
What else ...
I have several bikes that you are welcome to borrow.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
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Elle nous a aidées à poncer, enduire et peindre des murs et plafonds avec pas mal de talent pour une débutante.
Bonne continuation à toi, Nina !
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.
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.
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Elle nous a aidées à poncer, enduire et peindre des murs et plafonds avec pas mal de talent pour une débutante.
Bonne continuation à toi, Nina !
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.
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.
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...
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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
