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We are a bubbly, friendly and active family of 5, living just outside the beautiful city of Toulouse (in the Southwest of France). There is Laurent and Karine (the parents), Pierre (26) and Paul (22)- who live in a different city and only occasionally stays at home, and Alice (19). We have already had a few Workawayers who have joined our family, and what we are looking for is someone who really would like to intergrate into our family. For us, we would really like to improve our level of English so we would ask that if you come here, you already have a strong command of English (or you are a nativ English speaker!). On top of that, it would be great if you could help us with some tasks around the house such as cooking, ironing, gardening, a bit of cleaning/household upkeep (we can discuss upon your arrival). We are all quite busy during the day, however during the evenings, weekends or holidays, if it suits you, you would be more than welcome to partake in everything we do. At the same time, you could also be free to plan some of your own excursions/activities. If you're looking to improve your French, you will be in a great environment for that as we can really help your level.
Because we are busy during the day, as well as helping around the house, you would also be able to be quite independant and explore the local areas (there are some great hiking spots nearby), visit Toulouse, or nearby cities.
Upon the first few days of arrival, we can all talk and see how things flow between all of us to make sure there's a nice feeling for everyone. We like to think of the first few days as a testing period.
In general we are all a pretty fun and lively family, and therefore we are looking for somebody who could fit nicely with us.
A great sense of humour is always a plus. :).
We hope to see you soon !Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This authentic French village is 12 km from the city center of Toulouse with plenty sites to visit, great bars and restaurants and cultural activities. Easily accessible by public transport, 120 km from the Pyrénées and the Méditérannée, plenty of charming towns to visit such as Carcassonne and Albi, opportunities to make day trips to Bordeaux, Argelés-sur-mer, Andorra .... etc ...
During school hours, you can take advantage of Toulouse to study at a library or coffee shop, explore the city, take French lessons or anything else that interests you.
During school holidays and weekends, you are welcome to spend time with our family and participate in our activities or do your own activities.
We are a French family who are eager to improve our English, however at the same time, we would love to help sharing expressions and vocabulary in French for the workawayer to improve their level of French.Help
Housework, taking charge of cooking sometimes *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ we love tasting new meals *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️(we would like to taste and learn how to cook asian, african food for instance) , a little gardening and exchanging English conversations...
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Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: 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
Our house is perched on a hill in the green rolling countryside with a view of the Pyrénées. There's plenty of walking trails on our doorstep - people come from Toulouse to this area to go hiking and running.
You will have your own private room with a little bathroom (as you can see on the photo). It 's a quiet place.
You're more than welcome to join us for breakfast and dinner throughout the week.
Since we will be busy during the week, it would be better if you were able to be independant and have lunch outside.
During the weekends and school holidays, we would have meals altogether and propose that the workawayer share our lifestyle during this time.
In addition, we are a non-smoking household and would like non-smoking workaways as well.What else ...
Here is a link with more information about Toulouse :
This link is to have french lessons :A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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C'est une jeune fille souriante, hyper gentille, autonome, pétillante !
Elle nous a fait partager sa culture, ses traditions, sa cuisine, en un mot sa vie à Hong Kong...et a montré beaucoup d'intérêt à connaître la notre. Elle a été partante pour se joindre à nous… read more
During the weekdays, I usually helped with the housework, ironing, and kitchen cleaning. They… read more
From the moment they came to pick me up I was made to feel at home and was completely welcomed into the family. This included the wonderful meals they cooked for me and they always took the time and effort to make both local and international French food.… read more
Nous lui avons confié un gros travail de jardinage, et il nous a également aidé dans les tâches quotidiennes de… read more
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From a cultural exchange… read more
C'est une jeune fille souriante, hyper gentille, autonome, pétillante !
Elle nous a fait partager sa culture, ses traditions, sa cuisine, en un mot sa vie à Hong Kong...et a montré beaucoup d'intérêt à connaître la notre. Elle a été partante pour se joindre à nous… read more
During the weekdays, I usually helped with the housework, ironing, and kitchen cleaning. They… read more
From the moment they came to pick me up I was made to feel at home and was completely welcomed into the family. This included the wonderful meals they cooked for me and they always took the time and effort to make both local and international French food.… read more
Nous lui avons confié un gros travail de jardinage, et il nous a également aidé dans les tâches quotidiennes de… read more
Even more - Matt made for an excellent opponent in our competitions to see who… read more
She helped us with our daily shores (ironing, cleaning,...) and became our "chef cuisto" with everything she could find in the… read more
Most weekdays I'd do ironing in the morning, then catch a twenty minute bus into Toulouse… read more
She speaks really good French and has helped my family and I progress our English.
Beyond that, she aided us by cleaning and reparing items around the house - and we are very greateful for this help.
Albeit, it would have been nice if she could have cooked a little more… read more
A peine arrivé, il s’est immédiatement intégré dans notre famille et est devenu notre petit Brandounet.
Malgré la chaleur, Brandon n’a pas ménagé ses efforts et s’est montré très efficace pour un gros travail de jardinage et nous l’en remercions.
« Avis à la population ! » Ne… read more
Cris immedialtely integrated into our family and even though she is no longer living in the house, we are still her French host family !
She is the Queen of organisation.
You only have to explain what needs to be done ... and "… read more
First of all, I have to start saying that even now (I live in Toulouse) we keep in contact and we meet each other super often, they are still my host family :D
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They have a suuuper good sense of humor, which helps you a lot to integrate very… read more
to be more detailed: this was my first workaway experience, and it couldn't have asked for a better experience. The whole family truly helped me get settled in France, when I spoke zero French, and more than that -… read more
Curieuse de la culture et de la… read more
Dès son arrivée, Ambroise a tout de suite compris notre rythme de vie et s'est intégré très rapidement à notre famille.
Lorsque nous n'étions pas là, il a su s'organiser des visites, des sorties sur Toulouse (ballades, cours ...) avec une grande indépendance.
Nous lui avons confié un gros travail de jardinage… read more
She was really nice, polite, friendly with all the family.
We had good time with her !
Thank you for your help !