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Hello, We are Laetitia and 3 children (16, 13, 9 y.o.), a French family.
URGENT - Looking for 1 person for June. And again from September.
Help in the yard and in the house.
*** ON GOING TASKS***
- Help with the yard/garden (weeding, pruning, compost …)
- Making wooden fences to protect the trees and flowers from the sheep
- Moving things and light cleaning
- Help making wooden shelves for different rooms of the house
Here you will find:
FRENCH MOTHER TONG / CHILDREN / HAPPY MINDED / MOUNTAINS / HEALTHY MEALS (Raw fruits - Raw and cooked vegetables - Nuts - A few starches - meat/fish/eggs/dairy once in a while)
You are handy, autonomous, dynamic, children friendly, not scared of cold and ready to live as part of our family … Come and join us on the adventure !
WHO ?
Laetitia is in love with a simple lifestyle and spending time with children.
She’s interested in health tools and self development and likes transmitting her knowledge.
She also likes making her home a pretty place and using her hands to make it happen. She likes things well done.
Currently turning into a home organizer after having kept many things. So relieving !
She is trained in the 8 shields model to connecting with nature, as a hiking guide, to animate philosophic and mindfulness courses with children, in the Montessori pedagogy (instruction/education) and in Gordon communication method (non-violent communication).
She loves meeting new people, singing, dancing, listening to music, speaking English and Spanish and travelling.
She also like helping people with their French (pronunciation, grammar, conjugation, vocabulary ...)
Her children’s hobbies: reading, watching movies, playing at minecraft, playing board games, playing the guitar, fishing, biking, playing base-ball, basket-ball, golf and frisbee in our yard …
Our native language is French and can help you in this way, I’ll be happy to correct you if you want me to. Notice that I also speak English.
There are 3 children at home, and often have other children coming to our place, especially during school break. It happens that they are up to 9-10 children here. I like being with them and enable them to experiment to take care of the garden, the animals, learn about plants and wild life, spend time in the forest, make creations, practice mindfulness, experiment talking circles ... I am also keen on giving them the opportunity to enjoy and play all together in a nice and peaceful area.
We live with 2 mini-sheep and a cat.
WHERE ?
We live in a former farm house in the Alps, at the edge of the biggest natural reserve in France, in a calm hamlet (760 m) where runs a small river, situated in the South East of France, in between Valence and Grenoble (both 1½ hour away)..
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Dancing
Hiking
Camping
Nature
Mountain
Events & social
Sustainability
Farming
Self development
Van life
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Hitchhiking
Astronomy
Books
Music
Photography
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Architecture
Carpentry
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
First, I love travelling myself and being a helper on my trips. And, for a few years now, I have spread this energy through my home by hosting travellers. And it has been wonderful !
Our helpers are hosted as a member of our family : Living some moments together, such as taking meals together, having conversations about our respective interests, playing games, meeting extended family and friends, participating to some of our outings, participating to the daily tasks and contributing to our work in progress …
You and us will also have some personal moments.
I will speak French or English with you depending on your level. I can borrow you some exercise books to practice French and can help you in pronunciation and in grammatical aspects of the language, which I am quite good at. We have a blackboard practical for explaining lessons.
My children only speak French. So you’ll definitely practice your French with them. They are very autonomous. They are used since they are born to have helpers around and they enjoy spending time with them playing, helping, chatting, teaching them French …
As a French person, I can share my knowledge of the French culture and culinary delights.
* BENEFITS FOR THE HELPER *
- To start, you will be away from the city and experience the calm lifestyle of the mountains. And the simple lifestyle and healthy meals of our family.
- You will live an experience in a French mother tongue family.
We can correct your French and lend you books for learning French.
- You will gain in teaching your own language (if your mother tongue is English).
- You will get experience in manual work and using tools. I will teach you my knowledge in this field.
- I can share my interest about food, ecological building, permaculture, "education", giving birth, non-violent communication, choices of life, self-development, health, home organising ...
- We can also discuss about travelling, which is one of my passion. I have been a helper myself on my travels.
- You will experience to live with a happy, passionate family of 3 children.
- During school break, you will gain on experience with children. As an adult, you are a model, and living around children also teaches a lot, especially when experimenting the "living together" lifestyle.
FREE TIME:
During your time off, you can go trekking (walking tracks starting at the front door), fishing (river at 50 meters), snowshoeing, sledging*, bike riding *, taking pictures of the beautiful surroundings, relaxing in the forest or by the river, reading*, learning French*, internet access* ... (* materials we can lend you)
We are away from big cities, but we do have villages around where you can go to the swimming-pool (in summer), visiting the village, weekly market, ... (6 km away – 30 minutes walking).
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Help
TYPE OF HELP :
In general help (in the yard, the veggie garden, the house), helping with home chores, garden, animals and sometimes with the children … 25 hours a week + daily help for preparing meals and doing the dishes.
Help will vary depending on your skills, your wish and our priority.
I like using materials that are home-made (paint, glue ...), recycled (from wooden palettes, wooden boxes ...), 2nd hand and eco-friendly. I particularly like working with wood (drill, circular saw, sander).
There will be moments you’ll be working on your own and others I will work with you.
*** ON GOING TASKS***
- Help in the yard/garden (weeding, pruning, compost …)
- Help making wooden fences to protect the trees and flowers from the sheep
- Help moving things and cleaning
- Help making wooden shelves for different rooms of the house
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I love speaking different languages. My English is fluent even if I lack some vocabulary sometimes. My spanish is average, but after being around Spanish speakers for a week, it comes easier, like if it was there in my mind, but needed time to come out. I learnt these languages and went threw different stages of comprehension, talking and pronunciation ... It allowed me to make links in between the different languages and to understand my French mother tongue even better. I like helping people with their French (pronunciation, grammar, conjugation, vocabulary ...) I would be happy to help you improving your French.
Accommodation
AT HOME :
Meals are taken in a family atmosphere. They are composed of raw (fruits, nuts, vegetables) and cooked (vegetables, starches) food, barely with meat/eggs/seafood/dairy (about once a week).
You are welcome as part of the family.
Accommodation is in a tent either outside or inside in a part of the house that isn’t renovated yet.
No smoking indoors and around the children.
What else ...
Helpers are welcome all year round. One or two people at a time.
We don’t have any objection that you contact us to come few days later. It is even easier for us to get organized.
Stays of 2 weeks minimum preferred. Long terms can be considered.
I can help you with the buses schedules to come to our place, ask me if you need.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
It's a little piece of land (100 m²) by the side of the little road of our hamlet. At 50 meters from our house and 20 meters from the little river. No electricity available from there.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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« 1. No breakfast was provided during my stay. »
Breakfast here are fruits and nuts. For people who do not feel comfortable with that, I offer oat with a vegetal… read more
1. No breakfast was provided during my stay.
2. Doing dishes is mandatory, and have to do it in a order provided by the host.
3. Vegetables and fruits are not fresh, Fish was from the river and not fresh as well, and cooked mainly by boiling.
4. I was asked to live in a… read more
He fitted in our family from the very first day, and acted as part of it, in all aspects of life, including working, going out, receiving, playing, and daily tasks to be done.
His adaptation to our lifestyle made his whole stay easy and pleasant.
He’s neat and efficient in all he does,… read more
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It will help other helpers that read my profile and also hosts that might want to host Zhanyu.
« 1. No breakfast was provided during my stay. »
Breakfast here are fruits and nuts. For people who do not feel comfortable with that, I offer oat with a vegetal… read more
1. No breakfast was provided during my stay.
2. Doing dishes is mandatory, and have to do it in a order provided by the host.
3. Vegetables and fruits are not fresh, Fish was from the river and not fresh as well, and cooked mainly by boiling.
4. I was asked to live in a… read more
He fitted in our family from the very first day, and acted as part of it, in all aspects of life, including working, going out, receiving, playing, and daily tasks to be done.
His adaptation to our lifestyle made his whole stay easy and pleasant.
He’s neat and efficient in all he does,… read more
Laetitia and her three kids are a wonderful loving family who welcomed me and treated me as a part of them since the beginning. It was inspiring to see and experience their lifestyle, especially about the way they eat, so I learned quite a lot :).
Laetitia was… read more
Ivan is a very nice person. He easily find his marks and is very respectful. He… read more
Laetitia is generous and kind, we had a good time working toghether and solving the process to do the tasks we needed, also she was always happy to share her knowledge and help when I… read more
The landscapes of the… read more
I'm looking forward to visit them soon in Vercors :)
Hugs from Catalonia!
He really became part of the family. He was really nice with the children and took good care of them.
All the worked he's done was well done, no matter what it was: tend the yard, work in the garden, fixing things, sanding, cooking ... even when it came to… read more
He is really well organised, always ready to give a hand, and take really good initiatives with what needs to be done.
He is easy to live… read more
I will be ok.
Mariano
