Help with gardening and DIY in a small rural village in Brittany, France

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  Description

  Hello, we are Ronny (German-Italian born in '90) and Julien (French, born in '79). We live in a traditional Brittany house in a small rural village just 400m from a large sandy beach. We have a dog (Labrador mix), a tortoise and fish in a pond. We're very simple people who appreciate peace and quiet. I, Ronny, am very much a homebody, whereas Julien enjoys his garden and walks in the countryside. Maintaining the house takes a lot of time but unfortunately we both work full time so we're unable to manage everything on time which is why we need some help.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can help improve your French and tell about the region and show you some beautiful places.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We would welcome a friendly and handy person that can help around with re-painting some rooms and furnitures. Help with our garden is also greatly appreciated (mowing, staining, repairing fences and shed). As for the inside of the house, we'd like to find someone to help us with the spring cleaning.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Ronny : Born and raised in Germany. I am a full Italian but unfortunately my family never teached me Italian. Julien : Born and raised in France, speaks French only and intermediate English.
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  Accommodation

  Depending of the period on which you will book we can either provide a room with a private shower in a our proper home OR a small well equipped STR appartment just 400 meters away from our home address.

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  What else ...

  In your free time, you can explore the local landscapes and cultural sites. We can give you lots of ideas. Depending on when you're coming, we can guide you to places to do sport (swimming, scuba diving, windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, hang-gliding, horse riding, paragliding etc.). There are also some worthwhile museums to visit (mineral museum, Vauban tower (UNESCO heritage site), Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Museum, rural museum, Living museum of old trades, churches, classified and medieval villages). You can use one of our cars to get around (we do not provide fuel).

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  You can use our Wifi connection, but sometimes it's slow and there are blackouts as we are living in a remote area. We both work from home and it's fine.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We accept one friendly dog.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 4 days a week