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I am Rachel, my partner, our sons 9 years and 8 years old live in a house in Aulnay Sous Bois. Our house is located at about 3 minutes walk to Aulnay Train station. Aulnay Sous Bois is closed to Paris and Charles De Gaulles Airport, it is at about 10 minutes by TER(Transilien Train) and 17 minutes by RER B (regular train) to the center of Paris. Workerwayer could also visit Paris by bike alongside the Canal of Ourcq, or by bus.
Our house was built in 17th-early 18th century. It is old but stones built and robust, a beautiful ancien pearl. We love it and want to preserve its originality.
The house has only one toilet with shower room on the ground floor next to the kitchen to be shared between our family and our Workawayer.
The house has very small garden enough to hold BBQ together when weather allows. We love socialising...
We are non smoker, We would prefer a non-smoker or an extremely considerate outdoor smoker. We have no pets.
We provide all meals and we usually eat and prepare dinner together but you may have to cook for yourself from time to time. We provide foods so that you make your own lunch.Breakfast and evening meals will be provided. We will also take a turn in cooking meals as we love tasting foods from different cultures.
You are also very welcome to do your own thing like eat outside. We cook fresh and seasonal products and can make vegetarian dishes. We cook Asian foods, Irish foods, German foods, French foods, Africa foods, you are also welcome to introduce us to your own foods.
It can be challenging to keep up with cleaning and tidying up the house and keeping up with work and young children, although we are not fussy, we will kindly ask Workawayer to participate in housework (setting and clearing the table, cleaning their room and bathroom) during their stay, We truly will encourage you to feel as a part of our family, like open the fridge and freezer and serve yourself.
You will stay in a double room with bunkbeds wifi is accessible. No computer provided, No TV. You may bring your own laptop if you wish.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayer will learn about French culture and way of living. How French are "so straight forward" We will advise our workerwayer on where to shop if he is on low budget. Paris and ile de France can be very expensive, however we will guide our workerwayer to enjoy Paris on low budget, to get affordable tickets to Museums or Eiffel Tower. The first Sunday of every month, 90% of the museums in Paris are free entrees. We will guide our workerwayer to visite beautiful places in Paris and outside Paris. We will advise our workerwayer to be safe while out there
Paris is exceptionally interconnected with public transports. We will explain to our workerwayer how to navigate with public transport. the APP SNCFconnect is best for using public transport from A to Z. We will give you tips on how to navigate in Paris.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Dear Workawayer,
We are looking for fit and healthy individuals with the following skills:
1)Painting doors and rooms
2)putting wooding floor and gluing wooding floor on the stairs
3)Plaster and paint the entrance stairs
4)Tiling floor
5)cleaning windows
6)Assembly beds and bunkbed
7)Gardening
Please contact me only if you have some experiences in house maintenance, I will buy all the materials and tools for the works.
The main qualities we require from our workawayers are:
Enthusiasm
Good sense of humour, Open, Honesty
Experience house renovation/decoration
Have can do attitude
Flexible
Willingness to undertake physical tasks and give us renovation ideas
We will want you to be the Mastermind
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Beginner
Accommodation
One double room with a bunkbed, bedding, bed linen and towels will be provided.
What else ...
We prefer our Workerwayer visit Paris during their free days or just chill if they wish.
Workawayer will visit Paris and Ile- De- France. We will advise you about places to visit depending on what you would like to see. You will visit Eiffel Tower, Chateaux de Versailles, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysee, Cathedral Saint Michel Notre Dame, le Grand Mosque of Paris, Grand Synagogue of Paris and many more... Paris and Grand Paris (Suburbs) have a lot to impress you include Airplane Museum de Bourget, Park d’attraction (near Charles De Gaules Airport) parc de la poudrerie, parc d’exposition Paris Nord de Villepinte, you will be amazed by places, you will love to just walk around les champs de Mars et Champs d’Elysee,
Paris is exceptionally interconnected with public transports that we don't have a car. We will help you get your weekly ticket and guide you , give you tips on how to navigate in Paris.
When applying we ask that you send us a message explaining why you are attracted to our place and what you are looking to gain from the experience. Please make sure you have a photo on your profile. Please also confirm whether or not you have any dietary requirements or regime and include the dates that you are looking for.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
25 hours/week, 5 days
