A smiling man and woman in outdoor winter gear sit together, surrounded by colorful prayer flags and a success sign, likely at a mountain or trekking pass.
A small, bright bedroom with wooden floors, a single bed with a dark cover, a desk and chair, potted plant, and large sunny glass doors.
This cozy room features wooden bunk beds, a small pool table, a red sofa with yellow pillows, wooden floors, a large window, and orange curtains.
A modern house with an angled roof sits surrounded by lush greenery. Orange chairs and a table dot the garden, creating a cozy outdoor living space.
A modern house with large windows stands in a snowy landscape, surrounded by trees and blue sky, creating a peaceful and inviting winter retreat atmosphere.
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English exchange and local family home in Briançon, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a couple almost in our sixties, still very active, and we love traveling and meeting people who travel. Thierry is a math teacher and Florence is a psychologist and art therapist.
    We want to improve our English for our upcoming trips and get help with daily tasks to free up time: shopping, meal preparation. Depending on the season, we may also need help with garden maintenance (mowing, watering, pruning, raking leaves, chopping wood, etc.).
    We have also worked as workawayers in India and Mongolia.
    Briançon is a lovely little town, located in the mountains at an altitude of 1,300 meters. It offers wonderful opportunities in all seasons for those who love nature: hiking, skiing, cycling, climbing, paragliding, etc.

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    Nous sommes un couple approchant la soixantaine, encore bien actifs et nous aimons beaucoup voyager et rencontrer des personnes qui voyagent. Thierry est prof de maths et Florence est psychologue art-thérapeuthe.
    Nous souhaitons améliorer notre anglais pour nos prochains voyages et nous faire aider dans la gestion du quotidien pour nous dégager du temps : course, préparation de repas. Suivant la saison nous pouvons aussi avoir besoin d'aide pour l'entretien du jardin (tonte, arrosage, taille, ramassage de feuilles, coupe de bois, etc.)
    Nous avons nous même été workawayer en Inde et en Mongolie.
    Briançon est une petite ville très sympa, située en montagne à 1300 m d'altitude. Elle offre de très belles opportunités en toute saison pour ceux qui aiment la nature : randonnée, ski, vélo, escalade, parapente, etc.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Sustainability
    Movies & TV
    Culture
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Photography
    Languages
    Gardening
    Drawing & painting
    Books
    Art & design
    Yoga / Wellness
    Winter sports
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Mountain
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Camping
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We hope to be able to exchange with our workawayers on culture and lifestyle, on travel, culture and the arts: painting, music, cinema, literature.

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    Nous espérons pouvoir échanger avec nos workawayers sur la culture et les habitudes de vie, sur les voyages, la culture et les arts : peinture, musique, cinéma, littérature.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We will ask you to give us English lessons, at least for conversational time, to improve our fluency and practice in the language.
    We will ask you to help us with grocery shopping (the cost will be our responsibility) and preparing dinner so we don't have to worry about it when we get home from work. We are very interested in discovering recipes from around the world. We follow a vegetarian diet. The meal will be shared and eaten together.

    We can also suggest recipe ideas if you are interested in trying them out.

    Depending on the season and our needs, we may ask you to help us with garden maintenance: mowing, watering, pruning small trees, collecting dead leaves, etc.

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    Nous vous demanderons de nous donner des cours d'anglais, au moins des temps de discussion, pour améliorer notre pratique et notre aisance dans cette langue.
    Nous vous demanderons de nous aider pour faire des courses (le budget sera à notre charge) et préparer le repas du soir pour que nous n'ayons pas à nous en préoccuper en rentrant du travail. Nous sommes très intéressés par la découverte de recettes du Monde entier. Nous avons un régime alimentaire végétarien. Le repas sera partagé et pris ensemble.
    Nous pourrons aussi vous suggérer des idées de recettes si vous avez envie de les découvrir.
    En fonction des saisons et des besoins, nous pourrons vous proposer de nous aider à l'entretien du jardin : tonte, arrosage, taille des petits arbres, ramassage des feuilles mortes, etc.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Intermediate

    This 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

    Accommodation

    We offer a private room or a dormitory, depending on the number of guests and whether our older children or friends are staying with us. A bathroom and toilet are available.
    Lunch will be at the workawayer's expense. Breakfast and dinner will be provided and served with us.

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    Nous vous proposons une chambre privée ou un dortoir selon le nombre de personnes accueillies et la venue de nos grands enfants ou d'amis. Une salle de bain et des WC sont à disposition.
    Le repas de midi sera à la charge du workawayer. Le petit déjeuner et le repas du soir seront offerts et pris avec nous.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The house is located a 15-minute walk from the Serre Chevalier ski lifts. City buses allow you to explore the region and enjoy the mountains.

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    La maison est située à 15 minutes à pied des remontées de Serre Chevalier. Des bus urbains permettent de partir à la découverte de la région pour profiter de la montagne .

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Internet haut débit disponible

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Stationnement à plat dans un jardin clos. Flat parking in an enclosed garden.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Petits animaux acceptés (chien et chat). s'ils sont propres et calmes. Small pets are allowed (dogs and cats) if they are clean and calm.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 574275336147

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A small, bright bedroom with wooden floors, a single bed with a dark cover, a desk and chair, potted plant, and large sunny glass doors.
This cozy room features wooden bunk beds, a small pool table, a red sofa with yellow pillows, wooden floors, a large window, and orange curtains.
A modern house with an angled roof sits surrounded by lush greenery. Orange chairs and a table dot the garden, creating a cozy outdoor living space.
A modern house with large windows stands in a snowy landscape, surrounded by trees and blue sky, creating a peaceful and inviting winter retreat atmosphere.
A smiling man and woman in outdoor winter gear sit together, surrounded by colorful prayer flags and a success sign, likely at a mountain or trekking pass.

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