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There are 5 of us in our multicultural family. We used to travel with my husband for the professional purposes. Since 5 years we have settled in a little village near Bordeaux (France). We speak different languages and would like our 3 boys to do the same. We would like to spend our dinners together with a workawayer talking french, english or russian together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak french, English and Russian. Our kids learn a bit of English and Russian. If you are interested to learn French we can arrange lessons.
We spend time between our children's hobies (music, rugby, theater), our hobies (sewing, jogging for me, playing music, surfing, tennis and kitesurfing for my husband) and work.
We like spending time in the Pyrénées for hiking and skiing.
Our village is quite small but there is either bus or train to Bordeaux. It takes 30 mn by train to be right in the center of the city. We live 250 meters from the railway station, , so you can move easily.
Our region is one of the best to discover french food and wine. We are within the Graves area, not far from Pessac-Leognan and 45 minutes from Saint-Emilion.
We are located 3 hours way from Spain and we like spending time in "Pays-Basque" and eat tapas in Spain ! At spring and summer time, we like spending week-ends on the coast (Oleron isalnd or Ré island) for biking, surfing and enjoying BBQ with friends.Au Pair Help
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Help
- talking and playing with our boys (5, 9, 11 years old)
- cooking
- babysitting
-light gardening, depending on the periodLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Russian: FluentAccommodation
We live in a 2 floors house of 200m2 in Barsac, Aquitaine. We are right in the middle of the wineyards of Sauternes, one of the best sweet wine in the world !!!
We are going to provide a separate room and bathroom for you.What else ...
Toulouse is 2 hours by road from Barsac.
Many sight seeing located within 1 to 2 hours of transport.
Coast is nice as well at the Pyrénées, depending what you like !A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Feedback (7)
I was more than happy with the painting you did. (Not sure that we will have time to finish it in the near future).
I am not sure that I said « thank you » for the dish cupboard you’ve cleaned an arranged with care. (It was not and will probably never look as neat).
I regret that… read more
This was my first workaway experience ever and the first visit in France. I've spent 4 weeks with this amazing and talented family and it was really like an immersion in French life.
I keep so many wonderful memories about my time there… read more
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I was more than happy with the painting you did. (Not sure that we will have time to finish it in the near future).
I am not sure that I said « thank you » for the dish cupboard you’ve cleaned an arranged with care. (It was not and will probably never look as neat).
I regret that… read more
This was my first workaway experience ever and the first visit in France. I've spent 4 weeks with this amazing and talented family and it was really like an immersion in French life.
I keep so many wonderful memories about my time there… read more
J’ai passé 3 une semaine avec la famille. D'habitude par les matins je laissais les enfants dans l'école (Timeo et Gabriel) et après je cuisinais pour le dîner, j'ai profité beaucoup de faire cela. J'ai eu la chance de faire ce qui me plaît plus. L'après-midi c'était pour moi. J'allais à un cours de langue… read more
Natalia is always enthusiastic to learn something new.
Happy to play with kids as well as to try new recipes (written in french).
She is easy-going and neat.
We wished Natalia would stay longer with us.