Help with a fun tiny house project (Roulotte) in Menugoutte, the Ardennes, Belgium

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  Description

  Hi everyone, we are Elena and François, a Belgian/Spanish couple living in Menugoutte, a small village lost in the Belgian Ardenne. We have two children, and after traveling a lot, we are now finishing the construction of our family home and working on a new project: the building of a second Roulotte (a wooden trailer/tiny house).
  
  Building our house has been our main focus for the past three years, as we wanted to create a home that aligns our ecological and human values. Before starting the house, we built our first Roulotte, to practice but also to host travelers, friends, and family. Now, thanks to the help of Workawayers, our house is almost finished, and we’re finishing the building a second Roulotte (two kids = two Roulottes :D). We’ve just placed the new roulotte 1.5 km from our home, on a nice place, deeply immersed in nature. The next step: setting up the clay work on the interior walls, arranging the outdoor space, working on off-grid systems (water/solar), etc.
  
  Elena works in an unusual place of lodging of treehouses and François works animation films/photo/video. We also have backgrounds in education and social work. Among other fun things, we love to jam and play music, like double bass, piano, guitar and work on our vegetable garden!
  
  We welcome travelers with or without construction experience, as long as they have lots of motivation!! If you're interested in construction/eco-construction, woodworking, alternative housing, music, or nature, you’ll feel right at home here. We prefer to welcome duos or couples, it's more pleasant since that way you will not be alone when we take some time off to take care of our little children. We are currently looking for workawayers who speak Spanish (o Valenciano ;), or French, as it makes communication smoother with our kids. We like to have a video call before confirming a stay.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Van life

  

  Astronomy

  

  Culture

  

  Videography

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Languages

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Gardening

  

  Photography

  

  Hitchhiking

  

  Carpentry

  

  Animals

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Adventure sports

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  So, we invite you to be part of our project: the construction of our second roulotte! This will include tasks like working with clay, woodworking, working on off-grid systems (water/solar), and arranging a nice outdoor space around it.
  
  By joining us, you’ll have the opportunity to learn hands-on skills in eco-construction, woodworking, and creative DIY projects, all with a focus on sustainability.

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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 can offer a stay in exchange for help with the construction of our second roulotte. As much as possible, we'll try to host you in one of our roulottes, but we also have a guest room in the house.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We also speak Valencian with our children.
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  Accommodation

  Our first Roulotte is not very spacious but very comfortable and unique, you can sleep comfortably being 2. It includes: a double bed, a dry toilet, a shower, a wood stove, an induction hob, some utensils, a sink, a fridge, a table and stools! There is electricity and a can of drinking water that we can fill you on demand and we can also provide Wi-Fi access. We built the trailer in the nice little village of Menugoutte, lost in the Belgian Ardenne, not far from Herbeumont and Neufchâteau. Our second roulotte isn’t finished yet, but it’s already possible to sleep in it: the bed is set up, and the dry toilet is already functional.
  
  We are vegetarian, so for the meals we invite you to discuss with us to find the best arrangement. Depending of you we can provide or sharing our meals (with also the possibility of cooking in our trailer).

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  What else ...

  We can show you some nice natural spots like hiking places, forests or river.
  
  The nearest town is Neufchateau (7km) but if you come by train the most convenient is to get off at Libramont station (about 15km). We can come and pick you at the station :D

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is enough place for a large van!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Maya, Picota, Plume, Picoti

  Peludetta

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