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27 Jul 2025
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Description
I am a retired international school teacher living my best life! I speak fluent French, German and English with a bit of Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia! I lived in France while growing up and consider it home but spent my adult life living in Germany, Hanoi, Bali and France. I am an American citizen.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I live in a village of 800 people in southern France between Carcassonne and Narbonne. The ruins of Cathars castles perch on top of the surrounding hills, overlooking the vineyards of the Corbieres/Minervois region. We are near the Mediteranean coast and the pink flamingos in the wetlands there, as well as only an hour from the Spanish border (Barcelona is a three hour drive/train trip). Narbonne was the first Roman settlement in France and there are amazing ruins, digs and museums about this period.
Help
Recently purchased old house needs some loving care: stripping paint off of doors, repainting walls, etc...
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Indonesian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I have been a teacher all my life and specialize in language acquisition for children, but am happy to practice my skills on adults!
Accommodation
Private room with wifi. Shared kitchen/bath. Semi-private living room. Home cooked lunch provided daily and free access to kitchen. Some transport provided.
What else ...
There are great walks in the area and a small shop in the town. Major shopping is about 7 kms away and I usually make a trip every other day and can provide transport as needed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have a high speed internet connection that is quite dependable.
Space for parking camper vans
There is street parking or for 20 EUROS per month there is a walled field across the street where you could park a vehicle securely.
Can possibly accept pets
I have a cat, but he likes most dogs. Cats probably not!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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Camille is a very generous woman, well-traveled, with a very interesting life- She cooked great food, so I think I gained some weight being there. She ensured that I could practice my french by taking me to her meetings with friends, which was really… read more
The work that needed to be done was stripping beautiful old wooden doors and repainting them. It was very convenient that I… read more
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Camille is a very generous woman, well-traveled, with a very interesting life- She cooked great food, so I think I gained some weight being there. She ensured that I could practice my french by taking me to her meetings with friends, which was really… read more
The work that needed to be done was stripping beautiful old wooden doors and repainting them. It was very convenient that I… read more
