Languages, tennis and gardening at our little sustainable family farm in Plessé, France

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  Description

  Hello !
  We are a family of 3 with a son born in 2012.
  We live in a stone house, that we renovated with eco-friendly materials, on the countryside. We have a big garden with 4 sheeps, 4 hens, 1 cat, flowers, trees and organic vegetables.
  Our son enjoys practicing sport (tennis, table tennis, basketball, badminton, football, biking...), but also reading and taking care of our animals. He loves beautiful cars and formula 1.
  My husband is very keen on growing vegetables for which we are self sufficient, and i rather take care of the flowers. I volunteer in a board games library in our village and I also like very much dancing salsa. We all play music (trombone, guitar and flute).
  As we don't travel a lot, we love welcoming international guests at home to meet people from other cultures, and open the mind of our family towards other ways of life !

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Charity work

  

  Culture

  

  Plant care

  

  Books

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Architecture

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Camping

  

  Fitness

  

  Dancing

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Gardening

  

  Animals

  

  Nature

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would be delighted:
  - to share our everyday life with our guests,
  - to explain how we renovated our house using hemp, lime, wood...,
  - to discuss our organic farming practices and our self-sufficiency in vegetables,
  - to share our cooking recipies,
  - and to help them to discover our region !

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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 expect from travellers to help us to improve our language skills, speaking English, German or Spanish with us, not with lessons but simply interacting in the daily activities, without speaking French as in language immersion.
  
  Since my partner and I work full-time, our guest would be free to explore the surrounding area from Monday to Friday, and we would encourage him/her to have her/his own activities during the day. We would be very happy to spend the evenings together as a family (diner, board games, chatting, etc...and of course participating in simple household chores like setting the table, washing the dishes, sweeping the floor...etc...).
  
  On weekends and holidays however, we would be very happy to spend more time with our guest:
  - We would like her/him to help Emilien to improve his tennis level because Emilien loves this sport, that he has been playing in a club since 2024. There are 2 indoor tennis courts in our village.
  - I could need some help with weeding in the garden, peeling chestnuts, picking fruits, preparing the meals...etc...
  
  We can lend our guest a bike but it might be more comfortable for her/him if he/she had a car, as we live in the countryside.
  
  Feel free to ask any question if needed.
  If you are interested, we are looking forward to meeting you !

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  French: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  English: Intermediate
  Spanish: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We would like to speak English or German or Spanish with our guests ! :-)
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  Accommodation

  The helper would have a private room but would share the bathroom, toilets and rest of the house with us. We would only welcome non-smoking travellers.

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  What else ...

  There is a wake park on the touristic Buhel lake 3 kms from the house, frequented by a crowd of young people in the summer, with also a small beach where it is allowed to swim and fish. A tree climbing park "Escapades Verticales" and a go-kart circuit "Solokart" are available nearby. The Nantes - Brest Canal is not far from our house and we are leaving 1 hour from Nantes and from the ocean (with a car). There are also many associations in Plessé: board games library, book library, football, tennis, judo, dance, running, badmington, horse riding, yoga, theatre, heritage restoration, music groups...

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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

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  Sheeps

  Rondoudou

  Jaspée (11 years)

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