Help an Australian family learn French in Le Poet Laval, France

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  Description

  We are an Australian Family of 5, living in the Sth of France (and elsewhere). Our kids are in Middle and Elementary School. My husband is an Academic and I’m an artist. We are learning French but we would still consider ourselves beginners. Our home is over 400 years old and is on one hectare overlooking a medieval village and we are surrounded by lavender fields, forests and mountains. . There a beautiful hikes you can take from our front doorstep, and we have lovely neighbors. Our village is only a 5 minute walk and the larger supermarket is 5 mins drive. Public transport goes through our village too. During our time in France we like to hike, swim, spend time outdoors, visit villages, we do gardening and projects around the property.
  We have a 2 storey gite waiting for you, with 2 bedrooms, a loft, lounge/dining room, kitchen (stove, microwave, sink dishwasher) and bathroom. The laundry is in another part of the house that you will of course have access to.
  We have a lovely pool and pool house as well as a pétanque court. We are very competitive!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Experience life in the Sth of France with an International Australian Family. Enjoy the outdoors, and you can practice your English with us as we are native speakers. I am a self taught artist and am happy to share some skills with you too.
  My art has been presented to royalty, dignitaries, ambassadors and even astronauts.

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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 are looking for native French speakers from France because we want to develop the traditional accent, with intermediate / fluent English who would like to stay over the summer and speak French with us to help us learn, whilst we holiday at home over the summer. We will be doing normal house projects, and we are happy for you to join us in these activities as well as helping out around the house. We will need help around the home from cleaning , laundry, cooking. And sometimes in the garden, such as weeding or collecting firewood.
  If you can teach children a musical instrument such as guitar, ukulele or keyboard, this is a bonus!
  But we dont need child care.
  We have three children who love hiking, swimming, outdoors as well as screen time so you’d need to enjoy being around kids. They are pre-teens.
  It would be great if you had your own transport as our car is full with our family of five, but we have bikes available.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are looking for people who are fluent in French with a traditional French accent that also have intermediate English. We do not get an opportunity to speak french very often so we would like to be with people to speak in French to. We are looking for people who are native to France so we can learn the traditional accent. We are Australian and English is our first language. We are happy to exchange the English language with you.
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  Accommodation

  2 storey, 2 bedroom self-contained gite with kitchen (with fridge, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, kitchen sink) living room/dining room, bathroom (shower, toilet, sink, exhaust fan, lighting, hairdryer, towels) . Pedestal fan - home remains cool in the summer if you keep the doors closed. No AC. Outdoor shutters for window shade. Picturesque private outdoor patio overlooking the forest and lawn area. Own private access door. Your gite is a part of the home but away from the main house separated by a large courtyard and your have access to the courtyard as well as your own front door on the other side of the gite.

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  What else ...

  Many medieval villages to explore, and swimming holes, hikes, local markets and many summer cultural activities. Even walking along our little country road is picturesque with lavande and sunflowers. The wild flowers in June and Early July are spectacular with many wild orchids.

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  Our internet connection is very good. High speed.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  IT is fine if you have this kind of transportation however, we offer accommodation. Having your own transport is beneficial (though we have bicycles) as our car only fits the 5 of us as a family.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 4 days a week