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Description
We are Murray and Julie, an older English couple who have lived in Normandy for 20 years
Julie is a dog groomer and Murray is a part time chauffeur taking tourists to local attractions in the holiday season
We live between the 2 towns of Lisieux and St Pierre sur Dives where you can find all the usual amenities including a railway station
We have 5 dogs one of whom is expecting a litter of puppies 2 cats and a few chickens
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Music
DIY & crafts
Nature
Fitness
Hiking
Pets
Gardening
Animals
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can pass on our experience of animal care to our volunteers
they will see how we have managed to integrate into a different way of life
Help
We will need help mainly with helping to look after our litter of new puppies which are expected in October to one of our family pets
maybe some light gardening if the weather permits
Keeping the house clean and maybe some cooking
Some light painting and general tasks and other projects on going at the time.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
We have 2 spare rooms.
shared bathroom and toilet
What else ...
Non-smokers only please
Our house is about 8 kilometres from the nearest big town of Lisieux and there is no bus route so if you want to go shopping you will have to rely on us for a lift when we are available.
We are 35 minutes from the coastal towns of Deauville and Trouville and just over 2 hours from Paris by train from Lisieux
Lisieux has every amenity and is home to the famous Basilica de Therese
The ancient city of Rouen is about 1 hour away
Please only apply if you really have a passion for dogs. We have 5 large breed dogs which live in the house with us as part of the family. We also have 2 cats and several chickens so you need to be comfortable around animals and happy to help care for them which will include cleaning up after them feeding etc
We are not able to cater for vegans
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Stella
Italian Spinone
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It was so much fun playing with the dogs and the cats:) The gardening work was fair and we did everything they asked us to do with joy. They took us around Normandi which is a beautiful region.
Thank you dear Julie and Murray for hosting us:*
Ragga,… read more
Murray and Julie were great hosts, they even took us for a trip to a beautiful town next to the sea. Julie's meals were really delicious.
We loved their dogs and their cats, they were also very friendly.
We worked about 5h a… read more
There was a lot of working in their shop in this period, so I worked sometimes a little bit more. But in return, they were driving me to lots of places and also gave me money for the… read more
