Learn about permaculture and share mindfulness practices in Loubès-Bernac, France

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  Description

  We're a British couple with a teenage son and a cat. We moved to France in 2020 to live next to Plum Village Monastery and to participate in their mindfulness activities and the wider lay community.
  Our home is 5 minutes walk from Plum Village's Lower Hamlet and we love popping in for evening meditation at the end of the day.
  Our home has two beautiful yurts in the garden, compost toilets and a two great showers. We're lucky enough to have peach, fig, nectarine, apple, pear, walnut and hazelnut trees in abundance.
  We live in a quiet valley, a few minutes drive from Loubes Bernac, which has a post office and a restaurant, 20 minutes from Eymet with it's bustling restaurants and beautiful weekly market and 25 minutes from Bergerac.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Self development

  

  Music

  

  Art & design

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Dancing

  

  Mountain

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Cycling

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We're happy to share mindfulness practices, we'd love to learn more about gardening and permaculture, we're happy to practice French, English, Spanish and Italian.

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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 need help with the garden and some DIY projects around the house and the yurts eg painting, varnishing etc.

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  Languages

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

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  We have a yurt which has 4 single beds. The beds can be joined to make doubles. The compost toilets and shower blocks are clean and modern. We offer food and lodging.
  
  We will have dinner together and for lunch and breakfast we usually self-serve something simple. We may ask you to participate with the cooking, and or the cleaning up afterwards.
  
  We can cater for veggie and gluten-free diets.

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  What else ...

  We have bicycles at your disposal and carpooling works quite well with the whole community of Plum Village neighbours.
  We live next to Plum Village one of the most famous zen monasteries in Europe founded by Thich Nhat Hanh) . You will have the opportunity to visit during your stay.
  
  The Dordogne is a very beautiful region, with lots of nature. We are 25 min from Bergerac, a beautiful touristic town, and we are 1h30 from Bordeaux.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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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?

  More than two

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