Help with construction and baby-sitting in an ecological building at Toulouse, south-west of France

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  Description

  -Edit- We have a flat available (very sunny and really nice) for a workaway (or a couple) from 11 april to 10 may with possibilities to arrive a week before and stay after.
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  We are 8 families sharing an ecological building. We constructed it near Toulouse. We are 22 adults and children from 1 to 63 years old in 8 appartements and shared rooms to store bicycles, tools, fruits, woods. We have a large room to welcome activities such as theater, cooking lessons, meeting, etc...
  Nous sommes 8 familles habitant dans un habitat participatif. De 1 an à 63 ans, nous sommes 22 personnes adultes et enfants.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Language practice

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are all different and the workawayer will be welcomed in each family. He will meet people from our building and from the neighboorhoud. We are involved in lot of activities in the local organic and ecological network.
  French language, cooking, carpenting, group communication are some of the things you can learn with us.

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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 to finish the construction of the shared studio for guests and workawayers! We also need some babysitting and english learning.
  The principal help required will be to help finish the studio. Tasks that remains to be done : wall isolation, floor, partition wall and bathroom. Painting and finitions will be done with ecological products.
  He/she will also participate one week-end /month to our monthly building/decorating/gardening activities.
  We also plan to reshape a part of the garden.
  
  
  Nous avons besoin d'aide pour finir de construire un studio commun pour les amis de passage et les workawayers! La ou les personnes pourront aussi apporter de l'aide dans la garde d'enfants, d'apprentissage de leur langue, d'aide sur ordinateur.
  La tache principale sera donc de finir le studio. Les murs en bois et le toit est fait. Les fenetres sont posées. Il s'agira de finir l'isolation (laine de bois principalement), de faire le sol,d'installer une cloison pour la salle de bain et d'aménager la salle de bain.
  Nous allons aussi refaire une partie du jardin.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  The workawayer (or couple) will live in a very sunny independent appartment with bathroom and kitchen and two bedrooms. He/she will share dinners and activities in turn with the different families.

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  What else ...

  We are located near the Canal du midi (200 m). And at two bus stations from the Toulouse metro.
  The workawayer need to be autonomous. We will provide a bicycle.
  Toulouse is a fantastic city of the south-west of France. The so-called "ville rose" offers medieval building and lots of activities.

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  3 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem.

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