Language exchange and help with childcare, garden and DIY projects in Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family made up of Delphine (45 years old), Benoît (38 years old), Ayla (10 years old) and Arthur (8 years old).
    We live in a charming little village in Corrèze, 15 minutes by car from Tulle and Brive-la-gaillarde (the 2 towns nearby).
    We are in a large house from 1830, partially renovated in eco-construction, with a beautiful view of the Corrèze valley. In our life project, we want to gradually transform this place in connection with permaculture, into a living, healthy, rejuvenating, nurturing place.
    We are passionate about taking care (Benoit is an osteopath, Delphine a masseuse), nature, cooking, gardening, spirituality, music (didgeridoo and overtone singing in particular).
    In the surroundings, nature is very present with magnificent hilly landscapes, dotted with old stone villages, medieval sites, hiking trails, rivers passable by canoe and kayak.

    Nous sommes une famille composée de Delphine (45 ans), Benoît (38 ans), Ayla (10 ans) et Arthur (8 ans).
    Nous vivons dans un charmant petit village en Corrèze, à 15 minutes en voiture de Tulle et Brive-la-gaillarde (les 2 villes à proximités).
    Nous sommes dans une grande bâtisse de 1830, rénovée partiellement en éco-construction, avec une belle vue sur la vallée de la Corrèze. Dans notre projet de vie, nous souhaitons transformer petit à petit ce lieu en lien avec la permaculture, en un lieu vivant, sain, ressourçant, nourricier.
    Nous sommes passionnés par le prendre soin (Benoit est ostéopathe, Delphine, masseuse), la nature, la cuisine, le jardinage, la spiritualité, la musique (didgeridoo et chant diphonique notamment).
    Aux alentours, la nature est très présente avec de magnifiques paysages vallonnés, parsemés de vieux villages en pierre de taille, de sites médiévaux, des parcours de randonnées, des rivières praticable en canoë et kayak.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    By coming to our house, we can teach you to cook (especially with wild plants), to build/tinker (we spent two years renovating our house, built a horse-drawn trailer), to take care of your body and your emotions ( qi gong, meditation, self-presence), gardening in agroecology and agroforestry, playing the didgeridoo... And practice french of course
    We are close to a cultural and agroecological associative place (Le battement d'ailes) where we go regularly, it will be a pleasure to share it with you.

    En venant chez nous, nous pourrons vous apprendre à cuisiner (notamment avec des plantes sauvages), à construire/bricoler (nous avons passer deux ans à rénover notre maison, construit une roulotte hippomobile), à prendre soin de son corps et de ses émotions (qi gong, méditation, présence à soi), à jardiner en agroécologie et agroforesterie, à jouer du didgeridoo... Et parler français bien sûr !
    Nous sommes proche d'un lieu associatif culturel et agroécologique (Le battement d'ailes) où nous allons régulièrement, ça sera un plaisir de vous le partager.

  • Au pair

    Au Pair Help

    Further details can be found here

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We would welcome help:
    - to take care of children when we are at work (especially when Benoît leaves to give training, 2 Saturdays per month)
    - for the garden
    - for renovation and construction projects (bio-climatic greenhouse, sauna, DIY in the house, low-teck ...)

    Nous avons besoins d'aide :
    - pour prendre soin des enfants quand nous sommes au travail (en particulier quand Benoît part donner des formations, 2 samedi par mois)
    - pour le jardin
    - pour les projets de rénovation et construction (serre bio-climatique, sauna, bricolage dans la maison, projet low-teck ...)

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    French: Fluent
    English: Beginner
    Spanish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    We want to improve our English and awaken our children to foreign languages. We can help practice French. Nous souhaitons améliorer notre anglais et éveiller nos enfants aux langues étrangères. Nous pouvons aider à la pratique du français.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have two guest rooms that can accommodate 3 to 4 people each. If you come help us, we will limit the reception in these rooms to 1 or 2 people for comfort and privacy.
    As far as possible we cook with organic products, often vegetarian, although we eat meat and fish from time to time.

    Nous avons deux chambres d'hôte pouvant accueillir 3 à 4 personnes chacune. Si vous venez nous donner un coup de main, nous limiterons l'accueil dans ces chambres à 1 ou 2 personnes pour avoir du confort et de l'intimité.
    Dans la mesure du possible nous cuisinons avec des produits biologiques, souvent végétariens, bien que nous mangeons de la viande et du poisson de temps à autres.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Close to us, there is the abbey of Aubazine, a cromlech, listed beautyfull villages (Collonge-la rouge, Turenne, Curemonte, Ségur-le-chateau, Beaulieau-sur-dordogne), hikes with waterfalls, a slate quarry, caves...
    Most of these sites require a car to get there from us. Occasionally we can lend you one of ours.
    We can also lend you a bike (be careful, it goes up and down in the area).

    Proche de chez nous, il y a l'abbaye d'Aubazine, un cromlech, des villages classés (Collonge-la rouge, Turenne, Curemonte, Ségur-le-chateau, Beaulieau-sur-dordogne), des randonnées avec cascades, une carrière d'ardoise, des grottes ...
    La plupart de ces sites nécessitent une voiture pour y aller de chez nous. Occasionnellement nous pouvons vous prêter l'une des nôtres.
    Nous pouvons vous prêter également un vélo (attention, ça monte et descend dans le coin).

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 868617794441

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