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Dear workawayers,
We are 3 persons, Roxane (4 years old), her mom, Aude (that's me!) and her grand-mother (Anne). We run an hostel and a restaurant in Picherande in the "Parc Naturel des Volcans d'Auvergne" since 2019, at the bottom of the Puy de Sancy, the highest french volcano. The area gets snow in winter, with a ski station nearby (10 km). We have a project to build a reading cafe.
We are about to start some works at home to reorganise our living space. That will include some wall building, coating, shelves construction, painting, decoration... We also need help to organise the future food garden: production squares, aromatic spiral... and to fix the henhouse and the rabbit hutch (chickens and rabbit coming the 18th of may). We will also need help with cleaning at home.
We'll obviously provide accomodation and food.
With Roxane, we eat without diary products. Ho, and we have 2 cats, Moksha and Noisette.
To have a driving licence is not necessary but provides you the possibility to visit the area in a better way!
Thank you for your time, I hope to read from you soon!
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Chers workawayers,
nous sommes trois personnes, Roxane (3 ans), sa maman, Aude (moi), et sa grand-mère (Anne). Nous tenons un gîte d'étape dans le Parc Naturel des volcans d'Auvergne, au pied du Puy de Sancy, le plus grand volcan de France métropolitaine, depuis 2019 (proche de la station de ski Super-Besse).
L'Hostel dispose de 27 lits répartis dans 4 dortoirs. Il y a une grande salle commune et une cuisine partagée. Nous proposons la demi-pension (dîner et petit-déjeuner). A midi, en semaine, nous proposons le déjeuner, surtout pour les ouvriers.
Nous souhaitons que cette activité soit le plus respectueuse de l'environnement possible : jardin bio (en construction), arbres fruitiers, poules, compost, toilettes sèches ... Nous avons aussi de nombreux projets autour de ce sujet : planter une haie nourricière, améliorer le système de chauffage du bâtiment,...
Nous voudrions que l'Hostel devienne un lieu de rencontre entre locaux et voyageurs.
Anne souhaite ouvrir un café lecture. Nous espérons ouvrir au printemps.
Nous allons commencer quelques travaux à la maison pour réorganiser l'espace de vie. Cela comprendra : construction de murs, enduit, construction d'étagères, peinture, déco... Nous aurons donc besoin d'aide pour tout ça. Nous aimerions aussi avancer sur le futur potager (carrées de culture, spirale à aromatiques, ...) et réparer le poulailler et le clapier à lapin, mettre en place la volière... Nous aurons aussi besoin d'aide avec le ménage.
Vous serez évidemment logé, nourri et blanchi. Nous vivons chez Moksha et Noisette, les 2 chats :)
Avec Roxane, nous mangeons sans produits laitiers.
Le permis de conduire est un plus, mais pas obligatoire, ça permet de visiter la zone plus facilement !
Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous lire, j'espère avoir de vos nouvelles bientôt !
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the opportunity to exchange with me and our guests. You'll be part of the familly: we can teach you french, how to cook, how to create clothes, how to take care of the food garden (well, in winter, that will be tough...), ... You can visit our fantastic region, with all the mountains, waterfalls, rivers, ski station... You can meet people from our village : everybody has a special something to teach, or experiences to share!
For me, having you at home will be very good! As I stopped traveling a few years ago, I am keen to welcome you and exchange about travelling and share your culture if you want to.
Help
We are looking for somebody to help with the works and the cleaning.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
A shared bedroom in my house (with another workawayer if there's one).
What else ...
Lot of hiking, biking (you can have one from ours), festivities during week-ends, mountain activities, including skiing. I already did a lot of woofing/workaway/helpX around the world.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
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Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Aude incarne tout ce qu'il faut pour être un être humain chaleureux, plein de joie, d'empathie : une véritable force de la nature.
J'ai passé deux mois avec elle, la petite Roxane, l'auberge et toute la communauté de Picherande : la gratitude… read more
I actually wanted to stay only one month, but ended up staying two and it was just great.
Aude and Jean-Phi are wonderful people. Both super sympathetic and with a great sense of humor. We talked about all the world and his wife, interesting and often critical. I learned a lot about French… read more
