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Dear Workawayers,
Our family is an Artist family with talented kids (they all went to Steiner-Waldorf school), who loves hiking in the Alps, cross country running, mountain biking or traveling through Europe.
Sharing our time between London, Paris or the South of France you would be part of an adventurous experience
(mainly in Paris thou).
We'll need someone from now for 2 weeks.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We need some help with household chores around our home and helping with our Fine Art and Movie projects.
If you think you can feel comfortable being part of our family and are enthusiastic enough to share everyday activities then send us an email.
If you're preparing an art portfolio to enter a prestigious Art School, we can help you with that too.
Being professional artists with several ex-students who entered the most prestigious art schools in Europe we can give you some masterclasses to improve your artistic skills.
We would be very happy to consider the application of a skilled painter as there is a very interesting art project going on in the style of the old Dutch masters.
Kind regards,
AnnProjects involving children
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Dear International Travelers.
Future Artists, Art students, Art assistants, High School, University students/graduates or movie makers.
We're offering:
-a live-in situation in our apartment-art studio complex in Paris
In exchange of:
-being part of an art project if your painting skills are good enough
-being part of a movie project
-helping with household chores
-and random help in the house
-systematizing objects, files and ideas
Feel free to contact us for a video chat.
AnnLanguages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
German: IntermediateThis 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
A room in our Center Paris apartment and art studio facility with a shared bathroom, kitchen, TV room, and smoking room with other students.
What else ...
We are located in Center Paris in a Paris village-like ambiance neighborhood near Montparnasse.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Helping at Ann’s place was such an amazing Workaway experience.
They are very kind, open minded and welcoming people and they really communicated warmly to us.
We really love this heart warming family!
During the time we were there, our help was mainly… read more
Ann and her family are extremely welcoming, and constantly ensures all their guests and volunteers are having a great stay. They check in with us on how we're doing, and listen to our feedback if we have any. They also invited me to join… read more
If we put together these three concepts: perfection, courtesy, and kindness then we'll see Yi in person. Words cannot describe the positivity that we have felt in her presence during these few weeks of stay. Tasks done amazingly well and on time, always attentive to the slightest change in the psychological situation, a general… read more
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Helping at Ann’s place was such an amazing Workaway experience.
They are very kind, open minded and welcoming people and they really communicated warmly to us.
We really love this heart warming family!
During the time we were there, our help was mainly… read more
Ann and her family are extremely welcoming, and constantly ensures all their guests and volunteers are having a great stay. They check in with us on how we're doing, and listen to our feedback if we have any. They also invited me to join… read more
If we put together these three concepts: perfection, courtesy, and kindness then we'll see Yi in person. Words cannot describe the positivity that we have felt in her presence during these few weeks of stay. Tasks done amazingly well and on time, always attentive to the slightest change in the psychological situation, a general… read more
We had the pleasure to have Elaine stay with us for 3 months. I should say out of all the workawayers, Elaine was the kindest and most kind-hearted person ever!
Besides her incredibly friendly character she was also extremely efficient in the most valuable way: never late, work done with an admiring perfection, and as for her… read more
Anja was a lovely presence in our house. Always friendly, ready to help, and highly efficient. We would highly recommend for any future host!
Best regards, Ann
We would like to highly recommend for you the candidature of Carolin.
She is the kindest and friendliest person we ever had.
Besides her exceptionally positive character, she is also super efficient in anything she does:
a great systematizer, and photographer, and always does her job in a calm and joyful way.
To have Carolin at… read more
Thank you for being able to stay with you for 2 weeks. I enjoyed staying at your place and tutoring Paul a lot. He was a great student - it was always fun teaching him and making him think about new problems.
You were very nice to me - when I had problems I could ask you and you helped me out.
Even though there were some last-minute… read more
We could write pages and pages about Viera...
but if we have to resume her in one word
it would be the concept of "PERFECTION".
Having an ETH graduate as a workawayer... is something.
Always on time, prepares her lessons like a piece of artwork,
super efficient, positive-minded, and always in a good mood.
We could almost say:… read more
We have tremendously enjoyed Emma's stay. She is a very kind person, super helpful, and has fantastic organizational skills! Her intervention was always extremely efficient, her salads were amazing and her attitude was simply irreproachable. We would highly recommend and good luck Emma for your future adventures!
All the best,… read more
During that time she was tutoring our younger son in French grammar and French and Italian Literature.
We have to say these were highly efficient, absolutely great masterclass level sessions.
Charlotte was always on time, super organized, and always in a joyful and… read more
To have Linh at our house was a definite surprise.
A joyful and friendly girl who is always helpful and kind.
In fact, regardless of her young age, she is mature, responsible and a highly organized worker.
Also an amazingly talented chef and probably an incredible future fashion designer.
However, her main characteristic I… read more
Always ready to intervene, never complaining about any of the tasks to accomplish, highly efficient and innovative in all aspects.
Besides being a "super-worker" he was always in a good mood, friendly and very easy-going presence. We would like to recommend him to any host who wishes to… read more
We had Lucy for almost one month a half.
It was a very positive and efficient cooperation. Not only she helped us with all kinds of artistic tasks
but in addition at the end of her stay, we managed to organize a whole exhibition of painted her portraits.
Lucy is an intellectually brilliant, very kind and helpful person.
Good luck… read more
I was lucky to stay with many friendly people from all over Europe whom I will keep in touch with. The… read more
I stayed with Ann for 4 weeks and it was a pleasure! The atmosphere in the house is absolutely indescribable. How many different people I met and how strong our friendships has gotten, is just all in all a perfect experience here in Paris. The work was not hard and the connection to art is always given! Even tho if you don’t… read more
She was helping us on an everyday basis with Old-Mster-Dutch style work.
Always on time, with an iron… read more
If you are a dynamic individual with passion for art and enjoy friendly settings, I highly recommend this opportunity to stay in an artistic ambience in central Paris with great hosts and community. The hosts were super nice, helpful and inspiring to be around. It has been a very unique experience which has… read more
His intervention was precise and efficient. He has a light and joyful personality
and was a pleasure to have him around. Highly recommend!
Always happy to help, always carrying for others,
she possesses the exquisite gift to listen to the person who is in front of her.
At work, she is efficient and does every task in a good mood.
She also has surprised us with fascinating stories about Norway every day.
A true Northern… read more
To have Pius at the house was a friendly situation. He had the same age as one of our sons
so they could practice workout together and even communicate sometimes in German. He helped us out in a lot of ways and his Steiner-Waldorf background made everything relaxed and positive.
Regardless of his young age, we were surprised by his will… read more
The stay at Ann's house was a very nice experience. Especially that it is located in the very center of Paris,
on a street which is really beautiful, quiet and green without any cars.
The people who stayed with me and the hosts were friendly and helpful.
I've spent with them most of my evenings doing all kinds of… read more
To have Amelia at your house is like the sensation to find yourself catapulted for a few weeks to the American west coast where you would be surrounded by laid-back, chilled-out and super cool people – because Amelia IS a laid-back, chilled-out, super-cool person. In fact, she is so calm that even Daffy our… read more
The work wasn't too hard and included a variety of fulfilling projects such as tutoring. Especially during the pandemic, I am so grateful to have found such a welcoming community of other creative individuals and students my age who were able to show me around Paris and… read more
Being around so many artistic and talented people is inspirational to say the least. The student community is always very friendly and outgoing and I haven’t simply met some new poeple - I made friends.
Their home is located in a lovely little street not far from… read more
It is rare to have the chance to work with an intelligent, highly organized and aesthetically sensitive person.
Ausrine has all these qualities. In addition, she is able to work by herself, without our intervention, it was sufficient for us to describe the goal to achieve. If you have problems: she will resolve them, if you have… read more
I spent one month with Ann’s family, and I have to say it was one of the best experiences of my life. The tasks I had to do were never too hard, but I learned a lot during my stay and I always had enough time to explore Paris. This place has a really special atmosphere and is full of open-minded, artistic and fun people, so I… read more
We would like to recommend you Emese as your future workawayer.
She has spent with us one month and we are highly happy with her interventions.
Emese has a very calm, balanced and pleasant personality.
She is always persevering to accomplish her tasks well,
and also takes initiative if needed.
She was a loved and respected… read more
Hannah was an absolutely positive and friendly presence at our house.
Always in time, ready to help, we can only be happy she joined us for these few months.
She gave some high-standard German lessons, is an amazing vegetarian chef, and she's also a meticulous organizer.
She was also an active and loved person inside of the student… read more
I had the most unique experience staying with Ann's family. The place is very creative and inspiring, the community is artistic, we were always having great conversations and cultural exchange every evening. The work I did was easy and I still had a lot of time to explore Paris. Especially during the pandemic it was a nice place,… read more
We had the chance and pleasure to have Boglarka in our house over the summer and autumn 2020.
During all the 5 months she helped us in the most efficient way. Always in a good mood, friendly and calm, her presence was an incredible plus in the life of our family.
From systematizing our art studios and garage to giving sculpture… read more
Not only she gave highly professional Hungarian lessons to our son, but the systematization of our art studios and apartment spaces was simply mind-blowing.
Her “iron woman” discipline, incredible organizational skills and super friendly and laid back… read more
The place itself is very inspiring and unique and also well located near Montparnasse. During the two months that I spent here, I met a lot of amazing and creative people. The work that I did was easy, as well as communication with the family. I recommend this place to people who like fine arts and want… read more
We had the pleasure to host Julia over the summer 2020.
She helped us systematize a creative project of our son by scanning, retouching and putting in printed and online versions more than 1000 images.
The result of her work is absolutely stunning and incredible.
Beside the efficiency of her intervention, Julia has a impeccable… read more
It is… read more
It was an absolute pleasure to have Jayde in our home. It's very rare that a person of that skill happens to be traveling as a workawayers. Her teaching of Mathematics was exceptional and completely changed the dynamic of the lessons. Her talents to systematize objects, schedules or create structures are simply stunning and a… read more
We would like to recommend you Trifon as one of the most exceptional guests we had so far. Being a very very skillful handyman he can intervene in any construction tasks with incredible efficiency and high quality. His calm and friendly personality will bring you a laid back working environment with a touch of Oregon vibe. Trifon… read more
It has it's unique creative atmosphere and friendly environment.
My job included just routine handyman tasks that I liked to do a lot because my employers would have all kind of tools.
Also I had to create art projects and it also… read more
I had a great time with Ann’s family and her husband Serge. They are very artistic, well organized and super enthusiastic, their kids are great (and very artistic as well!), we had awesome conversations around the dinner table every night.
The location is fantastic, in the center of Paris with easy access to… read more
We had the pleasure to have Eden over the last couple of weeks and were extremely happy with her help. Her presence in our family, interaction with our kids made everything easy and joyful. A fresh Canadian spirit of lightness and efficiency.
Best, Ann
If you feel like exploring Paris, staying at Ann and her family's place is definitely worth it. You will be surprised to find such a special place in the center of the city and you will have the opportunity to share some time with a dynamic student community (and so close to the subway). The communication was excellent since Ann and… read more
We had the chance to have Nicolas over our Christmas holidays. His artistic, highly technical skills and computer knowledge definitely made a contribution to our home. Always in a good mood, helpful and ready to intervene, we could create a relaxed and friendly working atmosphere. My sons were definitely impressed by his young,… read more
Working with Josefa, was a very positive and highly rewarding experience. Always efficient, energetic and ready to help, we managed over the few weeks of her stay to establish a constructive and dynamic working relationship. As for her artistic and highly technical education, it gave us the possibility to employ her in many… read more
The work I did there was diverse and dynamic, the… read more
What an incredible experience! Our stay at Ann's house (which was far too short) was one of the most exciting stays we had so far. Her kindness and welcoming spirit made us feel at home in the heart of Paris, especially in this Christmas season. The food was amazing, the work environment was motivating, casual and productive.… read more
We were delighted to have John and Steven at our house. They brought us an incredibly positive Christmas vibe and an energetic New England ambiance. Always ready to help, efficiency in multitasking, they systematized our garage, which looks like a Doctor's cabinet now. Constantly in a good mood, polite and attentive, skilled as… read more