Join our family in Burgundy countryside, France

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  Description

  We are a family with 3 kids (aged 9, 12 and 13), we live in the French countryside, in Burgundy, in a beautiful setting surrounded by nature, hills and fields! We are pescatarian and we try to live in a sustainable way respecting the environment as much as we can. We have many hobbies going from gardening and medicinal plants to music, trekking, travelling, jogging, sailing and yoga (and many more!) :)
  
  We have moved to France from French Polynesia into a big house with 2 hectares of land that we are redesigning with a permaculture approach, encompassing a vegetable garden, an orchard, bee hives, a poultry house and some animals. Jerome works for an environmental NGO and I (Eleonora) am a free lance consultant and trainer for development aid projects. There is always a lot of work to do in the garden, in the house and with the kids, and we would be grateful to get some help!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a mixed family (Italy and France) and we love learning and exchanging about other cultures.

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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 look for a trustworthy person who would like to help us with our eco-project (gardening, general mainteinance, animal care (optional)) and with the kids (language classes, homework, driving them to school and activities, etc). Some help in the house (some daily cleaning and cooking dinner) would also be very appreciated, but all this will be discussed on a case by case basis, according to the profile and the wishes of the person. We propose accommodation and meals with us in exchange of 5 hours of work/day during the week (Monday to Friday). We look for someone who has a driving licence, feels comfortable with kids and pets (we have a cat and a dog), who is not afraid to work hard (gardening can be tough!), and who is respectful of the rules and who likes to take the initiative. We welcome in particular English, Italian or Spanish native speakers so that they could speak one of these languages to the kids.

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  Languages

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

  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 offer a private room/floor in the house. The bathroom will be shared. Meals will be taken together with the family. In the house there also a dog (Stella) and a cat (Onyx).

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  What else ...

  We live in the countryside, but we are 15 minutes by car from 2 cities of around 20.000 inhabitants. Very close to our place there is a "green path" that goes along a canal, where it is possible to run, walk and ride a bike without crossing any car. For those who would like to learn French, free French classes for foreigners are taught twice a week in the town close to ours. The area is very nice and has very authentic old towns and romanic churches to visit. The wine disctrict is not far and offers many possibilities to visit very renowned wine cellars.

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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?

  One

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  Hours expected

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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