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8 Apr 2024
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We are Christine and Antoine, a French & Polish couple 61 and 70 y.old. Our property is located in Lauragais region , a beautiful part of South West France, 35 minutes from Toulouse and 25 minutes from Castres or Canal du Midi.
We live in a very old farm surrounded by 3 hectoares of organic land that we have totally restored 15 years ago and permanently requires to be maintained..
We enjoy good food and wine, the countryside, travelling, music, movies, photography and chilling out.
Nous sommes Christine et Antoine, un couple franco-polonais de 61 et 70 ans. Notre propriété est située dans le Lauragais, une belle partie du Sud-Ouest de la France, à 35 minutes de Toulouse et à 25 minutes de Castres ou du Canal du Midi.
Nous vivons dans une très ancienne ferme entourée de 3 hectares de terres biologiques que nous avons totalement restaurées il y a 15 ans et nécessitant en permanence un entretien..
Nous apprécions la bonne nourriture et le bon vin, la campagne, les voyages, la musique, les films, la photographie et la détente.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are excellent cook and are happy to share our knowledge and kitchen skills. Antoine is keen photographer and owns his photo studio.
Nous sommes d'excellents cuisiniers et sommes heureux de partager nos connaissances et nos compétences en cuisine. Antoine est un photographe passionné et possède son studio photo.
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Help
We are looking for one or two single, a couple or two good friends who would be happy to share a room.
We need somme help to take care of the outdoor tasks, mainly the garden, the trees and our orchard : some experience in that field would be appreciated but is not compulsory
Nous recherchons un ou deux célibataires, un couple ou deux bons amis qui seraient heureux de partager une chambre.
Nous avons besoin d'aide pour nous occuper des travaux extérieurs, principalement le jardin, les arbres et le verger : une certaine expérience dans ce domaine serait appréciée mais n'est pas obligatoire
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: BeginnerThis 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
we offer very comfortable and independant accommodation, three good meals a day, and warm atmosphere.
Afternoons/evenings are yours to relax, explore the local countryside, swim in a lake/ pool, learn some French, English or Polish, visit local sights.
nous vous proposons un hébergement très confortable et indépendant, trois bons repas par jour, et une ambiance chaleureuse.
Les après-midi/soirées sont à vous pour vous détendre, explorer la campagne locale, nager dans un lac/une piscine, apprendre le français, l'anglais ou le polonais, visiter les sites locaux.
What else ...
Nous demandons 4 à 5h de travail par jour ouvré.
We request 4 to 5 hours of help by helping day.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have already a good internet connection with 2 GB. Soon, we will be connected to the optic fiber. In the house, there are several RJ45 sockets and WiFi connection.
Space for parking camper vans
The property is surrounded by 3 hectares of meadows and a camping car car easily park and be connected to the electricity
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4/5 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem.
Feedback (11)
Avant même de vous connaître, vous aviez une place dans mon cœur.
L’ expérience chez vous a été très motivante. Je porte avec moi le souvenir d’une expérience riche. Vous m’avez accueillie avec beaucoup de gentillesse et avec votre amabilité vous m’avez donné le courage de croire en moi, surtout avec la langue français.
Merci… read more
Antoine et Christine ont été des super hôtes, très gentils et accueillants. Toujours un plaisir de partager les repas et les travaux avec eux, comblés d’histoires et d’anecdotes intéressantes !!
Je… read more
Son adaptation, sa disponibilité, sa discrétion, sa générosité, sa gentillesse et sa vive intelligence ont rendu sa présence non seulement très agréable mais aussi très utile.
Les deux semaines sont passées si vite et nous envions ses prochains hôtes !!
Tu reviens quand tu veux,… read more
I immediately felt welcomed and comfortable in their beautiful house.
I had the opportunity to practice French all the time and I was helped whenever I had doubts about the language.
The work has always been explained to me in detail and we have mostly worked together. It… read more
She is smart, learns very quickly and is not afraid by heavy outdoors tasks.
Not only she is helpful, but she takes part very quickly to the home care.
She knows to be discreet when needed.
At the end, we felt that she was a member… read more
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Avant même de vous connaître, vous aviez une place dans mon cœur.
L’ expérience chez vous a été très motivante. Je porte avec moi le souvenir d’une expérience riche. Vous m’avez accueillie avec beaucoup de gentillesse et avec votre amabilité vous m’avez donné le courage de croire en moi, surtout avec la langue français.
Merci… read more
Antoine et Christine ont été des super hôtes, très gentils et accueillants. Toujours un plaisir de partager les repas et les travaux avec eux, comblés d’histoires et d’anecdotes intéressantes !!
Je… read more
Son adaptation, sa disponibilité, sa discrétion, sa générosité, sa gentillesse et sa vive intelligence ont rendu sa présence non seulement très agréable mais aussi très utile.
Les deux semaines sont passées si vite et nous envions ses prochains hôtes !!
Tu reviens quand tu veux,… read more
I immediately felt welcomed and comfortable in their beautiful house.
I had the opportunity to practice French all the time and I was helped whenever I had doubts about the language.
The work has always been explained to me in detail and we have mostly worked together. It… read more
She is smart, learns very quickly and is not afraid by heavy outdoors tasks.
Not only she is helpful, but she takes part very quickly to the home care.
She knows to be discreet when needed.
At the end, we felt that she was a member… read more
The tasks we had to do were very diverse: among other things, we raked up leaves, stocked up on… read more
She is very helpful, never balks to carry out heavy outdoors tasks.
She is curious about her environnment, and she can be discreet at home.
She is very smart and matured, well educated, and, the last but not the least, she can speak a perfect french !
We do warmly recommend her… read more
I felt really blessed to be welcomed into their home, engage with their family, be nourished by their wonderful French food and work alongside them in the garden.
I would definitely recommend… read more
The place is gorgeous and the work is quite good so it has been a really pleasant stay. Thanks!!
They are smart, courageous, fast learners, very well educated, curious, open-minded, always ready to help, discret and very mature for their age.
Thanks to their help, we have done very efficient and hard work.
We thank them sincerly and they are most welcome to come back at home.
We warmly recomand… read more
She is not only very helpful in painting and chainsawing, but she provides a very happy atmosphere.
She feels quickly at ease and very respectful toward the hosts.
In addtion, she has a very great talent in painting and drawing.
We warmly recommand her and look forward… read more
Very efficient in sanding and painting, together with gardening, they provided also a nice atmosphere at home.
They are polite and respectful toward their hosts, they are discret with a great sens of humour !
We wish them a successful journey in Asia and warmly recommand them.
Thank you for the nice time in your beautiful home.
We really enjoyed the work which was varied from firewood cutting with the chainsaw to bamboo cutting and much more.
Thank you for teaching us so much in a short time and for all the nice meals we shared.
Antoine, thank you for sharing all your knowledge about your… read more
They learn very fast and well so that they become autonomous quickly, they are discret, efficient and they participate spontaneously to the housekeeping.
It was a real plaisure to have they at home and they provided us an appreciable help.
I recommand them warmly.
She is flexible, open-minded, cultured, courteous, helps efficiently and creates a joyful atmosphere.
We would have liked to keep her much longer, but she had to return to her activities.
Nevertheless, we are happy to know that she will come and study in Toulouse.
She is most welcome to spend… read more
They made me feel so welcome in their beautiful home and and went out of their way to show me the beautiful surroundings as well. We managed to work in the garden a few days because the weather was good, and the other days we got some work done in their gîte.
Antoine, thank you so much… read more
Christine is an active and smiling woman who enjoy with differents cultural and sporty activities in which she will kindly invited you.
Thank you very much for Nordic and yoga… read more
She is a very helpful and flexible woman, she takes useful initiatives and brings an happy atmosphere at home.
She stayed 3 weeks at home in january and we miss her.
He is polite, discret, and curious about the society and the culture.
We can discuss on many topics as he is so openminded.
He has been very helpful, autonomous and flexible during his forenight stay.
He will be very precious for other hosts and we warmly recommand him
