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Description
We are an Anglo/French couple, John 65, English, Huguette, 60 French.
We have a large house in the foothills Pyrenees near Perpignan. We are very close to the frontier with Spain and around 40 minutes from the beach by bus.
The house has wonderful views across the valley and over the little medieval village of Arles sur Tech.
The village is very quite with a bar, minimarket and a couple of shops. There is an excellent bus service to Perpignan which takes about an hour and there are few bigger villages between here and there.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a laid back couple who enjoy food, wine, music and being the countryside.
We are flexible about eating arrangements. You will be invited to eat with us sometimes, other times, if it suits us all, we will provide you an allowance to buy your own food and you can use the kitchen in the apartment.
This option might appeal to strict vegetarians/vegans as we are an ‘omnivore’ couple although we occasionally cook vegetarian/vegan dishes and would be happy for you to cook some for us.
We have intermediate/advanced house maintenance and refurbishment skills and would be pleased so share these with you.
Help
The house is 65 years old and in fairly good condition but we need some help sprucing it up. Lots of windows and shutters need painting as well as some of the walls.
The house is built is on a hill on the site of an old vineyard. We are slowly restoring some of the terraces and planting shrubs and creating pathways and decks. We need some help with that as well.
We are planning to install a new bathroom and kitchen in 2021/22 so depending on your skills you might be able to help us with that.
We would expect 4/5 hour work a day for five days a week. Sometimes this might be at the weekend by arrangement in exchange for time off in the week. We are happy to switch things round a bit if, for example, you want to go off for a few days to explore the region and make up the time when you are back.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We are a French/British couple and both have a reasonable level of language skills in our non native tongues but are keen to learn more and to help others with to improve their abilities.
Accommodation
We have a self contained two bedroom apartment available for volunteers. It has a lounge/dinner, kitchen, shower and WC and it’s own private entrance.
What else ...
It is a wonderful area for enjoying the countryside, walking, running or biking using our mountain bikes. We have a piano and guitars if you are into music as well as ping pong table and boule court. We have a swimming pool that is open from April until the end of October.
Ceret, our nearest big town has a wonderful Saturday market and a modern art museum.
Perpignan is a bustling metropolis with lots of bars and restaurants, museums and galleries.
Argeles and Collioure on the coast are easy to reach and offer plenty of opportunities for enjoying the Mediterranean seaside.
It is very easy to get to Spain from our house. You can explore the Costa Brava, visit the Dali museum in Figueres and enjoy the historic town of Girona. Barcelona is a two our train ride away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have high speed internet as well as a good quality A3 printer. You will have a private space in the apartment to work.
Space for parking camper vans
The access gate is OK for VW type campers. Bigger vans can be parked in the village.
Can possibly accept pets
Cats and dogs are fine as long you clear up after them...!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (2)
They are friendly, easy-going and very flexible.
They arrived with a range of skills and were happy to take on a variety of tasks and learn new skills as a result.
They are self motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable.
They ate with us on a few occasions, sometimes cooking Hungarian… read more
As for the food we recevied an allowence and cooked mostly for… read more
The house and the area is stunning.
I had my own space with my own little "appartment" which was more than enough. John gave me an allowance to get my own food, and made dinner almost every night.
The jobs weren't hard at all, and it was so… read more
He has set the bar very high of those to come after him.
He is fluent in French and English which was very helpful for us.
Milo is a fast learner, self motivated and can work without the need of constant supervision.
He did some painting and light carpentry work for us. He also came with us to a… read more
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They are friendly, easy-going and very flexible.
They arrived with a range of skills and were happy to take on a variety of tasks and learn new skills as a result.
They are self motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable.
They ate with us on a few occasions, sometimes cooking Hungarian… read more
As for the food we recevied an allowence and cooked mostly for… read more
The house and the area is stunning.
I had my own space with my own little "appartment" which was more than enough. John gave me an allowance to get my own food, and made dinner almost every night.
The jobs weren't hard at all, and it was so… read more
He has set the bar very high of those to come after him.
He is fluent in French and English which was very helpful for us.
Milo is a fast learner, self motivated and can work without the need of constant supervision.
He did some painting and light carpentry work for us. He also came with us to a… read more
