Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
14 Mar 2025
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 4 days
Feedback
33
Email verified
Badges (2)
Give the gift of Workaway
read more
Details
Description
We are a family with 4 kids (from 9 to 15 yo). We live in the south-west of France, close to the Pyrenees. You will have your own bedroom and bathroom. You could train the kids with English or Spanish, organize activities for them, help with gardening. We speak French, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and I am learning German and Japanese. We would like to improve these languages as well.
We've been practicing homeschooling for years but from September 2024 all of the boys are going to school.
From March to August 2025, we will host a German teenage girl for an immersive stay, that's why we can't accept German speakers during that period ;-)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Nature is beautiful here, and the mountains are close. There are many places to visit: archeological sites (prehistory and Roman periods), medieval Cathedral, etc
We have a 7-year experience with homeschooling to share. If you work or plan to work with kids, you could learn or teach a lot.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
The cultural exchange is the most important for us. We do not specially need help, just share who you are, what you know.
You can learn a lot if you are interested in educational field.
Laurent is a sporty guy. You can accompany him for running, cycling, kayaking .
We have a big garden, you can help with the vegetable garden.
We prefer stays between 3 and 5 weeks.
The closest train and bus station is Saint-Gaudens.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Kids are learning English and Spanish. I am learning German and Japanese. I can teach French.
Accommodation
Double bedroom available with a private bathroom.
You can share our meals.
A little more information
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
Host ref number: 946235751124
Feedback (15)
25 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Noah)
We had a very good experience with Noah who shared his knowledge in music history, did English homework with the boys, helped me organize hundreds of books, cooked many tasty American dishes, tried to teach music to the boys (but their English was not good enough), helped with the every day chores, he even helped in the garden even if this is not… read more
(Excellent
)
22 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Noah) for host
It's so hard to put into words just how special this family is to me. After spending the last 4 weeks together, I'm really going to miss all of you.
Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and treating me as one of your own from day one. From taking me skiing for the first time (thanks for your patience Laurent) to exploring Roman… read more
Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and treating me as one of your own from day one. From taking me skiing for the first time (thanks for your patience Laurent) to exploring Roman… read more
13 Nov 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (William)
(en français en dessous)
It is so difficult to put some workaway experiences in a nutshell, because they are much more than a " work away". This one was one of these. So, I will just write a brief feedback, with some "personnal" messages, just to paint an impressionistic picture of the month we spent with William.
If you are a host who as been… read more
It is so difficult to put some workaway experiences in a nutshell, because they are much more than a " work away". This one was one of these. So, I will just write a brief feedback, with some "personnal" messages, just to paint an impressionistic picture of the month we spent with William.
If you are a host who as been… read more
(Excellent
)
7 Nov 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Florian)
Nous avons rarement rencontré quelqu'un d'aussi enthousiaste et positif que Florian ! Ces qualités, alliées à son insatiable curiosité, font de lui un compagnon précieux. Il a ainsi rendu joyeux et intéressants tous les instants du quotidien, même les tâches les plus ingrates comme laver les carreaux ! Waouh waouh waouh !
En plus de l'excellente… read more
En plus de l'excellente… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Nov 2024
Left by Workawayer (Florian) for host
Wow wow wow !!
C'était une période merveilleuse dans cette famille. Tout le monde est super chaleureux et les enfants sont très bien éduqués.
Nous avons fait des randonnées, visité des villes, rendu visite aux parents et bien sûr travaillé 😝
Les environs sont tout simplement magnifiques pour faire du vélo 😍
Et mon français s'est beaucoup… read more
C'était une période merveilleuse dans cette famille. Tout le monde est super chaleureux et les enfants sont très bien éduqués.
Nous avons fait des randonnées, visité des villes, rendu visite aux parents et bien sûr travaillé 😝
Les environs sont tout simplement magnifiques pour faire du vélo 😍
Et mon français s'est beaucoup… read more
Photos
Feedback
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(5.0)
25 Feb 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Noah)
We had a very good experience with Noah who shared his knowledge in music history, did English homework with the boys, helped me organize hundreds of books, cooked many tasty American dishes, tried to teach music to the boys (but their English was not good enough), helped with the every day chores, he even helped in the garden even if this is not… read more
(Excellent)
22 Feb 2025
Left by Workawayer (Noah) for host
It's so hard to put into words just how special this family is to me. After spending the last 4 weeks together, I'm really going to miss all of you.
Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and treating me as one of your own from day one. From taking me skiing for the first time (thanks for your patience Laurent) to exploring Roman… read more
Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and treating me as one of your own from day one. From taking me skiing for the first time (thanks for your patience Laurent) to exploring Roman… read more
13 Nov 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (William)
(en français en dessous)
It is so difficult to put some workaway experiences in a nutshell, because they are much more than a " work away". This one was one of these. So, I will just write a brief feedback, with some "personnal" messages, just to paint an impressionistic picture of the month we spent with William.
If you are a host who as been… read more
It is so difficult to put some workaway experiences in a nutshell, because they are much more than a " work away". This one was one of these. So, I will just write a brief feedback, with some "personnal" messages, just to paint an impressionistic picture of the month we spent with William.
If you are a host who as been… read more
(Excellent)
7 Nov 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Florian)
Nous avons rarement rencontré quelqu'un d'aussi enthousiaste et positif que Florian ! Ces qualités, alliées à son insatiable curiosité, font de lui un compagnon précieux. Il a ainsi rendu joyeux et intéressants tous les instants du quotidien, même les tâches les plus ingrates comme laver les carreaux ! Waouh waouh waouh !
En plus de l'excellente… read more
En plus de l'excellente… read more
(Excellent)
6 Nov 2024
Left by Workawayer (Florian) for host
Wow wow wow !!
C'était une période merveilleuse dans cette famille. Tout le monde est super chaleureux et les enfants sont très bien éduqués.
Nous avons fait des randonnées, visité des villes, rendu visite aux parents et bien sûr travaillé 😝
Les environs sont tout simplement magnifiques pour faire du vélo 😍
Et mon français s'est beaucoup… read more
C'était une période merveilleuse dans cette famille. Tout le monde est super chaleureux et les enfants sont très bien éduqués.
Nous avons fait des randonnées, visité des villes, rendu visite aux parents et bien sûr travaillé 😝
Les environs sont tout simplement magnifiques pour faire du vélo 😍
Et mon français s'est beaucoup… read more
15 Sep 2024
Left by Workawayer (Carolina) for host
I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to meet Catherine and Laurent's family, they are an exceptional family, in 3 words: warm, good people and an example. I spent 1 month sharing and learning from them, teaching Spanish, painting the gate of the house, gardening and helping at home in whatever was necessary.
Catherine is very good… read more
Catherine is very good… read more
9 Sep 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Carolina)
We had a wonderful time with Carolina! She spent a month with us and every moment was great! She was really helpful for a wide range of works: gardening, painting a fence, teaching Spanish to Adrien, inventing creative activities for the youngest kids, training me with Portuguese, cooking, cleaning up... and always with enthusiasm and a big smile!… read more
(Excellent)
25 Jul 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Yuto)
We had an excellent experience with Yuto! He arrived here and it was as if we had known each others for years! He is an easy-going guy, always enthusiastic and up for any kind of jobs! He played with the children, taught them many things, helped in the garden, in the house, he cooked delicious dishes... He shared a lot about Japan, its culture,… read more
(Excellent)
25 Jul 2024
Left by Workawayer (Yuto) for host
I spent 3 weeks with Catherine and Laurent and I had the most amazing experience! during my stay, every family member treated me like I'm one of them.
I studied and hangout with the children, and helped a little bit with the gardening. I was also able to share my culture with them, and we had a nice cultural exchange.
The kids are also super… read more
I studied and hangout with the children, and helped a little bit with the gardening. I was also able to share my culture with them, and we had a nice cultural exchange.
The kids are also super… read more
9 May 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (CARLA)
We had a great and too short experience with Carla.
She did so good with the boys. She cooked very healthy and tasty Brazilian dishes.
We had very interesting conversations on many topics.
She Spears perfectly Frenc só the communication was absolutely not a problem. She helped me with Portuguese.
Excellent but definitely too short experience!
She did so good with the boys. She cooked very healthy and tasty Brazilian dishes.
We had very interesting conversations on many topics.
She Spears perfectly Frenc só the communication was absolutely not a problem. She helped me with Portuguese.
Excellent but definitely too short experience!
(Excellent)
9 Oct 2023
Left by Workawayer (Ange1ina) for host
I stayed more than a week with Catherine, Laurent and the kids. I felt very welcomed! I made creative things with the kids such as drawing or modelling clay and also cooked with Catherine together while having great conversations - she is a great cook :). We used a lot of fresh vegetables from their garden. Besides that, I had a lot of time to… read more
6 Oct 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Ange1ina)
Angelina stayed 10 days with us. She helped in the garden with different tasks. She loves nature and knows well about vegetables. She trained the boys with gymnastics and English, helped very efficiently with cleaning and tidying. She also cooked. She is respectful, polite, quiet and patient and brings a peaceful presence. She takes initiatives… read more
(Excellent)
17 Aug 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Shayne)
Shayne mainly took care of Alexis (10 yo) and Pierre (8 yo) and had fun with them. He repaired an old guitar. He also prepared delicious dishes for the whole family. All of this was of great help in a moment when I needed time to help my elder son who was about to pass an exam. Shayne also helped him training for the English test of this exam.… read more
(Excellent)
17 Jul 2023
Left by Workawayer (Shayne) for host
I stayed with Catherines family for just over 3 weeks and had a great time. Everyone is really friendly and their house is lovely. It's not small by my standards and I had my own room and bathroom in a separate part of the house. I spent most of my time looking after the two youngest kids and also cooked lots of food for everyone. Catherine went… read more
30 Apr 2023
Left by Workawayer (Sylvie) for host
Where to begin?! It took me such a long time to write this because I had so many great things to say - I could write an article about all the amazing things we did and how lovely they all are. As a female solo traveller there’s always some nerves coming to a new host but right from the first evening they’d completely gone - everyone made me feel… read more
23 Apr 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Sylvie)
We had the chance to host Sylvie for a bit more than 2 weeks, and it was definitely too short!! Sylvie is a joyful, helpful, patient, respectful, creative girl. She did really good with the boys, teaching English, studying history and much more. She organized some Easter activities, we had a lot of fun. Not only that, but she also helped in the… read more
(Excellent)
4 Nov 2022
Left by Workawayer (João) for host
I spent two months with this lovely family and I’m convinced that I cannot fully express my gratitude to them. Catherine and Laurent are extremely kind, intelligent and generous hosts that can quickly make you feel comfortable. Their children: Adrien, Romain, Alexis and Pierre are all very smart and independent boys that will certainly fascinate… read more
1 Nov 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (João)
Spending 2 months with us, João made the dream of the Workaway website founder come true : our experience with him was the perfect example of what a cultural exchange should be: everybody learnt a lot of each other in a perfect harmony. His French is very good so he was able to communicate very efficiently with the children. He spent a lot of… read more
(Excellent)
5 Oct 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Gabriela & Natalia)
Garbriella and Natalka spent two weeks with us at the end of August. That was a joyful and funny time for all of the family. They spent a lot of time playing with the children. They were up for any activity, either gardening, biking, visiting, hiking, cleaning, cooking, creating mosaic and so on, always smiling and kidding together. A very good… read more
(Excellent)
25 Sep 2022
Left by Workawayer (Gabriela & Natalia) for host
This August we spent 2 weeks at Catherine and Laurent's house and it was such a wonderful time! ♥️ First of all, the whole family is kindhearted and respectful. Even though we don't speak French, we had inspiring conversations in English with Laurent and also in Italian or our mixed language with Catherine and we also managed to communicate with… read more
12 Jun 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Julia)
We had a very good experience with Julia. She came here for one month. She was sweet and kind, always smiling, very easy-going. She was really a new member of the family, sometimes cooking for eveybody, participating to the everyday house maintenance. She is open to any new things like new food, new activities, driving new cars... She helped me… read more
(Excellent)
31 May 2022
Left by Workawayer (Julia) for host
I spent a wonderful month with my very first Host family of Catherine and Laurent and I can only say positive things:
From the very first second they welcomed me with open arms and took away all my nervousness with their warm and humorous manner.
I felt so comfortable and laughed so much - Catherine, Laurent and their wonderful boys are people… read more
From the very first second they welcomed me with open arms and took away all my nervousness with their warm and humorous manner.
I felt so comfortable and laughed so much - Catherine, Laurent and their wonderful boys are people… read more
28 May 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Fernando)
Fernando stayed for more than two months. He mainly teached Spanish to the boys, drove them to their activities, but he also cooked for us, participated to the general cleaning, helped in the garden. He was very kind and patient with the children. He has a lot of life experience to share.
(Excellent)
1 Jan 2022
Left by Workawayer (Fernando) for host
I arrived to the house in October 1st and stayed until middle December. From the very beginning I got very positive vibes, the same feeling I'd felt when I talked by phone with the parents before arriving.
I met a group, adults and children, made by open-minded, very kind, affectionate, polite, curious, inteligent people who made possible a… read more
I met a group, adults and children, made by open-minded, very kind, affectionate, polite, curious, inteligent people who made possible a… read more
26 May 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Melanie & Mark)
Mark, Melanie, Antonio and Emilio came in April for 2 weeks. As they are also parents, Mark and Melanie are able to take initiatives, that is really confortable to help when 10 peple are around! They helped a lot with the everyday life. They are curious, open-minded, respectful. We had very interesting conversations with them. The children all… read more
(Very good)
7 Mar 2022
Left by Workawayer (Akshit) for host
Choosing my first experience I was a bit nervous but I was sure I wanted to visit Catherine and Laurent when I talked to them on a call.
I stayed for a week (I wish I could stay for longer) and I had my own room and bathroom. The view from the house is priceless!
Catherine and Laurent are one of the most kind and warm hearted people I have ever… read more
I stayed for a week (I wish I could stay for longer) and I had my own room and bathroom. The view from the house is priceless!
Catherine and Laurent are one of the most kind and warm hearted people I have ever… read more
7 Mar 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Akshit)
We had an awesome week with Akshit! He helped a lot, especially in the garden and in the kitchen. He is a nice, serious, respectful, open-minded guy and has a lot to share. He is really willing to learn about French culture and langage, and indeed he improved a lot in only one week. We will certainly keep in touch!
(Excellent)
4 Dec 2021
Left by Workawayer (Lavinia & Lukas) for host
This das my first workaway family and I couldn´t have imagine them better. The boys were eager to learn new things and the trips were a lot of Fun. The experience was very nice for me. I can recommend to others!
31 Jul 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Lavinia & Lukas)
Lavinia was our first workawayer at home and we really enjoyed having her in our family. She managed to prepare a lot of actvities with our children even if their English level is very low. She was nice, helpful, respectful. She is open-minded and likes to discover and learn new things. Thank you Lavinia!
(Excellent)
9 Sep 2021
Left by Workawayer (Paula) for host
I'm so so happy that I had the possibility to meet this amazing family. Although it was just a week (definitely too short) I could learn so many things, had many funny moments with the boys and a lot of interesting conversations with Catherine. I loved them! I was really amazed by this family and wish the best for them.
30 Aug 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Paula)
Paula came home just for one week. It has been too short and the boys are already asking when she will be back. She did very well with the kids, she was very respectful. She is interested and interesting, she learns very fast. She brings a lot of joy. A short but very nice workaway experience.
(Excellent)
11 Aug 2021
Left by Workawayer (Candela & Candela ) for host
Our Workaway experience with this amazing family couldn't have been better! Thank you so much for hosting us and for all the nice moments we were able to share with all of you :) you made us feel welcomed at all times and we are so glad we could learn so many different things in the two weeks we spent there. Really hoping our paths cross again at… read more
31 Jul 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Candela & Candela )
We had a very good time and a lot of fun with Candela & Candela. They brought a lot of joy in the house. They are both kind, helpful, sporty. They helped a lot, played with the boys and taught them some Spanish words. The cultural exchange was interesting. They totally respected our way of life. Awesome Workaway experience!
(Excellent)
