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I am a cuban artist, loving sharing, art and people. I have a beautiful project that includes hosting artists's in residency, as well as guests in our cabin by the woods. I have a very creative world and I live in the midst of nature.
I speak a few languages and I have travelled a little bit, so I love sharing my world and experiences with others. I have created an eco friendly space in the southern mountains of France, not far from the French Riviera.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be working with a cuban artist/glass sculptor/interior desginer specialized in eco friendly building and refurbishing techniques, speaking four languages fluently (Spanish, English, French and Italian), who has lived in different european countries for the last 29 years.
You would be learning a lot about living in an off-grid home the artist built herself, in almost complete autonomy. Everything about our home is original and most respectful of nature as a whole and specially humankind. It is situated in the middle on the mountains within the Sospel county, very close to the French Riviera and within the French Alps, with a wild as well as a preserved environement. Throughout the year we teach courses about creating our own detergent, soaps, all sorts of balms for natural cosmetics, natural jewellery, sculpture, painting, water cleaning by water plants, limestone stuccos for walls, weaven baskets and most of these is provided by our garden! You are of course invited to participate in our workshops for free!
We often have parties at home going on with our friends and we also go hiking in the near Alps or to the beach for swimming and enjoying the sun, so you are very welcome to spend time with us other than work as well! ;-)
Our town (Sospel) is very friendly and you will find anything you need within walking distance (25 minutes from home, no buses from/to home).
There are regular buses and trains from Sospel to Menton (15km) and Nice (45km). Italy is neither far (10km).
Help
Months needed :
June 2nd until July the 7th.
August thé 27th until September the 25th.
Minimum stay for each : 3 weeks. It is possible to stay longer.
We will be needing one or two workawayers travelling and sleeping together in a double bed in a cabin or separate in tents.
Hello to you all!
We have created, together with other workawayers an eco friendly cabin for tourists, as well as for hosting artists in residence. We have finished the outdoor workshop made of palets, an outdoor clay and straw oven, an outdoor shower, the foundations of the future natural swimming pool, a wooden hut in the trees for kids, the eco friendly insulation of the main house, the beginning of the main house extension in hyperadobe and a permaculture orchard.
The main and daily tasks are maintenance, for exemple : collecting wood for winter, trimming the trees and bushes, creating new stairs in the garden, watering the orchard, as well as some cooking and cleaning.
We will be ecobuilding the extension of our home with wood ; also building a primitive hut in the woods, with the hyperadobe technique. For this is needed a lot of carrying and displaying stregth. Farm type of job! You might get tired at the beginning, but most of the workawayers enjoy the time off in the afternoons and the week ends and are very happy to live in nature and learn new skills (please read their comments).
Strength and goodwill will be expected. (Rather « fragile natured » people, nature is not for you! This is the wild and we have from every insect in creation, to wildbores, deer, wolves ...)
In the option where you stay in the cabin we propose and you have your meals at our table, you will be working 5 hours in the mornings, usually during the week and 5 days per week.
Afternoons, evenings and week ends are off.
If you are willing to come and stay in your van and deal with your own food, OR sleep in the tents we provide and live in the woods within our garden, provide your own food, we could negociate your working hours down to 15 per week.
You will be very welcome to follow our workshops when you are off and this is not included in your working time. People usually pay for learning and you will be very welcome to join for free, but this is not what I will be needing from you.
**We would much prefer non smokers.
*** ID and Visas as well as travel health insurance will be demanded before arrival.
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I'd love to practice italian!!! Can share Spanish, French and English.
Accommodation
Option 1 : You have an artist's studio for shelter, you will sleep in a double bed within a mezzanine in this studio (if you are two but not a couple, keep this in mind, please)
The shower is an outdoor one next to the studio. The toilets are outdoor also as well as dry toilets, and woodchips are used instead of water.
The kitchen is within the house and we will be sharing it. We usually prepare meals together.
Option 2 : If you are willing to come and stay in your van and deal with your own food, OR sleep in the tents we provide and live in the woods within our garden, provide your own food, we could negociate your working hours down to 15 per week, instead of 25. You will also have dry toilets and outdoor hot and cold shower, as weel as a kitchenette and a little fridge for yourselves. A tent for each of you is also possible.
This place is within the county of Sospel, 500m altitude, not far from the Mediterranean sea (15km), buses and trains to take you about. Very close to Sospel (3km). During these months you will be sharing all meals with our familly, as well as enjoying accomodation, so we will expect 5hours/work per day.
What else ...
Our property is very close to the italian border (10km), as well as to Monaco (30km), the beach at the mediterranean sea (18km by bus), the city of Nice by train (45km) and its old city and museums, the Mercantour National Parc is only a breath away, where you'd be able to hike and do all kinds of sports, water sports are also very close (12 minutes by train).
You'd be able to purchase fresh produce from the local farmers and market and take original souvenirs home from our local artists and creators.
Our home is very small but the garden is quite a big property when it comes to space, we often have tourists around and mostly hikers or bikers, so you wont be alone and you would be able to share the garden and the facilities with other people.
I can take you around for a hike if you wish, as I am part of a hiking club of the French Alps and I have a mountain guide diploma ;-)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Small vans are very welcome, but higher and bigger wont be able to come to us.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
25 hours/week- food
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Elle fait tout pour que vous ayez le maximum pour être le mieux possible :)
Le travail était assez difficile mais l'endroit était tellement magnifique qu'on oubliait vite la fatigue :)
Jenny est une très bonne cuisinière, j'ai très bien mangé tout… read more
She helped me a lot with very, very hard work and it was a première for her, so she was a bit unsure at the beggining, but soooo good afterwards!!! She learns so fast any job you give her to do and is very carefull and conscious… read more
She is fun, easy going, always ready for work, wakes up early, is tidy and clean, learns fast, is not affraid of anything. Just perfect!
She has loads of moral values and is a beautiful person inside and outside.
As for the tasks she accomplished at home, she trimmed the garden and was not affraid of thorns!… read more
Although Jack they left before the dates they engaged for, while they were around they helped us sooooo much!
They were meanly working with clay, and the adobe technique, plastering hyper-adobe walls with dirt and straw. They gave a lot of themselves and carried… read more
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Elle fait tout pour que vous ayez le maximum pour être le mieux possible :)
Le travail était assez difficile mais l'endroit était tellement magnifique qu'on oubliait vite la fatigue :)
Jenny est une très bonne cuisinière, j'ai très bien mangé tout… read more
She helped me a lot with very, very hard work and it was a première for her, so she was a bit unsure at the beggining, but soooo good afterwards!!! She learns so fast any job you give her to do and is very carefull and conscious… read more
She is fun, easy going, always ready for work, wakes up early, is tidy and clean, learns fast, is not affraid of anything. Just perfect!
She has loads of moral values and is a beautiful person inside and outside.
As for the tasks she accomplished at home, she trimmed the garden and was not affraid of thorns!… read more
Although Jack they left before the dates they engaged for, while they were around they helped us sooooo much!
They were meanly working with clay, and the adobe technique, plastering hyper-adobe walls with dirt and straw. They gave a lot of themselves and carried… read more
A wonderfull experience at jenny home , a lovely nature place to be definetly with a stunning view in a montain !
We spend almost a month in her place.
The main activity is to building a wall for his futur home so we used to help her for this task , a good workout then we paint , we wattered her garden and much… read more
I mainly helped to build an extension of her house, which is hard work but its… read more
On espère vous revoir tous très prochainement, et bon… read more
Tu sais ce que tu veux et tu le transmet pour le mieux, tu es une personne au top avec une solidarité débordante. Ton humour et les moments de rire sont restés en nous comme une vague d'énergie positive pour la suite..
J'ai passé un… read more
She cooked a delicious greek meal, we… read more
I stayed at Jenny's for a month from mid June to mid July. The place Jenny has built over the years is just amazing, you will be surrounded with nature. Jenny was a wonderful host, she will be definitely a part of your experience at this place. She is one of the most dynamic people I ever met, always full of… read more
I really enjoyed having him over at home for over a month. He accomplished every task as I could best expect. He is joyful and fun, as well as very intelligent and smart. Loving,… read more
He spent his time mainly digging, drilling, carrying sand, stones, tyres around. He helped me build a huge 11m x 4m wall… read more
Jenny was very clear in her instructions and made sure that she was available if anyone had any questions.
There are plenty of… read more
She helped with our project of… read more
She helped us through our project of trimming dried herbs in order to create natural cosmetics. She also worked in the kitchen garden, preparing it for winter. Liz was very helpful… read more
J'ai vécu l'expérience réelle d'être au millieu de la nature et de vivre un petit peu d'une routine.
À Gaïa Luna, il est difficile de rester… read more
I deeply recommend!
She is very open to help, she id not affraid of any task and learns really fast, as she observes carefully. We have done a great deal of work here, thanks to her strength and good will. Never tired and keen on any task. Fun to be around. Speaks perfect English.
We had a great time on the weekends also. I deeply… read more
Studying to become an architect, she has a great arty eye on things and really enjoyed creating stuff around our garden, from… read more
He would play piano and guitar on his time off, and was tender and sweet to my kid.
Mads is very strong and helped us to carry around a great deal of heavy tiles and furniture. He would dig trenches in order to burry cables and was… read more
Thanks to Clara, her room mate and co-workawayer, she managed to deal with the garden tasks until the end : painting,… read more
The main tasks he did at home were : carrying tiles… read more
Estuvimos un mes y medio disfrutando de este hermoso lugar, aprendimos mucho de vida sustentable, recuperación y reciclado, ayudamos en la contrucción de una cabaña, en el jardín y pintura, siempre… read more
First of all, they only had their goodwill and great vibes, fabulous organisational skills as well as strength and will to learn. Indeed they came up to be fast learners and made out of a huge mountain of wood, a… read more
It is such a peaceful place, but full of the beautiful energy of nature
I was truely bless to work there
Jenny was such a sweet and beatifull person
She always made sure i was confortable and that i was bot missing of anything!
She shared a lot with me (knowledge, experience, her possesions,… read more
We have lived together with Jenny one of the most beautiful experiences of our trip, she is a very intelligent woman with a soul, an energy and an admirable heart. Together with her we learned a lot about nature, sustainability, art, rich and healthy foods, but above all we have learned that we should never… read more
We spent a lot of time together, even after work and I enjoyed very much their company. They both love people and sharing all the know.
Thanks to their help and great… read more
She is very interested in learning and is extremelly sympathetic. Hard worker and loves nature and people.
I deeply recommend her!
