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Description
We are a French couple and a cat living in the heart of French countryside, in the north of the Sarthe, 5 km from Mamers, 45 km from Le Mans. .We are retired , so we will be happy to have someone to accompagny us in our various activities . We love the garden , tinkering , walking . I practice yoga , also love to sew , cook .
We are self sufficient for most of our food as we do have a lovely garden with chickens, ducks , pigeons . Having travelled in different parts of the world (Australia, , Tanzania, Equator,.. ), we love to share with others and it will be a pleasure to make you discover french rural lifestyle.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience typical French rural life. You will learn how to grow vegetables, fruits and raise poultry. It's also a perfect opportunity to improve your French and learn more about French culture.
Help
Generally, your help will be greatly appreciated to help us maintain our home and garden. So, the tasks can vary a lot depending on the season. . For example, weeding the garden, picking vegetables and fruit, sterilizing and preserving garden vegetables and fruits, mowing the lawn, trimming flowering hedges, and fruit trees, improve the home.You will always be accompanied, it is together that we will do things
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
You will never be alone
You will have you private room and bathroom within our house.
you will have your meals with us, vegetables, fruits of the garden, meat if you want
What else ...
You can bike nearby and discover the beautiful countryside around.
There is also the opportunity to take the bus until LeMans, reknown for the automobile race and having a scenic historic quarter. We will help our hosts to achieve their specific plan during time off: for instance, we can drive you to the station if you want to go to Paris.
We will love to make you discover even more depending on our availability and plan.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (3)
They are hard worker and do not take day off easily.
I had my own comfortable and clean room together with the exclusive access… read more
I stayed with Claudine and Jill for 2 weeks and i am really glad i got to spend time with them! They are very open, interested and welcoming and i felt like they wanted to make shure i felt alright. Even though my french is not that good yet, we talked a lot and they were so nice to talk a little bit slower and explained me many… read more
Shani est une jeune fille agréable ,aimable ,souriante ,calme, discrète ,bien éduquée que nous avons apprécié ainsi que nos amis et notre famille.
Merci Shani pour l'aide que tu nous as apporté dans nos travaux quotidiens mais aussi pour la simplicité et la richesse de nos… read more
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They are hard worker and do not take day off easily.
I had my own comfortable and clean room together with the exclusive access… read more
I stayed with Claudine and Jill for 2 weeks and i am really glad i got to spend time with them! They are very open, interested and welcoming and i felt like they wanted to make shure i felt alright. Even though my french is not that good yet, we talked a lot and they were so nice to talk a little bit slower and explained me many… read more
Shani est une jeune fille agréable ,aimable ,souriante ,calme, discrète ,bien éduquée que nous avons apprécié ainsi que nos amis et notre famille.
Merci Shani pour l'aide que tu nous as apporté dans nos travaux quotidiens mais aussi pour la simplicité et la richesse de nos… read more
