The image depicts a man wearing a hat and glasses, with a vineyard worker in the background, surrounded by lush greenery and a blue sky with a few clouds.
The image depicts a spacious room with stone walls, featuring rows of wine barrels and large wooden vats, illuminated by overhead lighting.
The image depicts two chickens in a chicken coop, with a wooden structure and wire mesh enclosure, set against a backdrop of rocks and trees.
The image depicts a serene small town nestled in the mountains, with a dog standing in a lush field of tall grass, surrounded by trees and a vibrant purple flower.
The image depicts a serene rural town nestled in the mountains, with a grassy field in the foreground and two dogs running through it.
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Help with dog/chicken sitting in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, Southwest of France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We're a small estate in southwest of France, living in a small 2000 people village in mountains. We work on gardens and in the house, having couple fun and crazy dogs, chicken in back yard of our 1631 built townhouse. We are looking for help on in our non commercial family gardens. We're from Finland, but made IT careers in the US before moved here to France making something meaningful in a beautiful settings. We have a lot of garden projects and animals to be around. The village and its people are very nice, a lot of artists, young people, old people and everything in between. We have adult kids who spend here time help with us from Barcelona and Helsinki when they have time.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Vegetarian or vegan
    Technology
    Sustainability
    Politics / Social justice
    Pets
    Farming
    Events & social
    Culture
    Plant care
    Languages
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Art & design
    Architecture
    Animals
    Yoga / Wellness
    Sailing / Boating
    Nature
    Hiking
    Beach
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Learning about different cultures, backgrounds, skills. We can share cultures from Nordic countries, New York, Louisiana, Colorado and of course the lovely South of France. Our backgrounds are in international business and technology, which still lives in our lives in different roles.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Garden help, taking care of animals, house and animal sitting. We speak English, but also Swedish, Finnish and everyday better and better French.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Finnish: Fluent
    Swedish: Intermediate
    French: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    French would be great to practise

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have available rooms in our house with nearby bathrooms, joint kitchen and living room. The house is 400 years old, but modernised with all amenities.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There's super beautiful sites to visit nearby. This area is popular with bikers, hikers, climbers, etc. A lot of sport amenities and nature nearby.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 995573997862

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The image depicts a spacious room with stone walls, featuring rows of wine barrels and large wooden vats, illuminated by overhead lighting.
The image depicts two chickens in a chicken coop, with a wooden structure and wire mesh enclosure, set against a backdrop of rocks and trees.
The image depicts a man wearing a hat and glasses, with a vineyard worker in the background, surrounded by lush greenery and a blue sky with a few clouds.
The image depicts a serene small town nestled in the mountains, with a dog standing in a lush field of tall grass, surrounded by trees and a vibrant purple flower.
The image depicts a serene rural town nestled in the mountains, with a grassy field in the foreground and two dogs running through it.

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