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Nous sommes une famille de 5. Eric , 42 ans est informaticien dans la fonction publique, Aude, 43 ans est professeur des écoles, les enfants, Anna, Marin et Lison ont 12, 8 et 2 ans.
Nous vivons dans une grande maison avec un grand jardin à Vieux Habitants. C'est dans un environnement très calme à 5 min d'une plage et 15 min de la ville de Basse Terre. Le cadre est propice à la baignade en mer ou en rivière et aux randonnées dans la forêt tropicale.

We are a family of 5. Eric, 42 years old is a computer scientist in the public service, Aude, 43 years old is a school teacher, children, Anna, Marin and Lison are 12, 8 and 2 years old.
We live in a large house with a large garden in Vieux Habitants. It is in a very quiet environment 5 minutes from a beach and 15 minutes from the city of Basse Terre. The setting is ideal for swimming at sea or in the river and hiking in the rainforest.
Type of help
Gardening
Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Help in the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Rencontre avec la culture (créole/française). Vivre dans un environnement familial agréable et profitez de la connaissance de vos hôtes pour les bons plans (balades, sites exceptionnels, ...)

You will meet nice locals here who will teach you a lot about their culture. Possibility to have good informations about local walk, wonderfull places and secret waterfalls!
Help
Nous avons besoin d'aide pour le jardin, pour effectuer des petits travaux, pour des cours de conversation en anglais/espagnol avec enfants et parents, du babysitting, selon vos envies et compétences.

We need help for the garden, to do small jobs, for conversation classes in English / Spanish with children and parents, babysitting, according to your desires and skills.
Languages spoken
French, German, English, Spanish.
Accommodation
Nous disposons d'une chambre supplémentaire indépendante, dotée d'une salle de bain, de toilettes et d'une kitchenette .Nous proposons un hébergement à un couple, un couple avec bébé ou jeune enfant, ou à une personne seule.

We have an additional independent bedroom, with bathroom, toilet and kitchen. We offer accommodation for a couple, a couple with a baby or toddler, or a single person.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
2 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem. NOT PROVIDING FOOD

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Feedback left by and about host (9)

22/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Louise & Johan)

How to say!!!! Fantastic, lovely, Genial :), hard workers, autonom, amazing with kids, ....
We loved you :)

We spend a really really magic moment with louise and Johan.
we were really sad when they have to move to contune their travel but we hope to meet them again.
You can come back at any time.
Kids didn't finsih their salsa training and now… read more

(Excellent )

19/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Louise & Johan) for host

We had a an amazing time with Eric, Aude, and their beautiful children and we will always remember it with a smile. We would highly recommend it.

The whole family was very welcoming, kind, and warm hearted and they have a good energy. We felt comfortable with them from the beginning. Even though we don't speak French, Eric, Aude, and Anna speak… read more enough English to communicate and enable some nice conversations (and also they want to learn and practise so it's good if you don't speak French!). Anna (the eldest daughter) is also learning Spanish and is keen to practise. They were always very relaxed and flexible with times and schedules which was nice and meant a stress-free stay. The children are adorable and it was lovely to share some fun moments with them such as time at the river, Lison's birthday party and their dinner party with friends, which they kindly invited us to.

We loved the accommodation, which is a little apartment/granny flat below the main house. It has everything you need and is very clean. Our favourite part was the private little terrace with its own table and chairs that look out over the garden and to the ocean where we spent many hours enjoying breakfasts, dinners, beautiful sunsets and long deep conversations about life :) It was great to have this private space for ourselves in the beautiful garden as well as being able to share with the family upstairs - a great balance.

The garden has so many surprises of tropical fruits and medicinal plants, which Aude and Eric will be happy to show you if you're interested. We found it fascinating and nice to be in a chemical free productive garden :) We had a constant supply of bananas and enjoyed making banana ice cream, banana marmalade, dried bananas, banana cake, etc!! We also loved having the fresh eggs for breakfast from the chickens!

We were also able to take a dip in the pool whenever we wanted to cool off which was always very welcome.

The work is only a few hours a day and is fairly light and enjoyable. We did some painting on the house, cleaning, gardening work, feeding animals, and studying and practising English/Spanish with the children and Eric and Aude (which isn't really work at all and it was lovely to share with them!). We usually worked in the morning and spent a few hours with the family in the evenings and then had the whole day in the middle to do what we wanted. Also, if we wanted to go on a trip Eric and Aude were very flexible to move the days/hours around etc.

Vieux Habitant is a nice little village and you can walk it from the house in about 20 minutes (take water as it's steep coming back up!). The house is on a hill so has a great view. Eric and Aude took us into Bouillant and Basse Terre when they were going for work. It's a safe, tranquil, and beautiful area. We hitch-hiked back from Plage Malendure very easily one day and apparently it's quite common to do so.

Overall, we would highly recommend this workaway :)

If we ever go back to Guadeloupe we would definitely stay here again.

(Excellent )

18/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Merle)

We spent really good moment with merle. it's a very nice person. She spent 3 weeks here without any trouble :)
She's independant girl, she did the work she has to do and she was good with kids. She often asked what she can do to help us and participate to the life of the house.

We were really happy to meet her and we hopeyou will come dinner at… read more

(Excellent )

11/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Merle) for host

I spent three weeks with the family and it was a great experience! Aude and Eric are really heartwarming people who helped me with different things, gave me advices for trips and the opportunity to get to know with the creol lifestyle. I went to the island of Basse Terre by bus but that wasn't a problem because Aude and Eric took me with them when… read more

(Excellent )

29/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannah)

We spent an amazing moment with Hannah.
She's a wonderfull person, very enthousiast and attentive with kids. She's autonome and great to play with children.

We share some beautiful moment with her.
we regret only she spent only 10 days with us because kids would keep her more time.(not only kids!!!)

In one word it was Super Duper!!!!! :))))
we… read more

(Excellent )

20/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Hannah) for host

I had such a wonderful time with this family. I stayed 1 week and it went far too quickly! The family are so warm, helpful and friendly... I felt lucky to spend time with them and am grateful for all the kindness they showed me. They are really lovely people. The children.. you will adore them from the second you meet them... I miss them!
The… read more

(Excellent )

26/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Yasmine) for host

I stayed here a little over a week with a friend and it was such a great experience. The family is very warm and welcoming, we couldn't ask for a better stay. The kids are absolutely adorable and they made the stay hundred times better. They helped figure out what places to visit and organized couple events for us.
The work is not too difficult,… read more

(Excellent )

18/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lea)

HEy,
we are happy u spent a good trip in our house.

You will miss u. You were a very good worker and very nice with the kids.
I think they will remeber u and we spent good moment together.
It was a good moment we shared together and we hope u can find time to come back one day ...

Now it's time to choose your university (isn't it yuri??? :) no… read more

(Excellent )

14/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lea) for host

Together with a friend I spent 3 weeks with Eric, Aude and the kids. It was an absolutely great ecperience! The kids are so adorable, we really enjoyed spending time with them. Especially in the pool we had so much fun. Eric and Aude are such kind, helpful and open minded persons. They always helped us with anything, so thanks a Lot guys ;) They… read more

(Excellent )

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