Ghislain

France
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Description
Etudiant ouvert, travailleur, curieux, et souhaitant voyager à travers le monde, je serais heureux de pouvoir vous apporter mon aide et contribuer à vos projets, tout en découvrant le patrimoine et tout ce que votre région peut offrir !
Interests
Gardening
Nature
Hiking
Mountain
Farming
History
Culture
Outdoor activities
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
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Je suis ouvert pour transmettre ma connaissance du Français (langue natale) En plus du Français, je suis également capable d'aider à apprendre l'Anglais, notamment à vos enfants.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
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Âgé de 21 ans, je suis actuellement étudiant en école d'ingénieur en France. (attending a MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering)
Ayant grandi à la campagne dans l'Ouest de la France et ayant été au contact du monde agricole dès mon jeune âge, je serai à l'aise pour réaliser des tâches de jardinage, bricolage ou de soins aux animaux dans votre ferme.
Je suis également ouvert à toutes tâches d'aide domestique dans votre logement ou d'activités avec vos enfants.
Age
22
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Lorsque je voyage, j'aime découvrir le patrimoine, la nature et discuter avec les habitants locaux !
Je suis aussi très intéressé par la nature, l'Histoire et les sports en plein air
Pays visités : France, Pays de Galles, Allemagne, Belgique, Espagne et Egypte
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21 Jan 2025

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I stayed with Luuc and Lisa (and Saga !) for 2 months last summer. Overall, this was a really great experience and I'm really thankful to them for that !
They are nice and welcoming people with many stories to share, and both have been attentive and committed to making me feel comfortable from the very moment I arrived at their place to the day I… read more left at the end of summer. Language wasn't an issue, they speak fluent English and were patient even if my English wasn't perfect and my French accent sometimes difficult to understand at the beginning haha !

Meals were always shared and cooked with them and the food was great. Lisa also regularly suggested that we (the workawayers) add the products we wanted to the shopping list, whether it was for our own pleasure or to cook typical dishes from our respective countries.
Regarding accommodation, daily life in their family house was perfectly fine ( I had a personal and recently renovated bedroom upstairs + a shared bathroom with the 1 or 2 other workawayers present during my stay)
As for the daily work, it was accurate to what is described in their profile, and consisted mainly in farm work in the morning (taking care of the 2 dogs, 40 chickens, 7 horses and the vegetables greenhouse) and more diverse activities after lunch in the afternoon (some gardening, basic outdoor renovations, chores…) depending on the weather and the ongoing projects.
Their natural and wide place is located in the countryside so it’s really peaceful, and the surroundings are enjoyable for evening walks with the dogs.
By the way, Luuc isn’t always at home. Since he currently runs a farming project in Ghana, he usually goes abroad for 1 month and then stays 2 weeks at home, before travelling back to Africa. But Lisa stays at home to take care of the property with you and to look after their daughter Saga.
They both traveled all over the world (especially Lisa for work) so they have many stories to tell and are very open-minded persons, opened to learn more about yourself and your life in your home country.
You aren’t just “cheap labor” for them, as I felt very welcomed and that they really consider workawayers as guests in their family, in exchange of some honest work.

During my stay, which was in summer, they left several weeks for summer vacation across Europe so I had to keep the house (house sitting) to look after the animals and the property, with the other workawayers (But I could have been by myself if there weren’t any staying at the same time).
This was a bit confusing at first because I didn’t know about it before coming, but they provided everything needed for me during their absence and Luuc and Lisa were always available by message for any questions I’d had, as well as Luuc’s father (who lives nearby) coming every couple of days to check. So no worries !

The weekends were always free, and there are bikes available at their place for you to ride to the nearest station (30 minutes by bike), from where you can easily travel across the Netherlands by train (Monthly subscription for unlimited train during weekends is very affordable !)

Once again, thanks a lot to both of you for this great experience you offered me the opportunity to live within your family and for everything you brought me, whether it was farming-related knowledge or some life experience / advice during our discussions !
Thanks also to Luuc’s father for the kindness and the funny chats we had in French (my native language!), as well as to the other workawayers - Francesco, Chiara and Aliisa - for all the great moments shared and the memories we made together !

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