Tabea

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I spent four months WWOOFing within the last year because I'm interested in learning how to grow vegetables, self-sufficiency and communal living, now I'm switching to Workaway to do the same in other countries and hopefully improve my foreign language (French, Norwegian) skills. I'm also interested in dark music (and French language music of all genres), classic literature and the Enneagram (but I'm not spiritually inclined). I don't do drugs including alcohol, I'm vegan for the arguments, my favorite movie is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and I'm diagnosed with autism (some traits I have that probably come from me being autistic and often confuse people are: always wearing headphones because complex noises overwhelm me; not being a big fan of politeness because it doesn't make sense to me; compulsively taking notes; literal thinking; being confused by questions related to emotions; sometimes freezing when my flow is interrupted).
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Vegetarian or vegan
Music
Gardening
Languages
Books
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Norwegian: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I'm studying French and have studied Norwegian in the past but I've never had a partner so I've always focussed on reading and listening.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
I've visited seven projects (mainly community and family homesteads, one vegetable farm) through WWOOF where I worked with plants.
I'm fluent in German and English and willing to teach.
Age
24
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- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
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1 Apr 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help on our homestead in La ...)

Despite enjoying my stay, I do have complains about the accuracy of the profile that I will explain first.

The work was not what I expected. Despite staying for an entire month, I didn't get to work in the greenhouse at all, nor did I do much in the garden beyond picking tomatoes for lunch. My stay coincided with the fig picking season, so most… read more of my work (~90%) was picking and sorting figs. The profile doesn't communicate this well, fig picking is only mentioned once (also no pictures showing it), but this is the main activity in August/September. Fig picking meant that I didn't learn anything about "organic farming and permaculture", one of my main reasons for doing Workaway, and it's an uncomfortable activity as you work until mid day in the sun, wearing long-sleeve clothing to protect yourself from the fig glue, there were times when I didn't have the willpower to move anymore because the extra heat created by moving was too much. The profile also claims that they're "producing for [their] own consumption" when the great majority of figs is sold (good, eating this many figs might melt your mouth). The profile may be accurate for any other time of the year, but not for the time I was there, which seemed to be the busiest month with the most Workawayers. The profile should be updated to reflect all seasons.

Despite that and further criticisms in the paragraph below, I remember thinking that it's one of the best Workaway/WWOOF places I've been to, in my top 3 out of 9. Perhaps I would have chosen a project more focussed on gardening had the profile been more accurate, and perhaps I would have had less fun. If your focus is on the meeting people/cultural exchange/exploring the world aspects of Workaway, this place will be great for you. The surroundings are beautiful, both the homestead and the area, there are many places to visit like Hyères, the Coudon and Cap Garonne (I'm glad I visited the latter two at the end of my stay as I was familiar with the surroundings you can see from up there). I met many people from all over the world, out of the places I've Workawayed/WWOOFed at, this one had the highest number of Workawayers, new ones every week at this busy time. We sometimes stayed up talking around the table for hours. Almost everyone but me was very friendly and someone even lent me their old phone when mine broke, and Abigail and Cedric let me stay for longer when I hadn't decided where to go next yet. Me being vegan was no problem, the meals were usually vegan and always vegetarian. The tents had matresses so were very cozy to sleep in. They have two cool dogs. They also host concerts and meditation/dance/other events, but I didn't participate much. My favorite activity was raiding the five book boxes of La Farlède, recommended for anyone who's learning French and likes to read, you can reach them on foot, I have enough to last me for years now.

There were some problems with the accomodations, nothing that should have kept me from coming, but it is worth mentioning that many of the tents developed holes and were unable to protect their contents from the rain, that the only usable bike was in a bad condition (no lights no bell bad brakes) though the bikes were being worked on, the toilet and shower curtains weren't wind proof which I believe has been fixed, the main dry toilet had flies living in it which didn't bother me but bothered someone else, the wifi didn't work for weeks when I arrived, and the food organisation felt chaotic. It's a young project, they're working on it, but they do take their time. Workawayers have to try paying attention to the state of their tents and to the bike they're using themselves so that they don't end up with wet belongings or having to drive in the dark like me... Pay attention that you're getting your days off too, they're assigned, but not always correctly.

More practical tips for my past self:
•Bring light, long sleeved clothing for the fig picking.
•Bring a good rain jacket, rain is rare but heavy, my phone broke during one of them while in my "rain" jacket's pocket.
•After work, put on mosquito spray and hide in the forest. There isn't much shade in the living area and the tents get far too hot.
•Seriously, don't have any food in your tent outside of Tupperboxes.
•Don't trust Google maps in this area. I kept trespassing.

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1 Apr 2026

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join our alternative way of ...)

(July/August 2025)

There are inaccuracies in the profile, it really needs to be updated. Jose and Nicolas don't live there anymore, or at least didn't when I was there. The garden was also deprioritised that year so not much to learn about food self-sufficiency. I tried working with the trees as much as possible, but sometimes I had to work on… read more

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