Valerie

France
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Hi,
I will be available from mid-October 2025 to April 2026 and would love to go to Spain, Italy or another Europan country next winter.

About me:
I spent about 6 months with WorkAway in Ireland last year in order to improve my English and take a step back on my life and career.

After a short return to France, I left again for a personal trip of 3 months. I started with about 15 days in Canada to spend Christmast time with my daughter. Then I continued with a 2-month roadtrip in New Zealand. It was amazing!

I am currently working as a campsite manager in the French Alpes for the summer season.
I love mountains and the outdoors, doing various tasks and meeting people from everywhere so, this job is absolutely perfect for me!
As I will come back here next summer, I am searching a paid position in Europe for the upcoming winter season 2025/26 to fill the gap.

I am very versatile, not afraid with hard work. I love nature, animals, meeting people, independent work as well as working as part of team. I love busy days and learning new things. I would love to discover new jobs.

I am an enthusiastic and dynamic person, and am always smiling (or almost 😉) and love to laugh.
I love walking, hiking, swimming and many other sports and activities. I also love reading thrillers.

I nearly always lived in villages or little cities (excepted when I lived in Paris!) and I love to be in the countryside or at least a quiet place with easy access to nature. Being lost in the middle of nowhere is not a problem for me😄

I am open to many different places and jobs. So, wherever you are and whatever you do, get in touch and let's talk about it!
Interests
Van life
Books
Water sports
Cycling
Winter sports
Adventure sports
Hiking
Beach
Nature
Mountain
Languages
Gardening
Fitness
Farming
Sustainability
Camping
DIY & crafts
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Plant care
Drawing & painting
Self development
Cooking & food
Charity work
Astronomy
Art & design
Outdoor activities
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I am quite fluent in English now thanks to my travels. I have an intermediate English level (B2) and I would like to continue to improve it. I also love Spanish and Italian and would like to improve my level in these 2 languages. I have lost many words and expressions since I haven't practiced them for a long time. I can also help you to learn French.
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Eco Projects
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Able to teach about:
Languages
Helping with Computers/ Internet
More details about your skills
I have over 15 years of experience in customer service as I worked in the hospitality industry, event organisation and sales. I worked in different sectors such as hotels, the champagne industry, Telecom field and security equipment for tree top adventure parks so, I am very adaptable. As I used to work in fast-paced environment, I developped very good organisational skills and proactivity.

I like DIY. I renovated my house and built another one. I prepared the walls and did all the painting inside, dug the soil and created a path with stones, etc... and have been gardening for several years.

I am a creative person and, during a period of my life when I had time... I used to do a lot of handcrafts on my own and also with my daughters when they were kids. One of my goals is to find time to do them again! One day maybe... ;-)

I love animals and know how to look after pets. I had Guinea pigs when I was young and later I had a cat and a dog.
Age
49
What else ...
I have my own car.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  I have to avoid wheat, cow milk and some vegetable such as the whole cabbage family, lentilles, peas. It’s intolerance, not allergy so, no big issue, I can adapt myself. I can also cook my own food when needed.

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28 Oct 2024

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I spent 1 month at Margaret’s with Maddie, a young American WorkAwayer with whom I fitted in very well.

Margaret is a lovely and generous person. She is very knowledgeable about the body working, plants and food. I learned a lot with her about natural medicine (“grandmother remedies”) and recipes. I was surprised and a bid scared to live without… read more

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28 Oct 2024

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I am a bit late to let my feedback…
I spent a total of 2 months last summer with Margo and Pearse’s family. 15 days late June as a last minute to help them and I came back on the 23rd of July for 1,5 months as it was originally planned.

Margo and Pearse are very welcoming and generous, I felt at ease since my first day.
They both included me in… read more their activities and introduced me to their friends with a great pleasure. I went with them to the lake for their daily swim. I tried but the water was too cold for me ;-) I went to see a concert in Limerick and also listen to a group of traditional music in a pub with Pearse. I went with Margo to watch a documentary about Palestine which was very interesting even if a bit sad of course and we went to a bathing song session together, it was a great first time for me. She also invited me to participate to her healing night but I finally couldn’t as my daughter came to see me at that time. I thank them so much for that. They were so kind to let me free time to see my daughter and they even welcomed her at home! They also proposed me twice to sleep a few days in their caravan because I didn't have any other place to stay.

I had my days OFF during the week and worked the weekends when they were out. My work was shared between outside (I mainly did gardening, so much weeding ;-) but I love that) and inside (I vacuumed, cleaned the floor, windows, kitchen so many times per day!, bathrooms, etc.). I also did the lifts for their daughters to go to work during the weekends and looked after the chickens, Pico (a friend’s cute dog) and Lila (their lovely cat).

During the week, I mainly spent my days with Pearse and really enjoyed our conversations about every subject, even taxes! Ahah! We usually spent dinners all together and I appreciated a lot our relaxing conversations with Margo by night.

I stayed in a comfortable wood cabin in the garden with a loo, sink, microwave, etc. and a chimney (very useful as I am very sensitive to the cold even despite my 5 quilts!!). The shower is in the main house but it was not a problem for me.

The house is in the countryside, it was OK for me as I had my own car but they can easily give you lifts if needed. It’s a nice place to stay and Margo & Pearse always have a lot of projects for their house and garden so, you will never get bored!

@Margo & Pearse, thanks again for your generosity and everything!

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27 Jun 2024

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I am so very grateful to Valerie, she was to come to us in August and we had a last minute change of plan re workawayers and we were very stuck and I reached out to Valerie and asked her to come early if at all possible. Valerie kindly changed her plans to help us out. Thank you so much.
During her time with us my husband and I were away for a… read more

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19 Aug 2024

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Valerie is a very kind and gentle person and I was delighted to included her in whatever activities were planned, as she was wonderful company and always seems happy. We had a lovely walk in the National Park after the journal making craft workshop in Ballycroy. We also travelled with friends to meet First Female President of Ireland, former UN… read more

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30 Jul 2024

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Sinead is a lovely person and I am so happy with the time spent with her. She has a passion and a wonderful knowledge of her region. She is very welcoming and included me in all her activities. We really spent a good time together walking in the National Park, going to see a movie and meet Marie Robinson in person, going to the pub, playing board… read more

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28 Oct 2024

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28 Oct 2024

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27 Jun 2024

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19 Aug 2024

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30 Jul 2024

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11 Jul 2024

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Valarie came to us at last minute and she had her car which was great for her to get around as we live in the countryside. From the start we got on very well and she fitted into our family quite easily and adapted to our way of family life. We shared many stories. Valarie gives 100% commitment to any chore she takes on and take pride in all her… read more

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16 Jun 2024

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I nearly spent 4 weeks with Majella, Michael and their sons. It was my first WorkAway experience and it was really great.

Michael and Majella are very welcoming, available and generous. They take a real pleasure to share their knowledge about Ireland, the area and so many other things. It was also nice to speak with their 2 sons who are very… read more

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