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-- We are thinking to invite 2 to 4 WorkAway guests in the period from mid March to mid April 2025. More guests = more fun :) --
We are Rachna (44), Jaap (42), Tijko (10) and Enna (7). We are Dutch, traveled the world and settled five years ago in the Southern French countryside. We live the 'Coeur des Bastides' region right in between the bastide villages Monflanquin and Villereal, halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse. We are relaxed happy people and love to have people around. Our kids are enthusiastic little minions, always a little timid at first but very open and happy after an hour:) They speak Dutch and French and are learning English very fast.
Giving up our city jobs in the Netherlands, we jumped in to a big new adventure. We wanted something totally different more outside, eco and to have more time for our children and our surroundings. We are very happy with the choice we made.
Now we share this wonderful place with Grandpa and Grandma. Together, we care for a charming, ancient castle dating back to the 11th century, set on a large estate. Life here is never dull—there's always something that needs doing when you live in a place with so much history and character.
That's why we love welcoming volunteers who enjoy getting their hands dirty and helping out.
We invite and expect our guests to be part of the family. We invite you to join us in our leisure activities (but don't feel obliged :) and in discovering our "new" Southern French habitat. This is lots of fun. The French people in this region are very open and helpful which brings us to nice places. Being a temporary part of the family also means that you participate in the life in the house and to perform household tasks together with us.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Off course being in the middle of a different family will give you new views on live... but also discovering the France people, nature, and of course food!! together with us wat a lucky thing ;).
We ourselves have some experience with building, architecture (have been city planners in a former life) , natural gardening, but also want to discover the "new" things that make us and the world happy... like eco toilets.... what a nice things... but how can we make these more fashionable??
Also grandpa and grandma are nature loving gardeners, artistic sculpturing painters and the love to such for old stuff in the ground with other France people... they are always active! They can't sit still :)
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
There is alway something to do with a place like this, outside ore inside work in the garden. The work depends on season and our plans but also on where you are good at or like to do.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Holandés: Fluido
Portugués: Fluido
Alemán: Intermedio
Español: Intermedio
Francés: IntermedioEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
Alojamiento
From experience, we can tell you—it’s really cool to live in a castle! :D The building has a U-shape, and our home is in one corner. Our door is always open, and we love sharing meals together.
Depending on the season, we use different bedrooms, but always with a comfortable bed and a nice bathroom. Rachna loves to cook, so we have a big kitchen where we prepare lots of things ourselves.
We love being surrounded by nature and take every chance we get to enjoy our lunch or dinner outside.
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We live in Envals, 5 minutes drive from the villages Villereal and Monflanquin. These and the other surrounding villages have a vivid social life and people are open and helpful. Hiking, trails, (mountain) biking, climbing are popular here. There are lots of castles and bastides, prehistoric cave paintings and many other things to explore which make it a really nice place. Moreover, the region is well known for its food and wines and is the no.1 'bio' region of France.
We ourselve myself do quite some running, cycling, hiking and yoga. You're always invited to join!
The place is quite remote from public transport so a car comes in handy but we also travel a lot by bike. On arrival we can pick you up from Bergerac or Villeneuve sur Lot.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
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Comentarios (25)
The work we did was very diverse. We removed walls, painted and cleaned windows, build a roof, repaired a street, cut a tree and much more.
It never got boring and we felt very… read more
A very beautiful place in the middle of nature in Southern France. They own a small castle and a huge chunk of land around it.
Jaap has a lot of energy and is always willing to lend a hand, change your job if it doesn't suit you… read more
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The work we did was very diverse. We removed walls, painted and cleaned windows, build a roof, repaired a street, cut a tree and much more.
It never got boring and we felt very… read more
A very beautiful place in the middle of nature in Southern France. They own a small castle and a huge chunk of land around it.
Jaap has a lot of energy and is always willing to lend a hand, change your job if it doesn't suit you… read more
Really cool to see how the projects develop! They have a clear plan in mind what to do and make and instructions are clear. I loved the mix of carpentry and… read more
Dear Foti & Chaia,
What a chilled out team,
Every WorkAwayers host dream!
Chaia, good Sinterklaas singer,… read more
The time with you has been the most serendipitous coming together of truly wonderful people, and in such a magical place! Three weeks I got to spend with Rachna and Jaap and their lovely family and all the other sweet sweet people who just seem to naturally gravitate to this place. It was an absolute golden time, you… read more
The work was diverse and interesting.
We did some gardening, wood work, painting, electricity, old wall construction...
We… read more
Rachna cooking was awesome, she have enough skill to start is own smal bakererie if she want to do.
Jaap is very friendly and give all is… read more
How to say how incredible it was ? We just loved our time there and wish we could have spend more! But we're sure we will get the chance to see each other again, in our part of… read more
Rachna is a very nice, respectfull and kind person. She cooked all the meals for her family, me and the other workawayers during two weeks and she treated me like a sister would do.
Jaap is a very… read more
Jaap et Rachna et leurs enfants sont adorables, intéressants, drôles. Nous avons appris à faire plein de choses (cuisine, ciment...) Le travail fut varié et enrichissant. Le cadre était également grandiose.
Jaap, Rachna, Wilco, Véra, Tijko et Enna, merci pour tout, vous avez… read more
So it it was all i expected and more, healthy and… read more
He is a creative and talented photographer and developed with us some serious woodchopping skills, did plenty of painting and did a lot in the garden and barn.
What a nice start to the day it is to get up, look out of the window and see all the happy sheep. Renovating an impressive castle surrounded by pure nature was such a nice experience. I've… read more
