Help to rehabilitate my 19th century farmhouse and enjoy a language exchange in Sarzay, France

Detalles

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  Descripción

  English spoken burning-out woman needs help!
  Ex interior decorator and landscape gardener.
  Travelled in 28 countries and lived 8 years in London.
  Hardworker, persistant and passionate.
  
  Moved back to Central France 10 years ago and have been working on atypical 19th century farm rehabilitation since.
  Need help for maintenance, gardening and construction.
  
  A couple would be ideal as man and woman can complete each other, helping on the George Sand's area traditional family farm or one independant, resourceful person who has initiative.
  4 or 5 hours work in the morning(it is hot in the afternoon!).
  Being together in the afternoon(or not,depending on what helpers prefer), if hot preferably going swimming in rivers or lake otherwise visiting neaby area.
  I would prefer to relax on my own in the evenings so we can respect each other's space.
  Handyman, builder, mason, carpenter, landscape gardener is welcome as well as ecological and self-sufficiency living people.
  
  Willing to exchange knowledge in French language and cooking and gardening and visiting typical swimming rivers and lakes around as well as castles and watermills.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Enseñanza

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Discover how 19th century farmers used to live, how to grow vegetables and to look after old rural self-sufficient farm from Berry.
  French language, french cooking and discovering castles, watermills and swimmable rivers and lakes of George Sand's area.

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  Ayuda

  House cleaning
  Gardening(vegetable garden), cutting grass, triming branches,weeding, spreading compost around garden
  Carrying light furniture, put shelves on the wall, making a bit of cement or lime for bottom walls, floor board, painting garden furniture, planting stakes, small area under roof insulation

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Fluido

  Este 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.
  
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  Alojamiento

  One single and a double tent by the river Couarde.
  Ecological showering and dry toilets.
  3 meals a day offered

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  Algo más...

  Available buses, old bikes to visit George Sand's house(6 km's away), shared car to visit Sarzay's castle(walking distance) and wild nature places in hot weather july or august time.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week