Enjoy a cultural exchange and help at our place in the French countryside, Marnay-sur-Seine

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  Description

  We are presently renovating a 16th century monastery in the French countryside (Marnay-sur-Seine artist-oriented village, 1h train travel from Paris).
  The project is destinated for personal use as well as partial use for an artist residency.
  
  We are French family with German and Portuguese origins, with 2 kids (2 and 5 year-old boys).
  During the helpers mission our very kind Germano-russian au-pair boy will also be present.
  We enjoy good food, strolling through flea markets and French art de vivre.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are looking forward to sharing meals with our helpers and sharing on our cultures.
  Marnay-sur-Seine is a 250-inhabitant village with a very rich artistic character, provided with a beautiful botanic garden and a charming café as a meeting place. On hot summer days everybody here enjoys having a cooling bath in the Seine river.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  A construction team is taking care of the main building works.
  We are looking for helping hands mainly for the garden maintenance, occasionally also to give a hand to the construction team when needed.
  This is why we would be happy to welcome 2 persons enjoying garden works and basic house-maintenance tasks. Helpers willing to decorate the rooms with furniture when needed, may be sometimes assemble furniture such as beds, shelves etc.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Our 2 helpers will have bedrooms and bathrooms situated directly in our new house. They will of course have free access to our family kitchen + are always welcome to join our meals.

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  Autres infos...

  Marnay-sur-Seine is a 250-inhabitant village situated 1h train travel from Paris.
  Marnay has a very rich artistic character, it is provided with a beautiful botanic garden and a charming café as a meeting place. On hot summer days everybody here enjoys having a cooling bath in the Seine river.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week