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Well i'm a single franco-american woman, raised in washington dc, a year in canada, 6 months in mexico, but who has lived a long time in various parts of france : over 20 years in paris before moving to brittany, otherwise in lyons, in provence, montpelier and grenoble. I also spent 3 years in geneva when i was still in school.
My mother was austrian, so i have relatives in vienna and occasionally spent my vacation in bavaria when i was a teenager so i speak some german.
I've also travelled twice to egypt and spent 7 weeks in india and nepal in 2017. Plus some short trips to sweden, greece, italy, spain, tunisia, just to mention a few countries i've been to.
So much for how travelling has broadened my mind!
Otherwise i'm a music lover, belong to a small choir, follow a dance workshop once a week, meditate, practice mindfulness, enjoy cooking, and love gardening.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Raised on the american continent, educated in france, with an austrian mother
Interested in music theatre and dance
Retired after 30 years teaching english to french students, children and adults
Having travelled to various countries( perhaps less than you!!)
Concerned with promoting awareness and the respect of all forms of life
Keen on encouraging dialogue and non violent communication
I'm sure we will have plenty to share!
And if you're language oriented, of course we could speak french...
Aide
My land requires some maintenance even if i like to keep it wild and let it go its own way. Too many dead branches on the ground are a fire hazard. (some of the trees are fir trees so there's a thick carpet of pine needles ...) so mostly i need help to clean up the forest floor. (no don't worry, i don't mean rake up all the needles!!!). Some of the trees were felled last year so there are also heaps of logs that need to be put into piles and protected from the rain. Otherwise i have a vegetable garden which keeps me quite busy in spring and in the summer . Then there may be a bit of carpentry: extending a garden shed ( i have a lot of tools). But my main request is tending to my vegetable garden, my wood and my trees. That's about it!
And i wouldn't want to spend more than 4 or maximum 5 hours a day working. And there'll be no rush. One of my priorities is doing things in a mindful way!
Oh, and if you want to pitch in preparing meals, that would be fine too.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Allemand: Débutant
Hébergement
As for accommodation : you'll have a room of your own, comfortable and cosy, in my wood frame house. We share the bathroom and kitchen..
There's also a trailer in the woods if you want more privacy, provided the weather's not too cold...
Personally i'm vegetarian but can easily cook for meat and fish eaters. People say i'm a good cook! I buy mostly organic food and a bit of wine is nice, but i have trouble with hardcore beer drinkers.
You may have guessed : i'm a non-smoker too.
Oh yes, i almost forgot ! I'm one of more and more people who are developing hyper sensitivity to electromagnetic emissions. Which means that i have banned wifi from my home. Which doesn't mean that i have banned internet !! Access to internet is in your room, and cell phones function, although i ask that you turn them off when you're not using them.
I'm aware that a lot of people won't like this restriction, but who knows, some of you might just like the idea of experiencing what it's like being on your own, without needing to be connected all the time ! Just being here and now ! Reconnecting with our natural state.
Autres infos...
I live in a wood frame house in a small wood with the ocean only about 20km away , which is great for walks, visiting shipyards or fishing ports and swimming in summer. My place is an hour away from nantes and rennes, and half an hour from vannes, which are interesting cities to visit. But there are several smaller very picturesque towns nearby too, and the famous salt marshes of guerande, and even magical megalithic sites. I would be glad to show you around. Otherwise, as far as transport is concerned, i can drive you to the nearest bus stops, 6 km away, and from there you can go wherever you want. There's also a community pub nearby with music every saturday nite, and lots of interesting environmental friendly people to meet.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
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Aside from the several urgent jobs he helped me do (extending the roof of my garden shed, building an extra shelter for my fire wood, repairing my greenhouse), and his work clearing my woods, we had really interesting conversations, shared… read more
She took on each task perfectly.
We had lovely conversations and she shared her art work with me and was altogether fun to be with.
A very independent creative open considerate young lady, and attentive to one’s needs beyond one’s requests.
Thank you so much Vera. It was a pleasure having you!
Many interesting conversations were had around the dining table, as well as plenty of delicious meals. I loved the buckwheat bread and crepes.
Julian took me to several places of interest, including beautiful French towns such as Guérande… read more
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Aside from the several urgent jobs he helped me do (extending the roof of my garden shed, building an extra shelter for my fire wood, repairing my greenhouse), and his work clearing my woods, we had really interesting conversations, shared… read more
She took on each task perfectly.
We had lovely conversations and she shared her art work with me and was altogether fun to be with.
A very independent creative open considerate young lady, and attentive to one’s needs beyond one’s requests.
Thank you so much Vera. It was a pleasure having you!
Many interesting conversations were had around the dining table, as well as plenty of delicious meals. I loved the buckwheat bread and crepes.
Julian took me to several places of interest, including beautiful French towns such as Guérande… read more
Julian est une personne magnifique et entière qui a la volonté de partager et de transmettre sur les plantes, les arbres, le jardinage et la permaculture et beaucoup d'autres choses encore ! Nous avons pu partager des… read more
Elles m’ont rendu d’immenses services, toujours heureuses d’accomplir les taches à faire. Elles se sont beaucoup plu dans mon bois et mon potager. Et puis nous avons beaucoup parlé et partagé. J’espère les revoir pour qu’elles puissent voir le… read more
Julian a… read more
During the month she was here, she did a terrific job clearing up all the dead branches in my woods and piling up the logs in my woodshed.
That was the main job I needed help for, but she accepted very graciously a number of other jobs around the house and in the vegetable garden that also needed to be… read more
Getting to Brittany to Julian's home, I wasn't expecting to meet such a wonderful and open heart lady. She got me aware of a lot of things about myself, on a spiritual level, and I learnt from her inner harmony and way of living close to nature.
Cooking with her was very… read more
She treated us to some really good cooking and was very conscientious in all the tasks I asked her to do. What I particularly appreciated was how fluid everything went. She didn't need to ask me what to do… read more
