Help with home projects and gardening around Geneva Lake, France

Infos

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  Description

  Despite what is indicated on the website, we are not looking for an au pair.
  
  We live in a house in Thonon-les-Bains, a small city of 35 000 inhabitants, by the Geneva Lake and just next to the mountains (french Alps) : a beautiful area.
  (Easy connexion from Geneva, international airport)
  
  There is always lots to do : renovation in the house, cleaning, gardening, ...
  
  We have a garden with fruits and vegetables and a henhouse.
  500 m from the lake side : in summer swimsuit essential :)
  
  The family consists of
  - I (Marie-Cécile), the mom (widow).
  - Marie-Adélaïde ( a girl), 18 years. She likes reading books and goes to Geneva University…. She learns english and spanish.
  - Pierre-Gaspard ( a boy), 16 years. He likes create 3D objects with Blender and reading. He is a real teenager ;)
  - Josselin (a boy), 13 years. He is very active. He likes to play football, do gym, play with Lego, be outside, cycling, jogging ... He likes music. He plays the piano.
  - two cats doing their life inside and outside.
  - Chicken in the henhouse.
  
  We cook a lot by our own (less as possible industrial food).
  
  We are ecoresponsible as much as possible, and try to make no waste (food, clothes, water, energy, ...). We use the more we can the plants, fruits, vegetables coming from the garden.
  Lunch and dinner are shared with the family, sharing a meal together is an important thing in France. We are an omnivorus family (meat, milk, butter, cheese, egg, wheat, pasta, rice, fish, vegetables, fruits, ...) :) So think about if you can not adapt your diet...
  Workawayers came several times at home, others come and visit us when in the area, ...

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Films et télé

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Musique

  

  Langues

  

  Livres

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Montagne

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Animaux

  

  Randonnée

  

  Camping
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Living the french way of life, learning french language and taste french food :)

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  Aide

  Priority to GARDENING / DIY during September / October
  
  Looking for a handyman/woman autonomous who have capacities in renovation/DIY.
  The things to do includes
  - gardening : mowi, clear the garden, cut the edges,
  - sweeping the yard,
  - sand and paint wood (shutters,, ...),
  - General maintenance and fix small things,
  - paint walls inside,
  -clean a cellar
  - ...
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  Eventually
  
  ENGLISH TUTOR or ITALIAN TUTOR (if you are native speaker for one of these languages)
  -Pierre-Gaspard (16)
  Tutoring for 30 minutes a day. The main quality of these person will be patience and faith!
  -Josselin (13) needs a tutor to train everyday (20 mn per day) in a structured way.
  Tutoring does not occupy all of your work time, so it will be necessary to do something else like gardening, DIY, cleaning, wood work...
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  You are welcome in the life family (a mum, 3 kids, two cats...). You need to be kidfriendly, they like to interact with you too :)
  Thank you for taking part in daily tasks (set the table, help store the kitchen after meals, clean up after you, ...).
  We love optimistic and smiling people :) If you are not, we are not the right place.
  As we have a piano in the livingroom, you can practice everytime you want.
  You organize your volunteer tasks like you want, except tutoring. We will ask you to 25 hours a week.

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Anglais: Intermédiaire
  Italien: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  In Thonon-les-Bains
  Own room, shared bathroom

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  Autres infos...

  We're near Geneva Lake and just next to the mountains (french Alps) : a beautiful area.
  (Easy connexion from Geneva, international airport : bus T71 or train with Leman Express)
  Bus connexions to the ski resort (Châtel, Avoriaz, Les Gets, ...)
  Boat connexion to Lausanne

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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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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  My own office is in the house. There is a desk left and a professionnal access to the internet.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Small camper can park in the yard.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Mes animaux

  rooster and hens

  Poukie

  Loustic

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