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We're a Dutch-Brazilian family living in Saint-Jorioz, a small village on the southern shore of Lake Annecy in the French Alps. Daniela (Brazilian) and Hans (Dutch-Brazilian) live here with our two young children and our cats, who are growing up moving between Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English at home — so any extra language and cultural exchange tends to be genuinely interesting to them.
Both of us run organizations in the mental health and behavioral science space — Daniela leads a psychology clinic, Hans runs a research lab and a related startup — so the household is busy, international, and full of people coming and going.
Our house has a pool, air conditioning, and solar panels — comfortable in summer and reasonably sustainable year-round. The lake is about a 25-minute walk away and considered one of the cleanest in Europe — great for swimming, paddleboarding, or just lying on the grass in summer. The mountains start at our doorstep: easy hiking in the warm months, skiing in winter (resorts 30–45 minutes away). Annecy itself, sometimes called "the Venice of the Alps," is a 15-minute drive, with its medieval old town, canals, weekly markets, and excellent food scene. Geneva is about an hour away, Lyon two, and Italy isn't much further.
We're a warm, easygoing household and enjoy meeting people from different places. We hope you'll feel at home here.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Technologie
Animaux de compagnie
Politique/justice sociale
LGBT+
Événements/vie sociale
Culture
Langues
Histoire
Cuisine et alimentation
Livres
Blogs
Animaux
Yoga / bien-être
Sports nautiques
Activités en plein air
Nature
Montagne
Danse
Cyclisme
Plage
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Cultural exchange is honestly one of the main reasons we're drawn to hosting. Our household is already a mix of cultures and languages — Brazilian, Dutch, French — and we love adding to that.
What we can share:
* Languages. Between the family, we speak Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English daily, and we're happy to help you practice any of them (or just chat). Our kids in particular love when guests bring a new language into the mix.
* Our work, if you're curious. Both of us work in mental health and behavioral science — Daniela with a clinical practice, Hans with research and a startup. If those topics interest you, we're always up for a conversation about them. No expectation either way.
What we hope to learn:
We genuinely enjoy hearing how people from other places think — about food, family, work, what makes a good life. We've lived in several countries ourselves and know how much a stay somewhere new can shift your perspective. We hope our kids get some of that too: meeting people from different backgrounds, hearing different languages, learning that the world is much bigger than their village.
Social side:
Saint-Jorioz has a friendly village feel, and Annecy is lively year-round — markets, festivals, lakeside events in summer, Christmas markets and ski culture in winter. We're happy to bring you along to things we're doing, introduce you to friends and neighbors, and help you find your own footing if you'd rather explore independently. Family dinners are usually shared, often multilingual, and rarely quiet.
Aide
We have a mix of ongoing projects and smaller tasks where an extra pair of hands would make a real difference. Depending on your interests and skills, you might help with:
* Painting, both inside the house and outside.
* Garden help, and potentially reshaping parts of the garden. Regular upkeep (weeding, pruning, planting), plus the chance to help us rethink certain areas. If you have a gardening or landscaping background, even better.
* Small fixes and repairs around the house and yard. Things come up regularly: a basket that needs welding, a bit of the kids' playground that needs patching, a bike light to reattach, small carpentry tasks. If you're handy and enjoy that kind of variety, there's always something.
A note on how we're approaching this: we're new to Workaway and still figuring out what arrangement works best for everyone. Between our jobs and the kids, we travel fairly often, so part of what we're exploring is whether some of the work could happen while we're away — alongside time when we're home and can work together, share meals, and show you around. We don't have this fully figured out, and we'd want to shape it together with whoever joins us, based on what feels comfortable and fair on both sides.
What we can say is that we'd be open and communicative about it, plan plenty of overlap at the start so we can get to know each other, and make sure you always have what you need — materials, clear instructions, a contact for questions, and a comfortable home with the pool and surroundings to enjoy in your downtime.
If you're someone who values independence, is comfortable in your own company in a quiet village setting, and is up for figuring out a good rhythm together, we'd love to hear from you.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Portugais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Allemand: Débutant
Hébergement
A beautiful guest room (bed for 2) with a view on the mountains!
If we are at home, we are happy to provide three meals a day in exchange for up to 25 hours a week of help (with 2 full days off) or provide a stipend in case we are not at home.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Mes animaux
Cotta
Curie
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