Elisa & Pierre

France
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Actuellement, nous sommes

à la maison

Les activités qui nous intéressent :

We are curious people, and love trying new hobbies and learning new skills. Mostly, we would love to learn about Asian and Pacific cultures

Notre prochaine destination :
French Polynesia - du Jun 2026 au Sep 2026
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Description

Traveling to Pacific countries in 2026
Centres d’intérêt

Culture

Événements/vie sociale

Musique

Dessin et peinture

Cuisine et alimentation

Histoire

Bricolage / artisanat

Livres

Astronomie

Sports d’hiver

Voile / bateau

Plage

Randonnée

Danse

Montagne

Activités en plein air

Sports d'équipe

Nature

Sports d'aventure
Langues

Langues parlées
Français: Courant
Anglais: Intermédiaire
Espagnol: Débutant
Japonais: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
Currently beginning japanese, and would love to polish our spanish as it has been a long time we spoke it. Would also love to teach french and english !

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Compétences et connaissances que nous aimerions partager ou apprendre

Ça nous intéresse :

Éco-projets

Jardinage d'entretien

Nous avons des connaissances :

Langues

Projets artistiques

Enseignement

S’occuper des animaux

Aider dans une ferme

Petits travaux d'entretien

Aide informatique / Internet

Garde de maison et d'animaux

Nous pouvons apprendre aux autres:

Projets DIY créatifs

Préparer les repas / cuisiner pour la famille

Aider à la maison

Accueil / tourisme
Quelles sont vos compétences ?

- building, from Legos to furniture, paddocks and part of houses.
- a little bit of renovating, mostly painting and fixing walls
- some gardening
- problem's solving
- drawing and digital painting
- cleaning
- hospitality / customer service
Âge

26 & 30
Autres infos...

We are absolute fans of board games, and are traveling with some ! We also discovered Magic the Gathering this autumn and are hooked.
We love to hike, to cook and to discover new hobbies :)
Informations complémentaires
- Fumeur
- Permis de conduire
- Allergies
- Régime alimentaire spécial

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15 juin 2026

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If you want to come and help Elle, you should be aware of a few things before.
We did not know any of that before coming even after asking a lot of questions. It felt a bit dishonest. So, the things she "forgot" to tell us :
- there is no real electricity in the house. A few celling lights in the main room work with solar energy and there is a … read more battery for the fridge, but there is no plugs and you can only charge USB-C devices by two ports.
- this means there is no WIFI. Cellphone data is spotty most of the time and disappears when the weather is really bad as it comes from Taveuni.
- water is also a limited resource, so cold showers and toilets are numbered and it will be expected of you to do everything outside if the water level becomes too low.
- if hygiene is important for you, you should know that the kitchen is open to anything meaning bugs, cats, coakroaches, etc and as the house is being renovated there is a lot of dust and chemical products (one of our fellow helpers had a bad allergic reaction). There are also a lot of wasps' nests inside the house.
- the closest city is 3 hours by bus, with a strict schedule (3 a day) that does not allow you to go there in the week, and the two villages nearby have no shop or cultural outings.
- adding to that previous point, there is almost nothing to do around the house. You can walk to the black sand beach (10 minutes), to a river (45 minutes) and supposedly to a waterfall (45 minutes) but that is when the weather is nice. And if you want to snorkel you should bring your own equipment.

We feel it is also important to note that Elle does not believe 5 days a week of work means access to food and accomodation on your days off. (Basically she expects us to go somewhere else during those days off). We know that some other hosts feel the same but they have clearly written it on their profile or told us about it beforehand as it is not the norm in our previous experiences. (And it's something quite important she should at least tells everyone beforehand.)

On a more personal note, we felt that Elle didn't want a cultural exchange so much. (Apart from the free work we didn't share much,) she even did not teach us anything about Fijian culture (only that she thinks everyone is a thief). She was often bad-mouthing about the previous helpers (it's a bit disappointing to be the first leaving a review knowing it didn't go well with at least half of the previous ones) and made us left in a day by being extremely rude.
She also told us that we were stupid because we didn't think like her on some subjects, and we feel that being open to other cultures should be the first step in welcoming Workawayers.

Altogether, the communication was bad. She did not have a clear idea of what she wanted us to do most days, and gave us inconsistent informations ("take a bath if you want" but then "water is too precious, don't wash your clothes"). She also became upset by things we didn't do while she didn't tell us they needed to be done, and we don't mean the basic stuff like cleaning the house (that was very dirty when we came, mostly the bathroom) but the cultural things she never explained like the water problem. #redacted# She also expected us to cook what she wanted instead of letting us cook what we wanted or cooking herself.

It was not our first workaway but it definitely made us more careful about where we will stay after that.

Apart from that, the view is amazing, the pets are lovely and if you are looking for a remote and tranquil place it could be a good one. Now that you are aware of everything we hope you'll not have any other bad surprises like us.

Elle, I hope this review helps you understand that you need to talk to people about your expectations and explain more things about your house (like the outside toilet) from the beginning if you want things to go smoothly. Talking about what is upseting you before you explode on people would also be a great improvment.

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