Gardening, decorating, DIY and cooking help in a peaceful home in Lapenty, Northern France

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  • Última atividade: 8 mar. 2024

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  2024 

 Hospedagem min. solicitada: 1 semana ou menos

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  • Descrição

    Descrição

    Discover the beautiful rural village of Lapenty and the peaceful surrounding countryside and small towns while helping me create the most wonderful home and garden. Electric bike and tradition bike available to borrow. Lake 2 minutes away.

    About Katy, your host:
    I love stimulating conversation, meditation, uplifting books, films and music. It is very rural here so if reading, conversation, making music (piano and harmonium available) and when the evenings are light the countryside are not your thing this is probably not the right place for you. I'm interested in uncovering my and humanities full potential. I teach Tai Chi and Qigong for my living and I meditate daily. I have found it does not work out for me with volunteers who want to drink alcohol every night, but if you like a glass of wine or beer a few times a week you are welcome. The house is no smoking. Smokers are welcome to smoke outside, on the top floor of the garage where there are comfy chairs or by the lake!

    Meals
    I'm a vegetarian. Vegetarians, vegans, meat and fish eaters are all welcome, as long as the meat and fish eaters are happy to buy and cook your own meat or fish when you want it. I do not drink alcohol myself so you would need to buy your own if you like the odd glass.

    Feedback - please note the feedback for before 2023 was for a previous home 6km away, I have since divorced and Jasmine has now grown up and is living in Caen! She visits occasionally. Generally it is just me here.

    About the work available:

    Outside
    Tasks in the garden - mowing, weeding, creating beds, planting and pruning, landscaping, everything!!!.
    DIY - creating beds from wood or stone, plastering a brick wall, putting up trellis, installing a rotary washing line, repairing the arched stone work of a forge, sanding and teak oiling furniture, creating patio areas, the list goes on....

    Tasks in the garage with workshop above - painting
    DIY - improving the inside

    Tasks in the home -
    painting a WC and a laundry room
    general maintenance and home improvement help, hand and power tools provided or bring your own


    Sewing - Creating a new curtain for a window out of a larger old one.

    Artistic - I have some blank canvases and acrylic paints.

    If you would like to stay be sure to let me know what project(s) you would like to help with. After a pause of several years from hosting while my life evolved I'm now meeting and learning from amazing people like yourself through workaway again.

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Projetos artísticos
    Jardinagem
    Construção/faça você mesmo
    Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
    Manutenção geral
  • Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos da ONU
    Erradicar a pobreza
    Erradicar a fome
    Saúde de qualidade
    Educação de qualidade
    Igualdade de género
    Água potável e saneamento
    Energias renováveis e acessíveis
    Trabalho digno e crescimento económico
    Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas
    Reduzir as desigualdades
    Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis
    Produção e consumo sustentáveis
    Ação climática
    Proteger a vida marinha
    Proteger a vida terrestre
    Paz, justiça et instituições eficazes
    Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    I am spiritual, meditate, look within and eat healthily. I live in the heart of rural France. You are welcome to join me in Qigong or Tai chi classes or come along to local French dancing (all in French). I love nature, the local waterfalls, countryside and the beach.

    Working, studying or retired volunteers are welcome during your holidays. Volunteers are also welcome for longer stays who are are retired, not working at the moment or who work on line or refugees who would like to help out. There is a refugee center helping 25 locally housed Ukrainian families 15km away who can offer support.

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    25 hours a week help (negotiable if you are a professional trades person).
    We also share the preparation of meals and washing up afterwards (again negotiable for skilled professionals), vegetarian food provided which is often organic.

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas
    Inglês: Fluente
    Francês: Intermediário

    Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
    I speak French well and like sharing my knowledge, I'm also interested in improving my French, I'm English so am happy to share English. Language exchange is in addition to and not replacing volunteering work.

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    Accommodation in the beautiful rural village of Lapenty (50600), La Manche, Normandy, France in a semi-detached stone house
    I have a spare room with both a double and single bed for quiet guests, bedding provided. This is on the second floor and I don't have a lift.
    My home is 2 minutes walk from a beautiful peaceful lake with free camping car parking and facilities (and loud church bells!)
    There is also the possibility of camping in my garden for guests who prefer to chat into the night or stream or listen to music without headphones (tent, sleeping bag and airbed provided, no wifi in the tent).
    Be aware I'm right by a church, with wonderful bells that chime every half hour day and night.

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    Lapenty is very rural. The train from Paris is about 3 hours. The nearest train stations are Vire and Avranches, from the train station you get the bus to either St Hilaire Du Harcouët or Mortain and I will meet you there. There is public transport from the ports of Caen and Cherbourg. The train from Paris is about 40 euros one way booked last minute and much cheaper booked in advance, the bus 3 euros.

    Many Workawayers use Blabla car to get here. Search for Avranches.

    I live 8km from the famous market town of St Hilaire du Harcouët and 12km from the WW2 history town of Mortain with it's waterfalls. The Mont St. Michel and the beach are an hours drive away. There is no public transport in our village, the nearest bus stop is 8km away. There are no shops or bars in the village. I have UK TV and good internet.

    My daughter returns home for the weekend every couple of months or so. If you are visiting when she wants to visit this would be a great time for you to have a weekend in Paris or at the Mont St Michel or coast if you are staying in the guest room in the house (as this is also her bedroom!), or if you prefer to stay here you will need to sleep in the tent, the meditation room or the lounge during her visit.

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  • Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    I have fibre optic WiFi throughout the house and welcome longer stays. There is a large desk in the large guest bedroom as well as wifi and your phone should have a decent signal.

  • Espaço para estacionar campervans

    Espaço para estacionar campervans

    There is a free parking for campervans and motor homes 100 meters from the house by the lake, all sizes welcome.

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    2

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    Horas previstas

    25 hours per week plus a fair share of the cooking and washing up - hours, cooking and washing are up negotiable for skilled trades persons.

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 6537463494d2

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