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Bonjour!
We are a Dutch-American family who have been living in this spectacular part of the French Alps for 13 years now: Marita (Dutch) and Chuck (American), and Olve (31) and Nick (32), who are both in the US at the moment. We are in the final stages of building our home which we have tried to make as eco as we can, with natural materials and as fossil fuel-free as possible, we are learning about permaculture, so we can tread more lightly on this beautiful land.
We're looking for practical people who like working with their hands and are interested in learning about 'alternative' building methods, gardening and other skills in living lightly. If you have any experience with eco-building or any kinds of building work, especially carpentry, that would be amazing, but it's not essential. Specifically, we've now completed building an Alpine chalet style house, with hemp and lime walls around a timber frame structure and are currently evaluating how close to close to zero carbon we have achieved ... our solar panels and battery are installed, rainwater collection and composting toilets are now the main focus along with permaculture gardens, and any other good ideas we come across along the way.
Les Contamines Montjoie is a mountain village and resort, about 30kms from Chamonix, with beautiful hiking, climbing and biking and other activities so if you like the mountains and being active, there is lots to do.
We look forward to meeting you.
A bientôt!Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
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Between us in our family we have two nationalities, we've lived in lots of different countries and travelled in many more. Now we're living in this mountain village in the Alps and trying to tread more lightly on this beautiful land. We're learning a lot and we've got a lot to learn, and would love to share our experiences and learn from yours.
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The house is essentially built, so there's a lot of finishing work now, and any carpentry, plastering, tiling and general building skills could be hugely helpful. But they're not essential, as long as you're practical, responsible and enthusiastic. We are very happy, of course, to share information about the natural building techniques we used and what we have learned along the way.
We all share in the household chores - preparing meals, cleaning and tidying, and snow clearing - outside of the workaway hours.Idiomas
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Inglês: Fluente
Francês: Fluente
Holandês: Fluente
Italiano: IntermediárioEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
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Accommodation is in the new home, with a shared bathroom. It's spacious and comfortable but unfinished in places.
We're looking forward to sharing communal evening meals together (plant-based), sharing experiences, talking in whatever languages. Breakfast and lunch also provided.Algo mais...
Nearest train station is Le Fayet-St Gervais Les Bains and there's a bus between the station and Les Contamines. There's also regular long-distance bus services and Bla Bla Car. We encourage you to travel by train or bus instead of flying, if you can! Annecy and Chamonix are also reachable by train or bus.
You can get around Les Contamines on foot or we can lend you a bike. We are right at the foot of Mt Blanc and on the famous Tour du Mt Blanc route. There are lots and lots of hiking trails, an excellent climbing wall, mountainbiking, two swimming lakes, and tennis courts and, in the winter, skiing and snowshoeing, ice climbing and more.
We have a slackline, gymnastics rings, guitars, and plenty of books we can lend you.
Plus there's just endless beautiful scenery where you can just chill, read a book, take photos, walk, run, hike, bike, have a drink, parapente.... The possibilities are pretty much endless.
Just a note if you're coming outside the high season of July and August: it can be quite quiet, so don't expect lots of nightlife and buzz. Chamonix has that though, if you want.Mais alguns detalhes
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We have a decent wifi connection but it's not super fast.
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Chuck, Marita and their son Oliver were very welcoming and easy to get along… read more
I stayed in Les Contamines for almost 3 weeks and had a great time! At the time my job was mostly cleaning the woodframes and then oiling them. I also sanded the wooden handrails, which was so fun and my favorite task hahaha.
The house is a work of art, extremely… read more
The work was really fun, I mainly spent my time laying a big part of the new wooden floor with Chuck upstairs (a fantastically creative process, it turns out), and… read more
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Chuck, Marita and their son Oliver were very welcoming and easy to get along… read more
I stayed in Les Contamines for almost 3 weeks and had a great time! At the time my job was mostly cleaning the woodframes and then oiling them. I also sanded the wooden handrails, which was so fun and my favorite task hahaha.
The house is a work of art, extremely… read more
The work was really fun, I mainly spent my time laying a big part of the new wooden floor with Chuck upstairs (a fantastically creative process, it turns out), and… read more
The area itself is fantastic! There are so many gorgeous hikes right outside their door and the town is… read more
My work was helping to prepare the house for winter and build some stairs. I learnt a lot about carpentry and was very grateful that they took the time and effort to teach me what I… read more
I really enjoyed my workaway with these guys. They are really nice, understanding and reasonable people and I felt welcomed all the time. Very flexible with the work schedule as well as clear with the expected tasks. Regarding work - I had no confusion or misunderstandings with the tasks I was expected to do -… read more
It was one rainy night that I arrived and Oliver went to pick me up to the little bus station.
In the beginning, I was intended to Stay for a week and time flew by quick learning and eating the best homemade food I've had.
Marita, Oliver, and Chuck will explain in detail what you… read more
Marita is The Hostess. She makes this calm… read more
She is a lovely and bright young woman, neat and… read more
Mikel is a lovely young man who we would gladly recommend for pretty much any project he applies for - smart, polite and respectful, hardworking and quick to pick things up, he got along easily with everyone and made the most of the time off, going hiking and exploring the area. We tested… read more
One of the best experiences i have ever had!! It is difficult to describe everything in such a brief text but know that i enjoyed a lot in those 2 weeks. You are great as a family, really kind, funny, very friendly and helpful, knowing the way how to motivate people.
After a hard working day doing hempcrete walls… read more
She is someone you quickly feel like you can count on: warm-hearted and considerate, bringing great positive energy to the building work and to the team yet with a calming presence. She’s a keen climber and so it was… read more
Thanks so much for having me guys, I strongly recommend this project!
P.S. the mountains in that area are gorgeous!
The food was really tasty! The vegetarian diet was something totally… read more
It was a privilege to get to know Josh, he’s a very fine young person, making his way in life with an intelligence, thoughtfulness and integrity that is… read more
I learnt so much in the time I was with Marita, Chuck and Oliver. They are such welcoming, friendly, interesting people, always with a story to tell. Their philosophy and attitude to life really… read more
Marita, Chuck and Oliver are the dream family that everyone would like to have. And since the first day we felt part of that family. They… read more
It’s hard to describe our 'experience’ with Victor because it will sound unreal but in brief he is an incredible individual, someone we will always feel is like family. Looking back, it seems entirely natural that, on his very first day working with us, we trusted him… read more
When I came to participate at Chuck and Marita's project I couldn't imagine how great it would be.
From the first day, Chuck, Marita and Oliver made me feel at home.
I could write about them, but the words are not enough for drawing a picture of how they are. Just to say that they are amazing people, full of positive… read more