Join our family and help us with small renovation projects and gardening in Thiers, France

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of two human beings (Franck and Ilyes) and two adorable dogs (Marshall and Barry). Franck works 2 days a week, he's kind of a failed artist 😅 who loves to read and seeks to archive a simple ecological way of living. Ilyes is a computer science engineer who makes his own bread, loves his friends and family, and enjoys all the simple pleasures of life. Marshall and Barry are dogs, so they eat, sleep, play and love a nice sniffling in the forest.
    We spend most of our time at home, helping with renovations of our house and taking care of our 'used to be' abandoned garden (planting trees, preparing the design of the futur permaculture garden, zen areas, etc) and we are looking after our two small and so cute chickens that provide us eggs.

    The house is located in the city center.

    Smokers/non smokers, vegetarians/non vegetarians, lgbts or not, any existent human being, are welcomed in here.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are a mixed cultural family with whom you can learn about French and Tunisian culture and languages. Franck is passionate about art, ecology and social justice that he loves to share his passion

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    It's a livable house that needs a good renovation :
    •new rain water system. one for the garden, one for the house.
    •door and stair case to create.
    •gardening help
    •outside wall renovation
    •rethink of the house's isolation strategy
    •we share housekeeping
    •lot of other fun stuff to do !

  • Languages spoken

    Arabic: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    English: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A spare double bed room with an east exposed window into our beautiful garden, we enjoy cooking together and we prefer that the Workawayer shares this plaisir with us.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Thiers is an old medieval town that brings lot of tourist all year long. You can visit the streets and enjoy some nice architecture or push the door of an art exhibition or a craftsman shop. We also have bars, shops and anything a small town can provide.

    The nature is not so far. Walk less than 20 minutes from the house to start walking into the woods. But if you really want to go into deep nature a car would be necessary (we don't have one). Trains an bus can also bring you to some cities around, cultural visits and beautiful nature areas to walk in.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Females dogs or castrated males are allowed (one of our dogs is very hateful with non castrated dogs). NO cats, unless you want it to be eaten by the second dog we have

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 955177291211

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