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French Countryside Dream 🇫🇷


The experience

We are a multi-cultural family of 4 who decided to pursue the French dream and now we work hard to renovate an old farmhouse and transform it to a beautiful and peaceful location that we can share with our guests!

We prioritize highly to look after our environment by planting native species of fruit trees and bushes, herbs and vegetables, not forgetting to attract the bees and the birds into our garden.


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.


What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely


Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate Portuguese

Over 23 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

We need help in different areas: renovation of walls, ceiling, pointing, wood work (we would love to have a pergola and a greenhouse for example); sewing curtains, helping us renovate the summer kitchen.


Activities & Shift

Usually work hours are to be agreed on, could be 3 hours in the morning, 2 in the afternoon for example.


Rules

We share happily our food and our table, but we will not cook special food for you. No smoking, excessive drinking or loud music tolerated. Apart from that, normal house rules apply :)