Helping Hands needed in Rural France

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Connect with international travelers: 61 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with nature: 59 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature

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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

In preparation for the wedding season, we have to organise, clean, pack away our daily lives, move furniture etc, some planting/gardening, some small painting jobs. Be apart of our team and help with this, everyday will be different.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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87 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

61 Meeting international travelers
59 Get in touch with nature
45 Practicing English
32 Immersing in the local culture
29 Meeting locals
14 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

14 3. Good health and well-being
11 8. Decent work and economic growth
2 2. Zero hunger

Eilidh

United Kingdom

My time at the home Duveilla was wonderful! Faye and her family are the kindest souls who make you feel at home instantly! The tasks are very well explained and the work is difficult but rewarding. When the weather allows, there is some nice scenery for bike rides and the games room offers a space for volunteers to play ping pong or darts. I especially enjoyed the home cooked meals and the comforting albeit slightly crazy family dinners! Thank you for such an amazing time at the home, I highly recommend :))

about 2 months ago

Maria

Brazil

Faye and her family were wonderful hosts! Faye explained how she wanted each task to be done at the beginning of the day and if I had any questions she was always willing to answer. Since some days the tasks were very quick to complete I would help another volunteer so we could finish them quickly and enjoy the free time. I loved all the time I spent at the home: working, petting Scratchy, riding the bike around the little town, having dinner together and chatting and then learning to play chess in the games room!!

about 2 months ago

Zosia

Poland

I've spent really good time in the home! Faye is a wonderful warm person. All the tasks were well organized and instructions very clear. Food and accommodation were absolutely great. Each day we had dinner together and it was delicious and nutritious. There is a gameroom available for volunteers so we could spend our free time playing ping pong or darts which was fun. Its the perfect place to relax slow down and spend long lazy days out in the sun surrounded by nature. There wasn't really much more to do besides bike rides or reading which for more than 3 weeks could get a bit boring.

2 months ago

Levin

Germany

I had a really nice time at the home. The house is full of charm and the surrounding nature quite peaceful. Faye is a great host, very attentive and respectful. I especially appreciated her cooking vegetarian variations of dinner for me every day. Work is clearly structured, everybody gets their own to-do list, which is is nice because it allows for clear communication and flexibility regarding working hours. At the same time it could make the experience feel a little too transactional at times. Although that is surely just a matter of personal preference. Overall big recommendation :)

2 months ago

Eva

Canada

Staying at the home was a great first volunteer experience. Faye and the family are so sweet always made me feel welcome. After dinner we sometimes played card or board games making it feel like home. The tasks were layed out at the beginning of they stay and you can always ask questions for clarification and Faye walks you through specifics.

about 2 months ago

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