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Welcome to Catherine's, Célia's, Java's, and Taïga's place.
We are a Franco-Swiss family living in Provence for five years. Célia, my 16-year-old daughter, is attending high school in Apt, a small town 10 km from our home. She loves mangas, anime, and everything from Japan and will be very happy to share this passion with you! I myself work in real estate from home, but I have flexible hours and will be delighted to show you our little corner of Provence. We live near beautiful villages such as Gordes, Roussillon, and I love walking in the surroundings with our dog Java. I taught French to employees of the WHO in Geneva for several years, and I would be happy to help you progress in our beautiful language through conversations based on movies, books, or more school-like exercises.
We have a room with a double bed and its own bathroom, available for a couple or a single person.
During your stay, we will establish together a program based on your desires. I suggest walks on foot or by bike to discover the region and visits to Provençal villages like Gordes, Roussillon, or Bonnieux. We can also go meet my neighbors and friends which will be a good exercise for your French, people from the south enjoy talking and asking you lots of questions! We can also go to the local markets and flea markets. And if you know how to cook, you can teach me a few recipes, I'm not an expert in this field and I cook simple things, we like vegetarian, Italian, and Asian dishes. But we eat everything and we will adapt to your culinary tastes! We can watch French films on Netflix and discuss them afterwards. If you're interested, Celia can introduce you to Japanese anime. And we can play board games together. Looking forward to welcoming you to our home!
Our 16 year old daughter Zita had a wonderful one week "immersion" at Catherine and her daughter Celia's house in Provence. Zita felt very much at home and enjoyed the outings, games and conversations with Catherine, Celia and their friends. If you feel like improving your French conversational skills in a warm and safe family environment, I can only recommend Catherine's house.
I had a wonderful stay with Catherine and her family. They were very welcoming and their home was beautifully situated and comfortable. I spoke a lot of French, and learned a lot about Provence. Catherine is detail oriented and helped me sort out some last minute travel plans I had made. I could not have wished for a better week in Provence!
I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent with Catherine, the family and the dog Java last week. My bedroom was very comfortable and the countryside around was lovely. Catherine's friendly attitude quickly made me feel at home. We spent a large portion of each day together talking in French, walking and visiting the many attractive villages and small towns, and visiting the little markets. I hugely enjoyed the bits of cycling I did as well as well as the various different card and board games (which we both played very competitively) after our meal. An evening spent with friends was a treat, giving me a chance to talk and listen to others as well as get involved in dances from different cultures and eras. It was all great fun. As a result of all these different enjoyable activities I feel much more confident in both speaking and understanding French, which was a large part of my motivation to come to Provence. Thank you so much Catherine and family.
Our week with Catherine, Celia and Java was magnifique. We arrived with different levels of French, which Catherine handled expertly, helping both of us to improve our speaking and comprehension of French. Catherine was a generous host, made us feel at home and fed us well. Over the week, Catherine invited us along to social outings with her neighbours and friends, which was a great opportunity to expand our conversational skills and experience a little of la vie Provençale. We joined her for some long walks in the countryside with Java, and we visited the local villages perchés on our bikes, with Catherine joining us by car. Thank you Catherine and Celia for a wonderful week, from Chris and Maree!
Hemos enviado a nuestra hija adolescente a casa de Catherine y de Celia dos semanas. He de decir que ha sido la mejor decisión que hemos podido tomar. No hubiéramos podido elegir una familia mejor para esta circunstancia. Catherine ha estado en todo momento pendiente de ella. Ha comido fantásticamente bien y muy sano, la casa es una monada con un jardín precioso, el entorno ideal con sus campos de lavanda y sus viñedos. Celia la ha integrado perfectamente en su círculo de amigas. Catherine le da impartido clases de francés en casa muy motivadoras y amenas, ¡hasta se le hacía corto, nos decía! Ha hecho visitas turísticas, conocido a los amigos y familiares. La comunicación entre nosotros y Catherine ha sido fluida y muy fácil. Para nosotros ha sido una experiencia perfecta, y un bálsamo de tranquilidad, que es lo que buscábamos cuando se trata de nuestros hijos adolescentes. Quedamos en deuda perpetua con esta familia. Esperamos no perder el contacto. Recomendamos la estancia en esta familia si buscas un entorno tranquilo y encantador.
Je suis resté pendant environ 4 jours. Catherine et sa famille sont très amicales et gentilles. Catherine a adapté sa conversation à mon niveau linguistique. Il y a eu également des échanges culturels, et j'ai le sentiment d'avoir vécu une très bonne expérience qui a augmenté ma motivation pour l'apprentissage des langues. Je pense que c'est un environnement idéal pour améliorer son niveau linguistique et accroître sa motivation.Je le recommande.
Catherine fue una magnifica anfitriona, me ha hecho sentir en casa y ha hecho su mejor esfuerzo para que mi tiempo fuera agradable y cálido. La conversación en francés fue constante y me corregía cada vez que cometía un error oral, lo que le agradezco mucho pues considero que mi nivel de Francés ha mejorado gracias a este tiempo con ella, Célia, Java y Taiga! Así mismo, el lugar donde vive es encantador, rodeado de una naturaleza preciosa con una gran energía verde y positiva. Los amigos y vecinos, encantadores y nuestras caminatas fueron lo mejor, ya que exploramos alrededores mientras conversábamos. En fin, terminamos siendo buenas amigas y espero nunca perder el contacto con esta encantadora familia! MERCI BEAUCOUP CATHERINE!
From 880 € / week
+33 7 49 08 56 74