My Native Family

Meet an artisan who passes on their skills to you

Sonia, vacoa weaver, with her basketÉric, blacksmith and knife maker, in front of his anvilJosian, stone carver, with a pestle and mortarColette, embroiderer, with a piece of embroideryFrançois, woodworker, with a board and a spoon
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Choose your artisanRead their story and the programme, and choose the object you can create with them.
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Send your requestWe arrange the dates with the artisan to fit your stay.
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Live the immersionIn a small group, at the artisan's, and you leave with your piece.
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Sonia, vacoa weaver
Plant fibres

Weave your bag with Sonia

Two mornings to learn an ancestral craft, born in the time of slavery, that is disappearing.

Reunion Island8h4 people max

You leave with✓The basics of vacoa weaving✓A bag woven with your own hands, worth €138✓The cultural guide to Reunion IslandFree
from28€ / hour
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All artisans

Material
Josian, stone carverVolcanic rock

Carve your pestle with Josian

Five half-days alongside Josian to carve your own pestle and mortar from the island's volcanic rock.

20h · 4 people65€ / h
Colette, embroidererTextile

Embroider your pattern with Colette

A morning of embroidery in Cilaos alongside a Meilleure Ouvrière de France (Best Craftswoman in France).

3h · 2 people17€ / h
Éric, blacksmith and knife makerIron

Forge your knife with Éric

A day at the forge, shaping iron like a knife maker.

6h · 2 people91€ / h
François, woodworker and bowl turnerWood

Carve your serving board with François

A morning to carve your serving board from tamarind wood, customisable on request (XL board, salad bowl, wooden cutlery).

from 4h · 2 people52€ / h
Transparency

Where does your money go?

On every immersion, 70% goes directly to the artisan. The remaining 30% keeps My Native Family going.

70 %
30 %
For the artisanFor My Native Family
In practice

What the 30 % funds

All the invisible work that makes the encounter possible, for the artisan as well as for you.

  1. 1The encounterEvery artisan is found and met in person.
  2. 2The experienceBuilt with the artisan, including content and photos.
  3. 3PromotionMaking the workshop and its craft known.
  4. 4The bookingCoordinated from start to finish: the artisan receives everything needed to welcome you.
  5. 5Your preparationTravellers chosen and briefed, with a cultural guide: codes, gestures, attitude.
  6. 6MediationA trusted third party if any tension arises.
Free with every immersion booking

The country's cultural guide

To fit into local life faster, with the keys to understand the country from the inside.

  • ✓Culture and traditions
  • ✓The communities who live there
  • ✓How to meet them
  • ✓Mistakes to avoid

Each guide is co-created with the locals I met along my travels, as close as possible to local realities.

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Are you an artisan? Open your workshop to curious travellers and keep your craft alive.

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