A Little About Us...

  • Laura & Marc Fereres.
    Married since November 1993 (that makes 25 years this November 2018).
    Laura grew up in Alabama but hasn't lived there since finishing high school.
    Marc is from Paris. We are the parents of two daughters (15 and 13 years old).
    We are all French/American dual-citizens and are all trilinguals (English/French/Spanish).

  • Experienced, international property caretakers.
    2015 - summer - Orinda, California - took care of 2 dogs, 1 bird and a large lizard; were asked to return summer 2016
    2013 - summer - Ajijic, Mexico - took care of 1 dog
    2012/2013 - Alamos, Mexico - took care of elderly lady + 1 dog
    2012/2013 - Alamos, Mexico - took care of home and pool; management of domestic help
    2012 - Alamos, Mexico - took care of large hacienda/property for nearly 9 months; management of workers and domestic help - selected out of 50 applicants
 
  • Upon request, we can provide references from the owner's of properties we have managed.
 
  • Our caretaking responsibilities have included taking care of people (elderly person with limited mobility), domestic pets, gardens, swimming pools, and employees (managing garden, cleaning and maintenance staff). But our skills are not limited to these...read on to find out more about our other skills!
 
  • Multi-lingual and very International.
    We have made it a focus in our family to speak three languages fluently (English, French and Spanish).
    We have lived and worked in the US, France, England and Mexico.
    We get along well with others and understand cultural and regional differences that play out daily. 
    Places we have called home over the past 40 years include: (in the USA) Arizona (Tucson), Alabama (Birmingham), Georgia (Atlanta), Louisiana (New Orleans), Florida (Destin), New Mexico (Albuquerque). (in Europe) Paris and Montpellier (France), London (UK). (in Mexico) Alamos (Sonora), and short housesitting jobs in Ajijic/Guadalajara (Jalisco). We love new adventures!
 
  • Multi-talented. We've done all this but are also "solid".
    Our choices have given us the opportunity to build an exciting but solid professional history.

    In previous lives, we both led international teams for Fortune 500 companies. Laura specializes in marketing has been employed for 4 years by NICE inContact. Working remotely allows for housesitting at various times of the year. Marc has held extensive customers service positions in the travel & tourism industry (Disney, Air France, Southwest Airlines), but today is a tennis coach.

    - Together, we created and developed our OWN baking business from 2006 through the end of 2011. We built a reputable business baking cookies in southern France (known for cookies made from Roquefort cheese, Lavender, Mint, Apricot Lemon and, of course, chocolate!). 

    - Wanting to give our children the opportunity to see a different lifestyle and environment, we successfully landed our first (official) housesitting job late 2011 after responding to an online advertisement. One year of housesitting turned into two.

    - We love working in the outdoors but you can also "dress us up and take us out to dinner". We can camp and hike; but we can also wine and dine. We are hands-on, creative and innovative people who know how to find solutions.

Instead of writing more-and-more about us, we hope that you'll contact us for a get-to-know-you-more interview.

Best regards, 

Laura & Marc