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Description
I am a 35 years old woman, living on an old miniature farm in Gausdal, Norway. I’m living with my husband, who travels a lot due to his work situation, and we have three young boys at the age of 12 and 9. We also have two cats, and a Staffy pup. I work as an education advisor for the County Governor , and i am engaged in local community matters. My husband work as an air trafficking controller. We are interested in eco-friendly living and local traditions, combined with beeing a contemporary, and sometimes quite busy, couple . We are huge fans of running (UltraRunning), beeing outdore in the wilderness, and spending time with family and friends. We also enjoyed long dinners and conversations.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live close to nature, in the heart of Norway. Here the travellers can find forests and mountains to explore. I can give a helping hand when comes to transport, and provide compani in tours of the scenery. My parents and grandparents live close bye, and the traveler are invitet to take part in our family activityes to experience traditional norwegian living. Travellers are also welcom to take part in learning more about vegan cooking, and also some traditional food handeling/harvesting from nature, as well as arts and crafts, during the periods when it is season for such. I especially love to share my passion for vegan cooking!
Projects involving children
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Help
On my small holding there are allways a lot of small tasks to be dealt with, such as painting, fencing and gardening, in adition to giving a helping hand in normal houshold tasks. e.x. some cooking, babysitting for small periods, cleaning and so on.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
The traveller or travellers will be accomodated in a private room in our hous. The room has a comfortable bed, and room for luggage and clothing. We vil share a bathroom and two toilets. My guests are welcome to act as a part of our family, and spend time in whole of our house. My guests are allso welcome to take part in all our meals, and all necessary food and drinks are included in the stay.
What else ...
Near by we have:
- great hiking opportunities!
- The olympic city of Lillehammer (and some other cities, such as Hamar and Gjøvik).
- Local museums/sights such as Maihaugen () and Aulestad ()
- greate skiing opportunities in the winter, both cross country skiing and alpine.
Even though we do not live far from people, we do not live very central either. During the workweek we will be at work/school for about 6-8 hours a day. Please consider if you think you will get to be bored spending time on your own. If you find having time to read, think, go for a walk, enjoying your own company, talking to the cat, singing in the rain and listening to the silence to be a good thing, than I am the perfect host for you. And of cours, we do have some bus conection, and I can also drop you of somewhere before work if you like. And you can off course borrow my bike to get around. It can also be weekends where we are away so that guests will have to be alone at home. We have experienced that students and others who are dealing with other projects on the side (such as moviemaking or other time consuming hobbies) really enjoy long stays at our place.
We (adults) mainly have a vegan diet. The children eat everything, and this can therefore also be offered to our guests.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The house has wifi connection, but it is a bit limited. The line can be a bit unstable when there are a lot of people in the house, but works mostly fine.
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of space around the house in Gausdal
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs can be accepted, but it is a prerequisite that they get along well with children, other dogs, and cats, that they can be close to sheep (summer time), that they are quiet indoors and can be alone in the owner's room if needed
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (7)
Me and my dog were looking for a place to stay for 20 days and Ida was there to welcome us into her home! We really enjoyed our stay there! The pretty views all around during the day and watching the star lit sky by night! The dogs had to get used to eachother for a few… read more
Anais and Merle did the tasks I… read more
About the host: Ida is candid, active, minimalist, caring and humorous. If she has something on her mind she is very keen to do it and it's never boring with her. Furthermore, she is very good at cooking and so… read more
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Me and my dog were looking for a place to stay for 20 days and Ida was there to welcome us into her home! We really enjoyed our stay there! The pretty views all around during the day and watching the star lit sky by night! The dogs had to get used to eachother for a few… read more
Anais and Merle did the tasks I… read more
About the host: Ida is candid, active, minimalist, caring and humorous. If she has something on her mind she is very keen to do it and it's never boring with her. Furthermore, she is very good at cooking and so… read more
I could help with several projects involving cleaning out the barn and feeding the sheep of Ida Elises Parents, help with the renovation of their residence in Hønefoss and "Babysitting" the Kids. In my time there I felt like a part of their family and gratefully… read more
Our main tasks were very varied. Between cleaning, tiding up and doing some gardening we also had time to paint some old furniture, making marmalade (with multebaer-fruits, which we picked together with Ida in the… read more
