Sami family looking for some help at our home and with the reindeers in Kautokeino, Norway

Infos

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  Description

  We are a Sami family looking for some help at our home and in the tundra with the reindeers.
  We live in Northern Norway in a small town named Kautokeino.
  Our family is made up of Ellen (mother, 35) and Mahtte (father, 40) and our three daughters, ages 12, 8 and 5.
  We also have dogs that sometimes live at home and sometimes go to work with the reindeer.
  Ellen has a full time office job and also works at home taking care of the children.
  Our family also has many reindeer.
  Reindeer herding is very varied, and our live style is dependent on the reindeer and the weather, so we live day to day. Sometimes it can be very busy, and some days we can just relax.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are a Sami family living in the heart of Sapmi.
  The Sami are the indigenous group of Northern Europe and we have a very distinct culture that travellers can learn about.
  Our culture is centered around the reindeer; it is involved in all aspects of our life.
  Our town, Kautokeino, is often called the capital of the Sami world, and we have a museum, the Sami university, the Sami radio station, and the Sami national theater here, so there are lots of opportunities to learn about our culture.
  You can also try to learn our language, Sami, when staying with us. 90% of people in Kautokeino speak Sami so it's easy to practice.
  
  There are lots of outdoor activities to do in Kautokeino too, like hiking, skiing, etc. In the winter we have the Northern lights and in the summer we have the midnight sun, so it's truly a remarkable place to experience!
  We live very close to the Finnish and Swedish borders also, and we often go skiing in Finland so Workawayers are welcome to join us.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Driver’s License
  • handle stress
  • In good physical shape and used with physical work
  • Strong
  • copes with changes and challenges
  • You do not have any health problems that limits you in doing physical work
  • Great communication skills
  • Hardworking, responsible, and FLEXIBLE with help and helping hours
  • You MUST be INDEPENDENT and a self-starter. If there’s not something going on, it’s really nice to have someone that just starts doing small tasks.
  • Minimum age 23
  • You have to be able to work alone, but also in team
  • You have big sense of humor
  • Handyman/used with using tools (No need to have professional skills)
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  YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
  • A few sentences about yourself, your age and where you’re coming from
  • A few sentences about why you want to volunteer here
  • How long you intend to stay + dates
  • Previous Workaways and past work experiences, your experience with animals
  • Language Skills
  • Allergies or dietary restrictions
  • Are you a handyman or not? Used with fixing things?:)
  
  If you don’t include the information I am asking for, I can’t accept your application.
  
  
  Right now we are looking for a man who is strong and persistent to work out in the field.
  We need someone to come to calf marking, help repair reindeer fences. Make posts and put up fences.
  
  In the period June to August.
  
  Reindeer:
  Reindeer herding can be hard work sometimes, and therefore we want people who can commit to stay for at least 1 month, so that they can learn all about how to take care of the reindeer. It is not something you can learn in just 1 week! Also, this is Northern Norway, so it can get very cold in the winter. Most of the work with the reindeer is done outside, and sometimes you have to stay outside for hours, so we are looking for someone who is in good shape and likes to be outside and with animals. We have lots of warm clothes that we can share with helpers!
  Mahtte needs help feeding the reindeer in the winter. This involves driving the snowmobiles into the tundra and giving them food. It would be great if you have experience with snowmobiles, but if not we can teach you.
  In the spring, we need people to watch after the reindeer, especially the newborn calves, to make sure that they are safe from wolves and other predators.
  In the summer, help is needed to mark the reindeer calves.
  We also always need help to fix the fences used to keep reindeer from running away.
  
  Housework/Kids:
  As both parents as working during the day, we need some help around the house and with our girls. We can always use help cooking dinner, cleaning up around the house, feeding and walking the dogs, and playing with the children.
  Sometimes we need help picking the young one up from kindergarden.
  The kids speak perfect English and they really like to practice talking English with workawayers!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Norwegian: Courant
  Sami: Courant
  Swedish: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  Workawayers will have a private room in our house and a shared bathroom. We eat dinner together, and Workawayers can use our food to make their own breakfast and lunch.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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