Help our family, children and around the house in north-east Iceland

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Me and my husband are just over forty and live on a farm in north-east Iceland.

We have two children together which are 6 and 8 years old. During weekdays they are both in school until 15, both of them speak good English already.

We have around 460 sheep and horses, around 6 riding horses. We also have chickens, ducks, and 30-40 calves. We have a dog in the house, but he is kept in the laundry room and is not allowed inside the general house.

Both of us work alongside farming.
Arten von Arbeit
Kinderbetreuung
Kochen/einkaufen
Hausarbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
They could learn some Icelandic, as it's good to pick up when always around the kids. You will be part of an icelandic family, and in your free time you can explore the area, hike or ride the horses.
Arbeit
It´d be good to get help with the kids and cleaning around the house! Some days both of us are very busy and need help with the kids.

We both tend to work a lot, both at home, on the farm and then in our respective jobs.
We have busier seasons, like lambing season (may) , slaughter season (sept-oct) and heying season (summer).
Gesprochene Sprachen
Icelandic, some English
Unterkunft
We preferably want upbeat and friendly people with us that would like to spend their time with us and maybe learn some Icelandic.

That's why we'd like the person being with us most of the day but could have a room for themselves in an apartment which is a couple meters away, owned by the family.
Was noch ...
It's possible to ride horse a lot in freetime and to go on walks or hikes, depending the weather though. You can learn a lot about the Icelandic horse if you're interested since there are a lot of horses in the stable most of the time (but not in October and November, and sometimes in December, during this time the horses have a holiday).

It takes 10 minutes to drive to a very small village here and there you can go to a coffeehouse, post-office, bank, health-care and grocery store. Around 22km away is a swimming pool, which takes around 20-25 minutes to drive to.
We have a hot tub so we do not use the swimming pool a lot.

We live 130 km from Egilsstaðir, which is the next bigger town and ca. 250 km from Akureyri. You can fly from here to Akureyri.

In the winter, it can sometimes snow a lot so you can't leave the valley and flights can be cancelled because of weather as well.
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- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
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Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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29.09.2019

Vom Workawayer (Julia) für Host

I spent two wonderful months from the end of April to the end of June at Vopnafjördur. It was my first workaway experience and it couldn't have been a better one! I felt welcomed from the first second and especially in the beginning, each day had its own "Wow!"-moment for me. Berglind and Skúli are wonderful hosts. They are so kind, easy-going,… read more open-minded, generous and treat you like a family member.

As it was lamb season, there was a lot of work around the sheep. I enjoyed the lamb season so much! I knew nothing about sheeps when I arrived, but Berglind and Skúli taught me a lot about them and so a big part of my daily routine was checking on the sheep if anyone is giving birth and help them eventually (or call someone for this if there were problems), feeding the lovely bottle-lambs (in the end, some would follow me around like dogs!) and generally taking care of them.

Most of the time it is up to you how and how much you help, so you should decide on your own where a helping hand is needed (and if you want to know or join something, just ask!).
They are very appreciative for every work that is done. Beside the work with the sheeps, my main tasks were feeding the animals, looking after the pregnant mares, cleaning and tidying up in the household, doing laundry and watching the kids. Both kids speak really good English, so communication with them is easy. Jódís and Stefán are very cute and love to do every activity you offer (for example, drawing pictures together, going on bike rides, baking together, doing hair styling,,...)
As I love baking, I also baked a lot which was very appreciated! :-)
The work was never too hard and Berglind often said that I was acutally working too much, but every task was another opportunity to learn something or to do your kind hosts a favor, so it never felt like work :)

In my freetime I went horse riding a lot. The horses are nice and safe, but keep in mind that riding icelandic horses in Iceland is probably different to your riding at home :-) The landscape is absolutley stunning and wonderful and there are plenty nice places for riding and hiking. Beside this, I did a lot of knitting and Berglind taught me how to knit an icelandic sweater. She is a knitting master and helped me sooo much, thank you again for this!

Tölting all alone through the amazing landscape, helping sheeps to give birth on my own, cuddling on the couch with a sleeping lamb on your lap while watching tv, seeing a foal's birth, laying in the moss with a herd of mares around you, singing icelandic folk songs with twenty people after a ride together, saving a mare out in the snow, going with the kids by bike to beach, chilling all togehter with cocktails in the hot tub or coddling weak lambs are just some of the unforgettable memories I made.

Eventhough I am home now since three months, there is not a single day I don't think back. Thank you so so much for letting me be part of your family and your little paradise and allowing me to collect some of the precious memories I have ever made. I miss all of you so much and I really hope to come back!
Love
Julia

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19.11.2018

Vom Workawayer (Jeanne) für Host

I had great 3 weeks in Vopnafjordur, a relatively short time and I wish I could have stayed longer! The family is lovely, the kids lively and the location very beautiful! I felt very welcome and part of the family, it didn't feel like working and I had plenty of time to take walks with the cute dog (when the weather was good enough) and simply… read more

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12.11.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Jeanne)

Jeanne was here for 2 weeks at my farm and we love her. She was very nice and the children love here.
She did save me when I was not home and then she did help so much with the children and in the kitchen.
We will miss her when she will go, and she is always welcome back.

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15.04.2018

Vom Workawayer (Viktoria) für Host

I stayed at Berglinds and Skúlis for 5 weeks from the beginning of march onwards. I loved it so much there. I had the best time and their were an incredible very first workaway experience! Everything was quite relaxed and a very very friendly atmosphere. The whole family was welcoming and nobody ever really asked a lot of us (=Julia the other… read more

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13.12.2016

Vom Workawayer (Christina) für Host

I had a wonderful time at Berglind and Skuli, I was there from September to November for 3 month. Jódís and Stefan are so sweet, and most of the time it's no problem to understand them, although they are speaking Icelandic. I looked after them when they came back from kindergarten and it was a lot of fun. I had a lot of free time, which I used to… read more

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13.12.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Jonas)

Jonas Liebsch came to us in the fall, he is very hard working. He did play with the kids and helps with us with the housework. He likes animals and did help a lot with the animals and he took great pictures. We are lucky to have him here and he is like one of our family here.

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31.03.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Laura-Marie)

Laura was here with us for 10 weeks at the beginning of 2016. .
She is polite, diligent, conscientious and just a great girl.
We miss her as she was like one of our family.
She is welcome here again :)

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29.03.2016

Vom Workawayer (Laura-Marie) für Host

Berglind, where do I start?!
First of all, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for having me! :)
I've spent slightly over 10 weeks with Berglind and her lovely family and I loved every minute of it! Jodis and Stefan are very charming and a joy to be around :) I miss these two so much... And of course Dora and Diego ;) I felt like a part of the family from the… read more

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28.12.2015

Vom Host für Workawayer (Danielle)

She was here from end of September to the end of November. She was a great help in our most busiest time. She was quick to learn all her jobs, whether it involved the children or the animals or the housework. We loved having her and do greatly recommend her.

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04.12.2015

Vom Workawayer (Danielle) für Host

Berglind and her family where my first work away experience and I am so glad it was. I stayed with them for over 2 months and I can't say enough how much I enjoyed my time at the farm, not only was the area beutiful every day brought another glimpse of not only the beauty that is Iceland but the everyday workings of a farm.

The tasks that… read more

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30.08.2015

Vom Workawayer (Rebecca) für Host

I stayed with Skuli and Berglind during January and February this year and have fond memories of my time there. I was welcomed into their family straight away and they were very reasonable and flexible when it came to working.... my main duties were looking after the children some afternoons when skuli and berglind were at work. and then now and… read more

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21.07.2015

Vom Workawayer (Emily) für Host

I had an amazing stay in Vopnafjordur last month. I stayed for four weeks in June/may and would definitely go back. Berglind and Skuli are very generous people and I was made to feel part of the family the moment I arrived. This is the perfect workaway for someone who loves kids and animals. There were horses to ride and the place was perfect for… read more

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14.06.2015

Vom Workawayer (Emma) für Host

I was hanging around the farm 5 weeks in May-June (which is quite a crazy season to be around, since it's The Lamb Season and everyone seems to be working 24/7 - cute lambs though!). I truly enjoyed my stay there and I could definitely write a novel about those weeks. But instead, just to be short, I list few things:
1. First of all, if you… read more

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