Slow living and cultural exchange in Skotterud, Norway

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  Beschreibung

  Dear fellow workayayers
  
  I had a cancelling for November, so
  I can still receive applications for a 14-21 days stay 🍁🍂❄️.
  
  We always have frost nights in November. Some years we even have our first snow in November. One never knows. I always cheer for the more snow, the merrier - and lighter outdoors.
  
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  Minimum stay 14 days
  
  Female travellers or female travelling with a man
  Non smoking ones
  
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  I am Nina, a 55 year young woman living on a small farm, about 100 km northeast of Oslo, really close to the Swedish border. I have two adult children, but they have both moved out. I’m what you probably would call an empty nester. Last year I became a grandmother to a little boy - that is soooo exciting 👵🏼👦🏼.
  
  I like to smile and laugh - and one of my strongest personality traits is that I use a lot of humor and goofing around in my communication style.
  
  I live on a small farm in the countryside, inherited from my great grandparents. I left the farming part to my neighbour who grows grass for his sheep on my land. However, I do quite a bit of gardening - and with a big house and a barn - there is always something to clean, fix or paint.
  
  I think family, friends and colleagues would describe me as both easygoing and outgoing, open minded, as an easily adapting person and that I have a stable good mood. I like to socialize and meet new people and to have good conversations (not just superficial ones). I have the traits of both an extrovert and and an introvert, but I charge my batteries best by spending some time alone or by putting on a headset and stay in my own space for a while.
  
  Of course, during my five decades I’ve had my share of struggle and sorrows, and I suppose that's why I've come to the conclusion that the best way of living my life is to strive to live every day with focus on being present, grateful and positive. And - "It's nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice!". This saying emphasizes the essence of my role as a mother and my profession as an educator/supervisor - and of course as a hostess for workawayers.
  
  I like to travel myself and meet other cultures - and bring them into my home as a WorkAway host.
  
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  - Ca. 25 hours pr. week, flexitime, and I would say you mostly make your own schedule as long as you are putting in the hours we have agreed upon

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Kultur

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Wintersport

  

  Natur

  

  Wandern

  

  Fitness
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  I live in the countryside so I can tell you about places to go hiking, go for a swim or maybe even join you. I have a couple of bicycles you can borrow. There are also a few magical places in surrounding nature I like to show to my workawayers :). In the closest town Kongsvinger we can rent a sauna which is by a lake - oh - I really I like saunas and combined with swimming (Oct - April).
  
  I’m happy to tell you about the Norwegian living and our culture. I make sure you get to taste waffels and homemade bread with the very Norwegian brown goat cheese :).

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  Arbeit

  I need help for I would say quite easy tasks such as indoor and outdoor general maintenance including gardening. Cooking would also be highly appreciated. I cook, but I really don't enjoy it THAT much :). I like to eat healty - and I'm always curious about new dishes.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
  Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
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  Unterkunft

  I have two extra bedrooms in the house, both with double beds (They are the rooms of my children who have moved out). Good wifi connection. One of the rooms is a bit more spaceous than the other, but they are both nice rooms. Heated floors in the winter. (My 280 m2 farm house was built in 2004, so it’s quite new).
  
  The workawayers have their own living room upstairs with a big sofa and TV (with AppleTv).
  
  I also have a very cute bedroom out in the barn if one likes to sleep "ourdoors, but indoors" (spring/summer)

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  Was noch ...

  I actually startet up as a workawayer myself, and I've done three such experiences myself by now, lambing season in a farm in Lofoten/Norway 2021, as a housekeeper in Gotland/Sweden 2021- both during the pandemic - and as a housekeeper and dogwalker Sicily/Italy 2023.
  
  The ideal way to stay in my place is by bringing your own car/campervan AS I LIVE VERY RURAL 😊. But, I will be happy to give you a ride and pick you up/deliver you at the closest bus stop. I can assist you with finding suitable transport if needed.
  
  Available transport:
  - trains from Oslo (from Oslo airport Gardermoen via Lillestrøm) to Kongsvinger (approx. 1,5 hours)
  - busses from Kongsvinger to Skotterud (approx. 0,5 hours)
  - it´s also possible to arrive from the Swedish side,
  then you should end up in a small town called Charlottenberg (train station), 24 km from my place, with buses available to my hometown Skotterud reguarly
  
  My place has nice possibilities going hiking in the woods during all seasons.
  
  Late spring, summer time and early fall I have a nice garden, with furniture to relax in and even a hammock. Actually I’ve got several hammocks. I have two more «sporty» versions as well, meant for hiking and for sleeping outside in nature if wanted (I have some hiking equipment if you need to borrow). For the autumn/winter/spring time I have a place for bonfires outside.
  
  As I guess you’ve probably understood by now, my farm is not the place to come to if you want to go clubbing/partying 😆. It’s really all about enjoying the quiet life in the countryside.
  
  I also have a rather well equipped homegym if you are into strenght training/yoga. - Or you can join me to the local gym (by the way, it cost 645 nkr for a single month). I also have a walking pad and an exercise bike indoors.
  
  AND - I’m not really into boardgames 😱 - but if you are more workawayers staying and you’re up for it, I have a couple of them in English language.
  
  🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
  
  🌎 My corner of the world is a part of Norway we call «The deep forests». It is also a part of Norway which has the geographical name «Finnskogen»
  
  🇫🇮🌲 The name Finnskogen comes from the Forest Finns, who were Finnish immigrants who settled in these large, desolate forest areas along the national border between Norway and Sweden in the 16th and 17th century.
  
  The Forest Finns are known for their special house construction, for slash-and-burn farming and they came here with a strong tradition of forest mysticism, witchcraft, and spiritual beliefs connected to natural forces.
  
  In fact, some of my ancestors were Forest Finns who settled here during this periode.
  
  Ask me for the link to a YouTube video with English speaking where the history and the culture of the Forest Finns are explained.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Digital nomads are happy to come and stay. I have a fiber wifi connection, and I even have an office one could use as well.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Most certainly! I have a lot of outdoor space!

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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