Join our great family in the south of Sweden

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SPANISH speaking is extra plus!

We are looking for you who loves to:
- share your life, thoughts, ideas, culture and experiences
- hang out with different kind of persons
- be part of something bigger, making a difference
- go for walks, talk for hours, work hard and laugh

We are a big, open-minded, down-to-earth, crazy, alternative, energetic, spontaneous, hard-working, honest and caring family that lives in an old farmhouse. We don't have much land, but we have some sheep, 3 horses and 7 dogs.

We run our own business, having the office at home. We also run a dog training center, giving classes to people with their dogs 7 days a week, from beginners to professionals, agility and obedience.

The family consist of grandparents Britt and Per, my husband Arne and me Christin, my 2 daughters Emelie 16 and Elsa 14, (born in Spain) Ebbe 4 and Paolo, that stay with us since we are "foster-home/half-way home" for adults. That means an adult who has or had drugproblems or mental issues.

Since Christin lived many years in Spain and Emelie & Elsa were born there, we speak both Swedish and Spanish at home so that the girls will keep up their mother-tongue.

We live outside a small village in between two bigger towns. Right outside the house is a bike road and the bus passes every hour both directions. It's easy to move and go places. We are close to Denmark as well.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Other
Help in the house
Animal care
Language practice
Help with Computers / internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn Swedish, you may practise Spanish, or English.
You can learn a lot about dogtraining.
You get a very good glimse of how foster home for adults works in Sweden.

Then there are so many beautiful places to go visit! Kullaberg, Ven, Österlen etc ... Not to mention that you are in Copenhaguen with the train in 2 hours. Or jump on the plane and fly to Stockholm that will take an hour.
Help
We need help with a little bit of everything, from daily maintence of the house, to cleaning up the garden, to painting, building, reconstructing ... there are so much going on :) Depending on your skills you can help us with what you are good at!

Important to love dogs and people if you come and stay with us :)

Due to the fact that we are fosterhome, we are looking for you that can stay for at least a month.
Languages spoken
Swedish, Spanish and English
Accommodation
We have this lovely loft where you will sleep, above the other bedrooms. Just climb the stairs and you will find a nice space with nice views.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Photos

The whole family :)

Arne, Ebbe and Christin

My daughters Emelie, Elsa and My & me Christin

Our horses Valle, Ixie and Nicole

Two of Emelies dogs, Vidar and Cosmic

Our male Ulrik and his buddy Pelle

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The new roof that we built for our sheep :) and you can see some of our sheep.

The loft

Our house

Feedback left by and about host (31)

15/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mercedes)

Mercedes, stayed with us for about 6 weeks this summer and we so much enjoyed hosting her!
She is the sweetest person, lovely personality, very friendly, great with kids and people in general. She's great helper in the kitchen whether you need help with cooking or baking.
If you get the chance to host Mercedes, don't hesitate, you will not… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Paula & Mauro)

Paula and Mauro stayed with us for about a month and it was a great time hosting them! They are this lovely couple intelligent, hard working and interesting to talk to. So nice and tidy and well, and anything else that you can think of in fantastic ways!
Paula and Mauro helped with a lot of different tasks such as daily maintainence of the house,… read more

(Excellent )

08/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicolas & Julieta )

Nicolas and Julieta stayed with us for about a month. Very early it became clear that it would be a very nice month! All of us immediately liked them! They were a lot of fun to hang with, watch a movie, play a game, cards or build a puzzle. We had some nice interesting conversations, shared many nice cups of tea.
They made us homemade Chilean… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Nicolas & Julieta ) for host

For us this was our first workaway experience and it was wonderful, this family is great! Each of its members is special and particular, Christin is a wonderful woman, dedicated to his family and work with much love, passion and energy and together with Arne and Ebbe :hugging: are the best workers, Elsa and Emilie are two nice girls, excellent… read more

(Excellent )

21/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jente)

Jente stayed with us for about a month in autumn and we all enjoyed having her with us.
Jente is this girl that just sparks energy and passion! She's fun to be around and enjoys company.
She helped us with a little bit of everything, from daily cleaning in the house, cooking, did some bakery, riding the horses, playing with all the kids, all… read more

(Excellent )

08/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jente) for host

After a not-so great experience in France I was more than welcome to stay with the family for a little over a month. (And I did NOT regret it!)
I was welcomed with such kindness and friendliness... it immediately made me feel SO welcome! From day 1 it felt like I was a part of their family. The tasty, homemade meals and fika will make sure you… read more

(Excellent )

27/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Antonia)

Antonia stayed with us for about a month and it was a great time. It was great to have someone that could do a little bit of everything, that could cook and bake :)
She is smart, funny, hard working, and a big animal lover. Antonia is a very sweet girl that got along with everyone in the house, such as two legged as four legged. Always eager to… read more

(Excellent )

27/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Antonia) for host

I am afraid I wont be able to put my experience into words, but staying with this lovely family was pure and beautiful.
Christine and her family are hard working people that enjoy life at its fullest and share love, laughter and fun all day.
I already miss the movie evenings and cooking together, going for a ride with Elsa and dancing in the… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Verena & Franzi)

Sadly Franzi had to leave after only a weekend ... but Verena stayed with us for a month and that was just great!
Verena is a very kind, smiling person that helped us with a little bit of everything, giving us that help we needed.
We were all very pleased spending time with her and wish her all the best in the future!

(Excellent )

22/03/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Svenja)

Svenja is the sweetest girl with a big heart, ready for adventure. She adapts fast to new things and is willing to do whatever needed.
She stayed with us for a couple of weeks and it was great to see how she not only fit right into the family, worked hard, but also made sure she got around to see a lot of things.
She's a wonderful person! Don't… read more

(Excellent )

28/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Svenja) for host

I stayed with this family for 1.5 months and I couldn't have had a better first workaway-experience. I wish I could have stayed longer because time went by so fast.
From the first day on, it felt like I was part of the family. Everyone is so open-minded, welcoming and interested in your person. If you want to you can always join Christin or the… read more

(Excellent )

15/11/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Justine§)

Justine is just OUTSTANDING! As a person, and as a worker!
She is the youngest person that we had hosted but so mature, so hard working, willing to do anything, trying anything with a smile on her face. Hosting her is like hosting the sunlight :)
Our son Ebbe immediatly liked her and trusted her, from the very beginning. Something that normally… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Justine§) for host

I am so glad they had that spontaneously a free bed in their house for me because staying with the family was such a great experience. From the very first I felt comfortable. The whole family was very kind and the 7 dogs were so adorable. Unfortunately I just stayed there for a few weeks. Because of the fix working hours I exactly knew my spare… read more

(Excellent )

30/09/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Gabriel)

Gabriel ... the hard part to put words on a great experience and this lovely young man! Gabriel stayed with us for a month and he really gave us a helping hand! We did some really hard work, and no matter what we did Gabriel was eager to help and work.
Gabriel is cheerful, honest, hard-working, curious, polite, very good manners, always smiling,… read more

(Excellent )

22/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Gabriel) for host

As my first Workaway experience, i can say it was better than i could ever imagine.
I spent 1 month with them: a month of learning about hard work, helping others and seeing the world from a totally different perspective.
The farm is in a really small city, but extremely well connected to the public transport, what makes it really easy to travel… read more

(Excellent )

29/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Cyrielle)

Cyrielle is a wonderful person, very responsible, hard working and you can really trust her. She's fun to hang out with, always willing to try new things and love playing games.

If you are looking for someone to help you out in the house with the daily chores like cooking, cleaning hang with the kids, she's perfect!

If you are looking for a… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Elizabeth ) for host

I had a brilliant 6 weeks with the family, they are a lovely family and I felt welcome there from the very beginning. I helped with different things depending on what the family needed, E.g cleaning, gardening, preparing food, and had plenty of free time (afternoons and at weekends) to explore the area - the house is in a rural location but there… read more

(Excellent )

11/11/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Elizabeth )

Libby, as she prefered us to call her, stayed with us for 6 weeks. It was a pleasure to get to know Libby! She's very respectful, truly interested in getting to know you, how you do things. A wonderful person to have around in the house, to sit and talk to for hours and hours. The whole family really enjoyed her staying with us!
We are looking… read more

(Excellent )

25/11/2016

Left by Workawayer (David) for host

I originally planned to stay with this family for 3 months. I ended up staying for 6 and now I look forward to go back and spend more time with them. In these past months, they went from being just my hosts to being my family. I don't know if they are my sister, brothers, cousins, but I know for sure they are my family.

However, in this… read more feedback, I will try to be as objective as possible. If you are reading this, you are probably another workawayer, just like me, trying to figure it whether or not this family is going to kidnap you and bury you in their backyard. So all the sentimental information, even if it tells you a great deal about our relationship it might not be useful to you.

The house is located in a great place. Is in the country side, with nature all around but, at the same time, you have a bus stop super close that can get you anywhere. If you want to walk or enjoy riding a bike this place is also perfect. It takes some time to go from one place to another, but still is really easy to move around by yourself.

They are definitely not a traditional Swedish family, and that's something you should know. You could get to experience a lot of Swedish traditions, food and even learn the language, but they are simply different. They have their own world going on, their own perfectly organised chaos. If you go with an open heart and willing to get inside this madness it could be a life changing experience. However, if you are expecting to sit in your room and meditate in a completely peaceful house, this might not fit you. This will not fit you either if you are not honest with others and with yourself (although this applies to every host. Well to everything in life actually!). When they say they are “alternative” don't picture an empty room filled with Buddha statues and crystals everywhere, please don't. However, if you are open to it and pay attention, you might learn much more about spirituality and life from all of them than in some temple in the middle of the mountains.

The work will usually be according to your skills, but it can be hard work. In my experience at least, some days were really chill and some days there was a lot of work to do. They are open to be flexible when it comes to working hours, but if you ask for flexibility you should also be willing to give it back. Some days you will work more than 5 hours, and if there's something special happening on a weekend you might need to work there. Nevertheless, rest assured that they are extremely fair in every aspect. If you work more one day you will have a day off, or you will be compensated in other ways (with cookies was my favourite way :D )

Overall I would say they are amazing but not for everyone, and that's how it should be, is better not to force it. Just be clear about your expectations and honest about your skills and things will go well. And don't worry, they will not bury you in they backyard, although I wish they would have kidnapped me for a lot more months :)

(Excellent )

14/11/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (David)

Wow, this is going to be hard. How do you give feedback on someone that became family?

David stayed with us for 6 months and we absolutely loved to have him staying with us! Everyone from Ebbe 1,5 years old when David arrived, to the grandparents! David is a very nice, lovely, easy-going, smart, fun, genious, sensitive, curious, respectful etc… read more

(Excellent )

01/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Tatjana)

Tati stayed with us during a couple of weeks this summer, helping us out with whatever needed. Everything from cleaning the house, garden work, cut the grass, play with the kids, cook meals, prepare for fiesta. Always happy, smiling, cheerful. Always trying her very best.
It was a pleasure to get to know Tati and spend time with her. We are very… read more

(Excellent )

29/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Tatjana) for host

It was a great adventure and a beautiful experience with this lovely family!!
Food was good and healty. I did garden work, like cutting grass or put the wrong grass away,
help in the house with cleaning and cooking. I had much freetime and see so much wonderful places in the south of sweden!!! =) I´ve learned a little bit swedish and the family… read more

(Excellent )

23/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (George)

Having Sarah and George staying with us was such a nice experience! They are a very inteligent, hard-working, nice, funny, interesting, helpful, down to earth couple..
No matter what we asked them to help us with, they did it excellent!
Hanging out with them was so nice, everyone in the house absolutely just loved them! From Ebbe 1 year old… read more

(Excellent )

22/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Sarah)

(Excellent )

26/11/2015

Left by Workawayer (Bernat & Mercè) for host

I can't say a bad word about this family. They are very friendly and homely. I've been very lucky to meet them, one of the best experiences of my life. I'll always remember this great family.
Thank you very very much to all of you: Inga, Britt, Per, Arne, Christin, Emelie, Elsa, Ebbe and My! I hope to see you again very soon! :)

(Excellent )

11/10/2015

Left by Workawayer (Anders & Karen) for host

Thank you Arne, Christin, Britt, Per, Inga, My, Emelie, Elsa, Ebbe AND the 8 dogs, for a good stay!
This is a family with lots of projects and activities going on, starting very early in the morning. So if you like that, this is the place for you :) Since you live very close together with the family, you quickly become a part of the daily… read more

(Excellent )

29/09/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Anders & Karen)

Anders and Karen is a lovely, intresting, intrested, social couple. They are hard workers with common sense and you can ask them to help with anything from painting, working in the garden, to help the kids with their homework.
We spent many meals talking and discussing, discovering, learing with them. We loved having them staying with us!

(Excellent )

19/08/2015

Left by Workawayer (Indre & Vaidutis) for host

A very self-concious, intelligent, dynamic and loving family surrounded by beautiful scenery - that was our first WorkAway experience that will never be forgotten. The stay at Christine's family has definitely raised a high bar by simply involving us in the family routine and just being at the core of it made honestly genuine sentiments of these… read more

(Excellent )

28/07/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Indre & Vaidutis)

Wonderful young couple, very nice, polite, helpful and intresting persons.

(Excellent )

16/08/2015

Left by Workawayer (Brandon) for host

I contacted Christine and family on a whim while travelling through Gothenburg, luckily they got back to me the same day and i found myself on the next train to Ängelholm to meet them! After a day it felt like family, adjusting to their very healthy homemade meals, and enjoying fika twice a day. I helped set up their greenhouse, a fence, painting,… read more

(Excellent )

28/07/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Brandon)

Brandon is a wonderful young man, polite, always eager to help out. It was so nice to have him staying with us. The whole family really enjoyed the stay. Helping us out with things in the garden, painting and letting us try his super banana bread :)

(Excellent )

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