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We are a young married couple. both 35 years old.
We've been a part of the hosting community for some years now, hosting people and making great friendships. Hearing stories from travelers all over the world has made us wanting to try it out.
A bit about us. We are both from small villages in The Faroe Islands, born in 1989 and got married in july 2012.
John is a salesman. He is really into sports especially soccer (BIG Liverpool fan) , but any sport in general is good. Loves to try out beers from all over the world, loved playing soccer (but suffered an ACL injury (x2) an has not playd since 2014) and just hanging out, talking over a good meal. He does most of the work on our house to and we consider him quite the handyman.
Harriet is the farmer in the village and we live on the farm. She also does fine art photography posters. But she'll take on any creative actives like: sewing, knitting, crafts and you name it. She has her own business selling posters and other things with her art.
We are also foster parents through child services, so any workawayers will have to keep that in mind and like children when applying for work at our home.
UPDATE: We now have 2 children. Our older daughter mostly will need a bit of entertainment and likes to play games, so childcare for her is needed.
Both love : Specialty coffee, animals, traveling, nature, good food and good company.
We are easy going, calm and friendly.
We have two dogs called Scott and Jess both Border collies. Also two barn cats called Zoe & Blíða and 15-30 chickens providing eggs for the household.
We are farmers with 68 ewes + lambs, 4 horses, chickens, ducks, geese, bunnies and dogs.
There is always some sort of building and maintenance job going on on the farm, since we took over an old farm and it needs to be updated.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Æðuvík is a really small village and our house has the perfect ocean view, waking up to the most amazing sunrise every morning is one of the reasons we chose to live here. With only 28 houses, nature is at your feet, great hikes and lots of fun fishing, catching crabs, walking in nature, long nights just sitting outside and looking at the stars or even the northern lights if you are lucky.
We love good homemade food, hosting dinners, cake and good coffee these are things you'll always find in our home :)
We are both very easy going and see any guest as a friend.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are going to need ''help'' for the following
- Help in our private home and garden.
- Help with the household
- helping with the kids
- maintenance on the house
- cooking
- painting (in the summer)
- taking the dogs for walk, we have 3 dogs.
- ect.
our two daughters have quite the energy so help with them would be a BIIIG help :P
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Faroese: Fluent
Accommodation
We have one extra bedroom built for guests - with your own door out on the porch a double bed 140 cm, with a beautiful ocean view and the most amazing sunrise.
Our house is the closest to the ocean and built on farmers land, which means no right next door neighbors, no one blocking our view and lots of free range for our dogs to play on.
Our house has among other things:
Washer and dryer
Dishwasher
Two ovens
Stove
WIFI
TV
Netflix/Viaplay/Prime/Disney+
Outside hot tub
The dogs live inside and sleep mostly in the hallway.
We like taking workawayers for a drive seeing some stunning places and experiencing the Faroes at it's best, when the time is for it. Otherwise John works in Tórshavn and the busses go most places from there.
What else ...
Generally we don't have any rules but no drugs please and smoking will be enjoyed outside :)
The Faroe Islands are not tropical islands, so you need to be prepared that it get's cold up here and the weather isn't always nice, especially in the winter. So bring warm clothes, rainproof jacket and some decent shoes. We can't do anything about the weather unfortunately ;)
Also Electricity and heating(oil) is really expensive, so we try to take short showers and remember to turn of the switches when not used. Environmentally friendly and all :D
We are looking forward on meeting you.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (13)
Thank you Harriet and John for this month at your beautiful home :)
So peaceful and quiet even with two kids running around !
There is always something to do around, so it's easy to feel useful. Whatever you like to do, you can be sure Harriet will come out with a new fun project to match your skills :)… read more
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Thank you Harriet and John for this month at your beautiful home :)
So peaceful and quiet even with two kids running around !
There is always something to do around, so it's easy to feel useful. Whatever you like to do, you can be sure Harriet will come out with a new fun project to match your skills :)… read more
If you’re looking for a classic Faroese cultural experience, an awesome and friendly family to stay with, and lots of cute animals this is it!! We felt part of the family as soon as we arrived, everyone was so welcoming. From great chats with John,… read more
arrived and included me in everything they did whilst I was there. Their house is so full of love and they really make you feel like a part of the family.
There was always stuff to do around… read more
They let me feel at home from day 1 and helped me with everything - from the smallest things, to going on a fishing boat.
Their house and farm are beautiful, and the work was super fun and rewarding. We rebuilt the barn from zero, and it was very satisfying to see the sheep inside after a… read more
Before we even did any type of work, Harriet and John gave as an unforgettable… read more
Their gentle personalities make you feel like you've known them for years. They are genuinely nice and honest people, eager to learn and help. Their morning omelette & toast was probably the best we've ever had and Niall's homemade Welsh meals where a big hit with the entire family.
They helped out with our… read more
Although we didn't have anything specific for them to do, they manged to find their own stuff, keep our house clean, cook and take care of our dog Lady. Thank you for your help and safe travels.
If you get the… read more
They put us up in a very comfortable cottage overlooking the ocean. We helped the extended family with haying, by hand w/ rakes,… read more
Also they helped out with other things that needed to be done and everything… read more
