Become a part of our family and learning local culture in Holmesund, Norway

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  Description

  We are a couple in our mid twenties, Anne Laila and Øystein, and we have a very cute dog called Cammo. He is a Lapponian Herder. We also have a one year old daughter.
  
  Anne Laila works with reindeer and grew up in a Sámi reindeer herding family in Varanger. Together with her sister, she owns her own herd of reindeer. During the season, she spends time in the mountains looking after and herding them.
  
  We live in the countryside, about a 10 minute drive from Tana Bru, in a quiet area with lots of space and beautiful nature all around us. The sheep farm is close to our house, but Øystein’s father takes care of the sheep. We help out on the farm from time to time as well.
  
  If this sounds interesting to you, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to get in touch for a chat and see if staying with us could be a good match.
  
  If you’re wondering about the work, please keep reading. There is usually a variety of tasks, so there’s something for most people.Any help is appreciated, especially if you’re practical, enjoy learning new things, and don’t mind getting your hands dirty.If you have relevant skills or are highly motivated to help with the tasks we offer, we’d be happy to hear from you.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Self development

  

  Pets

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Culture

  

  Farming

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Writing

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  Hitchhiking

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Art & design

  

  Carpentry

  

  Animals

  

  Cycling

  

  Winter sports

  

  Water sports

  

  Mountain

  

  Beach

  

  Adventure sports

  

  Camping

  

  Hiking

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will be a part of our daily life.. You will be able to do tasks alone or with us, depending on the tasks, and you may be a part of our life while you are here. You may learn the local culture and history if that are your interest, then you have to be good taking this initiative.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Ideally we need a practical, physically strong and reliable person that love to take responsibility and know how to deal with different tasks.
  
  If you are practical, and enjoy to give a helping hand even for hard work, it’s perfect :)
  
  Other tasks may be, dephending on time of the year:
  
  Feeding animals
  Wood cutting
  Fencing
  Fixing small things for the home
  Making firewood, cutting
  Gardening etc
  
  Otherwise, there are seasonal different kind of tasks If you are able to handle animals, using a tractor, driving a car and are strong physically, there are plenty of tasks, as normal for someone establishing a farm.
  
  And You see, this ocean of tasks is big…

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Norwegian bokmål: Fluent
  Sami: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You will have your own caravan. There is a toilet, large bathroom, and large bed + kitchen and freezer, food included.

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  What else ...

  We have museums and a restaurant not far from our place. You can take the bus to nearby cities.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Čammo

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