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Host rating
85 %
Last replied
4 Sep 2025
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Description
We are a family of 5 living in a house close to down town Reykjavik. Grandfather Snorri is a 57 years old biologist and grandmother Guðbjörg is a 57 years old psychologist. Our house has 3 floors with four bedrooms and next to the house we have a new mobile home with good electricity heating (can serve as a private room with toilet and running water). Our location has easy bus connection to Reykjavík city center. We have a second home in the charming town of Akureyri (sometimes called the capital of North Iceland) where we sometimes travel to on the week-ends and would definitively invite our workawayer to visit with us. We have an Icelandic sheep dog that loves company and attention .
Types of help and learning opportunities
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
House sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Get to know an Icelandic family and get to know and learn about our daily life. Learn about the Icelandic culture and language.
Opportunity to travel with us to North- Iceland and stay in a very charming scenic house.
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Help
Our middle daughter (25 years old) a single mom living with us, had a baby boy in June 2024. The mother is mostly at home with the baby but is attending school for a few hours each week and needs help with babysitting for those hours. We (the grandparents) are usually working during the day . We are mostly looking for babysitting but a walk with the dog and some help around the house would also be greatly appreciated.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Icelandic: Fluent
Danish: Intermediate
Norwegian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Single family house (4 bedrooms and a basement) with a hot tub and a mobile home next to it that can serve as a private room with good electricity heating a toilet and running water. Good wifi in the house.
What else ...
Our daughters (23 and 25 years old) are musicians, they have their own band and are attending music schools.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
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