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We are a couple (age 62 and 68) living in a farm. My husband works in Oslo within management and I work as an academic. We have higher education and urban background. We have two children who live and work in Oslo. We are international and speak english, french, norwegian as well as turkish and german.
We will have cozy dinners (resturant quality according to our last workawayers) and coffee breaks together with freshly baked cakes in order to secure the socialization, team spirit, have fun and cultural exchange. For the other meals, we will keep your fridge stocked. We eat mediterranean and norwegian food.
We speak english or norwegian depending on which language you would like to improve/learn. If you are planning to move to Norway, we will be helping you with CV, applications etc.
The farm is situated close to Oslo (1 hr by train or car) and close to the forest and small lakes with possibility for fishing, swimming. It is very peaceful and the nature is amazing. We are both triple vaccinated and offer our workawayers individual apartments or rooms with private bathroom, kitchen.
We dont run a business in the farm, we have just enjoyed living here. We have an old in-door cat and no farm animals. We have a greenhouse and grow some vegetables. However, we have facilities for horseriding and some various buildings (guesthouse, storage, stables etc) and 37.000 sqm land. We live by the forest with nice walking opportunities. There is an excellent train connection to Oslo and we drive you to/from station .
If you are a handy-/woman/man (carpentry and painting), but also can do cleaning, moving things and enjoy peace and quiet in great nature but also like to socialize with other workawayers and do cultural exchange, this is the place for you. It is also nice if you join the cooking activities, but not a must.
We like to have a structured day like starting work at 7 in the morning and have a long good coffee break around 10, work a bit more and later split for lunch and have free afternoons so we work together and have fun together as a team. It is also possible to work longer days in the week and have oval weekends as agreed together so that you can travel a bit. We need flexibility though as much is dependent on the weather. If there are outside works and and the weather is better in the weekend than weekdays it is good to reschedule the "weekend". It is of utmost importance that we talk together, plan together so it is a win-win.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers can benefit from learning some norwegian and norwegian culture. They can get help to seek permanent jobs in Oslo, consider this as a way of starting a new life in Norway.
Help
We need help with
repair a leaky roof
painting buildings outside and inside
some repairs/carpentry
cleaning
decluttering and moving furniture and boxes
decorating
taking down trees, clearing wild grown vegetation
cooking
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
German: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We can teach you Norwegian and/or improve your English.
Accommodation
Private apartment, with sleeping room, hall, living room, bathroom with WC, kitchen
What else ...
Hadeland is considered Toscana of the North with beautiful nature, small lakes, art museums. Being close to Oslo, it gives ample opportunity to visit Oslo by train or car.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
No problem parking on the property and using shower/WC in the main house.
Can possibly accept pets
We have an in-house cat and it is not used to other pets, but, you will have a seperate apt. As long as your pet is not in a habit of scratching furniture and walls, it is OK.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The apartment where I stayed was really great and tasty meals really give me a holiday feeling.
It is located in a beautiful area with walking and cycling opportunities.
I really enjoyed my workaway time.
Thank you for the nice time I got to experience.
Solveig makes great food, really enjoyed every meal.
The appartement i stayed in was very nice and comfortable.
The area they live is beautifull and i really enjoyed the views late at night while the sun was going down.
Great place to walk and hike and also… read more
Solveig and Svein are most kind, warm and interesting people. From the very begining we were able to have long, fascinating conversations about world, culture, Norway, but also personal experiance, problems and development. We feel enriched, stronger and more selv confident thanks to… read more
They have such wonderful attitude to everything, from work to social settings. They have much culture and ideas to share so it has been a joy to have them. We became very fond of them in no time. The discipline they showed with learning norwegian has been amazing. They speak very… read more
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The apartment where I stayed was really great and tasty meals really give me a holiday feeling.
It is located in a beautiful area with walking and cycling opportunities.
I really enjoyed my workaway time.
Thank you for the nice time I got to experience.
Solveig makes great food, really enjoyed every meal.
The appartement i stayed in was very nice and comfortable.
The area they live is beautifull and i really enjoyed the views late at night while the sun was going down.
Great place to walk and hike and also… read more
Solveig and Svein are most kind, warm and interesting people. From the very begining we were able to have long, fascinating conversations about world, culture, Norway, but also personal experiance, problems and development. We feel enriched, stronger and more selv confident thanks to… read more
They have such wonderful attitude to everything, from work to social settings. They have much culture and ideas to share so it has been a joy to have them. We became very fond of them in no time. The discipline they showed with learning norwegian has been amazing. They speak very… read more
It felt like a real vacation in my appartment I got during my stay after a working day.
The wonderfull accomodation. (double bed room, personal bathroom and apart toilet, my own kitchen for preparing breakfast was great and relaxing.
I… read more
