Profile information
Host rating
80 %
Last replied
18 Oct 2025
Feedback
9
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Description
We are a couple with one 24 year old daughter and a chihuahua.
I am a beauty therapist and a medium my husband is a fisherman and our daughter is learning to be a nurse.
We live in a house in Reykjavik close to the city center, sport center, the largest swimming pool in Iceland and the botanical garden
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Self development
Pets
Movies & TV
Fashion or beauty
Charity work
Music
Writing
Animals
Nature
Dancing
Sailing / Boating
Water sports
Yoga / Wellness
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Reykjavik is a very cultural city and the country is so beautiful and clean.
There are lots of day tours to the country side and only a bus ride to great hiking places.
Help
We welcome someone to help us with tasks in my garden and to put up a fence, to take care of our dog. I also need someone who can help me around the house.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Faroese: Fluent
Icelandic: Fluent
Danish: Intermediate
Norwegian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I am trying to learn Spanish when I have time.
Accommodation
Private room in my house
What else ...
It is really easy to get around from my house to the excursion tours and the city bus stops only 2 minutes walk away. We have bikes that you can use
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Nino
Old chihuahua that is almost blind and deaf but really nice to all humans
Chat with Workawayers who've visited this host
Feedback (8)
They have a Garage that they turned into a small studio apartment where I stayed and had everything I needed.
I helped with painting the Garden Hut as well as prepared and restored planks for the fence.
I had enough freetime to enjoy… read more
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They have a Garage that they turned into a small studio apartment where I stayed and had everything I needed.
I helped with painting the Garden Hut as well as prepared and restored planks for the fence.
I had enough freetime to enjoy… read more
My family were really happy to have them… read more
Elín and Pétur are nice and friendly. We are happy they welcome us like part of they family. Work wasn't hard and we enjoyed a lot of fun. We had enough free time and Pétur lend us car Everytime we want. They live in peacefull part of Reykjavik so… read more
She was very quick to respond to my inquiry of coming to help. They are in an excellent location in Reykjavik, I could ride one of their bicycles anywhere in the city. I was able to go and connect with other locals and other workawayers and couchsurfers. The work building a fence was tough, but incredibly worth it for the… read more
