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Min stay requested: at least a week
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Description
Hi!
We live in the countryside near Tiveden National Park and are located near the northern end of Lake Vättern. Our nearest town is Karlsborg.
On our farms we currently have sheep, lambs, two horses and chickens.
We live in a very beautiful nature with old forest and wildlife all around us. We also have many lakes in the area.
To be a volunteer here you have to like nature and animals. No big city pulse here :D No public transport and the grocery store is about 20 km away. This is truly rural Sweden even though it is quite close to cities like Laxå, Askersund or Karlsborg.
Every day looks different, and your help and your work depends on the weather and your abilities.
We are part of Workaway because we find it so rewarding, fun and interesting to meet people from other countries and exchange experiences and also traditions.
Right now we have a great need to paint houses red while the weather is good and not raining. Renovate a terrace and remove bushes and other outdoor work.
Great if you have a driver's license. -
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
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
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Interests
Pets
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Plant care
Photography
Music
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Astronomy
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak Swedish, English and some German, so you can practice the language.
You learn to live the Swedish contry life.
We love history and nature. We can show you untouched nature and historic places.
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Help
Right now we have a great need to paint houses red while the weather is good. Renovate a terrace and remove bushes and other outdoor tasks.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Beginner -
Accommodation
You will live in our volunteer house / guest house, there we have a 2 bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom. We have sheets and bedding.
We are not vegan or vegetarian and have no knowledge about cooking this ;) -
What else ...
During your free days, there's a lot of activities such as hiking in the national park of Tiveden or nearby trails. Visit Karlsborg Fortress, and the Gota canal. Two large Swedish tourist destinations.
Our closest train station is Laxå or Skövde, 40 min away.
No smoking in all buildings.
Perfect if you want to combine studies digitally with volunteering with us.
We know nothing about vegetarian food. Need help with that if you are vegetarian. -
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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Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
Atlaz (1 year)
Atlaz is a puppyish and fun MAS. Miniature American Shepherd. He is the newest and youngest in the family. He loves everyone but first he will bark at you and check if you are dangerous 😅
Humla
She is 16 years old
Troy
He is a Border Collie
Love to work in the field and be a shepherd.
He is 7 year
Siri and Sangha
2 Brazilian Terrier girls
6 years
Siri is Mama's girl.
Hate Ino
Ino
MAS miniature American shepherd
Girl 2 year
Very active
Hate Siri
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We also had nice moments and talked about our countries and similes and differences. It is easy to understand but in between we have to stop and ask what he means because in Sweden we learn British English and the English in New … read more
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Cultural exchange:
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Communication:
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We also had nice moments and talked about our countries and similes and differences. It is easy to understand but in between we have to stop and ask what he means because in Sweden we learn British English and the English in New … read more
I think back to my time here very often, the … read more
My work mainly consisted in feeding the sheep and horses, and to help getting the camp ready for the coming Summer. Given that I wasn't the only workawayer there - big shout out to my mate Paul, by the way! - the work has never been too much or too hard, and I've got plenty of time to relax … read more
We were immediatly included in the every day life and were treated extremely nice by Ulf, Cecilia and Daga. They gave us plenty of drives to the national park, local markets and a fortress and the talks at lunch were always a pleasure and … read more
You live with the other volunteers in a house, close to Ulf’s house. Together with two other volunteers we helped Cecilia, Daga and Ulf with some tasks and had also a lot of free time. We helped out collecting pines, making … read more
I recommend Simone as a volunteer and she is very welcome back to us when she wishes.
I stayed for … read more
We don't really knew where it was and what we will do there to help them every day, but it came step after step and really faster than expecting. Every mornings, you start the day by give water to sheep and horses and after this you're going help Ulf ( … read more
At this time it was very cold and lot of snow. But it was like a Winter Wonderland when you Take a hike through the Tiveden Nationalpark Park :)
I lived in a separate House for volunteers where you have everything.
My Daily work was to Take Care of the animals. Additionally i helped Ulf to make a new … read more
They helped us take care of sheep and horses. Painted walls in a newly built kitchen and much more. They stayed with us for some weeks and then went to Northern Norway to work with dog sleds. On the way south again and home to Britain they came to us … read more
At Cecilia's place I lived together with three other volunteers in a very nice tradition wooden house. I shared one room with another volunteer but later even got my own.
The day started with taking care about the sheep (give them fresh water , feed the baby … read more
I stayed in a really nice house only for the volunteers with a big room for my own.
In this house I had everything I need. A great kitchen with plenty of space for delicious food with great conversations with the other volunteers. A huge garden at the edge of … read more
Excellent
We were mostly working with Cecilias 72 year old dad Ulf, who was very nice and patient while explaining what to do. We were solving some … read more
Cecilia is a great person! She really cares about her volunteers. She took me on some day trips to show me the beautiful area Tiveden - Thank you!!!
I stayed in a separate house that's for volunteers with having a room for my own - very nice and … read more
