Help wanted in house and garden with beautiful sea and mountain view in Bodø, northern Norway

Norway

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2021

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Looking for independent, friendly and self going people with a sincere interest in culture and travelling. See the beautiful area around Bodø while helping out in my house and garden.

Bodø is the "capital" of the county of Nordland, with a central airport for the area, a university, concert hall, fantastic library etc. It is beautifully located on a peninsula overlooking the fjord and the surrounding mountains. The popular Lofoten Islands can be easily reached from Bodø with a direct ferry connection. It takes about 3 hours to get to the Moskenes Island where you'll find the beautiful and most photograped fishing village - Reine.

Planned work August - September 2020

Outside: rearranging the layout of the garden, remove the grass layer from a cliff to make a small visible «mountain» in the garden, making a stone wall and stone steps.

Inside: general house work
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will get to see the beautiful nature and wild life up north. I love outdoors activities like paddling, diving, hiking, skiing and climbing and will be happy to share my experiences with you and give you good tips.
Help
Light renovation: making new wall surfaces, sanding and painting walls, doors and windows, as well as painting. The garden will be totally remade. General work around the house with cleaning, cooking, etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Accommodation
Private room. Access to bathroom with shower, kitchen, living room, laundry room and garden.
What else ...
I want you to get the most out of your stay here. We discuss what to do and when together, and plan the days off so that you get the best possible stay according to weather and wishes. Why work on a sunny Monday if you know Saturday is going to be grey and wet? Then we swap instead. I love cooking and appreciate sharing ideas and making food together. His Majesty King Mingus, my wonderful cat, also lives here - so you have to be ok with cats.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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28/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host

The two weeks I spent at Brians House in Bodø were totally awesome and a very nice experience!
Brian is a very friendly, kind and interesting guy with many hobbies I like aswell. He took me on some trips like climbing, diving, fishing and to his family's summerhouse wich was one of the most beautiful places I have been so far! Moreover he is a… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Simon)

Simon helped me out for two weeks this summer. Being an electrician for many years he knows a lot about house refurbishing in general. He helped out with rearranging a part of the garden, making a new water drain system for rain water, putting down a new fiber cable for broadband access, exterior facade cleaning and painting etc. Simon is a very… read more

(Excellent )

06/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Pia)

Pia spent a good week at my place before travelling to Lofoten. She was a great helper and finished the renovation of two bedrooms with sanding and painting of dry walls, cleaning and other chores around the house. She is an interesting discussion partner and also helped me getting my spanish a little back on track. Best of all; she opened my eyes… read more

(Excellent )

29/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Pia) for host

My time spent with Brian was amazing, one of the best weeks of my life, packed with new experiences ranging from giving him a mohawk (thanks for the trust), learning about refurbishing a house, and seeing the Auroras for the first time!

It was good feeling helpful with some painting and sanding, mostly basic housework which at times felt like… read more

(Excellent )

23/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Amandine)

Amandine spent two weeks at my place. She helped out a lot in the garden, cutting trees etc, some carpentry and general maintenance tasks, cleaning, going through the garage and organizing tools, paint, building materials and other equipment. She is a really practical and handy person, and an interesting person to discuss things with. Thanks for… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Amandine) for host

I just spent a couple weeks at Brian's. And what an amazing stay I had !
Brian is a really nice, bright and easy-going person. We shared lots of discussions, meals, and he was always willing to make me feel at home.
He took me on a week-end trip to the Lofoten islands, another one to his family cottage, we went paddling and walking. The "work"… read more

(Excellent )

08/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Matilda)

Matilda spent two weeks at my place helping with mounting new furniture, cleaning and tidying up the house after a very long renovation period. She is a great person; very positive, interesting and cheerful to be around. A self driven person who sees what has to be done and gives suggestions and ask you what you think about it before actually… read more

(Excellent )

07/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Matilda) for host

I spend around 2 weeks at Brian`s home. He is very generous and nice person with interesting hobbies and thoughts about life. Brian makes best food ever.

Bodø is great place surrounded with
beautiful mountain landscapes. I feel so lucky that I had the chance to visit at his place.

(Excellent )

28/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Johannes Georg) for host

I have spent two and a half awesome weeks together with Brian. I helped him with mounting a new kitchen, making new walls and making new floors, as well as with general things in the house - done all this together with him. But what Brian gave me, I was never able to give him back trough my help: An stunning time together with him. He is so kind… read more

(Excellent )

17/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Johannes Georg)

Johannes stayed at my place for two weeks as the first stay on his 6 month Norway journey to see the country and learn the language. He helped me with everything from mounting a completely new kitchen, making new walls and making new floors, as well as with general things in the house. He is very helpful, always positive and the kind of person… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Fanny)

Fanny is very positive and a great helper. During her two weeks here she helped with cleaning & great cooking, sanding & painting walls and a lot more around the house. It was nice to practice som french again - welcome back!

Best regards,
Brian

(Excellent )

26/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Fanny) for host

I stayed 17 days in novembre 2017 To hello Brian. That was a beautiful experience. Brian is a really nice and interesting person. I liked to discuss long time with him for many subjects. Good tips to visit Bodø and around. I had my own room, really comfortable. For the work that wasn't to much or to hard. I never worked to rebuild an house before… read more

(Excellent )

29/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Natacha & antoine) for host

We had an awesome time there. The scenery is just breathtaking, the house overlooking a fjord, and our host was really lovely!
Brian is a very communicative, generous and interesting person. He is also he a very good cook! He always made sure we were comfortable and that we were enjoying our time at his place. He gave us good tips for hiking… read more

(Excellent )

24/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Natacha & antoine)

Natacha & Antoine stayed two weeks with us helping with general house work, maintenance, organizing and cleaning, garden work and constructing walls. Very pleasant and interesting people to be talk with and be around. We had many interesting discussions over dinner, and we gave eachother ideas for new recipes - thank you for the veggie burger… read more

(Excellent )

24/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Will & Giulia)

Will & Giulia stayed here for two weeks helping with general house work, maintenance, organizing and cleaning, garden work and constructing walls. A really pleasant and interesting couple. We had many interesting discussions over dinner and exchanged recipes and ideas. Hope to see you again som time!

(Excellent )

16/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Will & Giulia) for host

We stayed with Brian for 2 weeks and it was a great experience! He really made us feel welcome from day one and gave good suggestions of what to do in the area. Brian was also kind enough to take us out sea kayaking one evening and gave good suggestions for stuff to do in the area ( as well as for our trip to Lofoten afterwards). He also made some… read more

(Excellent )

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