Cozy house and garden by the fjord in Senja, Norway

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  Description

  Hei! I am Line and after many own Workaway adventures, I now also want to welcome travellers, who want to come help us while exploring the North. Aakash and I bought a house on Senja some years ago, and our current mission along our jobs is to finish renovating the house and garden, trying to turn it into a nice vacation place that we, guests, our friends & family can enjoy.
  
  The area:
  The island we are on, Senja, is the second largest in Norway located right in between Tromsø and the Lofoten. We are connected to the mainland via a bridge so it is easy to reach, and the area is so scenic that it is often used in advertisements and wedding shoots. Most travellers visit to enjoy Senja's white sand beaches or hike up the famous Segla mountain, the track start only a few meters from the house. Here in Fjordgård, there is a small supermarket with an integrated café and a pub. Our village is located amidst untouched nature, nestled inbetween the mountains on one side and the fjord on the other. From our house, you get lovely views of both. When you get lucky, you might be able to observe the small whales, otters, sea eagles, and even the midnight sun or aurora directly from the bedroom windows.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Van life

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Gardening

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Outdoor activities
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would love to arrange some activities together and to show you around whenever possible. Even in busy times when we can't go on adventures together, we are happy to share some hidden gems and advice for the area, of course we also know lots of great spots for hiking and photography. We have some sports equipment we can lend you and are happy to teach you how to use snowshoes to explore the area. We could teach you some words in Norwegian (Bokmål) and how to make our favorite kanelsnurr (cinnamon buns), or proper Norwegian waffles.

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  Help

  Please read if you want to stay at any time:
  Because of our jobs, we will temporarily be based about 1:30 h away, just outside Tromsø. We will therefore only be in Senja occasionally. Even though we won't be there the whole time ourselves, we could still welcome travellers in our home on Senja in our absence. What we can offer until we are back fulltime ourselves is for Workawayers to help us half the normal hours in exchange for accommodation. This is not housesitting, but instead of up to 5 hours of help, we are only looking for half the hours of concrete tasks around the house and garden like weeding, cleaning, or shovelling snow. Even though this would be different from our normal Workaway experience, it might still be interesting for travellers, who are working or studying from home, pursuing their own projects, or simply want to spend lots of time out exploring the surroundings. You will get an amazing base to explore Northern Norway, hike, ski, observe the Northern lights, and simply enjoy nature. We will still come to Senja whenever possible, and are also happy to arrange for you to come visit and stay with us if you wish to explore both places.
  
  So depending on the time you are interested in, different arrangements might be possible:
  
  A) When we are on Senja ourselves (this year mostly until August), we will be trying to do some light maintenance. Some examples of what we will be up to could be gardening, finishing to set up some new furniture, fixing chipped paint, or trying to put some order into the chaos in our basement and attic. We will surely find something you can help with and need about 5 hours of help. In return, we will of course provide all food and are happy to show you around!
  
  B) When we are away, the usual arrangement will be to stay in one of the bedrooms of the guesthouse on Senja and help for 2.5h per day. We don’t need any help related to welcoming or guiding any guests, instead, we will mostly need help with simple housework, gardening, and running errands. In winter, a lot of this time is usually spent shovelling snow, so no gym needed 😅
  
  C) If you wish, it is often possible to combine your stay to spend some time in Senja, and some with us in our cozy apartment near Tromsø. We’d love to show you both places if you want to explore two areas. Just let us know your dates and we can discuss what is possible in that time :)
  
  
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  Available slots 2025:
  - 21. November - 20. December
  
  Requirements:
  - We prefer to host for entire slots, or a minimum of 3 weeks
  - 2 people travelling together
  - Fluency in English, Norwegian, or German
  - Driving license of advantage
  
  If you send us an inquiry, please let us know which of the time slots above you are interested in. If you are requesting a time shorter than one entire time slot mentioned above, please share your exact preferred dates, but also mention how flexible you are with the arrival and departure to help us consider overlapping requests.
  Please also let us know if you are travelling by car or public transport, and whether you have a driving license. We are also interested in what else you are good at/ what you would enjoy helping with :)
  
  Senja is a very beautiful place for nature enthusiasts, but also quite remote, so you need to know how to entertain yourself. Therefore, even though we will visit as often as possible and other guests might be there, we are looking for a couple or 2 friends travelling together, also to split the average workload of 5h/day between 2 people. Since both travellers will share a double room, the position is only suitable for people who know each other.

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You will get 1 of 3 rooms in the guesthouse. It will probably be a double room. Of course, you are welcome to use the entire house, including the kitchen, living room, balcony, patio and BBQ hut.

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  What else ...

  Things to do:
  People come to Senja to go hiking, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, SUP and kayaking, swimming, camping, (mountain) biking, or simply chill in the sauna or outside with fjord views. It’s a very popular area for photography enthusiasts, also because of the mix of steep mountains and white sand beaches. In the season one can pick blueberries or cloudberries while hiking. The region is also famous for fishing, so you can borrow our basic fishing rods and try your luck at catching dinner. There are a lot of guided tours/ activities on Senja, for example boat rides, (ice) fishing and climbing, husky and aurora tours.
  You can also simply wait for the Northern lights, or light a bonfire and BBQ in our Grillhytta, where we can enjoy cozy evenings even if it pours outside. For inside, we have plenty of games and enjoy movie evenings.
  There are busses, but having a car will enable you to explore and borrow equipment more flexibly.

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  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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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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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?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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