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Hello do you love to be around animals and help ous We are located in beautiful Nordfjord in Western Norway. It is a place filled with history all the way back to the Vikings. We have mini Shetland ponies on our hobby farm.
The help is around private home or garden.
We are Ole Morten (58) and Caroline (59). On the farm we currently ponies, 2 dogs and a cat. We also have a cabin in the mountains that you can use if you are interested in outdoor life and fishing for trout in the lakes.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Farming
Hiking
Carpentry
Cooking & food
Animals
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can offer experiences on the beautiful Norwegian west coast. There are opportunities for hiking in the mountains and fishing in the fjord. The farm is partly run in the old way. This means that one gets to learn old traditional ways of running farms. We have machines for use with the most heavy work
Projects involving children
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Help
We are speaking english and I also speak german.Also looking fore some how love to laugh and also love to be around animals and friendly people :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We are realy intereted in outher culture and langughe. We are happy to teatch in Swedish and Norwegian. Caroline speeks German and English and Ole Morten English.
Accommodation
Single room in the main house - All meals included
What else ...
In 2009, the renowned National Geographic Traveler Magazine voted the Fjords of Western Norway the best preserved attraction on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. That is quite an honour – but there are many others! Lonely Planet for instance, put Fjord Norway on the list of 8 voyages of a lifetime.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Gűnter
Sonny
Minischnauzer
Scott
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I've spent a week on the farm and made myself an incredible memories. There was perfect amount of work, to have enough time for my intense reading and lots of walking around this beautiful nordic nature of Norway. The view from the farm is breathtaking, especially for a person, who is from the county with the… read more
I spend almost 1 month at the farm, during winter time, and it was and amazing experience. Caroline & Ole Marten are an amazing couple and being part of their house was a pleasure. The 3 dogs : Sonni, Yanki & Scott are the best trio, and it's always a pleasure to play, walk or just chill in the sofa with them.
All… read more
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I've spent a week on the farm and made myself an incredible memories. There was perfect amount of work, to have enough time for my intense reading and lots of walking around this beautiful nordic nature of Norway. The view from the farm is breathtaking, especially for a person, who is from the county with the… read more
I spend almost 1 month at the farm, during winter time, and it was and amazing experience. Caroline & Ole Marten are an amazing couple and being part of their house was a pleasure. The 3 dogs : Sonni, Yanki & Scott are the best trio, and it's always a pleasure to play, walk or just chill in the sofa with them.
All… read more
Caroline and Ole Morten really made me feel like at home. They are really friendly and kind people with many interesting stories to tell, especially… read more
The view there is stunning, and we loved being surrounded with animals and nature. Learning the farm life was very interesting and we had a lot of fun!
We definetly recommand them as hosts.
Tusen takk for everything you've… read more
Ole Morten & Caroline
The dogs are amazing, the ponies are just lovely and it was a pleasure being around them all the… read more
There was always something to do at the farm and I loved the work there (things like staking… read more
First of all I'am really greatfull for what you've done for me, for the wonderful experience and for the excellent ospitalily that i've recived. I lived three week of fun and learnig.
The view from the house of Caroline and Ole Morten is really wonderfull and also ther Fjord is wonderfull. The family brought me around a little bit and… read more
And you did the best job....and even did the wood so whe are going to thinking about you al winter :)
Always welcome back :)
so sorry in my lateness replying with some feed back! just been very busy and also have no longer got my own laptop after a little incident in hamburg train station so been just grabbing a few mins online where i can..
Any way, what can I say? this was my first ever work away experience and I cannot express in words just how lovely and… read more
