Helping hand at our family home in Akureyri, Iceland.

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We need someone in jan-feb 2020 :-)

Before you read more: we would prefer a female volunteer, nothing personal male.

We are a family of 5 living in Akureyri (the capital of the North). We are Erla Rán and Valur 40 years old, Einar Húmi 18 years old (2001), Katla Fönn 10 years old (2009) and Nökkvi Már 4 years old (2015).

We have a small company that sells salad and ice cream. I (Erla Rán) am an elementary school teacher and Valur works at sea and are not at home fore long time.
We enjoy being outdoors in the nature and spend time together. We also like to enjoy good food together as a family.

We are interested in meeting new people and so we would like to get to know a work awayer. We are flexible and solution oriented :)

We are open-minded and we like to meet more people. We treat our workaway'ers like one of the family and we are very flexible and easy-going :).
Type of help
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The work awayer would get to experience the typical busy Icelandic family-life with lots of fun and action. We could help our work-awayer with their travel, advise them of interesting places to see in the area and try to make their journey as fun and exciting as we can.
Help
We need some assistance in our home to help with the children and basic household tasks such as cooking dinner and other daily tasks of a large household. We need an extra set of hands around the house especially when Valur (the father) is long time away. It would mostly be help with cleaning the house, cooking and prepare dinner for evening and then in the afternoons/evenings getting the kids in some activite and getting them to bed time. But the work awayer would also have quite a bit of time for themselves. And I am very flexible.
Languages spoken
icelandic, english
Accommodation
We live in a house central located in Akureyri. There are four bedrooms, kitchen and a good living room etc.
What else ...
Being in the beautiful northern part of Iceland is a great experience in it self. Mountains and the rough nature is all around us. Akureyri where we live is a little town full of life. The local culture shines through here much more than in the Capital area.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Photos

Erla Rán

Katla Fönn 2009 og Nökkvi Már 2015

Einar Húmi 2001

Akureyri, picture taken almost from your house

Feedback left by and about host (6)

21/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Joana) for host

I had a wonderful time with Erla and Valur and their three beautiful children. Erla and Valur are a very cultured couple and I learnt so much from them both. They welcomed me as part of the family and I really enjoyed sharing dinners all together with the family including Ama and Avi. I miss them all!!

(Excellent )

28/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Joana)

Joana came to us last spring. She was fantastic in one word. She cooked great food, cleaned very well and worked hard. She was quick to integrate with our family and we still regret her leaving.

(Excellent )

29/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Gitta)

We "had" Gitta last spring. She was, in one word, great. She quickly and well-matched our family. She immediately saw what was most important for her. She undertook to bring our 9-year-old daughter to bed at night and wake her up in the morning as we were having trouble with this project. She worked very well and got a good rule on the child's… read more

(Excellent )

20/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gitta) for host

It really has been wonderful to be part of the family of Erla and Valur, they made me so welcome. The work entailed cleaning, washing, tidying up, cooking and taking Katla to bed. Extra things like taking Katla out for an outing were really appreciated. I learned many things about Iceland, I tasted Icelandic food and was also allowed to use Erla's… read more

(Excellent )

27/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Maša)

Masa stayed with us for 6 weeks, but we would to have her a lot longer. She was very quick to adapt our customs and rules. She was very active and made every effort to do what she was supposed to do. She was very quick to learn what had to be done and when. She was awesome with our children. She quickly managed to chop them and they was very sad… read more

(Excellent )

09/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Maša) for host

I stayed with Erla and her 3 kids for 4 weeks only. It was my first WorkAway experience, and I am SO happy that I found them on that site. I wish I could stay longer. I really enjoyed Akureyri, such a nice city. And its magic in winter with all that snow!
I also saw northern lights, which made it even more special.
I will definitely come to… read more

(Excellent )

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