Join our family and help with animals, gardening and babysitting on our island farm in Orten, Norway

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    A family of 4, 2 children age 8 and 7. We are kindhearted and reflected people. We live on a small island called Orten, with 14 residents in total.. The island we live on, is a very peacefull place, close to nature with beautyfull surroundings. There is well established comunications with the outside world. People who visit our island, often say that feel calmness and inner peace.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Self-sufficiency, ecological farming for own consumption.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for people that can help us with many different things. Such as help with our sheeps, gardening, maintance on farm and house. Sometimes babysit our children. We both work on our own boats with seasonal fishing. Somethimes the day just don't have enough hours. We are looking for 2 to 4 helpers. We currently need help with painting the house, chopping wood, making a chicken coop, setting up a greenhouse, pree growing/cultivating greens for our greenhouse and field.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Norwegian bokmål: Fluent
    Italian: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    Im interested in learning italian, spanish, german and russian.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Our main house with 2 bedrooms and fully equipped, or a small house with 3 seperate bedrooms, 1 kitchen and 1 bathroom. You will have access to healthy nutricious food, we will also share dinner as often as you would like or at days possible.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have a ferry that goes to 4 other nearby islands that are worth a visit. 2 of them are mainland-conected. " of the closest city's are Molde and AAlesund. On our island you can be close to the nature, go fishing, enjoy beautyfull sunsets/sunrises, and amazing veiws. You can interact with locals on our island or playtime with our kids.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Good wifi, with peacefull workplace.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    everything except reptiles and cats.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 567379143456

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