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Thanks for shown interest in my profile. I am located in Kalmar Region, Sweden
Not new on WorkAway... but having new projects in my newly bought house in Sweden - its a old farm house that i did buy from a friend.
I am currently on sick leave from work until july so i will have alot of time for workawayers.
I been hosting in 'Faroe Islands' for a few years, but i emigrated to Sweden in October 2020 where I settled down and need some help with my house on the countryside and the big outside area (5.500m2) - this house i sold in June 2022.
My name is John - i am a Faroese guy (my Father is Faroese from Faroe Islands and my mother is half Danish and half Norwegian) and i love travel and meeting different new cultures and i am very proud of my Scandinavian culture and Viking heritage.
So i decided to join the WorkAway program based on the experience of my friends who also are WorkAway hosts - and i can say that i am very happy so far for my workawayhost experience in Faroe Islands (which all in all is EXCELENT) even i did have some not so nice experiences since i came to be WorkAway host in Sweden.
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I have a JOB... which means that i sometimes work at nights - When i am not working or being a WorkawayHost i also do love to travel and see other cultures but because of the current restrictions it has been very difficult to travel because I am and will always be unvaccinated.
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Animals/Pets:
I have TWO dogs :) Belgian Malinois (Belgian Shepherd) Princess ShivaS and Princess Aria - so hope you are not afraid of dogs or have any allergies... because the dogs are staying.
Accomodation:
Since the house is big you will definitely have your own bed to sleep in.
We dont have fixed times on eating, but we try to eat around 19.00. We don't share other meals together but you can always prepare something for yourself. Most food here is meat-based.
Nature:
South Eastern Sweden is the famous and historical Kalmar Region with the famous Kalmar University and Kalmar City, Oskarshamn City, Vestervik city which all have a nice city and marina enviroment.
The region is mostly woods and lakes and rivers where you can hike, hunt, fish - we do have bikes that you can borrow for going biking in the woods or to other cities.
NOTE: Workaway is about cultural exchange and in that process you are a guest in a house.
Voting and being political active in your country is a right you have as a citizent in your country - it stops there in your country.
I meet a few workawayers that did see it as their mission to preach about veganism, lgtbq+ism, blm'ism, refugeeswelcome'ism and multiculturalism - all ism's that i prefer workawayers keep to them self as i don't mind what people eat, what people believe and what sexually turns people on.
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PLEASE READ:
The minimum stay will be about 2 weeks.
I DO PREFER a workaway'er that is eager to learn something new and try something new.
I DO PREFER a workaway'er that is 19+ (unless you have EXTENDED experience with carpenting or other crafts skills) ;)
I DO LOVE to teach workaway'ers new things and once you have been with me here most will leave with alot of new skills depending on your attitude and eagerness to learn.
I DISLIKE a workaway'er with addiction to socialmedia and cellphones and specially if it is surgically attached to your hand - i love people with a relaxed and controlled use of socialmedia - even i do spend aprox 30minutes pr day on FB ;)
I DISLIKE workaway'ers that are not able to evaluate their own qualifications or their ability to do an assignment - if you can not do it just be honest... and i will gladly teach and train you -
i like to be the best i can be... and i like to motivate you to be the best you can be... skills are easy to carry on in your life and to your next travel destination.
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Hours:
Monday to Friday 0900h - 1500h (5 days on 5hrs - We work 3 hrs, then take 1hr break and worka again 2hrs).
Arrival/Departure shedule:
i can only pick you up after 1700 weekdays - so i prefer if Workawayers are arriving and departuring in the weekends.
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During Weekends if i am not using my car (and the workawayers have been very good) I sometimes try to provide a minibus or arrange cheap transport so that the Workawayers can do trips for festivals or/and hiking trips together.
Gas and RoadToll (and speed and parkingtickets) is payable by the USERS = Workawayers ;)
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FOOD - IMOPORTANT:
Normal food (Non Vegan with alot of Gluten and alot of Lactose) if you have any special requirement then i am not your mother so i will serve Normal food (Non Vegan with alot of Gluten and alot of Lactose).
Food will be provided once a day - it's always available in the kitchen (so the workawayer can eat when they are hungry) but one time a day we prepare a warm dish at 19.00 -
The workawayer is always welcome to cook their own food and use the kitchen when ever needed.
For each WORK day where you have made your 5 hours effective work - which is documented and confirmed - you will receive a extra bonus food allowance which is 20 SEK witch is paid to you the last day of the week so you can go out and buy your own food or snacks.
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Please Read:
During the selecting process... we like to have a videocall interview with the workawayer where we will get a further impression of the person.
If you suddenly in 2022 dont have the means to arrange a videointerview with us because you dont have a camera on your phone/pad/laptop or you dont have whatsapp/viber/telegram etc. then we are not the host for you.
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Since this profile is NEW and different location i dont have many FEEDBACKS... but if you want to check out how cool host i am you can read my other WorkAway profile that i have for my hosting in The Faroe Islands.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I been a WorkAway host for a few years - mostly in Leynar, Faroe Islands - and i am very good at teaching the workawayers about the WorkAway experience - while also getting alot of practical skills.
Most workawayers that have visited me have been HIGHLY appreciated by their following workawayhosts - which i am glad for.
With me you will learn alot about history and politics and culture and economics of the country/region. Maybe it's not exactly the same like from your history books from school.
Help
I bought a house in Sweden in 2020 it was way to big for me... so i sold it and did buy a smaller house... so if you like to discover the south east of Sweden (Småland / Kalmar Region) then my place is a perfect location for you.
The help i will need is:
House:
Renovating inside the house
Painting inside the house
Cleaning inside the house
River:
Building a swimming bridge in the river
Garden:
Building a Chickencoop inside the farmhouse + Chickenrun
Building a new balcony next to the house.
Moving the small swimingpool (1.6m x 3.6m) and the sauna closer to the newly built balcony.
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Faroese: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Tagalog: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
i have 2 bedrooms that the workawayers can organise themself in.
Female and Male dont share rooms unless they arrive here as a couple as Workaway is not a datingsite.
What else ...
Småland & Kalmar Region offers alot of hiking and rivers and lakes and it's a wounderfull nature experience.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
For normal workawayers i prefer to have limited internet hours in the evening after 20.00 with internet access so it will inspire more socialicing and more cultural exchange. But if it is needed for work it is possible to give selected access - but the house is on the countryside so speed is limited.
Space for parking camper vans
I have a big parking lot infront and behind the house :) so here can easily park a few campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
I don't mind if people have pets (cats/dogs) as long as they are well behaved (peacefull and clean) and don't harm any other animals or people living on the property.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (21)
These guys are in their prime of life and its inspiring to get to know them and to see and hear them around the house.
The guys had alot of theoretical knowledge from their studies that they had to get into real life experience. They were very… read more
The pace of work was pretty cool, and John gives us a lot of freedom if we have to go to visit a city or even for an afternoon of cycling.
The dogs are friendly… read more
Me and Lukas had communication already starting at the beginning of this year and we were pretty sure that we would be good as workawayer and workawayhost.
Lukas is a very polite and friendly person and he has great moral. He is very genuine and having him here visiting and… read more
The work in Johns house was most of the time building. For example working… read more
David is always welcome… read more
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These guys are in their prime of life and its inspiring to get to know them and to see and hear them around the house.
The guys had alot of theoretical knowledge from their studies that they had to get into real life experience. They were very… read more
The pace of work was pretty cool, and John gives us a lot of freedom if we have to go to visit a city or even for an afternoon of cycling.
The dogs are friendly… read more
Me and Lukas had communication already starting at the beginning of this year and we were pretty sure that we would be good as workawayer and workawayhost.
Lukas is a very polite and friendly person and he has great moral. He is very genuine and having him here visiting and… read more
The work in Johns house was most of the time building. For example working… read more
David is always welcome… read more
John is very good in construction and you can learn alot from him.
In the same time he is very calm and patient to his workawyers.
You can always go in the kitchen and eat something. The food is fresh and from the region around… read more
Paulo is a great person that has alot of knowledge about history. He is well travelled and he has alot of funny stories about his travell. He is introvert but still social and alot of the times he can analyze things before he comes with a good anadote to the subject that has been… read more
The dogs is very cute☺❤
And the daily task were sometimes a bit tuff but very productive, the village of Grönskåra has a amazing biodiversity(the lakes, rivers, forest, woods and the nature itself is simply fantastic!); very… read more
He motivates others to start and continue, and he is first… read more
Grönskåra is very beautiful and calm, I love it there. You will learn here what's important in life and what's not.
John is the real deal, go to… read more
The people around me were great, we laughed a lot :)
Some days the work was hard, but always interesting. (one task was to make a door through a wall, really satisfying!)
The food was good and whenever you were hungry you could go to the kitchen and eat something. (milk, eggs,… read more
He is a funny guy and a good teacher for learning new skills.
The countryside is amazing, and the dog very friendly.
I recommend!
If he was given a task he would do it and would take initiative to do things himself.
He also is an outdoor person and has alot of knowledge about outdoor and hunting. He also has a great humor.
He was very industrious and very hardworking.
He was also very interested in our culture and introduced us to his culture.
He is very skilled and he has the abilitiy and motivation to work alone.
I have some projects for next year - so hope Thibaut will come back with some of his… read more
Tristan is a funny guy and he is very helpsome and is not shy to do the work task that is at hand.
He stays with the task until the task is finished and he dont break your equipment.
Socially he is very active and he participates in all the socials. He does… read more
There was a lot of work to do and if you don't mind getting your hands dirty and feeling fulfilled after getting it done it just feels great.
The homely feeling and social interactions with other workawayers and… read more
Christine is a very social and communicative person. She is very engaged with the people and the place and she is very helpful and wants the best for everyone.
Chris is not a handyman by experience but she is very eager to be around when you do… read more
She is a nice and social young girl and was a great workawayer - she did her tasks and was not shy of working. She was also a vivid debater and respected peoples right to a different view.
She is very much into biking and roaming around looking for the amazing Smaaland scenery… read more
Instead of a house, I found an apartment building 50kms from any town in a small forest village, with a nice yard and neighbouring river.
As a massive homestead there is a lot to be learnt and to be done, whether in renovating, plumbing, gardening (on… read more
As a workawayer he is a person who is not standing and waiting for some skils to fall into his hands... he takes the matter in his own hands and is a person that wants to see things done and will work until it is finished.
He has… read more
I was a bit skeptic when a musical student would come and do a WORK away :) but i have not been disapointed.
Sebastian is a polite, clever and super intelligent guy who works perfectly as a guest amd workawayer.
He has great moral and is great company.
He also took very… read more
Kevin is a highly intelligent guy and even he is young he still has alot of experience and knowledge.
Socially he is very good and you can have funny conversations and deep conversations as he i very mature for his age.
He also has great driving skills - alot better than… read more
John is a great guy with an excellent sense of humour. I learned a lot from him and I'm sure he could teach me a thousand more things.
While I was here, there were 6 other… read more
He is a person full of energy and with alot of potential that he is on his way to use to the fullest and i think he has a great plan for his life.
As a workawayer Chris was very helpfull and and worked perfectly in social activities.
He is intelligent and eager to learn and try.
I… read more
John is a great guy, also… read more
He is always one of the first to go to work in the morning with a cup of coffee in the hand - i think his inner engine runs on coffee :D
He is very skilled with gardenworking and specially woodworking. He also has great mechanical skills… read more
he have a lot of experience of teaching with a good pedagogy and he would be happy to learn you some works . his profil is totaly accurate and the house is realy nice.
if you think to come here you must like dogs (his… read more
When Adrien says that he is a engineer and he is a thinker then that is absolute what he is.
He has an amazing mind and thinks solution to all kinds of assignment.
He is very good at working in team but also very good at working independently and he works… read more
Franco stayed with me for two weeks and is he a wounderfull person - and he is a funny and friendly person as long as you dont critisize his lack of taste of good music. He is the guy who is always ready to… read more
The place is just a piece of paradise. If you love nature, disconnect and be outdoors, this is the place for you.
We had a great team, so it was even better to learn new experiences.
Thanks for everything!!
Turvolito stayed with me for two weeks and is he a wounderfull person.
He is very skilled and always open for learning new skills... he is anexcelent chef and good in administration
I would recomend him to any host.
Frederico stayed with me for two weeks and is he a wounderfull person.
He is very skilled and always open for learning new skills...
He is always positive and a very motivating person.
I would recomend him to any host.
He has a pet called Shiva who is super loving once he meets you, very well educated and… read more
