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13 Jan 2024
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Description
Welcome! We are an openminded and caring family of four.
Mikkel (34), Anna (33) and our daughter Sif(4 years) and our little daugther Gry(2 year).
Mikkel works for the Royal Danish Airforce as a mechanic and Anna is staying at home with the girls.
We live far out in the countryside on a little smallholding just beside the "Limfjord" in a town called Gjøl. We live with our two cats and five chickens. Our house is from the 1880's and needs a lot of maintenance. We have a large garden with fruit trees, greenhouse, etc.
We live close to a little town with a shop and a local school bus(public transport is not the best).
Before we got the girls we used to travel a lot, and we were workawayer in Australia and New Zealand. We really enjoyed it, but now we have settle down and we want to try being the hosts instead.
Our interests are: winter bathing, board games, hiking/walks, books, being creative and impulsive, recycling, music, the outdoor life etc.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can tell and show you all about the danish culture and the way of living in Denmark.
If we have the time we would love to show you some parts of our lovely country. You are welcome to borrow a bike and explore the area as well.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for hard working people, but we don't expect you have any professional skills. We hope for a person with a lot of get-up-and-go, good humor and a positive outlook on life. We hope to find someone, who wants to be a part of our family and make our projects to their own..
Maintenance of the house (basic carpentry, painting, repairing, building, cleaning, cooking etc.)
Outside (gardening, mowing the lawn, outbuildings, feeding the chickens etc.)
Babysitting: not a lot, but it could be looking after the girls while they are playing in the garden)
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Norwegian bokmål: 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
You will have your own room with a big bed and your own entrance if you want to. You will also have your own kitchen and bathroom. We will provide you with food for all meals. You are also welcome to eat dinner with us a couple of times a week.
if you live with us you will get to eat very vegetarian as we do not eat so much meat.
What else ...
Though we live far out on the countryside you can take the local school bus if you want to have a day off and see the other places. If we have the opportunity we can drive you to the main road, where you can take a lot of busses. You can also borrow a bike.
Places we recommend:
- Aalborg (det biggest city in the north of Denmark: a lots of restaurant, cafe, harbour etc.)
- Fosdalen plantage (big green nature area)
- West coast (go explore the northen sea and the sand dunes)
- Klitmøller (Cold Hawaii - surf spot) about 3 hours by buss. Great place for a weekend
- Skagen (the top of Denmark, where the northen sea meets Kattegat sea)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We live in the country, so we have enough space for a campervan!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (4)
The "room" (which was more like a one bedroom apartment) was HUGE and just amazing!
He set the bar high.
Tom is a warm-hearted and incredibly caring guy. He quickly became part of our family and our two girls really liked him. He has many skills and he does not say no thanks to a challenge. He is hardworking and did a great job at our place. We wish the best for Tom and hope to see him again.
The work is interesting as you get involved in their project, their house and their garden.
They are also very well located being in the countryside but… read more
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The "room" (which was more like a one bedroom apartment) was HUGE and just amazing!
He set the bar high.
Tom is a warm-hearted and incredibly caring guy. He quickly became part of our family and our two girls really liked him. He has many skills and he does not say no thanks to a challenge. He is hardworking and did a great job at our place. We wish the best for Tom and hope to see him again.
The work is interesting as you get involved in their project, their house and their garden.
They are also very well located being in the countryside but… read more
Nicole is a very easygoing, lovely and caring girl. Our girls really liked her.
She did a huge job with our outdoor windows and doors. She works hard and were up for every job we found for her. We can really recommend Nicole and we hope the best for her.
