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21 Apr 2024
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Description
Hi!
Me (Mikael) and Marte live at the countryside in Vestland with our two kids (2 and 3yo) and two cats. We moved to this farm early in 2020 and have continued to renovate the buildings and making future plans for this place. We want to make this farm a hub for people to connect with themselves, the nature and other people. We already opened for accomodation and the feedbacks have been heart-warming.
There are a lot of different carpentry and landscaping still to be done to make it suit our visions. We are looking for two people (a traveling couple or two friends) who will be willing to help us out on this journey!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience how life is at the Norwegian countryside. There's will be lot of cultural learning during the stay, depends on your interests.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
The help we are seeking is mainly carpenting and gardening/landscaping. It would be preferable with at least basic experience with a variety of carpenting tools and interest in wood/construction tasks. If you have any other skills, we will be happy to include those in the workday as a secondary priority. It might also be some occational babysitting if you are comfortable with that :)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
You will live in a separate house with your own room with shared bathroom. The house is over 100yo, newly renovated timber house and you can feel the history in the walls.
You will have access to basic groceries (not luxury groceries) to make your own food. You have access to a large kitchen where you can store the food (fridge and freezer). At least once a week we'll all have dinner together.
What else ...
We prefer to have two volunteers and that have your own car. Public transport is limited and the nearest town is 15-20 min from the farm. We are going to town regularly, so there will be several opertunities to get there and back, but we cannot adjust our departure time too much.
The nature is just outside the doorstep, so the possibility for exploring the nature is good. Lots of hiking possibilities. Streaming on the wifi is per now limited.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Feedback (4)
Working together with Mikael and Marte was a very good experience, easy to understand and they thought me a lot.
I had lots of fun with Emrik while playing and looking after him. All three of them let me feel very helpful and comfortable all the time.
Some of the evenings where spent… read more
He was a reliable worker, and was not afraid of hard work or getting his hands dirty. He was clear about that some of the repetitive work was not too fun, but he never complained during work. He has a… read more
We felt a good vibe on messages before we met, and we also felt a great vibe with him when he appeared. We consider Hugo as whole wood; solid and true to what he appears to be. He… read more
With Mike I had many amazing, interesting and/or funny conversations. He asks thrilling questions and gives exiting answers☺️. He comunicates very openly and this works both ways.
Marte sometimes joined the conversations in the evening adding value and depth. She is calm and… read more
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Working together with Mikael and Marte was a very good experience, easy to understand and they thought me a lot.
I had lots of fun with Emrik while playing and looking after him. All three of them let me feel very helpful and comfortable all the time.
Some of the evenings where spent… read more
He was a reliable worker, and was not afraid of hard work or getting his hands dirty. He was clear about that some of the repetitive work was not too fun, but he never complained during work. He has a… read more
We felt a good vibe on messages before we met, and we also felt a great vibe with him when he appeared. We consider Hugo as whole wood; solid and true to what he appears to be. He… read more
With Mike I had many amazing, interesting and/or funny conversations. He asks thrilling questions and gives exiting answers☺️. He comunicates very openly and this works both ways.
Marte sometimes joined the conversations in the evening adding value and depth. She is calm and… read more
All in all, I had a great stay on the farm. I was always welcome to be there when they had visitors or to accompany them in leisure activities. When working, however, I was almost… read more
