Experience Sami culture and join me and my daughter in Karasjok, Norway

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  Description

  I need someone to watch my 4 year old daughter while I work during the day, prefarable a woman (single moms welcome). I also need help with cooking healthy meals, walk my siberian husky and some help around the house. Big plus if you live a healthy lifestyle and enjoy being outdoors. I limit my daughter´s screen time and focus on spending time outside, creating stuff, drawing, baking, playing etc. I prefer someone who can stay at least 1 month (can be discussed). I can host single mothers with maximum of 1 child.
  
  My daughter is a happy, curious and social girl who loves having workawayers here. She speaks english, norwegian and sami.
  
  I’m 34 years old and I teach sami language online. I work from home, so I will always be around if needed while you're watching my daughter.
  
  Note: this is a small town, and most days there’s not much going on here. You have to be independent. Being outgoing is a plus. Getting to know people here can lead to many great authentic experiences you wouldn’t get to experience as a tourist.
  
  *Available dates: end of april - june 13th. No help needed between june 13th and mid august.*

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Fitness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Pets

  

  Self development

  

  Animals

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Hiking

  

  Nature

  

  Beach
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Karasjok is the perfect place to experience authentic sami culture, learn about our traditions and about sami handicraft.
  
  - Between january and march: Karasjok's ski slope opens for the season.
  - Easter: sami easter festival with concerts, markets and lots of outdoor activities. In easter there's many events where you'll see people wearing their sami traditional clothings.
  - November, december and february: sami handicraft market.
  
  Some of the activities you can book here: snowmobile rides, drive with huskies, dinner outside by a bonfire, feed reindeers, sauna and icebathing, icefishing, ATV/UTV trips, northern light safari, riverboat trips, kayak paddling++

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  Au Pair Help

  This host is looking for Au pair help.

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  - Watch my daughter while I work
  - Help around the house
  - Cook healthy meals
  - Walk my dog mornings and before bed time
  
  Working hours vary. I teach mondays 08.30-14:15, tuesdays 08:50-12:05, wednesdays 08.30-14:30, thursdays 08.30-11:15 and fridays 08.30-13:35/14:35. Mondays, wednesdays and fridays with breaks between classes.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent
  Sami: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  We live in a two bedroom apartment and you'll have one of the bedrooms. There's a single bed, closet, nightstand and small desk.

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  What else ...

  Karasjok is a small town with 2500 inhabitants and is in the northern most county in Norway. During summer we have the midnight sun and daylight 24/7, while winters are cold and dark with a big chance of seeing the northern lights. We don´t see the sun between end of november and end of january, but we still have some daylight for a couple of hours. Winter is a bit more joyful from end of january when we see the sun again. Between november and february it can be as cold as -30 C, though this winter has been very mild, which is very unusual. Winter is perfect for activities like snowmobile riding, ice fishing, cross country skiing (you can borrow skiis at the local library for free) and dogsledding. During summer you can sunbathe, swim, pick berries, go hiking, paddle down the river with a SUP or kayak, fish etc. We have a river with several beautiful beaches that flows through Karasjok.
  
  I have a Siberian Husky you can take on walks, skiing and hiking. The dog lives inside with us but has a dog yard where he can be a couple hours during the day.
  
  We´re about 4 hours away from North Cape and about 5 hours away from Finland´s biggest ski resort Levi, 1,5 hour from Inari, Finland (Finnish sami town with some nice accommodations and activities), 3 hours from Saariselkä, Finland (there's a small skiresort, restaurants, reindeers, huskies) and 2 hours from Ivalo, Finland. Closest airport is Lakselv (1 h away), Ivalo, Finland (2 h away) and Alta (2,5 h).
  
  You can reach Karasjok by taking a bus from the airport. Make sure you check if there are any buses going to Karasjok before you book your tickets.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Perfect internet for digital nomads.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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