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Description
Please have a look at our calendar for availibility and read our profile description before sending us a request.
We are a family of six. Mother (Torill), father (Jone) and 4 children; 11,13, 19 and 21 years old). We live in the southwest part of Norway, 20 km away from the coast line.
We live on a small farm with cattles, sheeps, sometimes pigs out in the Woods, some hens, dogs and cats. Our cattles and their calfs is out all summer season eating grass. Early summer we drive the sheeps up to the mountains where they can eat fresh grass every day together with many thousands other sheeps. Sometimes during the summer we are taking our part as shepherd.
The local cooperative agriculture is located right next door and we try to be self-sufficient with vegetables in season. Since we also have some animals, we are also self-sufficient in meat.
When we need some time off during the the summer, we like to have a bath or paddle tour in one of the lakes in the area. We also like to take a short or long walking hike, or go by boat on the fjord fishing or catching crabs. Our family are active in the local scout group. The nice evenings during the summer, we love to relax around a campfire :)
We experience it to be very nice when the workawayers are integrated as a part of the family, and we will do our best to make that happen. We will velcome visitors who wil appreciate that, and at the same time will do their best to interact and offer their help in all the activities of the daily life of a active family.
It has been a few years since we last had volunteers at our home. We will now open our profile again. We welcome you to our home. We look forward to having you visit us and we would like to show you the area where we live.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
House sitting
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Experience and get a taste of Norwegian culture and nature, as well as the Norwegian way of life. Beautiful landscapes and views. Stay close to the fjords of Norway, espesially the beaches along coastline named Jæren and the fjord Lysefjorden and nature around is worth to explore. Lots of hiking posibilities due to the good work done by The Norwegian Trekking Association. They operate self service cabins and mark routes across the mountains nearby.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We will always try to arrange for variation in tasks and try to select tasks that is ok according to qualifications of the visitor. The spring is a busy time and because of that we would like some extra hands to keep track in the daily routine tasks in the house and family. Tasks can be: Help in private garden, language practice with the family members, specially our daughter on 11 years, help us keeping the house nice and tidy, cooking, cleaning, walk with the dogs. If you have any special skills, interests and favourite activities we will love to hear about it and we will do our best to adjust tasks to meet your strengths.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
Volunteers will share the guestroom in our living house. Living room, bathroom, kitchen and washing machine sharing with the rest of the family.
Meals:
We normally have three meals during the day. Breakfast consists of cereal / bread. With us we have hot food once a day. Lunch in Norway is usually eaten as bread, not hot lunch. Dinner is served as a hot meal. We eat meat and wegetables. Even as we are producing meat, we have lots of good experiences to host persons that don't eat meat. If you are vegetarian, you are welcome to send us request.
What else ...
The area provides excellent opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking , kayaking and cycling.
Most activities in nature in Norway is free, but travelling and living in Norway is expensive.
There are good public transportation in the area.
We dont smoke inside houses at our farm and we dont drink wine to the meals. Please accept our way of life.
Please let us understand you have read all our profile when sending us inquiry. What in our profile gets your attention? What do you think about the working tasks mentioned in our profile? It is very important for us to come well along with the workawayers and to be together as a team. Please tell us about how you are used to participate in daily family life. We can alternatively agree for a skype or a phone meeting before making any agreements.
Compared to many other places in the world, the norwegian west coast can be really rainy and cold during all the spring and summer. Maybe temperatures between 10 and 14 degreeds celsius all July! Some visitors find it quite hard to stay for a long time with a lot of rain. What do you think about gardening in a rainy day?
Remember to sign up for a travel and health insurance. You never know what can happen.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Welcome also for you with own campervan or motorhome.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (19)
Jone and Torill did… read more
I spent my first three weeks as a workawayer at Jone‘s and Torill‘s farm in Sandnes and i can‘t imagine to have chosen a better place to start at. The whole family includes you to their every day life and tries to make your stay as wonderful as possible. This includes great family dinners (Taco friday!!!), relaxing… read more
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Jone and Torill did… read more
I spent my first three weeks as a workawayer at Jone‘s and Torill‘s farm in Sandnes and i can‘t imagine to have chosen a better place to start at. The whole family includes you to their every day life and tries to make your stay as wonderful as possible. This includes great family dinners (Taco friday!!!), relaxing… read more
Kate is a caring and responsibke person, always doing her best and contributing to the activities. In the time off she likes to do things. With other but also alone. She gets up early if needed, and want to do her best in all kind of work.
Wish you a nice Journey, and you are always… read more
My stay with this big and kind family was really nice. It was very interesting to see how the farm actually works and how much work one has to put in it. All the tasks were very varied, and if you didn't like something you could just say it. I also liked the fact… read more
Thank you so much for your support, and please remember you are always welcome back :blush:
You have our best recommendations for future workaway stays, and you are always… read more
Thank you far all help, espesially regards g feeding the lambs and planting We etablert :thumbsup: wish you a great t future!
Sander
We are very hppy to be your hpst this summer. I loved to work… read more
From driving the grass cutter - planting vegetables - feeding the animals - building dog houses over painting a trailer everyhing was included.
And until today I don´t know how Torill managed to always keep the overview over the large amount of tasks… read more
Best… read more
Best regards, Jone and… read more
I`ve been staying for 16 days with Torill and Jone and, honestly, it was really a pleasure for me. The way of integration into the family was really special so that there was always someone around and it never got boring even if weeding sometimes can be a bit unnerving. But luckily, there was always enough alternation. Although I only… read more
