Welcome to help with various handywork around cabin in the forests of Rogaland, Norway

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  Description

  ///// Who are we /////
  
  ///// summary of the situation here & what is needed the most (August - November 2024) /////
  
  We are a humble couple with a newborn baby, spending most of our time in a cabin in the forest. We do our best to foster a regenerative lifestyle in harmony with nature, reusing commodities and pragmatically reducing waste as much as we can. We haven't had this property for long, and so naturally we are in the middle of lots of unfinished projects and also developing in many aspects of life simultaneously. We are running our own company too, but every aspect of life is at an early phase. Most of the profile pictures are from last year before we started developing the property from something of a typical modern garden into something more wild/homestead-ish. The interior has also gradually changed towards our own style, but these pics should be sufficient to get some sort of spatial overview anyway.
  
  
  You'll get a free place to sleep in a peaceful location, a basic food plan, and you can borrow bikes and cars for free so you can explore where you want (but you have to refuel your own consumption) . You can work as much as you would like, but we will only expect 20-25 hours/week, ex. 4-5 hours per day 5 days per week. We definitely have space for one person in our guest room, but in the case of two - you will have to share the same room. Not enough space for three+ people unless you're experienced and happy with tenting.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Adventure sports

  

  Camping

  

  Mountain

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Cycling

  

  Hiking

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Carpentry

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Gardening

  

  Languages

  

  Plant care

  

  Charity work

  

  Farming

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Technology

  

  Vegetarian or vegan
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We both have experience with hosting through various hospitality / cultural exchange network for travelers. There are many ways to travel and different ways to host and be hosted. In this situation in time and space in particular, we're in the process of establishing a homestead & family, so we'll need help with various things and not have much time to join ourselves in spare time activities 😄
  
  However, we'll help you find whatever you seek. We could exchange our understanding of cultures, languages, or simply help you get the maps and perhaps connect you with people in the area we know that may help you in exploring the region on your own! 😁
  
  Plenty of people have lived with us before, and they all had a good time 😊

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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

  No prior skills required.
  
  The tasks available will range from pretty complex, easy peasy things we just don't always have time for getting 100% done ourselves, to stuff like basic carpentry, driving a car with trailer to pick up compost, tree planting or setting up new herb / vegetable zones and so on. We have plenty of tools, and can probably fetch some more if you feel that something essential is missing for certain tasks. No specific knowledge prerequisites, but we will prefer responsible people who share our values. Let us know what you're good at, and we can discuss what could potentially be of interest and in alignment with existing or developing skill sets.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Czech: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent
  Slovak: Fluent
  Swedish: Fluent
  Danish: Intermediate
  Lithuanian: Beginner
  Urdu: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Happy to help others learn languages we have some level of profiency in, as well as learning from others in any language they know! 😊 But again, we have a newborn baby (not much spare time ourselves) and mostly we need help with easy maintenance 😉
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  Accommodation

  Separate quarter in cabin. You have your own space, but other than that most of the spaces in the cabin (kitchen, toilet, tables etc.) will be shared by default and divided upon need/request. Keep in mind we are just a humble couple who managed to find an affordable little piece of land, but this isn't a massive mansion or a farm with dozens of rooms and unused space. We are doing our best to get by and have mostly second hand furniture. If you need something specific, let us know!
  
  Be prepared that we'll provide enough food items for you to thrive, but we will not be able to turn it into complicated cooked meals. With this infant lifestyle we barely have enough spare time & energy to prepare food for ourselves. We will provide you with some basic stuff but nothing exclusive or expensive. We can also show you where+how to go dumpster diving if you want. It's much better than buying food hehehe 😎

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  What else ...

  Feel free to do and explore whatever you like. We'll try to define some approximate work hours (although they may be depending on weather conditions), and then you'll be free to plan what you wish to do during your own time. However, this cabin is quite far away from where most people live. Although there are public commute stations nearby (5 min), not many buses will pass by on a daily basis. You'll have to bike for about an hour, or drive 15-25 minutes to get to the nearest city centers. On the other hand, you'll be able to reach dozens of hiking spots just by walking. So forests, mountainous hills and swamps will be your closest neighbor.
  
  Local sights? Hmm have you been to Preikestolen? Plenty of nice places around to check out 🏞️

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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

  We have relatively stable and good internet connection, suitable desk space and lots of extra hardware that can be shared. The facilities could include a docking station connected to a double monitor, keyboard+mouse, a professional meeting speaker, camera and drawing board. Other office/art supplies may also be available or can be provided 🔌🖥️⌨️🖱️🖨️💾

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space around here for parking 🚙 We also own two cars (one van for work, and one small family car). So if you're able to drive then feel free to borrow ours if needed. (PS: If you use the cars, you have to refill the fuel that is consumed during the excursions.) If you don't specifically need or want to drive, you could also borrow one of our many bikes in order to get around an explore nature 😉🚲 We also have a car trailer, but this is most likely only interesting in terms of work tasks. Useful for transporting soil etc.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours per day, 5 days per week

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