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WE WERE ON WORKAWAY FOR 6 YEARS UP UNTIL OUR MOVE TO STOCKHOLM IN 2023 AND ARE NOW STARTING A NEW ACCOUNT. PERHAPS OF INTEREST FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCED HOSTS.
THIS SUMMER, OUR LISTING WILL PROBABLY SUIT TWO PEOPLE TRAVELLING TOGETHER BEST (SEE WHY BELOW).
A warm, relaxing and friendly house, inhabited in the sumer by my daughters Kerstin and Harriet, aged 14 and 13, and myself (Pelle) welcomes and invites you to take part in our daily life and help out with a wide range of chores, e.g. decluttering, painting, sewing, lawn mowing, gardening, cooking, tidying up, language tuition, occasional house sitting and tending our 7 chickens.
In the summer, we live on a farm on the island Norderön (perimeter: 13 kilometres, population about 150) in the wondrously beautiful countryside of the county of Jämtland, some 600 kilometres north of Stockholm, which is our home for the most part of the year.
In our area, visitors have plenty of opportunities to pursue their outdoor interests (MTB, vertical and/or horizontal rambling, golf, reading or learning Swedish) and it is entirely impossible to avoid nature and its wildlife round our home ;))
I am a teacher of Swedish as a second language and I'd be most happy to assist anyone keen to learn the language both conversationally and grammatically.
You will get your own little room here during your stay.
NOTE
This summer, our volunteers are likely to spend quite a bit of time on their own (including at supper) as we/I (Pelle) have got numerous other commitments elsewhere in the area. Therefore, we think it best to welcome two people travelling together.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Charity work
Books
History
Languages
Carpentry
Winter sports
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Splendid opportunity for those interested to learn Swedish, through instruction if they wish, and practise conversational Swedish
A deeper understanding of life in Swedish society
Projects involving children
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Help
With us, such qualities as willingness to contribute to what needs to be done here and an interest in the things we have to offer carry more weight than, for example, your language background. Generelly speaking, however, native speakers of French, Spanish och English (mainly for the benefit of Kerstin and Harriet) or of German are particularly welcome as Pelle would be delighted at an opportunity to brush up on his dormant knowledge of conversational school German
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Irish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
My daughters study French and Spanish, respectively, and language practice in either of those languages would be very welcome. Both of them have picked up a great deal of English from previous volunteers here and we would all benefit from having (near) native English speakers around as well.
Accommodation
Our place also boasts a comfy sauna in which any weary workawayer is welcome to be revived after a day's work.
What else ...
The farm is located within easy reach (about 17 kilometres) of the town of Östersund, once a year host to one of Sweden’s largest music festivals “Storsjöyran”.
We are certain that, through honest and clear communication, we can devise an arrangement together with you - perhaps during a premilinary webcam conversation - that will keep all of us happy as Larry.
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
Lots of space for a campervan or a tent if you would prefer that to staying in the house with us.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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Steven och Charlotte fick massor gjort hos oss och allt med mycket hög kvalitet. De lagade mat, bakade, krattade löv, grävde ett dike, matade höns och katter och, i Stevens fall, installerade el i det hus som jag håller på att fixa i ordning.… read more
Pelle had lots of faith in us, for example when we looked after the house for 1.5 weeks. We were able to organize our daily routine freely, so there was always time for a cozy breakfast with the other workawayers.… read more
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Steven och Charlotte fick massor gjort hos oss och allt med mycket hög kvalitet. De lagade mat, bakade, krattade löv, grävde ett dike, matade höns och katter och, i Stevens fall, installerade el i det hus som jag håller på att fixa i ordning.… read more
Pelle had lots of faith in us, for example when we looked after the house for 1.5 weeks. We were able to organize our daily routine freely, so there was always time for a cozy breakfast with the other workawayers.… read more
We loved the variety of tasks from looking after the chickens and collecting eggs to building a greenhouse. We enjoyed helping with dinners and trying some of the… read more
As Pelle needs to go to Stockholm for his job for a week at least once every month, chances are fairly big you will be alone for some time, in charge of the 15 or so chickens (and in the mean time feeding the… read more
It was the first time for me as a workaway, I think I was very lucky to have found a beautiful family like Pelle's. Pelle is a nice person and father, a great English teacher.
I have been very well received and have always felt part of the family.
I would like to go back to see them.
Thanks for this wonderful… read more
Having you as a fifth member of our family was a truly enjoyable experience. Next time, we look forward to welcoming both you and Daniele, summer or winter, our doors and arms are open;). We thank you for your warmth and kindness, wonderful cooking, general flexibility and exemplary communication.
Thanks to your… read more
They are extremely open to the knowledge of the other, capable of putting guests at ease (in reality I never felt like a guest, but part of the family).
It is very pleasant to talk about everything with them.
They are two attentive… read more
In a beautiful restorated Stuga with a view on lake and mountains we did two weeks of housekeeping, after meeting the family for one evening and immediately falling in love with their kindness and warmheartedness.
Obviously we were very happy about a week of proper "working-and-travelling" after they arrived… read more
What an absolutely awesome family! I could not recommend them more! If you get the opportunity to go and experience life with them on their little Island: do it!
There were light tasks to be done around the… read more
We are still finding French cuisine dishes in our freezer, delicious food that brings all four of us back to the lovely time when we had you, Florence, staying here. We got on really well and our family benefitted a great deal from your genuinely positive outlook on life, life experience, interest in other people and… read more
Christine, Pelle and their two little fairies are a wonderful family, warmhearted, straight, humorous, tolerant, open, generous… They are not the kind of hosts who take volunteers to have hard-working, cheap helpers. They open their door to share and exchange - work, culture, opinions, fun and… read more
It's already been a while since I visited you but still I often think about it, about the great experience. I found friends which I will definitely see again!
You are such an open and welcoming family, it's still astonishing to me how quickly I felt like a part of the family. I was included from the… read more
