Help us take control of our big family garden along a beautiful fjord in Etne, Norway

Norway

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01/10/2020
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2020

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We are a family of three, a mother, one teenager and one young adult, living in Etne on the west coast along a beautiful fjord situated between Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) and Trolltunga, about 70 km west of Haugesund. We all work a lot during the summer and have less time to work in our big garden. Mother, Edna, has a pottery studio as well and love to spend time there, and therefore there is less time in the garden and things are growing over our head.

Winter: If you want to stay in our old house and do some maintenance and cutting trees ++. You can stay over a longer periode.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The tree of us love to travel, to meet new people and to get to know different cultures. We will have a good time together, good talks and laughs. You will experience a everyday living in a Norwegian family. We speak Norwegian, English, German, Swiss-german and some Italian. You can go fishing either from land or boat, hike in wonderful mountain area, cycle along the beautiful fjord or just relax and enjoy the view from our property. After work we make food - maybe together - all home made, and have a good meal together. In the evening you are free to do your own thing, just relax by yourself or together with us. We love to play board games.
Help
There are a lot of things that needs to be done in our big garden. Mostly fighting the weeds, mow lawn, cut trees, wash and paint a wooden fence, paint house (one side) etc. You should be able to use tools. If you are handy and have experience in building we have things to be build as well.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
You can stay in a privat guest room (if you are good friends there are place for two) and share bathroom, living room and kitchen with the family. Or in a separate house (if it is available, we rent out to guests) and you eat together with us.
What else ...
There are not much public transport, but it is possible to come without a car, but it can be more convenient to have a car.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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12/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Vanessa & Lukas) for host

We had 2 great weeks at Edna's place.
From the first moment we felt very welcome and established immediately a good connection. Edna and her daughter Alda are both very friendly and we really enjoyed it to sit with them around the table, having a talk, a good dinner or playing a board game.
Our tasks, like Edna mentioned, were quite different, so… read more

(Excellent )

07/06/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Vanessa & Lukas)

We were lucky to host Vanessa and Lukas for two weeks this spring. It was very easy to be around them and have them in the house and they did excellent work in the garden. They helped in the old house preparing for guests, connecting wifi (special thanks!!), taking apart an old children's play hut, making a compost bin, took away weeds from… read more

(Excellent )

31/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Elena) for host

This was my first experience with workaway and Edna and her family and friends have been a wonderful way to experience this journey. They are very welcoming and friendly; it was a beautiful way to learn about Norway's culture. They have brought me in day trips around the fjord and were very flexible with working hours.

Hope the vine in the… read more

(Excellent )

30/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Elena)

We had the pleasure of hosting Elena for nine days this summer. We really enjoyed having her around and she did good job in our garden fighting the weeds. There were a lot! And when she left we were able to see that part of the garden again. It was easy having her around, and we had good conversations around the table. But we didn't bring her into… read more

(Excellent )

30/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Riccardo)

Riccardo spent 9 days in our family, and we had really nice days together! He did wonderful job in our garden, moving a lot of stones and putting on new gravel. He helped me in the pottery studio and on the market. It was very easy to have him around, he saw what to be done, we had good conversations and we learned a lot of Italian culture. But I… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Riccardo) for host

Charming place and "fantastisk" people!

Edna and Alda let me feel a member of the family from the first moment I arrived in Etne. The atmosphere inside the house was always nice and welcoming, the working hours were flexible and never too heavy.

I really enjoyed playing with Alda and her friends until late in the evenings, as well as having nice… read more

(Excellent )

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