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We started our journey in August.
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Hi everyone.
Some years ago, we decided to travel to Scandinavia, when we would enter in a new stage of life. And now, after our children stand on their own two feet, time has come.
We have been to Denmark, Sweden and Norway several times before but only for a "short" time during the schoolholidays. It was the stunning landscape which always attracted us. And the Scandinavian way of life of course.
Now, things will be different.
In August we will leave our hometown and come to Norway. It is the beginning of our sabbatical. And if possible, we're going to stay for one year. That means, that we have plenty of time to "look and learn". We would like to enjoy the last days of summer, the colourful transition into autumn, we will also experience cold and darkness of the polar night, the return of spring, the midnight sun ...
Get to know eachother!
We would also like to meet people in their everyday life.
It will be our first experience with workaway but the principle sounds nice:Bord and lodging for work.
That seems to be a pretty good deal.
So, we're looking forward to help you with your projects, family, farmlife...
We both come from Freiburg, which is a town in the south of Germany
The region nearby is called „Black Forest“.
We work as a teacher for French and sports (Dorothea) and as a TV-journalist (Christof).
We‘ve several hobbies: especially sports and beeing creative.
We live in a house right next to the forest, with a small garden.
During our sabbatical, we will be traveling in our campervan (6 m, green, not white 😉)
Interests
CultureOutdoor activitiesArt & designMountainWritingVan lifePhotographyNatureGardeningCyclingCooking & food
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentMore details about my language interests
Dorothea could teach some French or German
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Animal Care
More details about your skills
At our home in Germany we have a garden.
So of course we have experience with gardening and planting.
We love to work outside.
We could imagine to work with animals. (Dorothea has experiences with dogs and horses)
We cook a lot and like to host people. It´s not star cooking but it is tasty (we hope).
We are neither carpenters nor electricians but we are able to maintain a house and handle basic tools.
Both of us have a creative side and like to design things.
We are flexible, open minded and we are looking forward to new challenges.
We love nature and sports (hiking, mountainbiking, skiing)
Age
59 & 58
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
noSpecial dietary requirements
no
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We had been engaged to prepare the Christmas market.
What a wonderful task was waiting for us!
We cut trees, built a fence, decorated the old barn, arranged the tables and the lights, painted signs … In this way, we got to know the „people from Huser“: Lise, Jeremy and Erle, and of course Ronalda, who always takes care of… read more
Christof and Dorothea came, saw, conquered! These people are so easy to come along with.
Very soon they saw my needs and they had plenty of energy and knowledge to fullfill it! Working almost too hard, always with a smile, and with perfect perfection and knowledge.
I had a special personal situation, and they payed full… read more
"My house is always open and so is my heart"
That’s what you wrote and that’s what we felt right from the beginning.
Thank you for caring about our well-being all the time.
Thank you for giving us the choice concerning the tasks to do. Your „smörgåsbord“ was very „appetizing“. We tried to move your house project a bit further, but… read more
„Feel at home“, this is, what you told us right from the beginning. And so we did.
What we experienced in our time as workawayers with you was extraordinary.
And we don’t write this, because we want to please you. This is what and how we really felt.
Your are such a caring person… and generous, and reliable, and hospitable, and… read more
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We had been engaged to prepare the Christmas market.
What a wonderful task was waiting for us!
We cut trees, built a fence, decorated the old barn, arranged the tables and the lights, painted signs … In this way, we got to know the „people from Huser“: Lise, Jeremy and Erle, and of course Ronalda, who always takes care of… read more
Christof and Dorothea came, saw, conquered! These people are so easy to come along with.
Very soon they saw my needs and they had plenty of energy and knowledge to fullfill it! Working almost too hard, always with a smile, and with perfect perfection and knowledge.
I had a special personal situation, and they payed full… read more
"My house is always open and so is my heart"
That’s what you wrote and that’s what we felt right from the beginning.
Thank you for caring about our well-being all the time.
Thank you for giving us the choice concerning the tasks to do. Your „smörgåsbord“ was very „appetizing“. We tried to move your house project a bit further, but… read more
„Feel at home“, this is, what you told us right from the beginning. And so we did.
What we experienced in our time as workawayers with you was extraordinary.
And we don’t write this, because we want to please you. This is what and how we really felt.
Your are such a caring person… and generous, and reliable, and hospitable, and… read more
And indeed everything was fine. We spent two „fantastiskt“ weeks there.
Sofie and Rikard, you are such wonderful hosts: uncomplicated, openminded, interested and interesting … We were inspired by the way you live your life.
We… read more
