Life in a charming tiny village of Råstrand in Northern Sweden

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Hi everyone! We are a quiet family (two adults, a 3yo (not so quiet), 12yo (very quiet) and two old bunnies) living in a large house by a river in a charming tiny village called Råstrand. It's a very peaceful place surrounded by nature, mosquitoes, horse flies and retired lovely people who are always eager to chat. There are no large cities nearby. There are towns, but not much happens there. If you're a village-person at heart and love the idea of slow living, then we're pretty sure that you'd love this place. During the summer we enjoy swimming in the river and kayaking (we have our own kayaks).
  
  We moved into our forever-home quite recently and the house is screaming for some new paint and small reparations. Right now the house is blue, but we want to transform it into the typical Swedish (falu)red-house. Scarping the old paint and painting the house is our most urgent and important project. Since mom has found a part-time summer job and dad is on parental leave hurting from "old age", we feel that we won't be able to finish the project on our own. There may be other projects coming up, but it really depends on how much we can do during the short summer we have and how much help we can get.
  
  In our free time we like to do puzzles, kayak, play Might & Magic and do some small trips. James loves playing chess, Ela loves studying languages, our 3yo Kai loves Halloween, trains and monster trucks and 12yo Martin loves playing Roblox & Minecraft. We enjoy our slow-living lifestyle.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Jardinería básica

  Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento básico
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  Intereses

  

  Mascotas

  

  Tecnología

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Senderismo

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are a Polish-Hawaiian family surrounded by Swedish language and culture. We love hosting people from all around the world, learning about other cultures, traditions and cuisines. Even though the village is small, the local traditions still live on - we celebrate Valborg with big fire, Midsummer with the Midsummer pole, songs, dances and flower crowns; and more. We also have "village-meetings" from time to time, which you would be very welcome to join - we usually meet for a simple fika (coffee break with pastry), but there are also other meetings during which we eat locally prepared dishes, like palt, surströmming, meat balls, meat soups. During your stay we may have other guests from different parts of the world. The village is very welcoming and peaceful.
  
  We would be happy to help you with the languages you learn (if we speak them), teach you how to survive the harsh northern winters, how to kayak. Ela knows quite a few languages, she knows how to crochet, how to get rid of insects that kill plants without using strong chemicals. James is very good with chess and can teach you how to get closer to winning. We could help with simple IT-related problems.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  We've moved to our forever-home just recently. As for now our biggest and most important project is scraping the old paint and painting the whole house, but we have different small projects planned. For example if you enjoy working with wood and small building projects, we'd need help with adding some shelves/storage space in the house, help repairing the old chicken house or chopping wood. If you enjoy gardening, we'd need help moving the lawn, planting vegetables that we're growing from seeds and clearing the path to the water.
  
  We have a lot of projects planned for the summer, but what you would do really depends on what you enjoy doing. And any help is gravely appreciated. The whole family is involved in the projects.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Polaco: Fluido
  Swedish: Fluido
  Español: Intermedio
  Alemán: Principiante
  Sami: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Spoken languages by the family: - James (dad): English (native), Swedish (advanced) - Ela (mom): Polish (native), Swedish (advanced), English (advanced), Spanish (advanced when I left it 10 years ago, now more intermediate), Northern Sami (in the process of learning), German (very eager to learn) - Martin (12yo): Swedish (native), English (native) - Kai (3yo): Polish (native), English (native), Swedish (passive-native)
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  Alojamiento

  We have two rooms with beds on the upper floor, but we have only one bathroom for everyone in the household. The Workawayers would be offered privacy, bedding, clean bed sheets and towels. We have a washing machine and a clothes-dryer.
  
  We eat meat at home, but we can always provide food for vegetarians and vegans.

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  Algo más...

  We're allergic to strong smells like perfume. Since we only have one bathroom we need to make sure not to occupy it for longer than necessary. We also take off our outdoor shoes and walk barefoot or use house slippers inside. No drugs or smoking allowed. Other than that I think we're a pretty normal family. :)
  
  The transportation is a tricky part. The nearest grocery store is 10 min away by driving (the village is called Gargnäs) and this is where the closest bus stop is. But we're also able to pick up people from other bus stops: Sorsele, Malå or Storuman. We have a local website for what's worth seeing in the area, so if you google name of our village (Råstrand), it should come up in search.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have fiber so the internet connection is pretty strong on the bottom floor, but it's decent on the upper floor. We offer privacy in the Workaway room.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  There is space for parking.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Bunny bunny

  Ginger bunny

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