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My name is Silja and my husband’s name is Þórður. We live in Barðarströnd in the south of the Westfjords - a beautiful and still quite wild part of Iceland. We have a small guesthouse that we run all year round and about 100 sheep that we take care of. We also produce lamb meat for sell (the most popular is the smoked one) and keep 30 chickens for eggs for us and the guests. Over the winter I have social gathering every week where we do easy crafts work. I'm also the housekeeper of our community center.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
First of all, you will be a part of an Icelandic family - we will share with you our way of living and you will see what an everyday life in a countryside Icelandic farm looks like.
I can tell you about the Icelandic history and culture. I can show you around the area and tell you the history of where we live. I could teach you about Icelandic knitting from Icelandic wool. I also could teach you about woodcarving. I could teach you about local herbs and their use in teas and spices. I could teach you about Icelandic cooking and baking.
We are also happy to take you for local and family events (Seaman Day celebration, museum open day, concerts, birthdays)El anfitrión ofrece una paga acorde al salario mínimo
Este anfitrión ofrece alojamiento y paga.
El anfitrión ha indicado que pagará al menos el salario mínimo por hora de su país por cada hora trabajada y que también ofrecerá alojamiento. Pide ayuda con un negocio o una actividad empresarial. Ponte en contacto directamente con el anfitrión mediante la mensajería de la página para obtener más información y detalles sobre el salario ofrecido. Cualquier acuerdo con el anfitrión debe cerrarse por anticipado.
Ayuda
You will help us with our day to day work, main activities are:
Helping with cleaning and preparing the guesthouse for the tourists
Helping with general maintenance and little projects around the house and garden (like shopping, cleaning, cooking, picking mushrooms and blueberries, planting and picking potatoes, general garden work)
Helping with the sheep - the busy time is spring, when they have lambs and are set free to roam in the wild by June, and autumn, when we fetch them from the mountains. Fetching the sheep takes time, but also gives you opportunity to walk in the areas not many people go to, so you’ll experience truly wild and beautiful Icelandic landscape. It is also time when we work with a lot of other farmers, you you’ll get a chance to meet the local community too.
Helping with the chickens - we need to feed them and change water every day, collect the eggs and close them in the chicken house for the night
Taking care of our 2 dogs
We also welcome any sort of initiative - there’s probably a lot of things we can improve, optimize or make more pleasant, I also have many concepts for future projects that I like to discuss, so feel free to suggest and implement your ideas
In general we want to offer you activities that will be interesting for you and will match your skills. We don’t have a strict schedule - the activities for the day depend on what is a priority at the moment (or on the weather! :)).
The things I need help with are things that I need assistance with, so most of the time we would be doing them together.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Icelandic: Fluido
Alojamiento
You will have your own room in our house, with shared bathroom and decent internet. We have a private hot-tub, which is a great spot to observe the northern lights too. We have three dogs at home. You can eat with us or use the kitchen to cook your own food if you want. The nearest supermarket is 34 km away, so trips there are not an everyday thing and we have to plan our meals well :)
It is a peaceful area, perfect if you like nature and would like to spend time far away from big city noise and hassles.
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Near us there is a swimming pool and an nature hotpot with a beautiful view over the bay and the mountains. There are plenty of sights in the area, mostly regarding the landscape. We can take you around the area and tell you about its history.
Some attractions in our area are: Látrabjarg, 72 km away (westernmost point of Iceland, a beautiful cliff and a great spot to observe birds), Rauðasandur beach, 45 km away (a golden sand beach), Flatey island (accessible by a ferry).There is a bus that goes to Látrabjarg as well as Ísafjörður (the biggest town in Westfjords) during summer and we could help you plan your travels.
To get to our place from Reykjavik, you need to get to Stykkisholmur (you can check the route here: straeto.is) and get a ferry to Brjanslaekur, where we will pick you up.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Uno
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (11)
An authentic Iceland family!!! The best ❤️
I feel so rich and bless that they allowed me to be part of their family, we did hiking together, I discover the land and the surrounding , Silja show me a lot of herbs 🌿 and take me to the places that if I go like a tourist, I wasn’t able to… read more
It involves walking over the fjords and valleys around the farm in groups of people (and dogs and… read more
Comentarios
Son opciones de calificación adicionales para cuando los miembros dejan sus comentarios. Se muestra la calificación media dejada en cada opción.
Precisión del perfil:
(4.6)
Intercambio cultural:
(4.7)
Comunicación:
(4.6)
An authentic Iceland family!!! The best ❤️
I feel so rich and bless that they allowed me to be part of their family, we did hiking together, I discover the land and the surrounding , Silja show me a lot of herbs 🌿 and take me to the places that if I go like a tourist, I wasn’t able to… read more
It involves walking over the fjords and valleys around the farm in groups of people (and dogs and… read more
We are a german couple, stayed at… read more
Quick to learn and enjoyable
The family is so happy get to know you
always welcome again you are part of our family
pick up potatoes
and just go for walks with you.
Really nice to have a person who can do anything. Mugison concert is not overlooked.
Good to have such a wonderful person in smalamenskum working with sheep.
Reckoning to have the same person for 6… read more
traditional icelandic food (without sheep head)
interesting stories about the area
insight in their everyday life
reasonable work
enough time for myself
wide, pure and quiet nature
tasty cakes and sweets (recipes included)
home and family member feeling
enjoyable trips together
an “openair bathtub”… read more
You are a good person and nice to meet you. Your work is well done and fun to work with you too.
Yes, you are now a part of our family.
Susanne now you are part of our family.
good benefits of fast learning and dedication, independent in works.
Our sheep loves her, giving lambs milk that did not get enough for their mothers. Great at watering all the sheep.
Great to have a person who loves all the food you make and who can cook too.
All the tasks that were received were done well and without a… read more
They are lovely and funny people, with a great heart!
Very quickly I felt part of the family! We always had a great time at the table, where Dotti would tell me stories about vikings and Icelandic history (and also aliens!). I learned a lot! They were also patient to teach me some basic Icelandic (which is… read more
