Share our family life while enjoying mountainous hikes around Løfallstrand, Norway
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Dejado por el workawayer (Aika) para el anfitrión
The nine days I spent with you were truly wonderful. From the very beginning, you welcomed me warmly, and I felt at home right away.
I enjoyed speaking Japanese with Christian, cleaning the kitchen and greenhouse, and babysitting. The kids are absolutely adorable, and I’m excited to see how they grow in the future.
On my days off, you took me to
… read more the park and recommended a great hiking spot. The views were breathtaking!
I also had the chance to visit the choir that Christian conducts and even attend a concert. Your home is filled with records and CDs, and I loved being surrounded by so much music.
It was an incredible experience, full of new and exciting moments.
Thank you again for everything! I hope we meet again someday.Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Aika)
Aika stayed with us for 9 days, and it was great having her here with us! She had a brave journey from Japan all the way to Bergen airport and then – in the rainy, dark winter nights of Western Norway – she found her way to our little nook of the world. We picked her up on the ferry and she was all smiles. She kept that smile and her good mood for
… read more the rest of her stay, so needless to say, having her here with our family was a joy and a privilege. Aika has helped out with various tasks during our stay: bedding our strawberry garden, cleaning our hydroponic system, cleaning our green house, cleaning our kitchen and our port, playing with our kids, cooking some great Japanese dishes and talking Japanese with Christian. We're happy she connected well with our children, and she has been polite and kind the whole time.
We would welcome her back any time and we hope that she find good hosts wherever she might workaway.
Merethe and Christian are two inspirational people.
We worked on the vegetable garden and making it winter ready, we extended the driveway by the small house, worked on the greenhouse, did some cooking, small chores around the house, and rejuvenated the garage.
We very much enjoyed our moments with your family. We both thank you very much for
… read more your time. In the same breath, We also want to say thanks for being so patient with Joel´s nonexistent norge-language skills, and the grace with which you answered all our dozens of questions. We always looked forward to the conversations at the dinner table. we learned a bunch.
It was particularly nice how easily and naturally you integrated us into your day to day life. We felt welcome so quickly.
Also, how yáll always found the time to give us pointers and recommendations about the surroundings was surprising.
The cooking was bomb! The kids are sweet. We wonder what they will be like in 10 years.
Also, Thanks for the melody is the slave to harmony tip and all the high octane film recommendations, the baked bread and the firewood.
The stay with you all was so valuable for us. We shall meet again for a jam session, a movie night, a slow dinner when its stormy outside.
We had a great time together with Joel and Yuana. They're a loving couple and as individuals we felt that they balanced each other out in a nice way. They quickly became a natural part of our little family and we had many interesting conversations around the dinner table. As workers they were dependable, autonomous and diligent. They mainly helped
… read more out with the interior of our garage (cleaning and painting), but we also set them to do some gardening work and some cleaning and cooking. They were also not shy in helping out with cleaning the dinner table and other small tasks without us needing to ask. Yuana's cooking was a fresh breath in our kitchen, and she served some delicious meals. Thanks for all the good times!
We would welcome them back in the future if they're ever in this part of the world again!
Dejado por el workawayer (Anthonylegr) para el anfitrión
I had a great week with Merethe, Christian, and their whole family! I'll miss the evenings playing board games and chatting around the table! During the week, I was help them install the wooden roof in the basement and move gravel. I also got to go hiking in the mountains where they took me and recommended the best trails. Thanks again for this
… read more wonderful week!Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Anthonylegr)
Anthony was with us only for a short week, but he made a lasting impression! Cheerful, friendly, flexible and through and through a good guy. His skills were invaluable to us, and he helped us wrapping up the basement before an important celebration of our baby daughter. We wish him the best of luck on his hitch hiking adventures, and if he ever
… read more gets lost he always has a room here at our place!Comentarios
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Dejado por el workawayer (Aika) para el anfitrión
The nine days I spent with you were truly wonderful. From the very beginning, you welcomed me warmly, and I felt at home right away.
I enjoyed speaking Japanese with Christian, cleaning the kitchen and greenhouse, and babysitting. The kids are absolutely adorable, and I’m excited to see how they grow in the future.
On my days off, you took me to
… read more the park and recommended a great hiking spot. The views were breathtaking!
I also had the chance to visit the choir that Christian conducts and even attend a concert. Your home is filled with records and CDs, and I loved being surrounded by so much music.
It was an incredible experience, full of new and exciting moments.
Thank you again for everything! I hope we meet again someday.Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Aika)
Aika stayed with us for 9 days, and it was great having her here with us! She had a brave journey from Japan all the way to Bergen airport and then – in the rainy, dark winter nights of Western Norway – she found her way to our little nook of the world. We picked her up on the ferry and she was all smiles. She kept that smile and her good mood for
… read more the rest of her stay, so needless to say, having her here with our family was a joy and a privilege. Aika has helped out with various tasks during our stay: bedding our strawberry garden, cleaning our hydroponic system, cleaning our green house, cleaning our kitchen and our port, playing with our kids, cooking some great Japanese dishes and talking Japanese with Christian. We're happy she connected well with our children, and she has been polite and kind the whole time.
We would welcome her back any time and we hope that she find good hosts wherever she might workaway.
Merethe and Christian are two inspirational people.
We worked on the vegetable garden and making it winter ready, we extended the driveway by the small house, worked on the greenhouse, did some cooking, small chores around the house, and rejuvenated the garage.
We very much enjoyed our moments with your family. We both thank you very much for
… read more your time. In the same breath, We also want to say thanks for being so patient with Joel´s nonexistent norge-language skills, and the grace with which you answered all our dozens of questions. We always looked forward to the conversations at the dinner table. we learned a bunch.
It was particularly nice how easily and naturally you integrated us into your day to day life. We felt welcome so quickly.
Also, how yáll always found the time to give us pointers and recommendations about the surroundings was surprising.
The cooking was bomb! The kids are sweet. We wonder what they will be like in 10 years.
Also, Thanks for the melody is the slave to harmony tip and all the high octane film recommendations, the baked bread and the firewood.
The stay with you all was so valuable for us. We shall meet again for a jam session, a movie night, a slow dinner when its stormy outside.
We had a great time together with Joel and Yuana. They're a loving couple and as individuals we felt that they balanced each other out in a nice way. They quickly became a natural part of our little family and we had many interesting conversations around the dinner table. As workers they were dependable, autonomous and diligent. They mainly helped
… read more out with the interior of our garage (cleaning and painting), but we also set them to do some gardening work and some cleaning and cooking. They were also not shy in helping out with cleaning the dinner table and other small tasks without us needing to ask. Yuana's cooking was a fresh breath in our kitchen, and she served some delicious meals. Thanks for all the good times!
We would welcome them back in the future if they're ever in this part of the world again!
Dejado por el workawayer (Anthonylegr) para el anfitrión
I had a great week with Merethe, Christian, and their whole family! I'll miss the evenings playing board games and chatting around the table! During the week, I was help them install the wooden roof in the basement and move gravel. I also got to go hiking in the mountains where they took me and recommended the best trails. Thanks again for this
… read more wonderful week!Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Anthonylegr)
Anthony was with us only for a short week, but he made a lasting impression! Cheerful, friendly, flexible and through and through a good guy. His skills were invaluable to us, and he helped us wrapping up the basement before an important celebration of our baby daughter. We wish him the best of luck on his hitch hiking adventures, and if he ever
… read more gets lost he always has a room here at our place!
If you ever decide to have a Léo and an Anouchka as a workawayer, we sure hope you find these two. They have to be, quite objectively (and subjectively, of course) the best Léo and Anouchka in the world!
Léo and Anouchka stayed with us for about 3 weeks and they’ve been a pleasure to have on board. Their skills have been invaluable in setting up
… read more stairs outside our greenhouse, finishing up a drainage pipe, doing some isolation and ceiling work in the cellar, cooking, vegetable picking, garden work and other small tasks.
They’ve also taken part in what Rosendal and our surroundings have to offer: hiking, fishing, mushroom picking and — of course — D&D nights.
Friendly, respectful and just cool people to be around. We hope their stay with us have been a good start on their year long workaway-journey, and we’d welcome them back if they ever need a place to stay. We feel privileged to have so many great workawayers stop by our place, and Léo and Anouchka are by no means an exception.
Dejado por el workawayer (Mohammad) para el anfitrión
I stayed with Merethe and Christian for 2 weeks. I enjoyed my stay with the family a lot as they are really friendly and polite. They always tried to make sure that I have everything that I need and were ready to help me with any need I had. We did most of the tasks together which was something I liked to have some company. The projects I helped
… read more with were painting, installing the ceiling of the basement, and digging and installing a drainage pipe in the garden. We had a lot of conversations and cultural exchange about Norway and Egypt. They cooked many delicious Norwegian dishes. What I liked the most was participating in many activities with the family such as attending choir rehearsal with Christian, collecting wild Mushrooms from the forest with Merethe, and going fishing with Merethe's father. Also we had a nice game night when we played the funny game "exploding kittens", I wish we had more of these nights :) .. Overall it was a very positive experience and the place there is very beautiful for nature lovers as well.Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Mohammad)
Mohammad stayed with us for 14 days and helped us with both indoor and outdoor painting, setting up a drainage pipe around our greenhouse and re-inserting the roof in our cellar. He worked together with both of us, and as a worker he showed great effort and willingness to execute whatever task we gave him. Mohammad has been easy-going, friendly
… read more and also very kind to our kids. He’s also been very helpful outside of work hours e.g. helping out with the dishes or with one of the kids. We can’t say that we’re anything but happy and grateful that we got the chance to meet him and have him as a workawayer here. As a bonus he made delicious Koshary (Egypt’s national dish / street food) and a real savory tahini sauce which we will implement in our own cooking repertoire.
Dejado por el workawayer (Yumi) para el anfitrión
I had so much wonderful time with Merethe, Christian, Selma and Luth, such a lovely family! I was there for about two weeks, since they were away for their vacation for about a week, so I could spend time with them only a week, but I could have a lot of amazing time together. My works ware weeding, removing old gravel, putting new one around their
… read more house, and cleaning the house sometime. While they are away, they were always cared about me and responded quickly and clearly whenever I asked some questions about the works or house things, so I could work comfortably without worrying if I'm doing right or not.
On my day off, I went to some hikes, did SUP at fjord just in front of their house, or just chilled out on the terrace of their house with fantastic view. They always made sure if I have enough spare time and good time, so I really felt like a home and had great time.
The food they made was great and cooking Sushi was fantastic. I enjoyed talking with Christian in Japanese always.
Thank you so much for making my stay amazing!! I'm looking forward to meeting you all again in Norway or Japan!:)Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Yumi)
Yumi has been such a great match with our family. Respectful and caring, and also engaging in play with our oldest daughter. She (and another workawayer) has been an invaluable help in and around the house, and has gotten a lot of maintenance work done while she was here. Our family also left the house in her care for a couple of days, and it was
… read more great to come back and see the work that had been done. The house has also been thoroughly cleaned - wow!
We've enjoyed dinners together, and had a lot of fun making sushi! Yumi has also been patient with Christian in teaching and conversing in Japanese.
Communication has been fast and swift, and we've not felt any language barrier whatsoever.
We can wholeheartedly recommend Yumi to anyone who's interested in a diligent, friendly and reliable workawayer!
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Cléa)
It was great to have Cléa at our place! She has been an invaluable help with various projects around our house. This summer we've had some maintenance that needed to be done, including a lot of weeding. The family also left the house in Cléa's (and another workawayer's) care for some days, and it was fantastic to come back and see the great work
… read more she (they) had done while we were gone.
Cléa has been reliable, energetic and autonomous. She has been very respectful towards both us and our children, and also engaged in conversations around the dinner table. Communication wise it's been very swift.
We can highly recommend Cléa as a workawayer, and hope to see her again in the not too distant future.
Dejado por el workawayer (Marion & Maxime) para el anfitrión
We spent almost one month with Christian, Merethe and Selma, and that was a great experience for our last step in Norway. Working in the garden and around the house was a pleasure (even with bad weather sometimes). They manage to find interesting tasks depending on the weather (inside and outside work). We felt warmly welcomed in their family and
… read more among their friends. Christian and Merethe are great cookers, like to share their hobbies, and we've learned a lot about music, cooking and norvegian language with them. They are flexible with working hours and we could discover nice hikes around, thanks to their advices. We are thankful to had the chance to meet them on our way !
May the garden give plenty of vegetables, the music festival a lot of participants and the two sisters a heap of happiness !Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Marion & Maxime)
We had the privilege of hosting Marion and Maxime for about a month in March. They have been helping out with a lot of different things; tidying up the cellar, setting up shelves, various gardening work, digging, moving, carrying, setting up a fence, cooking, building a small CD rack and much, much more. They have approached each assignment with a
… read more zen-like attitude: no complaints, and straight to work.
It has been a good experience for us to have M&M here, and we're a bit sad to see them go, to be honest. Socially we also think it was a great match, and we can't do anything else but give our warmest recommendations to whoever should be so lucky as to get a request from them in the future.
Bon voyage, Marion and Maxime!
Dejado por el workawayer (Lina) para el anfitrión
We stayed with Selma, Merethe and Christian for a little less than a month and we couldn’t have wished for a better first workaway experience.
They are super nice and open people and made us feel welcome from the first second.
We had a variety of different tasks from isolation work to cleaning, cooking and clearing out the greenhouse. They
… read more explained everything patiently and were super flexible with helping hours and free time.
We learned a lot about norwegian christmas from Merethe, went to a few of Christian’s concerts and had an all in all amazing time with them.
We can definitely recommend staying with this lovely family and exploring the stunning nature around Rosendal.
Thanks for this amazing experience we would love to visit again.Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Lina)
We had Lina and Luise here for almost a full month. They were a pleasure to have in and around the house. Good manners and easygoing at the same time. We weren't as organized as we use to be this time around, but the girls were patient with us having them do various work with short intervals. We've had them work with insulating both our attic and
… read more part of our basement, clean out our greenhouse, make various foods, housecleaning and some other menial tasks. We're very thankful for their contribution, and would have them over any time again!
Dejado por el workawayer (Yui) para el anfitrión
Thank you so much for everything! Merethe, Christian and Selma are very kind. The house was lovely and comfortable, and every meal was quite good! My work there was not so difficult (cooking, food prep, talking in Japanese...). Some of the work was new for me, but it was enjoyable. I wish I could work and stay there longer.
It was very nice to see
… read more them, and I will be back to Norway to see the lovely family again!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Yui)
Yui was here for a short week. We would love to have her for a longer period, but it was very nice getting to know her and have her as a workaway. She understood Christian's level of Japanese quite intuitively, and was a good sparring partner for him! She cooked some awesome food, and was a valuable and helpful hand in Merethe's food preservation
… read more projects. We're sorry for the bad weather during her stay, but hey – 仕方がない！
Welcome back, Yui!
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Isabel)
5 stars is not enough! It has been an exceptional pleasure to have Isabel (Izzy) stay with us for a month. She has done an excellent job with all the various things we have needed help with, be it gardening, food preservation, cleaning out our , weeding, putting up a fence, carpenting and so on and so on. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
… read more The result has always been great and her attitude towards the work has also been that of a selfless zen master :)
Izzy quickly became a part of our family, and we are several amongst our family and friends who would like her to come back and visit soon. She is a natural witk kids, and did a great job with our little daughter. All in all very social and fun to be around.
We would welcome Izzy back any time, and we are envious of anyone who gets the chance to have her as a workawayer.
Dejado por el workawayer (Isabel) para el anfitrión
Merethe and Christian are incredibly kind and welcoming hosts and I cannot recommend this workaway placement enough! They treated me like a member of their family and my month with them has been full of fun times and happy memories. They gave me lots of tips about the best hikes in the local area and invited me to join their family plans at the
… read more weekends. I loved spending time with their adorable daughter Selma, reading books for her and playing hide and seek. As I stayed during harvesting season their house was constantly full with a fresh supply of vegetables from the garden which was amazing!
I really enjoyed the variety of different jobs I was given - from working in the vegetable garden, weeding, building a fence, making apple sauce, using the dehydrator to preserve various fruits, cleaning and tidying the basement, building a giant flower box - every day was different! Merethe and Christian kindly adapted my working tasks so I didn’t have to be outside on days when the weather was very wet and stormy.
In my time off I went on lots of stunning mountain hikes, swam in the sea, enjoyed the sunset view from the pier in the garden, met up with another workawayer staying nearby and enjoyed getting to know Merethe and Christian and their family. They are both amazing people and have such interesting hobbies! Merethe took me on some wonderful mushroom searching walks in the woods and taught me which ones are safe to eat. She taught me many gardening tips and lots about harvesting vegetables and making different products with them.
With Christian I had loads of fascinating conversations about music theory and linguistics and he also helped me learn some more piano chords.
The family were very patient and gave me opportunities to practice Norwegian with them and learn new words and even explained some of the differences between Nynorsk and Bokmål which was very helpful.
Tusen takk Merethe, Christian og Selma! I am so grateful for all your kindness and the fun times we had together! I will miss you all lots ❤️
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Henrik & Goele )
It was a pleasure hosting Henrik and Goele for 9 days. Living together in the same house can sometimes be a challenge, but it was a breeze with these two. They contributed to our house in an excellent way. Henrik is a professional carpenter, and it was a luxury getting help with various tasks. We finally got ourselves a wardrobe/shelf system in
… read more our hallway, and we also got some work done around the greenhouse. Goele painted our bedroom, helped out in the garden and did various tasks in and around our house — and cooked a great soup! They have been a friendly, hard working, mature and well mannered workaway-exchange. We will miss playing Exploding Kittens with you!
Dejado por el workawayer (Riko) para el anfitrión
My stay with Merethe, Christian and Selma was wonderful! They're such a sweet and welcoming family and they always made sure I was comfortable. Merethe taught me about gardening. And Christian cooked great meal and showed me nice places for walking in the next town(Rosendal) They are living in a beautiful surrounding with fjords and the view from
… read more their terrace is amazing. I helped with practicing Japanese, watering, and cleaning up their house. I recommend them to any other Workawayer! Thank you for the time we spent together and I would love to go back!!!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Riko)
Riko was here on a special mission: To talk and teach Japanese with/to Christian. That she did, and more. The only sad thing is that we didn't have enough time together, and we'd love her to stay a little longer. It was nice having her in our house, and she would help out with everything we asked of her, be it helping out with cleaning or watering
… read more the plants while we were away. She also enriched our living room with some delightful piano playing.
Thanks Riko, and welcome back!
Dejado por el workawayer (Alfred) para el anfitrión
I extremely enjoyed my time with Merethe, Christian and Selma. Right from the start they were really helpful and welcoming and made me feel right at home, introducing me to their friends, showing me the area and welcoming me into their life. During my stay I was got to travel with Christian to a music festival he was playing at and also join in on
… read more he and his friends' D&D game. Both Merethe and Christian are really lovely, easy going people who are a lot of fun to be around and also really accommodating hosts ready to help me with anything I needed help with (for example helping me practice Norwegian). Also the area around their house is absolutely beautiful allowing me to go on many hikes as well as being able to swim in the sea! During my stay I helped out with some meals, moved a lot of their possessions to the garage, painted the greenhouse foundation and worked in the garden - weeding and digging. I loved my time I got to spend with Christian, Merethe and Selma and would definitely recommend them to any other Workawaywer and would love to go back myself. Thankyou so much for making my stay brilliant!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Alfred)
Thanks Alfred for coming over to our little house in our little village. It was a pleasure having him for 2 weeks. A polite, young gentleman who was easy to work with and who would execute what we asked him to do without and hustle and bustle. Very easygoing and totally unproblematic individual. Sadly, our individual schedules was a bit hectic
… read more when he was here, so we didn't get to spend as much time together as we'd wish, but we'd warmly welcome him back if he so wished! We had fun playing card games, video games and talking about the English language as well as the Norwegian one. He is also an excellent chef!
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Anna)
Anna was an excellent workawayer, and we are very happy we could host for a full month. Having her as part of the family was no problem, even though our schedules are usually quite busy. Very adaptable, positive, diligent and dutiful. Communication wise there were no issues, a fact that can also be contributed to her outstanding English skills.
… read more When it came to work, she took instructions clearly, and did a terrific job no matter the task. She strikes us as being very mature for her relatively young age, and we felt very safe having her in our guest house alone, and also comfortable when she was around in our house. All in all, we consider this a very successful workaway-experience for both parties. We would welcome Anna back at any time, and would gladly recommend her to any one who consider having her as a workawayer.
Dejado por el workawayer (Anna) para el anfitrión
I stayed with Merethe and Christian for a month and had the best first Workaway experience I could have wished for! They are super kind, down to earth and fun to be around, and Selma is such a cute and social kid. I mostly worked in the garden creating a new potato field and I also worked on getting the green house ready. The work was fun, the
… read more instructions were super clear and Merethe and I would sometimes do the work together whenever she had time, which was nice. They made me feel at home immediately and I had so much fun playing games and DnD with Christian and his friends, celebrating constitution day and having delicious meals every evening. The area is beautiful, whether you're going for a hike in the mountains or exploring the fjord by SUP you'll be amazed by the view. Being able to stay in the place when there are no guests was a huge plus as well. Thank you so much Merethe and Christian (and Selma of course!) and I would love to visit sometime again!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Anna & Lucas) para el anfitrión
Our stay at Christian and Merethe's home was fantastic ! We did gardening everyday and enjoyed the beautiful landscapes of the Hardanger Fjord. Merethe and Christian are very chill and welcoming, they invited us many times to eat with them, also to do a barbecue and a boat trip! The instructions for the work were very clear and Merethe helped us
… read more many times. Also, having our own studio with kitchen and private bathroom is really a plus.
Thank you Merethe and Christian for your generosity and good mood ! 😁Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Anna & Lucas)
Anna and Lucas were excellent workawayers! We had them staying here for two weeks and they did a lot of gardening and outdoor work. They were very positive, friendly and adaptive. The work they did in our garden was excellent, and we wish we could have them here for some more days. We'd love to host them again!
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