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Hello, we are Ejvind & Vicky Poulsen. We live in a straw bale house that we built on our acreage which is about 20 km. from the Central Alberta town of Three Hills. We raise a few pigs and cattle for meat. We are involved in our church, just 8 km down the road and attend services on Sunday mornings. We are also involved in our community, so sometimes a need arises and we all go to help a neighbour. We would especially welcome a guest who wants to become a part of our family/community while they visit and allow us to learn from them and they from us.
We can host families up to about 8 persons. We raised our 6 children and so are used to the fun and commotion that family life brings. We are now grandparents and often have our kids and young ones visit.
Travel to our home must be by personal vehicle. The nearest airport is 140km away and the closest bus station is 115km from us. When we know the day and time you will be arriving, we will arrange a trip to the city to meet you.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Trabajo de caridadPráctica de idiomasJardineríaConstrucción y bricolajeCuidado de animalesCocinar para toda la familiaAyuda domésticaMantenimiento generalObjetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
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We live simply by modern standards but not entirely 'off the land'. You could learn about preserving food, various livestock and farming crops in our area.
When guests are with us, we take them on day trips on their days off so we can show unique sights close by. We'd like to also get to know you and about your culture and customs so we tend to ask a lot of questions. We like to play games and Vicky especially enjoys playing various card games and board games.Ayuda
Inside:
We try to make our food from scratch; grind grain to make flour used to make bread and so on. We encourage each guest to make at least one meal while they are with us so we can taste something you eat in your home country, but we realize you will be using Canadian ingredients. We've lived in our straw bale home for a few years now but still need to make some cupboards, sew more window coverings, and some other tasks.
We are in the process of constructing a butcher shop and so could use your help with this project.
Outside::
We've got pigs, some cattle, several cats, and a dog, but none of our pets are in the house. We could use help with milking a cow by hand, pruning trees, seeding/harvesting the vegetable garden, weeding, and lawn mowing too. Depending on the time of year and the weather when you visit, there may be digging and stuccoing jobs.Idiomas hablados
Danish: Fluido
Inglés: FluidoAlojamiento
You will have your own room but share the remainder of the house with our family. We wish to have only non-smoking guests visit our home and property, this includes vaping.
Contact with your family and friends is important, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL but . . . we would say that Internet access is limited because of cost. We do not want any downloading, skyping or viewing YouTube at our home, you can do these activities when we drive to town, usually once every other week.Algo más...
Your day will begin at 6:30 am; during breakfast we get our instructions for the day and connect with each other before Ejvind leaves for his job. We often take a rest in the afternoon. After work in the evenings, sometimes workawayers go to town to hang out at the swimming pool, or we play either lawn games or card games or just sit and relax, and on Sunday nights we eat a lot of popcorn and watch movies suitable for the whole family.
Location:
Within a 3 hour drive from our home you could find yourself in the breathtaking Rocky Mountains or shopping in the large West Edmonton Mall or at the unique Balzac Mall. About an hour drive from our home we can explore Hoodoos in the Drumheller Badlands and see the World's Largest Dinosaur. Of course even closer to home are the acres and acres of land where farmers grow such crops as: wheat, barley, oats, canola and some flax, corn and hemp. There is wildlife (deer, moose, coyotes, foxes, and various birds) in our area and some nice river valleys and coulees to explore. Some of our previous workawayers have enjoyed walking around the 'country block' (9.5 km) and reading while sitting on one of the decks after work was done for the day. If you don't have your own vehicle, your sight-seeing will be limited to viewing local scenery on your day off as we still have work to do each day and can't always drive you places. For your planning purposes, there is no public transportation near us; the closest airport and bus terminal is 1.5-2 hours away from our home.Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We live on a farm with a large gravel parking area that can accommodate any size of vehicle. We also have grassy areas where a tent could be set up.
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The work that they had given me were also fun and… read more
They were,in my perspective, apsolutely kind, welcoming and very respectful. As workaway.info is a platform for learning and not only for working and other objects, the family tought us fundamentaly about farming and provided us many… read more
I spent time with them about three weeks. I am proud of myself that I have decided to stay with them. I mean this three weeks was very memorable time and I have learned so many… read more
Thanks so much for your willingness to learn new things. You were a help picking beans, pulling weeds and making apple sauce. You also baked bread, cookies, and pudding. You even fed the goats and pigs without much difficulty. I enjoyed playing card games with you and visiting together, you always had many questions and were open to… read more
I was impressed their… read more
I think all the reviews down below said about this place already..what I want to say is you just need to embrace the experience here.. They work hard ,but play hard,too. I had a good time staying at The Poulsens.. You will sure learn may new things here.. have fun/explore the area… read more
This family has dedication and is working hard, to finish their house. I arrived with no expectations and I wanted to experience another lifestyle than my own. I really liked the work in their new house. I got various tasks like tiling, claying, plastering and lots more. I was never bored. I was interested in the big farm… read more
It was also nice to spend time with the familiy members and to learn about how making cheese and soap. We also got well along with the other Workawayer.
The food was always really good and very good portions.
Thank you for… read more
The work is various and I was allowed to learn a few new things as sanding and could volunteering in roofing at another place, which I really enjoyed. Also shooting guns behind their house was a lot of fun.
Most time I worked along with one of the family members or another workawayer. At least one other… read more
You two brought fun and encouragement to us. You were willing to do any jobs we had for you although most of what we ended up doing was hanging drywall day after day. The task went much quicker than it would have without you. We were glad for your helpful attitude and appreciated that you offered suggestions and opinions when… read more