Help me with looking after my home and garden while living free of the urban stress in Skotterud, Norway

Infos

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  Description

  I am a nature loving woman, 56 of age, living at a wonderfull peaceful place in south-east of Norway. I live here with my cat Pelle. I work full time with forestry and hunting matters for a municypality, and at my spare time I love to be outdoors. The house with small grassfields around has nature all around, and when you stay here you have a whole forest to explore. Everything is green in summer, and with natural flowers en the fields. No traffick or light pollution , an on your spare time you can enjoy peace and quiet. The nearest towns are 17 kms from the house, with train to Oslo and Sweden. A car can be provided. There are 6 families living in the nearest neighbourhood.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Staying in my place will give a unique chance to see what living off the urban stress is like. No trafick, no street lights, no human created noice. Just the sound of birds, wind and the trees, a roe dear barking or an owl howling. Nature is all around, free to use. Stying here is like balm to the soul. Travellers can learn to wind down, to see how nature is giving peace and rest. Wild life can be experienced from just ourside the door.

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  Aide

  The house needs a proper cleaning inside like ceilings, walls, windows. Some painting will be done, for instance window frames and wood panels. Outdoors there is some small maintenance projects like clearing out an old house, cut grass and tidy up. Painting/taring ourside if weather allows. I own a small farm nearby, so if time allows also do some similar tasks at that place. You need to be handy to some degree, but no special skills aquiered. You must be free from cat- and variouss grass allergies and dear to use a ladder.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Norwegian: Courant
  Swedish: Courant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I would like to learn better French and can help with Elnglish.
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  Hébergement

  There is a big loft room abowe the kitchen and living room to be used as sleeping room/private room. No door to close, but still private. There is also a bed room on ground floor wuth a king size bed if prefered as sleeping room. Bathroom with shower must be shared with host, and there is an additional toilet. The kitchen is a large combined coocking/dining room lwitha gas stove. The workawayers may coock for themselves, or sometimes eat what the host makes. It must be decided depending on who come. Food is not vegan or vegetarian, but with fruit and vegetables, eggs, milk, fish and meat. Bread and/or cereals or porrage for breakfast and lunch. No smoking, and moderate drinking.

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  Autres infos...

  The house is situated in a rural area with houses spread around. It is 17 kms to nearest towns, one with cinema, shops, train station. Sweden is 25 kms away and Gardermoen airport 90 kms.
  I live my life quite regulary and stay home most evenings. In spring and summer I prefer to stay outside, reading, relaxing in the sun, exersice, visit friends or have friends over. There is an extra car if workawayers can drive, but no bikes. Wifi is ok and TV is available.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Wifi is fine, not for down-loading large documents, but to work online is OK. Can work from the loft room and have desk and a decent office chair.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  No space problems

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week