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Hej!
We are a family of five (my wife, three daughters and myself) who just moved from Belgium to Sweden. We were lucky to be able to buy a large gård, with a large house and several stables and stugor. A lot of things are already fixed, but there is still a lot of projects to be done.
We would like to build up a little farm with small animals (we already have cats, rabbits, chickens, ducks and quails - hopefully a lot more to come!)
We live in Dalarna, which is the most Swedish province of whole of Sweden. There is a lot of beautiful nature in the immediate surroundings of our living place: forests, a vale with a river and waterfall, swamps with particular berries or mushrooms, ... We appreciate a minor level of luxury but try to live conscious of nature and the planet. We try to grow our own vegetables, fruits and meat, but we are sometimes glad there's a supermarket on a 15 min drive and the hot water is provided by an ecological and electrical heat pump.
We like to cook and bake pastry aswell, so a well loaded table is guaranteed!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Centres d’intérêt
Animaux de compagnie
Ferme
Culture
Événements/vie sociale
Jardinage
Cuisine et alimentation
Animaux
Soin des plantes
Musique
Histoire
Livres
Sports d’hiver
Nature
Sports nautiques
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
The whole of our family plays music and it used to take a large part of our lives. We have journeyed a big adventure last year, moving from Belgium to Sweden. Karen has a small background as being a nurse in Haïti, so we have a lot to talk and exchange about!
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
At the moment, we need some helping hands on painting the walls (indoor and outdoor) of some stables and barns. We're also taking care of the garden and building up a new glasshouse to grow vegetables and making summer-stays for the rabbits, chickens and quails.
On a later timing (2025 - ....) we'll be coming up to some tasks in the livinghouse itself again:
There is also a lot of tasks to get the stables up-and-running for larger animals and to organise them in a more logical way.
We would like to insulate the attic of our large house and create extra rooms in there, so we have more space for our hobbies (music playing, flower arrangement, ...).
We would like to start a website about our adventures in Sweden and give people the opportunity to use our guestrooms and live the Sweden-dream.
Every room in the house has a particular purpose, and we would like it to be in an esthaetical color that fits to the meaning. So there is some wall- and ceiling-painting to be done, aswell as some minor joinery.
We use licensed contractors for the larger works in the house. We ourselves also provide the necessary working hands for the tasks to be carried out.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire
Français: Intermédiaire
Swedish: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
We have two guestrooms, who share a seperate bathroom and seperate toilet, so privacy is guaranteed. We share the meals together and talk about who you are, what your intrests are and what brought Sweden upon your lifepath.
The large house provides a common diningroom with a magnificant view, next to the kitchen. We like cooking and preparing food, so you won't have an empty stomach. You don't have to cook yourself, nor do you have to help with the dishes.
The beds are new and comfortable, and you live in your own room for the duration of the stay.
We gladly explain the adventures we lived through, but respect also your time if you prefer reading a good book in the seat next to our large window with a fantastic view to the vale.
Autres infos...
Orsa is the center of North-Dalarna, right next to Mora. The Orsa Grönklitt Outdoor experience offers aswell in summer as in winter months a large variety of sports (paddel, climbing, hiking, mountainbiking, skiing, langlauf, sledriding, ...) and the Orsa lake is a large skating-area in the winter (snow and ice are guaranteed overhere!).
There are a lot of walks you can make, starting at our house, and exploring the environment.
There are some cultural events now and then, from the hembygård's activities over Orsayran streetmusicfestival till the stenhuggerimuseum. We gladly inform you about what's coming up in the neighbourhood.
You can travel to us bij train (Mora) and bus (Orsa), the busstop is only a few 100 meters away (and daily used by our own daughters)
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
We have a camperplace, wo you're welcome staying in your own house-on-wheels.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Dogs are allowed on the gård, if they're well-trained.If they are even better trained, you can have them in your own room. Please be polite with them towards the other inahbitants of the house, and be aware that we have cats and animals running to and fro in the gård.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Mes animaux
Maurice (5 ans)
Maurice is de speelvogel van de kattentroep. Hij heeft graag je aandacht en knuffels, glipt steevast mee de douche in en is een heel klein beetje gek.
Lutgard (12 ans)
Lutgard is de knuffelpoes, komt zeker op je schoot zitten en wil het liefst de hele tijd geaaid worden.
Lucien (12 ans)
Verdediger van het grondgebied, baas van de tuin en omgeving en leader of the pack.
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Sometimes the communication was a bit challenging because of language-confusion. She needs to upgrade her practical skills too a bit, but she's very willing to do so and to learn. Our kids really adored her and she was very kind and playful towards them,… read more
I had never seen such a beautiful view in this place. I was really moved when I saw the sky and the forest from the window.
Maarten is a great chef. I was always looking forward to having supper every day.
Also thanks to Maarten, Karen and their daughters, I enjoyed exciting holidays.
Spending time with their… read more
Upon arrival we talked about my interests and how I could put them to good use. As an avid animal lover, I was more than happy to take over the daily care of the animals. They are… read more
We had nice and interesting chats, learned a bit German from her (I hope she picked up a bit of our Swedish and Dutch).
We do sincerely recommend Vivien and she's always welcome back at ours!
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Sometimes the communication was a bit challenging because of language-confusion. She needs to upgrade her practical skills too a bit, but she's very willing to do so and to learn. Our kids really adored her and she was very kind and playful towards them,… read more
I had never seen such a beautiful view in this place. I was really moved when I saw the sky and the forest from the window.
Maarten is a great chef. I was always looking forward to having supper every day.
Also thanks to Maarten, Karen and their daughters, I enjoyed exciting holidays.
Spending time with their… read more
Upon arrival we talked about my interests and how I could put them to good use. As an avid animal lover, I was more than happy to take over the daily care of the animals. They are… read more
We had nice and interesting chats, learned a bit German from her (I hope she picked up a bit of our Swedish and Dutch).
We do sincerely recommend Vivien and she's always welcome back at ours!
Although they… read more
They worked also pretty hard on some paintingjobs: doors and gates needed to be slipped… read more
