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Hello! We are a small family of 2+1 with 2 lovely dogs,3 cats and 2 giant land snails. We live on an old farm (1909) in Østerlars on beautiful danish island, Bornholm.
Our family consist of danish native Ole (born 1987), me - polish native Natalia (born 1992) and Ole's shared daughter (born 2013) whos with us every second weekend. We have 2 sister cats, a young male cat, 1 siberian husky (Remus) and one goofy mix-of-a-dog (Fenris) + 2 snails - Shelly and Sheldon.
PLEASE BE SURE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH TWO BIG DOGS BEING IN THE HOUSE EVERYDAY! They are gentle and very lovely, but we know that big dogs can scare some poeple. And ours dont know what personal space means. They will follow you everywhere.
Ole is born and raised on Bornholm, while I moved here in 2018. We got married in November, 2021. Because we are a mix family we mostely speak English in our household.
Ole works in a factory, one week for 2 days and the other week for 4 days (including Saturday). His shifts start at 5:30 and end at 17:30, which means he's out of the house for over 12 hours.
I work at Christiania Bikes, 4 days a week (Monday-Thursday). I'm out of the house from around 6 in the morning to 16:30.
All of that means that we have very little time to work on the house during the work week.
The house we are living in was bought by us in autumn 2020. We have a lot of plans for the property and would not mind an extra set of hands (or two :) ). We also own a hectar of land which is ideal for our full of energy dogs.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We love living on Bornholm, which means we are also interested in its history and folklore. Just ask Ole whatever you want, including norse mythology :) I am also very interested in local myths and places associated with them (Natalia) :)
Ole is a passionate D&D player, so if you have similar interests you are more than welcome to join him on one of his campaigns! We can also play something together, in a small group at home, because I'm currently joining Ole on some of his campaigns :)
We would love to take you with us and our dogs to see the most beautiful places on the island, so you can get a real Bornholm experience.
Aide
Because our house was a rental property for a long time, we want to make it a real home. We already did quite a lot of work ourselvs (building new walls, painting, putting down floors etc.), but we would not mind an extra help.
FOR NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP WITH (be prepared for dirty / physically demanding work with some of them):
- cleaning the garden: cutting down overgrown areas, pruning the trees etc.
- cleaning up a pond we have in our back garden;
- moving (heavy...) stones from back garden to the edges of the property;
- mechanical tasks (small engines: moped/motorbike);
- main, deep cleaning of the house - before the house was a rental, heavy chainsmokers lived in here for like 20 years. Now its us and our very furry dogs. I do my best (Natalia) to keep it nice and tidy but the house (250 m2) is in a need of real, big cleaning;
- putting down floors in kitchen;
- painting walls in hallway and upstairs hallway;
- someone with artistic skills to paint kitchen furnitures (patterns, florals etc.);
- general house cleaning, cooking, taking care of the dogs and cats.
*All workawayers are responsible for cleaning up after themselves (after cooking, working etc.).
We are expecting you to help around 15 to 25 hours a week (depending on the difficulty level of given task), divided more of less how you want it.
WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BABYSITTING/DOGSITTING ;)
Langues parlées
Danish: Courant
Polonais: Courant
Anglais: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
You will receive your own room. We would share a bathroom, living room and kitchen.
When it comes to food, we would like you to cook dinner 4 times a week (Monday-Thursday).
Autres infos...
If you like quiet living, without busy schedule our farm will be a good fit for you. We have one "close" neighbour. Besides that we are surranded by fields. Our house and style of living is perfect for introverts and people who enjoy time by themselves.
If you have a motorcycle license, you can borrow Ole's Yamaha Virago 535. We can also arrange for family car (electric, automatic gears) to be use just by you. I'm sure we can figure something out with a little bit of planning.
Closest store is less than 3 km away. By bike you can also easily get to the near-by forest, castle ruins (Lilleborg) and a fortress (Gambleborg) - both around 5 km from our farm. If you want to test your strenght there's also a so-called Rokkestenen in the same area (rocking stone from an ice age).
You can also visit the biggest round church in Denmark, which is located right around 3.5 km from us. And after that maybe you will want to play a round of mini-golf on the biggest mini-golf course in northern Europe.
If you still want more nature, you can always bike to the waterfall located 5 km from the house.
But maybe you are more of a "museum buff"? You can then visit local art museum or located close-by The Medieval Centre of Bornholm.
Besides that you are more than welcome to come with us and our dogs to one of our "adventures". If your perfect place to visit is too far to bike, but you want some alone time - thats also ok with us! Just ask and we will arrange driving you and picking you up! :)
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
You will have your own room with WI-FI connection, so you are more than welcome to do your own work in your spare time.
Espace pour garer des vans
We own a hectar of land, so the only rule is that the campervan or motorhome needs to be smaller than this :)
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Our dogs love other dogs! So you are more than welcome to bring some extra company for them! Be sure your dog is a good company for our cats. Remus doesn't accept other animals than dogs.
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During his stay, Anthony build a gate leading from the garden to the driveway, repaired barn door, build wooden stairs and helped us with domestic stuffs like cooking dinners.
He's company was very much enjoyable and we love that he wanted to go and explore the… read more
During my stay, I built some stairs and a wooden door.
It was a great experience that I recommend to anyone who… read more
They were very friendly and kind from the beginning and I felt welcomed in their house.
During my stay, I was helping with leveling an area at the lake and moving rocks with a tractor.I was also kept company by their lovely dogs Fenris and… read more
During his stay he cooked simple but tasty food and did heavy, physical garden work. He did a lot of digging, moving heavy stones around the garden and leveled a piece of land for us. All of this was done in a high sun, but he worked without complaining.
He is a… read more
During her stay she helped with moving the firewood (twice!), worked in the garden, filled the grout between the kitchen tiles and cooked for us. Her food was amazing and I (Natalia) could not get enough of it!
We love Bornholm, so we were very happy that… read more
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During his stay, Anthony build a gate leading from the garden to the driveway, repaired barn door, build wooden stairs and helped us with domestic stuffs like cooking dinners.
He's company was very much enjoyable and we love that he wanted to go and explore the… read more
During my stay, I built some stairs and a wooden door.
It was a great experience that I recommend to anyone who… read more
They were very friendly and kind from the beginning and I felt welcomed in their house.
During my stay, I was helping with leveling an area at the lake and moving rocks with a tractor.I was also kept company by their lovely dogs Fenris and… read more
During his stay he cooked simple but tasty food and did heavy, physical garden work. He did a lot of digging, moving heavy stones around the garden and leveled a piece of land for us. All of this was done in a high sun, but he worked without complaining.
He is a… read more
During her stay she helped with moving the firewood (twice!), worked in the garden, filled the grout between the kitchen tiles and cooked for us. Her food was amazing and I (Natalia) could not get enough of it!
We love Bornholm, so we were very happy that… read more
During her stay with us Kaja helped with domestic stuffs like cooking and grocery shopping, as well as more of renovation work we had planned. She helped us putting down new tile floor in the entrance and helped us with changing… read more
They're both very lovely people who made me feel comfortable right from the start and always had interesting stories to tell. I really enjoyed having conversations with them, exploring the island or just spending time together.
The working hours were flexible, which was… read more
No matter the weather she worked in our garden, cutting down trees and overgrown areas. In between she cooked (she can do wonders with veggies!) and baked (her apple cake is to die for!). She also helped with building our new fireplace.
Elena is extremely (and we mean… read more
We are always a little more nervous when our family is the first workaway experience the person has. We want it to be unforgettable. Luckily with Kiki it was such an easy task. Right from the get go we found a lot of common interests and topics to discuss.
In the four… read more
So I stayed at Natalia and Ole’s place for a little over four weeks and it’s safe to say I truly had an amazing time!
The work is pleasant and never too hard and you as a workawayer really are the master of your own working hours which gives you a lot of freedom and with that free time to organize… read more
Due to some circumstances that were out of my control, I had to search for a workaway family the day before coming to Bornholm. Luckily, Natalia and Ole responded to me immediately, and I did not end up alone in a place where I did not know anyone.
Natalia and Ole are… read more
Anuar is very easy to talk with - we had long and very engaging conversations about everything and anything. He's very polite… read more
It was my first Workaway and I really enjoyed it.
The tasks were pleasant to do; move firewood, building fence poles and some other little tasks. They always have dinner together (sometimes with Anne-katrine, charming Ole's daughter) and it's a good moment to talk with them and learn new things… read more
During his stay Jaime helped us with moving newly delivered wood and with building fence poles in our garden. He also cleared one of our guests room and organised it a little.
In the meantime he also… read more
Marit is a perfect combination of very easy going, yet calm person. She's very friendly, positive and hard-working. She did not mind any tasks we… read more
The only thing I can say is: Thank you for everything, Natalia and Ole (Oh and we should not forget the two furballs Fenris and Remus)!!!
We felt so very welcomed from the beginning and really enjoyed our stay at your cozy place! Thank you for showing us the island and giving us the… read more
From all 3 girls Toni was the most calm and reserved one, which was a perfect counterbalance to very energetic Merle and Marit. We enjoyed discussing many different topics with her… read more
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We had an absolute pleasure to accommodate Merle, together with Marit and Toni, on our farm for 2 weeks. Even though the time flew very very quickly, we enjoyed every minute of their stay with us.
Merle energy was contiguous- she filled up every room with laughter and positive energy. She's a… read more
She helped us with finishing painting our kitchen furnitures and washing the ceiling (she did an amazing job with both!).
We greatly appreciated her help with daily tasks like cooking (very considerate of Paula to cook meat for us when she's a… read more
During this time, I helped them paint their kitchen and cooked a few times a week. The work was pleasant and I was able to arrange the work as it suited me best.
They really tried to make my stay as pleasant as possible and I felt very comfortable with… read more
They helped us with our kitchen - they took kitchen furniture down, sand it, painted it and put it back together. It helped us a lot and gave a motivation to continue our work on the house.
They were very lovely towards our dogs which we love and… read more
He took care of our overgrown garden by removing thorns and cutting down weeds.
He moved a lot of wood so it's ready for next winter.
He cleaned the courtyard without even being asked, which was a really nice… read more
