Help with our dogs and with daily tasks around the house near Alta, northern Norway

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  Description

  Come to our home in beautiful northern Norway and help us with our dogs 🐶 as well as with general task in and around the house.
  We are Jason and Sara, from England & Germany and live together with our 18 dogs in a small village right at the fjord. In 2022 we bought a beautiful old house, with a barn, a dog yard and lots of land. There is lots that needs doing in and around the house, we are also planning to clean out and renovate the dog yard as well as the house.
  
  The work with our dogs has to be done in any weather, even if the temperature drops to -20°C or more!
  In summer it can get quite warm and we have quite a few mosquitoes around.
  Autumn is in general very wet.
  We are deep in the Arctic circle, what means our Winters are cold and long up here. We get a lot of snow and between December and February there is not a lot of light, the sun does not raise in the fjord we live between November until February.
  In summer we have the midnight sun.
  We can loan you some working clothes and cold weather gear for outdoors and we will teach you all the skills you need to know.
  
  We are looking for someone who loves animals, is open minded, friendly, likes to have fun at work, is flexible, honest, hard working, independent and able to work alone as well as with others. Being able to work alone is actually very important as we are both working full time, away from home. It is a must that you can be trusted and actually want to be around the dogs, to spend time with them 😊

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Our place is situated 70km out of Alta, right at the fjord, surrounded by stunning mountains. There are tons of options for hiking and skiing out here. You can learn and practice norwegian, english and german (Jason is english & Sara german). You can spend lots of time with the dogs, get to know them and of course learn about the sport.

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  Aide

  We are looking for help in and around the house, as well as in the dog yard with our sled dogs.
  Work will mainly include feeding the dogs, changing water, cleaning after them (picking poop on a daily basis), maintain work in the dog yard, cleaning of the kennels, brushing the dogs, lots of cuddles and socialization with them.
  Other tasks can be snow shuffling, stacking wood, painting, gardening.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Norwegian: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are happy to practice the languages we speak with you. We are speaking english at home, but if you like to we can speak norwegian and german with you too.
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  Hébergement

  You will be staying in your own bed room in our house and be sharing the living room, kitchen and bathroom with us.
  As you will be living together with us in our house we expect you to be clean & tidy and take part in the chores inside the house.
  It is important to know that we mainly eat vegetarian, there will be some meals cooked that include meat, but be aware that this is not on a daily basis.

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  Autres infos...

  Langfjordbotn is situated 70km away from Alta, it is a small village surrounded by lots of stunning nature. The nature around us is a great playground for both humans and animals. There are so many possibilities for outdoor activities and seeing wildlife. You can go for hikes in the mountains, at the fjords or in the valleys. There are many lakes around in which you can fish, swim or do other water sports. Cycling is also an option. In Winter you could go skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, enjoy the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.
  We have the mid-night sun in Summer, their are lots of places where you can pick berries or other goods.
  Sara is working in Alta and there is the option to join her to town on some days to explore this area. Alta has a lot to see, for example the museum, the Northern Light church, the Icehotel, The Rock Art of Alta is on UNESCO`s World Heritage-list, there's also the possibility to experience Sami-culture nearby, be a spectator at Europe's longest sled dog race in March the Finnmarksløpet, which starts and finishes in Alta. Alta also has the biggest canyon in northern Europe.

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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

  We do have internet access and it is up to you how you use your free time, if this is working, this is your choice.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have enough space to park a car or campervan.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Depending on the pet.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

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

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