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We don' t consider unpersonal messages. If you contact us, please tell us what attracts you specifically in this project, and how our projekt/lifestyle matches your personality. Also explain how you can contribute to the things we would like to fix this summer. Nice to meet you! :)
About us:
Karlien is from Belgium, born 1981 and Kalle is swedish, born 1984. Our baby will be born in juni 2023! I am a teacher who started studying again and now i am diving deep into the wonders of mind and brain by studying cognitive neuroscience. Kalle is a programmer. We have three friendly cats, Kjell Chomsky, Kapooschka and Melkersson. They rule the place. We grow our own vegetables and fix the house, which is a long term projekt.
about the house and surroundings:
It is a beautiful house build in 1908. It was part of an old industrial village, which is still reflected in the remaining presence of beautiful classical villa's in the surroundings. Nowadays Strömsfors is a tiny village (population under 50), divided by the stream Assman (really!) which has three hydropowerplants here. All the industry is gone, the people are gone, shops and schools shut down, lots of houses are empty or just used as summerhouses. But since some years tides have turned! Now there are several collectives and lots of people moving in rapidly!
The nearby village Uddebo (3 km) is very lively and has an organic bakery/pizzeria, concerts, joga classes etc. Around Strömsfors and Uddebo there is lots of forest, but there are also swimming places, a public owned sauna, etc. It is good to have a car to get around, but we have bicycles.
The house i bought here stole my heart, the oldness, the memory of an old industry neighborhood is charming. But so much work, and so much space! I live here with my Swedish love, Kalle (i'm Belgian) and 3 cats. In june 2023 we are having a baby!
What will we do?
July and august 2023:
1) we will scrape the easter wall of the house, wash it and paint it with 3 layers of linseed oil paint. This is a lot of work and we need help. Afraid of heights? not the job for you :) (it is not very high, but you will have to stand on a ladder or scaffold).
2) we will try to install a water pump. we have a well, but no pump now. If you have skills with pumps, water systems: very welcome!
3) make our little pump house into a guesthouse! this means: making holes in the concrete walls to put in two windows. In case you have experience with windows, that would be great!
4) in case you are experienced in taking care of newborn babies, you can babysit while we work on 1,2 or 3 :) But we are not looking for a workawayer to only babysit :)
Since we are getting a baby we will be tired and not able to fix this on our own. At the same time we also want time for our selves between family visits. So we can accommodate only 1 week to 10 days in a row and prefer self going people that don't need to be kept company 24/7. Since you will have your own apartment with kitchen in the house a couple would be perfect (bathroom is shared though).
Further, I am educated in permaculture and forest gardening. The whole garden will be transformed into an edible landscape, providing the maximum biodiversity possible. This takes time, since the garden is not the easiest place to transform: the ground is sand and rock and very dry.
your space:
You can have your own apartment with kitchen, sleeping room and living room. The bathroom we all share. Our washing machine is in the apartment, so we have access to it too :)
You:
We like to do things together, eat together, play a game, make a walk, we will be working on the house together. But we also need a lot of own time and space, especially now that we will be new parents and will probably be very tired. So we need guests who can respect that and don't expect us to entertain constantly. therefore it is good if you are a couple and maybe a bit more experienced.
Other info:
We are vegans and appreciate it if you are too, or if you don't bring slaughtered animals in any form. It is good if you have a car to get around with, you can borrow a bicycle. Family with children is also welcome, but we don't have beds for more than 2 adults...
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Construção/faça você mesmo
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
To do: there s lot of nice people living around here, in summer there s a lot of swimming, sauna, hiking, camping, it is nice cycling here (you can borrow a bicycle) but it mostly depends on what you like to do, we ll find something! There s several places with workawayers around, so it could also be possible to organise activities for all the volunteers.
Ajuda
What will we do?
July and august 2023:
1) we will scrape the easter wall of the house, wash it and paint it with 3 layers of linseed oil paint. This is a lot of work and we need help. Afraid of heights? not the job for you :) (it is not very high, but you will have to stand on a ladder or scaffold).
2) we will try to install a water pump. we have a well, but no pump now. If you have skills with pumps, water systems: very welcome!
3) make our little pump house into a guesthouse! this means: making holes in the concrete walls to put in two windows. In case you have experience with windows, that would be great!
4) in case you are experienced in taking care of newborn babies, you can babysit while we work on 1,2 or 3 :) But we are not looking for a workawayer to only babysit :)
Since we are getting a baby we will be tired and not able to fix this on our own. At the same time we also want time for our selves between family visits. So we can accommodate only 1 week to 10 days in a row and prefer self going people that don't need to be kept company 24/7. Since you will have your own apartment with kitchen in the house a couple would be perfect (bathroom is shared though).
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Holandês: Fluente
Swedish: Fluente
Francês: Intermediário
Acomodação
There is one extra apartment in the house with sleeping room, living room and own kitchen.
About food: We are vegan, and don't feel comfortable with meat in the house.
We provide the same food we eat ourselves: modest, but good healthy vegan and balanced food. And of course we eat looooots of home made tempeh! (it s an obsession!)
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How to get here:
we are about 40 km south of Borås. There is a busstop in Strömsfors (bus between Tranemo and Svenljunga).
It is best if you have a car.
By train:
The closest trainstation is Limmared, connected to both Göteborg, Malmö and Stockholm. From the trainstation someone will have to pick you up.
By bus:
The regional public transport will take you all the way to strömsfors from Göteborg, Borås or anywhere else in Västra Götaland. You can take a bus from Göteborg Nils Ericson terminal all the way to Strömsfors, it will take about 2 hours.
By air:
The closest airport is Landvetter (Göteborg).
From the airport you can either travel in to Göteborg central and from there take a bus to Strömsfors.
public transport planner for sweden:
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Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Espaço para estacionar campervans
We have a parking spot that is flat and behind the little house we want to work on. There is a composting toilet next to it.
Pode aceitar animais
our cats rule the place! but if you have an animal that can respect that and is not too wild, and you plan to stay in your own campervan, you can bring a pet. In our house we want to keep the space for our cats.
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
2
Horas previstas
minimum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week or more
