Wenche & Javier

Noruega & Espanha
Entre para ver a última atividade

Medalhas (3)

Fotos

Ver tudo

Dê Workaway de presente

Saiba mais

Informações do perfil

Informações de viagem
Nós estamos
em casa
Atividades em que temos interesse:
Animals, self sufficiency, innovative sustainability, music offcourse
Nosso próximo destino:
Norway - desde Nov 2024 até Mar 2026
Ver tudo
Descrição
Update 24: Some years, passed, in 2020 i took over a smallhold goatfarm in the spanish pyrenees and became myself a host, both on this plattform and helpx. In late 23 i left the farm (in good hands) to work for my previous cheese making teachers in the French Pyrenees and i am now looking for new experiences together with my travel partner that came along and helped me at my farm 1 year ago.

Hello everybody. I am starting my one year journey in my camper with my dog and doing workaway throughout europe. Update: i am now near Aurignac, Hautes-Pyrenees, France. I have worked with wwoof the last months in Sweden and Norway. My dream is to find my own self-sufficient eco-farm. I have already volunteered in wwoofing and i am looking forward to try this platform. I have travelled over 35 countries and obviously love to travel.
Idiomas
Danish: Fluente
Alemão: Fluente
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Fluente
Francês: Fluente
Norwegian: Fluente
Swedish: Fluente
Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender
Temos interesse em:
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Hotelaria/turismo
Trabalho beneficente
Ensino
Conhecimento de:
Jardinagem
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Manutenção geral
Vida na fazenda
Projetos ambientais
Cuidar de animais
Podemos ensinar:
Idiomas
Quais são suas habilidades?
We both have extensive experience in farm work, tractor, cheesemaking, (cow and goat) elaborating all kinds of meat, wood making, building, electricity, plumbing, brick, and so on.

Javier had is own pig farm together with his family for over 10 years and he studied wood engineering at the university. His main hobbies are animals in general but also thaming horses, dogs for herds etc

Wenche:
Update 24: Some years, passed, in 2020 i took over a smallhold goatfarm in the spanish pyrenees and became myself a host, both on this plattform and helpx. In late 23 i left the farm (in good hands) to work for my previous cheese making teachers in the French Pyrenees and i am now looking for new experiences together with my travel partner that came along and helped me at my farm 1 year ago.

I have worked as a volunteer before with wwoofing, very nice experience with two farms in Norway. I handmilked cows, took care of goats, chickens, pigs and sheep as well as taking care of the vegetable garden, weeding, maintenance and etc. I am at the moment working as a replacement on a conventional dairy farm, mostly helping out in all the tasks, this is a farm that also breeds flat coated retrievers and norwegian elkhound so i have also had the opportunity to participate in the birth and the daily after care of calfs, dogs also sheeps and horse. I have also been participating in slaughtering, piecing up and elaboration of moose and pigs. I have also tried to make cheese , yogurt and butter. In 2016 i refurbished (with help) my house so i also have some, building/planning skills. I am a worker and eager to learn and help as i believe this would give me lots of experiences to realise my dream, a self-sufficient farm.

Update 19:
* June: sheepfarm through wwoof in Norway

* June/July Norway’s smallest mill through wwoof

* September Allmogegården through wwoof Sweden
Idade
44 & 34
Algo mais...
Update 24: Some years, passed, in 2020 i took over a smallhold goatfarm in the spanish pyrenees and became myself a host, both on this plattform and helpx. In late 23 i left the farm (in good hands) to work for my previous cheese making teachers in the French Pyrenees and i am now looking for new experiences together with my travel partner that came along and helped me at my farm 1 year ago.

So this is my "free" year and me and my dog are really looking forward to getting started in my van.
We both love hiking, fishing, nature and i am a beginner in yoga so if anyone wants to teach me more i am grateful. I love to play cards or any other boardgames or just having a nice conversation. I am eager to create and learn on the way, it be, building, animals, cooking or other.
Mais algumas informações
- Fumante
- Carteira de motorista
- Alergias
- Dietas especiais

Segurança do site

Comentário

27 set. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Experience a self-sustainable ...)

I was to stay in this village for 3 weeks, in the end i stayed 6 months. Katia is a wonderful host, i actually was shared with the other household doing workaway in the village which worked out very well. I helped out with diy projects, vegetable garden and the goats offcourse. The surroundings are breathtaking and this place is an example of… read more

(Excelente )

12 mar. 2020

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help us with our farmhouse ...) para o Workawayer ()

Wenche (and her lovely dog Duque) stayed with us for 3 weeks in February and we were very sorry to see them leave as Wenche had become part of our family and also a wonderful friend!
Wenche is a very easy going person, very kind and very helpful in all aspects, she joined in all the family daily life tasks and cooked for us a fantastic… read more

(Excelente )

27 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help us with our farmhouse ...)

How lucky wasnt i that Sylvie took contact with me to join them in the fantastic Dordogne area. I stayed with them for three weeks helping them with renovation work, woodcutting and the everlasting job of keeping their lovely beagle Lilou in a fenced area. Even if i brought my little bullie, she thought there were more interesting things to… read more

(Excelente )

19 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help me refreshing an old ...)

I dont know where to start, Francois is just amazing!!! Not only has he taught me a lot of stuff but he showed me around the whole area from one valley to the other and also all the people that he knows. He introduced me to the famous Relais Montagnard, a tiny tiny bar/restaurant with big hearted and lively mountain people. Francois is the… read more

(Excelente )

18 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help me refreshing an old ...) para o Workawayer ()

So much to say! Wenche is an extraordinary person, full of strength but also full of sweetness. She travels with Duque, a very old English bulldog. It changed my perspective on dogs. He is so calm, so phlegmatic. He is a sofa dog, very endearing and very kind. He does not take too much space, and is capable of sleeping for hours. But give him a… read more box, and you will see the transformation!

Vicky, meanwhile, is a wonderful woman. She learns very quickly, is able to organize things, give you new ideas and take care of yourself. And all this with his bright smile. Whether for collective life, for work or for leisure, she knows how to invest and does it with pleasure. She is natural, spontaneous and sporty. She enjoys hicking as much as sitting on a sofa to knit or sew. His breads and cookies are really excellent, as are his cooking recipes. Hmmm ... Vicky's cookies <3 !

She is both able to manage the tasks you give her, or to follow the letter of the instructions you give her. She is so empathetic that sometimes it is not worth asking her something, she is already doing it.

We have together prepared two rooms in my new house (ceiling plates, peeling off wallpaper, etc.), dismantled and moved old beds and old cupboards, refurbished a dining room, made slits in the walls, patched up coating holes, and so many other things.

She shared with me the Christmas evening with a seafood meal, as well as the Christmas Eve evening organized in my small village. We went out to concerts and parties, and she dances with beautiful energy and a great joie de vivre.

She also took care of the Christmas decoration, and fortunately because my tastes and my capacities in the matter are quite bad. She even painted a Christmas tree on the old wallpaper in the dining room (with my agreement, of course;)). She has real artistic talents and I really enjoyed the painting and the candle holder that she made for me!

Thanks to her, I also learned some Norwegian card games, and I even won one or two games! We also spent many evenings chatting on so many topics. And I loved his travel stories with little anecdotes that allowed me to travel too. She speaks French very well, but also English, Spanish, and of course Norwegian. I improved my English thanks to her.

I missed her a lot when she left, and be careful because you will miss her too. As well as Duque!

My door will be forever open to you, Vicky, come back when you want! <3

(Excelente )

Ver tudo

Fotos

Exibir todas as fotos

Amigos

Comentário

27 set. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Experience a self-sustainable ...)

(Excelente)

12 mar. 2020

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help us with our farmhouse ...) para o Workawayer ()

(Excelente)

27 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help us with our farmhouse ...)

(Excelente)

19 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help me refreshing an old ...)

(Excelente)

18 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help me refreshing an old ...) para o Workawayer ()

(Excelente)

9 fev. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (For our self-sufficient mini ...)

This is truly a lovely place, very peaceful with people that really tries to live on the food they produce. At first, i was homesitting with another workawayer but i also got to spend some time with Alex and Margot and see the way of life they are living. We took care of the animals, milking the cow, making cheese, butter and yogurt, feeding the… read more

(Excelente)

18 set. 2019

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer ()

Wenche is an amaising person and the best helper!
She took over the whole farm while we were away for 2 weeks! She did a lot more than expectet from a work awayer, as if she has been living here a long time. She is totally awake for all the work (told or untold) and not only seeing but doing everithing needed with peace and innovation. She is… read more

(Excelente)

3 ago. 2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Join our permaculture farm ...)

A wonderful place with the most peaceful animals and humans. I stayed for a little over 3 weeks, i was homesitting milking the goats and taking care of the chickens and Ronja the dog. I also got to experiment on making cheese, butter and Norwegian gomme. A very nice place, i hope to come back one day.

(Excelente)

12 mai. 2019

Deixado pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer ()

Wenche and Duque stayed with us a couple of months. They both fitted very well into the family and with the other volunteers. Wenche is really interested in everything happening on the farm and alway did her work very well. She has also a lot of interesting stories to tell of all her travels and got along great with both volunteers and the… read more

(Excelente)

Para fazer um comentário, acesse sua conta e garanta que ela esteja ativada.