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Living in Norway, Join our family! :)

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The experience

We are Marsha (NL/ she/ them) and Yoko (DE/ they/ them) and we live with our 6 kids (6-20), 4 cats, puppy and a horse in Ørsta. We are also fosterhome for cats so from time to time we have a few extra cats.
We primarily need help with cleaning but occasionally there can be other tasks as well. Most of the people staying here also like to spend some time with the children but thats voluntary. We work according to an easy list with tasks.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Between 18 and 45 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Yoko works as a lifeguard and Marsha is at home because of chronic health issues. We therefor need help around the house. We have had volunteers for about 3 years now and it has been an enriching experience. In exchange for helping us volunteers get free housing and meals and become part of our family for a while. We also try to help out with transport or showing them around and so on.
When we have more than one volunteer at the same time, there are other tasks that we can use help with.

Activities & Shift

- cleaning
General cleaning of livingspaces, kitchen, bathrooms and so on
We have a list with the basic tasks but ideally we would love someone to have some insight in what needs to be done, to be pro active and show initiative.
- helping with the pets
Occasionally walk the dog or help out cleaning litterboxes. Helping out in the stable and so on
- spending time with the kids
Play games, watch a movie, take them outside out let them help tidying up for example.

Rules

We don't have that many rules. No smoking in or around our house and communication is key on anything else.