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Vom Host für Workawayer (Mira)
Mira helped out for about two weeks through a last minute arrangement.
She helped out with harvesting and conserving vegetables, pressing applejuice, setting cider and with the last production of firewood this year.
She's a quick learner that takes responsibility and are thorough in her work.
Outside of work she's a very positive personality
… read more eagerly exploring the surroundings.
If your paths cross I give her my full recommendation as a workawayer.
Vom Workawayer (Mira) für Host
I stayed with Lars for approximately two weeks and it was an amazing stay. He took me on last minute and was very kind. He replied really fast and helped me with everything I asked. Lars explains everything, is patient and you don't have to be afraid of doing something wrong.
The work depended on the season as well as on the weather. He instructed
… read more me and other workawayers on how to harvest potatoes, making apple juice and pickled beets as well as preparing for the winter by how to make fire wood.
We got to know his parents because we often ate dinner with them. They are very polite and tell all kind of stories. The meals were delicious and we got to know typical Norwegian food.
On the days off, I went to Oslo and his father took us on a boat trip in Holmestrand. It was amazing learning about sailing and just escaping from the reality!
After work, Lars showed us some bartender skills which was really interesting and we made some cotton candy.
I recommend the stay with Lars to experience something new!
Pauline helped out for two weeks through a last minute arrangement.
She arrived to potato harvest and jumped straight into it, bearely leaving her bag in the house before starting.
During the stay she helped in harvesting and conserving vegetables, making applejuice and cider and helping with the production of next year's firewood.
She have a
… read more high work ethic and quickly picks up on new tasks.
Outside of work she's friendly, talkative and curious of local life.
I can absolutely recommend hosting her if your paths cross in the future.
Dear Lars,
Staying at your place was really cool. There is a lot of heavy equipment and I learned a lot from you. 👨🏼🌾🚜
He showed the other girl that was there and me how to make apple juice 🧃, how to prepare pickle beets, how to make firewood 🪵, how to go hunting with his two dogs 💗 and some bartender skills.🍸🥃
The mornings were pretty chill
… read more and after work you can relax really good on the terrace and enjoy the sun. ☀️ It‘s up to what you do in your free time; be social, go for a run or watch a movie…
Lars is really educated about a lot of different things, so you get a lot of interesting facts about literally anything.
Thanks for the efforts you and arnhild made to help getting around and explore the area. The dinners were nice and seeing the northern lights was a real highlight! 😲
Prepare for wild tractor rides and bad jokes… 😉
Best wishes
Pauline 🌸
I had a great experience with Lars. He explains everything as many times as necessary and reminds us to respect our body's limits while working. I had a lot of fun working with the chainsaw. Both Lars and his mother cook delicious dinners! Lars is very funny, tells a lot of bad jokes and has random information about almost anything. I learned a
… read more lot and he took me to some very interesting places! I highly recommend him.Weitere Bilder
The cabin before renovation started
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Mira)
Mira helped out for about two weeks through a last minute arrangement.
She helped out with harvesting and conserving vegetables, pressing applejuice, setting cider and with the last production of firewood this year.
She's a quick learner that takes responsibility and are thorough in her work.
Outside of work she's a very positive personality
… read more eagerly exploring the surroundings.
If your paths cross I give her my full recommendation as a workawayer.
Vom Workawayer (Mira) für Host
I stayed with Lars for approximately two weeks and it was an amazing stay. He took me on last minute and was very kind. He replied really fast and helped me with everything I asked. Lars explains everything, is patient and you don't have to be afraid of doing something wrong.
The work depended on the season as well as on the weather. He instructed
… read more me and other workawayers on how to harvest potatoes, making apple juice and pickled beets as well as preparing for the winter by how to make fire wood.
We got to know his parents because we often ate dinner with them. They are very polite and tell all kind of stories. The meals were delicious and we got to know typical Norwegian food.
On the days off, I went to Oslo and his father took us on a boat trip in Holmestrand. It was amazing learning about sailing and just escaping from the reality!
After work, Lars showed us some bartender skills which was really interesting and we made some cotton candy.
I recommend the stay with Lars to experience something new!
Pauline helped out for two weeks through a last minute arrangement.
She arrived to potato harvest and jumped straight into it, bearely leaving her bag in the house before starting.
During the stay she helped in harvesting and conserving vegetables, making applejuice and cider and helping with the production of next year's firewood.
She have a
… read more high work ethic and quickly picks up on new tasks.
Outside of work she's friendly, talkative and curious of local life.
I can absolutely recommend hosting her if your paths cross in the future.
Dear Lars,
Staying at your place was really cool. There is a lot of heavy equipment and I learned a lot from you. 👨🏼🌾🚜
He showed the other girl that was there and me how to make apple juice 🧃, how to prepare pickle beets, how to make firewood 🪵, how to go hunting with his two dogs 💗 and some bartender skills.🍸🥃
The mornings were pretty chill
… read more and after work you can relax really good on the terrace and enjoy the sun. ☀️ It‘s up to what you do in your free time; be social, go for a run or watch a movie…
Lars is really educated about a lot of different things, so you get a lot of interesting facts about literally anything.
Thanks for the efforts you and arnhild made to help getting around and explore the area. The dinners were nice and seeing the northern lights was a real highlight! 😲
Prepare for wild tractor rides and bad jokes… 😉
Best wishes
Pauline 🌸
I had a great experience with Lars. He explains everything as many times as necessary and reminds us to respect our body's limits while working. I had a lot of fun working with the chainsaw. Both Lars and his mother cook delicious dinners! Lars is very funny, tells a lot of bad jokes and has random information about almost anything. I learned a
… read more lot and he took me to some very interesting places! I highly recommend him.
Vom Workawayer (Silvia) für Host
My first experience at WorkAway with Lars couldn't have been better, I have spent almost a month with him and it has been incredible. Lars is very patient, explaining everything necessary as many times as you need and in a very friendly way, and he will always be there to help you with EVERYTHING you need, whether it's helping you make an
… read more incredible itinerary for your trip in Norway or taking you and bring you from other places so you can enjoy and explore the environment to the fullest. During my stay with him we visited a lot of places and I learned a lot, since he is a person who understands many things and loves to share them.
The environment is incredible and so is the company (Trym and Heimdal are also lovely) so I highly recommend it!
Lars is a fantastic host, making our stay at his place smooth and enjoyable. We urgently needed accommodation, and Lars responded quickly, allowing us to stay for a week. The work involved removing seeds from his field, which was fairly simple. As a chef, Lars prepared perfect meals, and he is well-educated on various topics and enjoys discussing
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We loved his dogs and the area around
Highly recommended!
Matilde stayed here for 2 and a half weeks.
In this time she have helped with firewood production, planting of vegetables, maintenance of machinery and other work around the farm.
She's eager to try new things and quickly pick up how it works.
Outside of work she's social and quick witted, I can absolutely recommend hosting her if your paths cross
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Vom Workawayer (Andra) für Host
My stay at Lars was my first work away expierence, I was there for 2½ weeks. We were in the Forest fore some days and cut some trees. On Bad Weather days we had some mechanic Stuff to do, now I know mechanic isn't my Favorite hehe. And if you dont understand anything, he will explain it in another way. You can take so much time if you need to
… read more lern. He is really extrovert, it was easy for me because i'm not talking that much. He also was telling really interesting stuff, He knows a lot of things. But with my german Humor I dont get the most of his Jokes, but it was funny anyway.😂 His dogs are also lovely, Jogging with trym and heimdall was great as well, and his parents are also very nice. I enjoyed the game nights and watching gay pirates, i'm thankful for everything.😊
Vom Workawayer (Luna) für Host
thank you for your welcome and your hospitality, i learned a lot with you and things that will be useful for my return to france. you were very patient with my pitiful level of english and i'm very grateful ! thank you also to your adorable parents who welcomed me at their table every evening and at the family meal. This experience has been very
… read more enriching, i wish you all the best, and thank you again :)
A typical day could be summed up like this: get up at 9am, have a quiet breakfast where you take the time to wake up then head to the forest at the start of the afternoon. the learning is very educational and very patient, even for me who did not speak English very well, I understood easily. you will learn how to use a chainsaw and cutting techniques. Once the sun is low, it's time to light a small campfire to warm up and, above all, to cook our sausages for a well-deserved snack. then it's back home and dinner with Lards' parents who live next door, to have a good end of the evening !
Vom Workawayer (Nora & Marlene) für Host
Hi!
Marlene and I had some wonderful 10 days at Lars. He took the time to teach us as much as possible about his work and country. I never would have thought I would work with a chainsaw but Lars made it possible. He is a very patient teacher but also a good person to chill with. We had cozy evening talks with eurovision, Biathlon or clarksons
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He always made sure we are comfortable and made our stay as convenient as possible.
He and his mother also provided delicious vegetarian meals.
The work was hard but very rewarding, I highly recommend visiting Lars for as long as possible. We had a great experience and we would have stayed longer if it would have been possible :)
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Melissa)
Melissa helped me for two weeks, the work was mainly production and packing of firewood as well as daily maintenance on heavy machinery.
She is hardworking and always have a positive attitude.
Outside of work she is friendly and talkative.
As a bonus she's very organized, keeping her surroundings clean.
I can absolutely recommend letting her
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Vom Workawayer (Katrin) für Host
I was with lars for 3 weeks. It was my first host and I am very happy about it. The time in hillestad was incredibly nice. Lars is very friendly and helpful. But his parents and dogs are also nice. Especially trym:) the work in the woods was exhausting, but you can take as many breaks as you want and if you don't get something done it's not bad.
… read more Lars also told me a lot about the area around hillestad. He knows a lot🤓Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Alina) für Host
Hi Lars! Sorry for the late feedback but I got some christmas cookies inbetween ;)
Thank you so for my amazing and very spontaneous three week stay at yours! I had the best time possible and really enjoyed the work time in the forest as well as every other (christmassy) activaty. I probably still owe you some work hours. Also your and your mothers
… read more food was the best especially when it was vegetarian (very grateful for the delicous extra treats).
You, Heimdal & Trym have been the best company someone can have if they can live with your humour ;) Really missing you and hope to see you sometime again :)
Vom Workawayer (Sofiia) für Host
Hi Lars! I’m sorry I did not write before but I wanted to thank you for my first Workaway experience. I really liked the place, and enjoyed working and of course traveling there.
You are a very good cook, the food was sooo delicious! Also it was very interesting talking to you and I learned so much.
And your dogs are the best!
And I enjoyed the
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I am very glad I had this experience and I’m very grateful to you making it so interesting, positive and cool.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Alicia) für Host
Due to personal reasons, I had to leave a little earlier. But the time here was very nice. Lars is a hugely enthusiastic teacher and is like a human Wikipedia. He knows references to almost everything and cooks very delicious meals. Although I knew next to nothing about logging and how to cut down branches, I got there eventually and in the end I
… read more was surprised that I liked it way more than I expected.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Misa) für Host
My stay at Lars was the best untill now, also my first workaway experience :) I worked at Lars’ farm for a week, while another workawayer was also staying at his place. Most work we did was in the forest: Lars cut the trees down and we took of thee branches with the chainsaw. The work is physical, but not too hard to learn, and (for me) not too
… read more heavy. I have the feeling that the work can be adjusted if it’s too heavy.
After work, we ate dinner at Lars’ parents most days, they live nextdoors. The dinner were delicious, Lars’ mother even cooked me some vegatarian options. At home we could take all the food we needed to get through the day. My dog Saartje was also welcome at Lars and his parents, and after a day she became friends with Trym and Heimdal. Lars even offered her food, too (even through she did not work a lot).
Lars himself is in my opinion a very caring, extrovert and positive person. He knows a lot about the local history and he took us on several (guided boy himself) trips through the neighborhood. He picked me up at the ferry when I arrived and brought me to the train station when I left. loved staying with him, and I will most defenitely come back! 100% recommend this host!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Jana)
I was lucky enough to have Janas help for almost two months.
She's a hard worker that picks up new skills easily.
The work she have helped me with have mainly been forestry, machine maintenance and building of tractor roads.
She picked up the technique with the saw quickly and are fully qualified to limb trees now.
She's probably my first choice
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Outside of work she's social and easygoing.
I can definitely recommend hosting Jana in the future.
Vom Workawayer (Workaway-Mitglied) für Host
Hi Lars! Sorry I did not write before. I was trying not to melt in this sweltering Spanish weather hahaha
Thanks a lot for my first work-away experience. It was great! I enjoyed going to the forest and learn a bit of what you do every day with so much passion. It is not easy but it is funny!
The chats developed at your parents while having dinner
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I have learnt way too much about Norwegian culture and I am happy about it since it is one of my goals during my trips.
It is gripping to be able to talk to you and discuss different perspectives about several topics.
Of course I can not skip mentioning it was one of my dreams as a teenager to step on the old Helvete! It was blissful.
I am glad I got to know you. I will be back!
P.S. I got my salary!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Fleur)
Fleur helped me for two weeks.
She's hard working and picks up new skills easily.
Most of the work she helped with was
forestry where she was limbing trees with a chainsaw and did maintenance on the saw.
Outside of work she's a little quiet at first but is very social after the first days.
Vom Workawayer (Alice) für Host
I had a lovely time at Lars' farm. I stayed over Christmas and New Year; Lars and his family were so welcoming. I experienced many Norwegian traditions, including Christmas biscuits and other food. Lars is very sociable and there is plenty to do in the house / around the area. It is beautiful. His dogs are also the best. The work is hard but Lars
… read more teaches proper technique and always makes sure you are safe, happy and comfortable. I had such a lovely experience at this Workaway, I felt instantly at ease. I will definitely be back. I cannot thank you enough 😀Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Alice)
Alice helped me for two weeks.
She is hard working and picks up new skills easily.
Her work mainly consisted of limbing trees with a chainsaw.
Outside of work she's a bubble of energy, very social and always up for activities.
She's well organized and keeps things clean around her.
Vom Workawayer (Lea) für Host
I have spent about 2 weeks at Lars' place and had a great time.
The work was interesting and versatile.
Lars is a fantastic cook, bartender and - at least in theory - a great pool player ("I know the physics, I am just not good at aiming"). Furthermore, he has a broad knowledge, so anyone interested in forestry, hunting, dog care etc. should
… read more definitely spent some time together with Lars.
Thanks for hosting me :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Stine)
Stine came through a last minute arrangement and helped me for a little over a week.
She is hardworking and picks up new skills easily.
Most of the work she did here was limbing trees with a chainsaw.
Outside of work she is social and very easy to communicate with.
If you have the opportunity to host her i give my full recommendation.
I spent a week with friendly Lars and his positive full of energy dogs. We had a tasty, hot meals every day. Lars house has a wonderful view of the lake and the forest, these is a very cozy space. I felt a lot of privacy in my room with private bathroom on the floor. Lars knows a lot about what he does and talks a lot about very interesting things
… read more including clear informations. If you want to learn more about magic of the forest with very good teacher.
These is it!
Hugs!
Weronika helped me for a week through a last minute arrangement.
She have a very positive attitude, is hardworking and pick up new skills easily.
The work she helped with was production of firewood and thinning forest where she was mainly limbing and cutting logs to lenght with a chainsaw.
I absolutely recommend her for future workaway stays.
Vom Workawayer (Emma) für Host
I had a fantastic experience with Lars during two months. Thank you again for the calm, your generosity and the peaceful mood.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Emma)
Emma helped me at the farm for about two months.
She is hard working and picks up new skills with ease.
The main tasks during her stay have been thinning forest and firewood production.
Outside of work she is very easy to get along with.
After this time she almost feels like family.
Vom Workawayer (lillyrsnkrnz) für Host
I spent two weeks on the farm last winter, sorry I'm so late writing feedback!
Lars was a great host and a really nice person overall, I had a good time! Even when I had some issues regarding the work, he gave me other tasks and we worked our way around. Really appreciated him being so easy-going, approachable and communicative. Loved the skiing,
… read more shooting, the bread-making and those evening walks with Trym! I know I thanked you a few times before, but thank you again. It was my first WorkAway-stay and I'm glad it was such a good experience! :-)
If we see each other again, there's a game of cards against humanity waiting! :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Selma)
Selma came through a last minute agreement and helped me for two weeks.
She is hard working and eager to try new challenges, she picks up on instructions easily.
Outside of work she is social and easy to talk with.
She is a structured person who keeps it clean around her.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Alicia)
Alicia and Caroline helped me for one month.
They are both hardworking and eager to try new tasks.
Outside of work they are very stoical and easygoing.
I had a great time hosting the two of them and can absolutely recommend their assistance.
Vom Workawayer (Karin) für Host
Lars is a great host and a really great guy! He hosted me on very short notice and even picked me up from the train station after coming home from a birthday party.
I only stayed a few days in his house but i enjoyed it a lot! I learned so much about working in the forest, cutting trees and how to work with different machines. Before working
… read more with any tool, Lars explains in detail how to work with it safely , so I felt comfortable all the time.
Also his parents are super kind and welcoming and Trim, his dog, is adorable!
Thanks a lot Lars!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Workawayer (Sebastien) für Host
I stay for one week
It was a really great experience! Short but good
Lars is really welcoming, patient, pedagogue. Always smiling and got some good joke :D
The work is difficult but at the end of the day you can feel the duty accomplished
It was my first Workaway and that encie me to continue
Thanks again for your welcoming and see u in the
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Sebastien)
Sebastien helped me for one week, he's hard working and easily picks up new skills.
Most of the work he was helping me with was hauling or logs with the winch and debranching logs with chainsaw.
He's social and very easy to talk with.
Vom Workawayer (Gabriele & Andre) für Host
I had a really fun week helping Lars! He is super friendly and outgoing, and very helpful- a great host. The accommodation is just perfect, be sure you will never forget that lake view :) Also the hilarious amazing dog Trim (that could easily have it's own sitcom) will put a smile on your face everyday. I've learnt so many new things while helping
… read more Lars at his forest and farm. It was never boring! Also, the food was amazing :)
Thank you so much for everything, Lars! Wish you all best and most fun workawayers in your future :))
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Gabriele & Andre)
Gabriele helped me for one week.
She is hardworking and shows initiative.
She is a quick learner and not afraid of trying new jobs.
She helped logging timber, picking stone, painting and with some engine maintenance.
She is social and very easy to be around.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Sabrina)
Sabrina helped me for one week.
The work mainly consisted of helping logging timber in our forest.
She is hard working and eager to learn new skills.
In the house she is very organized and cleans on her own initiative.
She seems to always be happy and easy to get along with.
I give her my greatest recommendation as a workawayer and wish her all
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Baptiste)
Baptiste helped me for about a month.
He helped renovating my house and with forestry (clearing undergrowth with brushsaw and cutting branches of logs with chainsaw).
He is independent and a hard worker that takes instructions easily.
Without doubt a great helper that I give my highest recommendations.
Vom Workawayer (Baptiste) für Host
Audrie and I stayed with Lars for one month, helping him with different tasks in his "new" house. Lars is a very friendly, uplifting and chatty person who loves to have people around him. The work (sanding, painting, cleaning, a little bit of forestry) was nice and Lars made sure it was adapted to our level of skill. The area is beautiful and his
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Audrie: I met Lars last year and we have maintained our friendship during this year, leading to me asking if I could workaway at his place. Lars is a very friendly guy who loves to make joke's, hangout and make fun of you (at least when your name is Audrie). I enjoyed seeing his family again and have Trym biting my ankles once again. Lars treats everyone as equals and respects you, he will makes sure you enjoy your work, no matter your previous experience.
Thank you for making me feel like I am always welcome, for being a friend and a pain in the ass ;)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Audrie )
Audrie helped me for a little over a month.
She is very easygoing and social.
She helped me with renovation of my house and some forestry (clearing branches with chainsaw, winching out logs and working with a brushsaw clearing smaller trees).
She takes instructions easily and can work independently.
If you want some help with a little fun
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Vom Workawayer (Nicola & Naomi ) für Host
This was a great first workaway experience. Lars and his parents (and trym the dog!!!!) Were all so lovely and welcoming. The work was in the forest timber logging. I was taught all safety measures and how to use the equipment properly . The work was hard, but fun (and with the cold I was glad of it being physical work!) Defiantly recommend this
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Vom Workawayer (Jamie Ann) für Host
This was my first experience with workaway, and it was better than anything I could have imagined. I stayed for about a month and I had a really amazing time here!
I had the opportunity to help with a variety of tasks. The work was always adjusted to my own strength and never too hard, and I could learn and improve lots of skills. The
… read more accommodation is clean, nice and the whole family made me feel at home.
Lars is a great teacher and always there if you need help. He is also very knowledgeable and has more than just a few stories to tell. In the end, he even got me addicted to his surreal humour. I never regretted coming here, and it felt more like working with a good friend.
Thanks again for everything and all the best for you and Trym, Lars! I really hope I can come here again one day :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Jamie Ann)
I had the pleasure of Jamie's assistance for about a month.
She is hard working and eager to learn new things.
She assisted me in the building of a new roof on a cabin and logging timber.
Outside of work she was social (during her stay we managed to watch almost all of Monty python), helpfull in the kitchen and clean and organized.
I can give
… read more her my biggest recommendations.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Celine)
Celine helped me for about two weeks.
She's a quick learner that tries any task without hesitation.
She helped renovating a cabin in the forest and her carpentry skills improved at an impressive rate during her stay.
She is very social and up for any activity.
I had a great time hosting her and wish her the best for the future.
Vom Workawayer (David) für Host
I had a great experience here!
Lars is a great guy. He is very welcoming, outgoing and incredibly knowledgeable about the area, the kind of guy that has something interesting to say about just about anything. It is so easy to talk to him and learn so much about local history, culture, wildlife, farming, forestry and so much more. He was also a
… read more great teacher and very committed to safety and proper technique which is important as you might use some tools not everyone is familiar with when working there. There were two other workawayers staying there when I was there, a really nice couple from the Czech republic.
The work itself was quite physical but very satisfying. I was only there for a week so I only worked on one project. The two other workawayers and I cleared out brush and small trees from a spruce plot, while Lars used a tractor with a digger to build an access road and drainage ditch.
We also spent a lot of time exploring the area - swimming in the ocean and various lakes, hiking to viewpoints and historical spots, visiting museums and playing on the farm with his friendly dog, Tryn. Lars was very accommodating with everything we wanted to do and usually had a 'fum fact' about everywhere we went.
This was only my second workaway stay and I only stayed for a short time, (6 days), but it absolutely flew by.
Thanks, Lars!!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Anna & Richard)
I had the pleasure of having Richard and Anna helping me for three weeks.
They mainly helped working in the forest clearing with brushsaws, assisting in road maintenance and they helped splitting and packing firewood.
They are both quick learners that easily adapts to given instructions.
In the free time they are social, fun to be around and
… read more joined in on trips in the region.
They joined in fishing in one of the forest lakes and we were out swimming almost every day of their stay.
They gave a helping hand cleaning and tidying on their own initiative.
They were also amazing with my dog, playing with him, petting him and putting up with his puppy behaviour.
Thank you for the help, the laughs, the company and the moments.
I wish you both the best for the future.
Vom Workawayer (Luiza & Katarzyna) für Host
Lars is born to be a host. He is very cheerful with lots of stories to tell and good sense of humor. During our stay he taught us a lot about forestry, nature, history and culture of Norway. We also spend some time listening to music and watching movies together.
He took care of us at all times so we could feel at his place like at home. His
… read more lovely parents also made us feel like part of the family.
Working in the forest was hard physically, but Larses company (and his dog Trym) changed it into fun. Working with Lars is like working with a friend, not a boss.
We spend together 45 great days and hope to see the Hillestad family soon. We miss them already.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Luiza & Katarzyna)
Lou & Kate helped me for almost two months, in that time they almost started to feel like a party of the family.
They are both hardworking and easily adapts to new tasks.
The tasks they've had have been to dig out trees and dig paths between them to help logging in deep snow, they have helped winching out logs and cutting branches of the last logs
… read more with chainsaw.
They helped sanding and painting or wooden boat.
They assisted in the laying off a new roof on one of the farm buildings.
The last day of their stay they also took part in the making and packing of firewood.
In the house they are quiet and helpful, but always in a good mood.
Vom Workawayer (Friederike & Jens) für Host
Lars is a very extrovert and friendly person. He knows a lot about local history and is a great guide to the nearby museums. When he cooks, the food is excellent. There are not always scheduled meals, but food is provided for self service all the time. The work is not complicated and adjusted to your strength. When something is too heavy, Lars
… read more helps you immediately. The accommodation is clean and comfortable with a living room and media access directly beneath. The house is not directly on the city, which was no problem to us, because we had motorbikes to drive around. If you like hiking and enjoy quiet places, it is the perfect place to go.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Vom Host für Workawayer (Workaway-Mitglied)
Jana and Marek helped me on the farm for about two weeks.
Jana mostly worked in the garden while Marek was helping me in the forest and working on the tractor.
They are both hardworking and full of initiative as well as friendly.
I can give them my fullest recommendation as volunteers.
Vom Workawayer (Workaway-Mitglied) für Host
We spent almost two weeks with Christian and his family on their very nice farm and it was wonderful time. Christian is very friendly, communicative and smiling guy. He still try to you feel very complacently. He is perfect trained chef and cook very tasty meals and soups, mostly for people who love meat :)
Marek usually helped in the forest,
… read more help with wood on the farm and help with tractor. I usually helped in the garden (weeding), also with garden of his grandmother, she is very nice perosn.
Christians father has very nice boat and you can sail with him as well.
We were very satisfied and had a really amazing time there so we recommend to go there a try this kind of Norwegian life with them :)Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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Stay in the middle of the forest in Tobøl, Norway
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Come and learn new skills helping out in Vestfold, Norway
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