Welcome to cultural exchange and daily tasks in my house in Jönköping, Sweden

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    My name is Bo. I am an elder, retired man, living in a rather large villa in the city of Jönköping in south of Sweden. My house is located next to a park, on the hills above and ca 3 km from downtown with a nice view over the city and some lakes. I and my wife have previously run a smaller B&B for almost 20 years and met guests from different countries all over the world. To my great sorrow my wife is no longer alive.

    My work capacity is nowadays rather limited, so even if the B&B is closed, I still need much help with housekeeping, maintainance, gardening, etc. I will appreciate your assistance with most tasks occurring in a home. You will get current instructions but you should also be able to help independently.

    Jönköping is a 700-hundred year old, fastgrowing town, surrounded by forests and lakes with a lot of excursion possibilities. The city offers a lot of cultural events and in Gothenbourg within 2 hours distance you can find more and in the capital Stockholm (4 hours distance) even more.

    For many years we had the pleasure of receiving several workawayers, getting new friends and experiencing a rewarding cultural exchange.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Elderly Companionship
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Of course I can tell you a lot about Sweden, its history, geography, nature, sociaty, language and more. I am always interested in what you can tell about yourself, your family, country and culture.

  • Help

    Help

    We will appriciate any help you can provide in the household and in the garden. I am mostly at home and work with my helpers as a team, ready to give all needed instructions gradually. I also appreciate the ability to adapt to the everyday life here and help independently and take personal resonsibility when necessary.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Swedish: Fluent
    Danish: Intermediate
    German: Intermediate
    Norwegian: Intermediate
    French: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You are of cours welcome to stay in my house. You will get one of our 4 guestrooms to your private disposal and can of course regard the house and garden you help us with as your place of sojourn. As there is no guest kitchen, you are welcome to help us with the kitchen tasks and share our meals. And other amenities you need as well.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    You can walk to downdown. You can make a lot of excursions in the neibourhood. You can use a cykle of mine.
    There are museums, libraries, pubs & restaurants, cinemas, a university and a lot of events in town.
    There are good bus and train connections, local and to Gothenburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen and more.
    The house is non-smoking and there are no pets.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Around 20 hours a week flexible distributed

Host ref number: 623512229177

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