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Living and working in Iceland – week 2/3

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Iceland is still one of the most fascinating country’s I have visited so far and yes that’s mostly because of the all-day changing nature. One minute it is snowing, then rain and a few minutes later it is perfect sunshine. This weather changes makes also my work pretty cool because the landscape is changing constantly. I know now already that the horse jobs are not a job what you can do your life long (was never my intention but who knows!). I already have realized that we should respect these people way more, doesn’t matter if they are just working in a normal stable and cleaning every day your horses box or if they are taking you from a to b. These people working 8-10 hours hard body work, still a lot of stress and getting mostly a bad pay. The one thing why they are doing it is – because they love their job! This is the most important reason! I am working here already 3 weeks long and not one day has felt …

Living and working in Iceland – questions

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How do you have found that job? It’s really easy just search on the internet or Facebook, there are many companies who are searching for helping hands and tour guides. Which age is required? The most people need workers over 18 years because of the driver license. How much do you get paid? I can tell you that it is definitely not as much as an architect. I have enough to life and for my surprise I can save some money. (Off course I need to pay my horses stable at home otherwise it would be more but still I am really surprised) What are the main differences between Icelandic horse riding and western riding? There are a ton. I am a western rider but for my luck I have ridden also English what makes it for me easier. The Icelandic horses are used to have contact with the rider over the rains. Yes you can let them hang loose when you just walk but when you want to tölt no way with the most …

One week in Iceland

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So this is now my first article over my living and working in Iceland. What can I tell you so far? My start was pretty good because at the moment it is off-season and here are just a decent number of tourists. We don’t have had a full day with like 80 people and that is really nice for the tourists, for us and the horses. At the farm we are at the moment 2 girls as well as our boss. He is jumping around between 2 stables but mostly he is every second day here or every day when there are a lot of tours going on. How does my day look like? My working day start at 7.30o clock with feeding the horses. After the horses are fed it is time for our breakfast and we make us ready to start the day. Now we can decide how many layers of clothes we take on but mostly under 2 layers no chance. For me that’s pretty cool because normally I would sit at …

A New Chapter

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It is sooo weird how a life can change in just 1 year. When I look back I have a picture of a hard working woman sacrificing her youth for someone else dreams. So what has happen in 1 year? (from March 2018 till March 2019 I was traveling 5 months around the globe I have learned to train horses I have got my first horse I have got my strong will back I have survived a 10-day silent meditation camp I have started soap making I have meet incredible people and have seen amazing countries I have quite my safe job as an architect I have made finally a desiccation Yes it was a fun and curious year and I know that still soo many articles are missing. Life goes on and it’s never getting boring with me so what’s next? I will work from March on a view month in Iceland. I will work as a tour guide for horseback adventures. I will not see that much from the country but I will …