0:00:03 > 0:00:05Many of us feel like we're stuck in a rut.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09My heart sinks when I think about sitting in front of a screen
0:00:09 > 0:00:11for another 20 years.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14But what if you could experience a world which couldn't be further from
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- the one you know?- There's so much more to life than going to work.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Imagine being flown across the world...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..and opening your eyes...
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Wow!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..to find yourself in someone else's life.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Good grief!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32I'm certainly outside the M25 now.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34In this series, six Brits...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Excuse me, do you speak English?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..will swap places with complete strangers...
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Welcome to your new home.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42..from across the globe...
0:00:42 > 0:00:45I never dreamt to be in a place like this.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47..while their opposite numbers...
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Are there any crocodiles in here? - No.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53BELL TOLLS ..test drive life in Britain.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Oh, my gosh!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Is that Big Ben?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58For seven days...
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Car's coming!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..both will be immersed in a culture
0:01:01 > 0:01:03which is totally different from their own.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I'm not in Kansas any more, Toto.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Could walking in someone else's shoes...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11It's been a wake-up call.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14..pave the way to a better life back home?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I would really want to have a life just like this.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22What can you learn by seeing your world through a stranger's eyes?
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Hi!
0:01:23 > 0:01:25What would you do if you were me?
0:01:25 > 0:01:30I really don't know what the impact of this is going to be.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46This week...
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Two young men in their 30s have agreed to swap lives.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Both moved to the countryside to pursue their dreams.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Keep your eyes closed.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02But both have found the move harder than they thought.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Brit Struan is working so many hours that he has no time to seek the
0:02:06 > 0:02:08eco-friendly life he craves.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's a circle that I've got into.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14At the moment, there isn't really a solution there
0:02:14 > 0:02:17to get me out of where I am.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21While Norwegian snowboarder Alex is finding the reality of becoming a
0:02:21 > 0:02:24farmer much tougher than expected.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28To be a farmer, you need to be a hard-working, manly man.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33That's not really me, no.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Now they are about to swap worlds
0:02:36 > 0:02:38to see if living each other's lives
0:02:38 > 0:02:42will help them balance their dreams with reality.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Brit Struan moved from the Midlands to rural Devon seven years ago for
0:02:47 > 0:02:49wife Gemma's work.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50I'm very lucky with where I live.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's a beautiful part of the country,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54beautiful part of the world.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57They had hoped it would allow them to balance work with a more
0:02:57 > 0:02:59eco-friendly existence.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03My dream would be more of a subsistence lifestyle
0:03:03 > 0:03:05where I can grow a lot of my own food,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09go out fishing, try to have a smaller impact on the planet,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13really, because we are making a mess of it at the moment.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16That's definitely the dream.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19While Gemma is now running her own eco-pet shop
0:03:19 > 0:03:21and online sales business,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Struan is currently working as a cabbie.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Concerned he'll miss out on potential fares
0:03:26 > 0:03:28if he doesn't make himself available,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31he clocks up an average of 80 hours a week.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I need to put in those hours to make sure I've got enough money
0:03:34 > 0:03:36to pay the rent, pay the bills.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38It's a bit of a vicious circle.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43The hours he works leave little room to search for his ideal job or spend
0:03:43 > 0:03:44time with Gemma.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46We don't see each other,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48so it's kind of a big chunk of that
0:03:48 > 0:03:51enjoying where you are is missing.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53She's asleep when I leave in the morning
0:03:53 > 0:03:54and she's asleep when I come back.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59My work-life balance, you could say, is quite off at the moment.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Taxi driver Struan is about to swap lives with Alex,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06a novice sheep farmer from Norway.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Although they had no previous experience, last year,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Alex and wife Janne decided to pursue their dream
0:04:14 > 0:04:19and buy a 1,800 acre farm near Voss, in southern Norway.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21The idea was
0:04:21 > 0:04:23to kind of have a big place where all our friends and family
0:04:23 > 0:04:26could come up and hang out and have fun.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I never really wanted to become a farmer.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I just wanted a farm so I have a big playground.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36But in Norway, their dream life comes with a catch.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41Anyone who owns farmland is required by law to run it as a farming
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- business.- I never really thought of making money out of animals.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I just want to build a zoo.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49I want all kinds of funny animals.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54But running a farm this size requires a level head.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I'd like Alex to come back from this experience
0:04:57 > 0:04:59ready for new challenges,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and I'd really like him
0:05:01 > 0:05:03to figure out more about himself,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06so that he'll be more motivated when he comes back.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Janne probably wants me to grow up a bit, but I don't think I have to.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Since taking on the land,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Alex has worried if he's a natural fit for farming.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It's a good time for me to do this swap now,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22cos I'm a bit undecided what I want to do with my life right now.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Their adventure begins when they open their eyes.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Wow.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43- YELLS:- Hello!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45VOICE ECHOES
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Nobody.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Three. Two. One.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Open your eyes.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Ah, this is beautiful.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Is this England?
0:06:10 > 0:06:15For the next week, the two men will be living each other's lives.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18But first, they need to find their way to their new homes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22"Struan, Kingswear."
0:06:22 > 0:06:26"Alex, Fennavegen, Voss."
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Their only clue is each other's name and address.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Struan. Struan.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Struan.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I'm trusting my instincts and I'm going that way.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Feels like I'm a long way from anywhere at the moment.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43The majority of Norway's terrain is made up of rugged mountains and high
0:06:43 > 0:06:47plateaus, making it extremely difficult to farm.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Less than 3% of the country is used for agriculture,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53compared with 71% of the UK.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Some houses down here, a little village or something,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58so I am going to head on down there.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Hopefully, I'll find somebody down there
0:07:00 > 0:07:02who can tell me where to find Alex.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05When Norwegian Vikings sailed to invade Saxon Britain in the ninth
0:07:05 > 0:07:10century, seizing fertile farmland was as much of a prize as gold or
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- silver.- I guess the train station's a good place to start.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Struan is hoping his time away will give him a chance to think about
0:07:18 > 0:07:20what's been missing from his life.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22It's a running joke in my family
0:07:22 > 0:07:24that I've done every job under the sun,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27and I really do feel like it's time to try to find something
0:07:27 > 0:07:29that I'm going to stick to.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Voss.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Track one.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Whilst Struan puts in long hours in his taxi,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Gemma has worked hard to expand her pet shop business.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I think I'm quite lucky to be able to do something I really love,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but it is hard work and I do tend to work in the shop all day
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and then work all evening.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51She's doing well with her business.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54We hope that it's going to keep growing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57But whereas Gemma has struck upon her passion,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Struan has always struggled.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Struan says, "Oh, I wish I could find my calling,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05"as such, like you have."
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Really, I just want him to find something
0:08:07 > 0:08:08he's really passionate about,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12work that he sort of skips out the door for.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17I guess he's at a point in his life where something needs to...change.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22I would love it if I came back with a clearer view of my future.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Maybe it will give me some light at the end of the tunnel.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31At the moment, I'm just in a really long tunnel.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Norwegian farmer Alex has been dropped
0:08:42 > 0:08:46in one of the UK's most productive farming regions.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51In Devon, more farmland is used to raise livestock than grow crops.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I think I see sheeps.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Maybe I'll meet an English sheep.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58So, it's the perfect place for the sheep-breeding novice
0:08:58 > 0:09:00to pick up some tips.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03It's just really, really beautiful.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Alex has arrived in Dartmouth,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07just across the river from Struan's home in Kingswear.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Actually reminds me of Bergen a bit.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13You can smell the ocean and hear the seagulls.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15SEAGULLS CAW
0:09:15 > 0:09:17That's really lovely.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I could easily live here.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Before moving to rural Voss,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Alex lived in Norway's second city, Bergen,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and had never farmed in his life.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30When we started, we were like, "Yeah, this is going to be fine!"
0:09:30 > 0:09:32But then, after a while,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35we kind of realised how much work it really was.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37We google a lot of stuff about farming,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39and that's how we learn everything.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45They took on 23 sheep, two horses and a llama called Caballo,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49which is where Alex's career as a farmer hit its first snag.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51We bought all these sheeps,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53and then I realised I was allergic to animals,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56so now I have to take medicines every day.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Hello.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I want to find this cottage.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- See the top of the hill?- Yeah?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05That's where you've got to go. Just follow the road up.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Thank you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Getting closer. Woohoo!
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Here we are.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19In Norway, Struan has arrived in the town of Voss.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27But he's still to find his way to Alex and Janne's farm.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I'm trying to find somebody called Alex,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and I think this is a place as well - Fennavegen?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37THEY SPEAK NORWEGIAN
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- You know?- Yeah.- OK. Excellent.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Can you...?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43THEY SPEAK NORWEGIAN
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- You'll take me?- Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Thank you. Got a ride!
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The majority of Norwegians speak English.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Unfortunately, Struan's Good Samaritan isn't one of them.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Gard?- "Gor"?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I'm sorry, I don't understand.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Sorry.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- "Longe-daga"?- Ja.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- "Stern"?- Ja.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Here? Snow.- Snow, snow.- Snow.- Ja.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Now, snow?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33OK.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40OK. I'm just going to smile and nod.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44"Snuket-bra-nost"?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Both men are closing in on their new homes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Woohoo!
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Finally!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57HE HUMS HAPPILY
0:11:57 > 0:11:59DOORBELL RINGS
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Hello.- Hi. Are you Alex?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Yeah.- Hi, I'm Struan. - I'm Janne, though.- Janne?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06- Oh!- Alex's wife.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- Hello!- Nice to meet you! - Nice to meet you.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11- I'm Gemma.- Alex.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Alex, nice to meet you.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Really nice to meet you. - Come on in.- Thank you.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Oh, wow. That's quite a view you've got there.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Yeah.- How long have you lived here for?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21A year. Little over a year.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Only a year?- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Do you want a cup of tea?- Yes...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Yeah? No worries.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28So, what is it you do, then?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I'm a sheep farmer.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- You're a sheep farmer?!- Yeah. - Really?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- I'm trying to be. - You're trying to be!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- There you go.- Thank you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41So, who have I changed lives with?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Tell me about Struan.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45You have swapped lives with Struan. He drives a taxi.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Ah!- Around Dartmouth.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Are you both famers?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51You don't have any other jobs or anything like that?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Oh, yeah. We both have other jobs.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- OK.- But we try and work as little as possible.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57It's like a transition thing.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Once we build it large enough...
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- I see.- ..then we can just live off of here.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04The idea is that eventually it is just the farm?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Oh, yeah, definitely.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13It's definitely the sort of thing that I'd like to do.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Living off the land, being more self-sufficient,
0:13:16 > 0:13:17working the land a little bit.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20That's definitely something that really appeals to me.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24The place is really beautiful
0:13:24 > 0:13:27and it's just been an incredible experience,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and tomorrow I'm going to work as a taxi driver.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Bit worried about that.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Yeah, talk to you tomorrow.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Bye.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49It's Struan and Alex's first day living each other's lives.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Morning.- Morning.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- How are you doing?- I'm fine.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- How are you?- Yeah, really good, thank you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Are you ready to go and do Stru's job?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- HE LAUGHS - Sounds easy, but we'll see.- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Sounds easier. But you'll be fine.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Alex may be handy with a snowmobile back home,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12but this is the first time he's driven professionally.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Really, really nervous.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Just got to get used to it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23A couple of minutes, I'll be the best driver in England.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Most of Struan's fares are across the River Dart,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31in and around the picturesque town of Dartmouth.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Negotiating the ferry is a regular part of his working day.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39It's nice. Woohoo!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Now it begins, eh?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This is where all the traffic is and all the steep hills.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51This town is just incredible.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The buildings and the water and...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I could definitely live here.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59But there's no time for sightseeing,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03and Alex is about to see there's more to being a good cabbie
0:15:03 > 0:15:04than just the driving.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Hello!- Hello!
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Hi, I'm Alex.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Sorry I was a bit late.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Now, hang on. I've got to be like the Queen.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Bum in first, then legs.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15The way to go.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Struan's customers expect a good chat as well as a
0:15:18 > 0:15:20comfortable journey.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I'm 77, coming this year.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25There's many a story. I could write a book.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I'd be rich if I'd have written it out.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28- I was on the stage.- Really?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30You wouldn't remember, you're still a baby.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32HE LAUGHS
0:15:32 > 0:15:34What do you do for a job?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36I'm a sheep farmer from Norway.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Oh, are you? Well, I've got a grandson, nine,
0:15:39 > 0:15:45and he goes every weekend to help on the farm with the bullocks,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- and he came to see me on Monday... - What's a bullock?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Hey?- A bullock, what is that?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- It's a cow.- It's a cow? OK.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55They are called bullocks, they can't breed or anything.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57They can't breathe?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59They're just men, bullocks.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Oh, yeah, OK. They can't breed. - Got me?- Yeah, they can't mate.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06It turns out that most of Alex's fares seem to know more
0:16:06 > 0:16:09about livestock than he does.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11So, how long have you been sheep farming?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- For a year.- For a year?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:16:15 > 0:16:18How much do you know about sheep farming?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20To be honest, I know very little.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Is that right?- Yeah, I learn it all by googling it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25We just bought finished lambs.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Oh, I see.- Yeah.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30So, the finished lambs are now ewes, is that it?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Are they...?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- What do you mean?- They were lambs last year, were they?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Yeah, they were. Yeah.- OK.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Hoping they are pregnant by now. - The two tooth, yeah?- Hm.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Do you know that? Two tooth, four tooth, full mouth?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Not really.- You don't? OK.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49That's how they work. First year, they have two teeth.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Second year, they have four teeth.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Really?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Third year, they have full mouth. - Didn't know that.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The missus is better than me.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Oh, that's brilliant. That's what you want, really.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- You want an enthusiastic partner. - Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09To be honest, I don't know how he does it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10I couldn't do it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I'm a nerve wreck already. I've done it for four hours.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20It's more fun to take your snowmobile up to the mountain
0:17:20 > 0:17:21and have a beer.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30In Norway, Struan is hard at work on the farm.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36There is a lot of wood to move.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39The physical labour is a far cry from the hours he spends sitting
0:17:39 > 0:17:40in his taxi.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Yeah, it's getting pretty tiring.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45You don't need a big, like, expensive gym membership out here.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49The whole place is your gym.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52But on the farm, the jobs never seem to end.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Shall I take this down to the sheep? - Yes, please.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58This is going to be a first time.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04What's the hardest bits about this lifestyle?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I think the hardest is,
0:18:06 > 0:18:08like, the amount of energy it takes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Does Alex enjoy doing all of this?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13The animals are a bit more my thing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15But he... They're growing on him.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18We've been very clear that this is our dream, but of course,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21once you start it, it's a lot more than what you think.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Yeah, sure. - Both positive and negative.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Do you and Alex get to spend a lot of time together because you've got
0:18:27 > 0:18:28- this now?- ALL the time.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Really?- Yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31It's a team effort.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33It sounds perfect.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Today, even though I've only just started,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39it's already got me thinking about how I could try and implement things
0:18:39 > 0:18:41like this into my own life.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Hopefully, slowly make a move towards the lifestyle
0:18:45 > 0:18:48that I really want for myself.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Me and Gemma, we don't get to spend anywhere near as much time together
0:18:51 > 0:18:53now as we want to.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- That's a shame.- We haven't really been married very long,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and we are almost living separate lives.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00That's horrible.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I feel a bit bad for Struan and his wife.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I think when you are married to someone,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09it's important to do things together and spend time together.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Today has been a really interesting day.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Being a taxi driver...
0:19:20 > 0:19:21..is probably not the job for me.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I think I am a bit too restless for it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30I could never do it for 70 hours a week like Struan does.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Hopefully, Struan has had a good time at the farm.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I can imagine my wife has been...
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Pshoo!
0:19:36 > 0:19:40..whipping him and getting him into work straightaway.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44It's been a good day.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Quite eye-opening.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48It's been hard work. It's been really hard work.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It's been nice spending quite a lot of time with Janne today,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54getting to know her some more,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57being able to speak to her about her and Alex's relationship.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00And I love how Janne talks about being a team.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Cos I always think of Gemma and myself as a team.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07But that's difficult
0:20:07 > 0:20:10when you're not really spending very much time together.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25After a day doing his job,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Alex is getting the chance to see what else makes Struan tick.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- It's quite cold with the wind today. - It is a bit cold, yeah.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Although they moved to Devon seven years ago,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Struan and Gemma have only managed to make one small step towards their
0:20:39 > 0:20:41dream of a more sustainable lifestyle.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Woo-hoo-hoo!
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- Can you pet them?- Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Go for it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Oh, they're so calm.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51On a small patch of land near the house,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53they have a small brood of chickens.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- This is silver legs.- While Struan and Gemma have started
0:20:57 > 0:20:59with just a few square metres,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Alex and Janne jumped straight in
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and bought almost three square miles.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Did you always want to be a farmer?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09I didn't always want to be a farmer, but I've always wanted a farm.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I just like to have lots of land.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Yeah!- Lots of land to play in.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17And also have a few funny animals.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20But I never thought I'd be doing it for real.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21It all happened really fast.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- Just boom!- You've got a farm. - LAUGHS:- Yeah!
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Sometimes I think, "Whoa, what am I doing?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31"This isn't me." Can I try to hold one?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Yeah, you can. You can try.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35It's really unusual to be able to buy a farm.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Normally, it's generation to generation.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39They kind of pass on the knowledge.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Woo-hoo-hoo!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Luckily, we've got good neighbours helping us,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45and telling us when to do stuff.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54They're pretty independent chickens.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57When we bought it, we didn't know anything.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59We knew that the animals needed food.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01That's about it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Now, we know a little bit more, but not enough.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07We still need help.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Did you grow up in the countryside?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11No.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12- You didn't?- No, I didn't.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I grew up in... Yeah, in a town in the Midlands,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19but I always loved animals.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- You always wanted to have a place like this?- Yeah, always.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Struan, he was from the Midlands as well.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26His dad was a gamekeeper.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30His first friend was a chicken.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Really?- Yeah. So...
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Apparently, he used to walk around with this chicken.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41Yeah, I think we've both always had that sort of...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44sort of dream, or that love for being outdoors and...
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Yeah.- We've not done too bad so far, I think.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51No, no, no. You've got a really lovely place here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Speaking to Alex is making Gemma realise
0:22:53 > 0:22:55that their work-heavy lifestyle
0:22:55 > 0:22:59is making it hard for them to achieve their dream.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Wow! Four eggs.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02To ever make it happen,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04they're going to have to make some hard choices.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08If we want to do this, Struan's got to cut his hours down,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10or I've got to cut my hours down.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15We've got to commit to so many days a week to work on our land.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18That's something I think we're going to have to have a good chat about
0:23:18 > 0:23:20when he comes back.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23She hopes Struan's trip will give him the confidence
0:23:23 > 0:23:25to do what makes him happy.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I want him to come back saying,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30"I'm not going to think about when I'm going to do it
0:23:30 > 0:23:31"because I am going to do it."
0:23:31 > 0:23:34You know, be more focused, take a chance, rather than going,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37"Oh, I can't turn away work
0:23:37 > 0:23:39"because we're not going to be able to pay the bills."
0:23:42 > 0:23:47In Norway, Struan wants to find out more about Alex and Janne's plans
0:23:47 > 0:23:48for their land.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52They want to develop part of it as a paying snowboarding and mountain
0:23:52 > 0:23:54biking venue. But, for now,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56their only visitors are friends and family.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Hi. How are you doing?
0:24:00 > 0:24:01- I'm Struan.- Hello.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02My name is Sven.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Sven? Nice to meet you. Struan. - Remi.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Remi. Sven and Remi, nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Come on in.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Thank you very much.- No problem.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Were you surprised when Alex said he was going to buy a farm?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Oh, yeah. We got surprised.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23He's a typical city boy, just like us.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Never had anything to do with a farm,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29but when he told us that he was going to buy
0:24:29 > 0:24:32almost the biggest farm in all of us,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I thought, "OK. This can go both ways."
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Do you think he's doing well so far with the farm?
0:24:38 > 0:24:39- Yeah.- Really good.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40I guess it's a lot of fun here as well?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Exactly. Especially in the winter.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46But we can't really come visit without doing some work first.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48OK, so it's a deal?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Yeah.- You know, you work and then they'll let you play?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Yeah.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Overworked taxi driver Struan
0:24:53 > 0:24:56is about to discover why Alex and Janne took
0:24:56 > 0:24:59the leap and bought the land in the first place.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Ready?- Yep.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Alex and Janne met whilst snowboarding.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13As well as a future business venture,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16it's an activity they still share with their friends,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20and the farm offers plenty of space to indulge their passion.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Ha-ha-ha!- Oh! Woo!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34That's good. Good, Remi.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Ha-ha!- Real slow.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Yep.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Next, it's Struan's turn.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Yeah!- Yeah!- Woo!
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Ha-ha-ha!
0:25:47 > 0:25:48I can totally understand
0:25:48 > 0:25:51why Alex doesn't want to do too much work on the farm
0:25:51 > 0:25:55all the time. Why would you, when you've got this as your playground,
0:25:55 > 0:25:56and you own it?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00It's definitely hitting home more and more
0:26:00 > 0:26:03that my work-life balance needs to change.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07I focus so much on working hard, on making sure I've got the money,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10that I don't spend enough time with my friends and family and doing the
0:26:10 > 0:26:13things that are really important in life.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Oh...
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Woo!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Oh, yeah. Ha-ha!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Hold it faster.- Yep.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29That was fun.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33I can imagine that, if I lived here, I'd be doing this all the time.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35With the perfect playground outside,
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Struan wants to find out what Alex might get out of his time in the UK.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43He needs to grow up a bit.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Yeah?- He's 30 years old
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and he wishes he was 16.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Yeah.- Working as a taxi driver
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and to not be able to just run off in the mountains and snowboard
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- whenever he wants...- Yeah.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59I think that would be good for him.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Yeah, it opens his eyes to see how lucky he is, maybe.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Yeah, yeah, I think you could be right.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14On our way to a sheep auction!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- Woohoo!- Ha-ha-ha!
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Get to see some sheeps. - Some sheeps. Some English sheeps.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23During his time in Devon,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Norwegian farmer Alex is keen to pick up any farming tips he can.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28They look cool!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Yeah, great!
0:27:30 > 0:27:33So Gemma has brought him to one of the country's biggest livestock
0:27:33 > 0:27:37auctions. There are few places in the county where so much farming
0:27:37 > 0:27:39knowledge is gathered in one place.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Most farmers are generational farmers.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43They've been around for years,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and their parents have taught their kids,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48and so on. So they all know what they're doing.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51But novice Alex is soon out of his depth.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53So these are all female?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54I guess. I don't...
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- I don't know.- And are those...? - Well, if you look under his tail...
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- He's a female.- Yeah. - Or she's a female!
0:28:01 > 0:28:05There are more than 33 million sheep in the UK,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09compared with approximately 700,000 in Norway.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14The UK's sheep industry is worth more than £1 billion per year.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17These are really cool. It doesn't say which breed it is anywhere, no?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I want to get one of those red ones.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I didn't even know there were so many different breeds.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Hello!- Hello, are you all right?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26- Yeah.- I'm Russell.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- I'm Alex, nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- I'm Gemma.- Yeah, Russell. - Hi.- Hiya.- Nice to meet you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32You're the boss of the auction?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Well, of the sheep market, yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Yeah.- Erm, do you keep sheep? - Yeah, I'm a farmer from Norway.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- Right.- Well, I'm trying to be a farmer.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Trying to be a farmer. Have you just started, are you...?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Yeah, well, we bought the farm a year ago.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Right.- So we have 20-something sheeps.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Right, yep. And what breed are they?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Er, Norwegian white sheep, it's called.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Right.- Ha-ha! The traditional sheep of Norway!
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- I don't think we've got any of them here today.- Nah.- No.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55So how does this auction work?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Do you not have...?- No, no, we don't have auctions like this.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Right. Erm, we'll have ten or 12,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05maybe 15 buyers, and they'll be bidding,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and the person that bids the highest obviously gets them.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09And you stand and shout, "Rrr-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..."
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Yeah, yeah, yeah, like that. - Ha-ha-ha!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- OK, so these are sold? - They're not sold yet, no.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- We start at 11 o'clock.- OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I'll be bidding on some of these.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I didn't even know places like this existed.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I'm buying something here. One of those red ones.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28They're saying, "Please, take me to Norway!"
0:29:31 > 0:29:3457, 5-5-5 2-2-2. 52.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Bid here for 9-9-9...
0:29:37 > 0:29:38There's only one bid.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Sell away at £60. All done at £60.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Stand on 5-4-2...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I don't understand anything. What's going on?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Are you keeping up?- I'm trying to!
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Well done. Stick to it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53I'll stick to it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I'm just going to raise my hand and bid something, and we'll see.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00And again. They are 9-9-9 5-5-5 2-2-2...
0:30:00 > 0:30:01I'm just trying not to bid on anything,
0:30:01 > 0:30:03keep my hands in my pockets,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05so I don't come home with 20 sheep!
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Four... Half...
0:30:07 > 0:30:09How much do you reckon they will go for?
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- You'll see in a minute.- It's impossible to follow what he says.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- "Ba-ba-ba-ba bi-boo!" - HE LAUGHS
0:30:15 > 0:30:17One bid, on the left.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Next lot up are Alex's red sheep.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24I'm going to really focus now and see if I can...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26£55. £55.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28£60, £60, £60...
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Seven bid, seven bid. Eight bid, eight bid. 58, bid. Half.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Halving it.
0:30:31 > 0:30:3358. Halving, halving it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Should I bid now?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Halving, halving, halving it, halving it.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43- Anyone? Sure to sell away at £60. At 61, 61... Tim Hawkins.- Yep.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- It's over!- 58.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50That was quick! I didn't even...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53That was over before I realised it was started!
0:30:55 > 0:30:57I guess I won't be buying anything today.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00He may be going home empty-handed,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04but being amongst so many farmers has given Alex food for thought.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Full of knowledge, the old farmers.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Yeah, there's so much stuff I don't know yet,
0:31:09 > 0:31:10so it's been really good talking to them.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14They're all happy with their life and loving it. It motivates me.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Makes me want to do it even more.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28It's a few days into the swap...
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- Hello!- ..and the boys are starting to settle into each other's lives.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36So far, Alex's time in Devon has reminded him
0:31:36 > 0:31:39how much he wants the farm to be a success.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43When me and Janne first became a couple, we rented out a farm.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46And then eventually, we decided to just buy one.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48And there's one haddock and chips for you, sir.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Enjoy.- Thank you. I will.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Farm life, you have a lot of responsibility.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58You have a lot of, er, lives on your hands, I guess.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02We don't know nothing. In the beginning, nobody believed in us.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06They were all like, "Ah, those city folks, they're going to fail!"
0:32:06 > 0:32:10But now they're all cheering for us, and they all love us now, I hope.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16For Struan, his trip to Norway is reminding him that he moved to the
0:32:16 > 0:32:21country to get closer to nature, not spend his life in a taxi.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26I think maybe I have become a bit obsessed with making the money,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30because of the job that I do, it's not a steady income.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33So if I could focus less on the money,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37or have another source of income,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40that really would be a good thing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42When I went to university,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I studied Animal Behaviour,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and quite a lot of that was at an agricultural college -
0:32:47 > 0:32:51where they had sheep, they had cows, loads of horses and stuff -
0:32:51 > 0:32:53and I haven't done anything with it for ages,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56so it's really nice to be back doing it again.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00I want more for Gemma.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03She deserves a lot more from me than I'm giving her.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Maybe breaking the routine for a bit will just allow me to take a step
0:33:11 > 0:33:15back and think about, where do I see us in five years' time,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19and what can I do today to work towards that tomorrow?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Struan wants to use his time in Voss to experience the self-sustaining
0:33:33 > 0:33:34life he craves.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Today, he's going hunting with Alex and Janne's neighbour, Tom.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44So, is hunting a big part of your life for getting food?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I was born in this mountain and, when I was younger,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51it was very important for getting food on the table.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Now it's not so necessary, but
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I want to continue it because I enjoy.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01It's probably a bit sort of primeval as a man, you know,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03hunter-gatherer and all that sort of stuff.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Go out with a big stick and bring back something to eat.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Norway has a high level of gun ownership.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12There's around one gun to every three people,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15compared with one in every 35 in the UK.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18You have to learn to read everything.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20This is an open book for me.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Yeah? So you look at this and you know...
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I know what is maybe in here.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28This is a fox track. This white line.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30And the other one there is a rabbit.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- Rabbit here?- Yeah. So maybe the fox has gone for this rabbit.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Maybe find a rabbit, but the rabbit hears us, 500-600 metres,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39the rabbit will hear us when we talk.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- OK, so it's important to be quiet.- We have to be quiet,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45go slowly and make sure we don't crush the snow.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- VOICEOVER:- You've got to be very patient. You've got to be very quiet.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I still like the idea of being able to go out and hunt for your own meat
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and finding it and preparing it all yourself.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05GUNSHOT
0:35:07 > 0:35:09No.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- You see?- Yeah, yeah, I saw him. He went...
0:35:12 > 0:35:14He was a little bit too fast.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Back in Devon, Alex is about to experience one of Struan's favourite
0:35:24 > 0:35:26pastimes, with friend Matt.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Hello.- Hello. All right?- Yeah.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Matt.- Alex. Nice to meet you.- All right?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- Come to do a bit of fishing, then?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38As well as a chance for time out of his taxi,
0:35:38 > 0:35:44fishing allows Struan to embrace his passion for living off the land.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I'll wind him up a little bit, couple of turns.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- And I'll give it a bit of a jig. - Is that the best technique?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Yeah.- So how long have you
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- and Struan been friends? - I met Struan about four,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57four and a half years ago now, mates ever since, really.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Now we do the taxiing,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01we don't see so much of each other because we both...
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- I do taxiing as well.- You do?- Yeah, I drive a taxi as well occasionally.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Long hours.- Yeah, it seems like really long days.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I don't think you woke up one morning and thought,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13"I'd love to be a taxi driver," but, you know,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16truth of the matter is it pays the bills.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- I got one!- You got one. That's it, in gear, wind up.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Oh, yeah, little mackerel.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Struan seemed like an active guy.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I think he could be doing something else.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30He needs to find a job that doesn't take up all his time
0:36:30 > 0:36:33and do the stuff that he really wants to do,
0:36:33 > 0:36:37and hang out with his wife and build a life together.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I got heaps!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- What do I do now? - Swing him up to me.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- VOICEOVER:- I'm going to tell him, "Quit your job,
0:36:45 > 0:36:49"get a farm or do whatever you like."
0:36:49 > 0:36:50And if it doesn't work,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54You can always just go back to your old life.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57You're not losing anything by trying.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18In Norway, it's an early start.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Janne is keen for Struan to learn
0:37:20 > 0:37:24what rearing or hunting your own meat really entails.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26So they are visiting an abattoir.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30This is completely new for me,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33but I'm looking forward to seeing the process.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37I know if you want a subsistence lifestyle, you need to make use of
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- absolutely everything.- Butchery is a skill that every self-sufficient
0:37:40 > 0:37:43farmer needs to master.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I am an animal lover. I'm quite against
0:37:45 > 0:37:48sort of the mass slaughter of animals,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52so I prefer to sort of just produce or hunt
0:37:52 > 0:37:56for exactly what you need for your own personal use.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- Your against mass slaughter? - This one? Um...
0:37:58 > 0:38:01So if I'm going to feed you and him, then you both have to come up and
0:38:01 > 0:38:03slaughter your sheep.
0:38:03 > 0:38:04Before we have dinner.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I prefer...
0:38:07 > 0:38:09a less intensive way of farming,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12so like 100 sheep or something like that, not so bad,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16but then you get loads and loads of meat being produced and people buy
0:38:16 > 0:38:19loads because it's on buy-one-get-one-free,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and then they forget they've got it
0:38:21 > 0:38:23and half of it goes in the bin anyway.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- I hate the waste of it.- OK.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Which one do you want?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Which one? I like this one.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- You like that.- Mm-hm. Come on.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Until now, Struan's dream of a self-sustaining lifestyle
0:38:37 > 0:38:39has been just that.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43You almost have to detach yourself a little bit from the animals
0:38:43 > 0:38:47that you see in the field frolicking to this.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Does this make you feel uncomfortable?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51It does make me feel a little bit uncomfortable.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54But I've always been a believer that, if you're going to eat meat,
0:38:54 > 0:38:59you should be willing to do all aspects associated with eating meat.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I think if you don't feel a little bit bad about it,
0:39:02 > 0:39:03you're missing something.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07You think Gunnar is missing something?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10The guy with the knife? No, he's not missing anything!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12This isn't a goat, this is meat.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Yeah. Yeah, definitely.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16There's an obvious difference between sort of Norwegian
0:39:16 > 0:39:20and British people, that Norwegians are very much straight to the point.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22There's no mincing their words.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Looks good.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- My first joint.- Yeah.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32I think Struan has a different view of how it works,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35eating meat and animals and all that.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40I'm not sure it changes my perspective on wanting to have
0:39:40 > 0:39:43a sustainable life, but it definitely brings it home
0:39:43 > 0:39:47that the things that I'd have to do in order to have that.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50So where does this go, in that pile?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Oh, it goes in that one. Sure?- Yeah.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57So you just threw a part of the animal away.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59How does that make you feel?
0:40:00 > 0:40:04You use everything you can possibly use, reasonably.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- They used to use fat to make soap. - Yeah, you can make soap.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Are you going to take that box home and make soap?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12No, they won't let me on the plane with that box.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18While Struan is getting a crash course in butchery,
0:40:18 > 0:40:24back in the UK, Alex is visiting fifth generation farmer Phil Bond.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Alex and Janne will have to handle their first lambing season soon,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31so it's an opportunity to pick up some vital tips.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34What experience have you got with the sheep, then?
0:40:34 > 0:40:35I've got absolutely none.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37We just google everything we do.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42You're here today, and it's relatively quiet,
0:40:42 > 0:40:47but four days ago, we had these 100 sheep lambing.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- At once?- 60 of them lambed in four days out of 100.- Really?
0:40:51 > 0:40:56So that's why there's all these family units in the box pens.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- Mm.- These have all been born here since Monday.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- OK.- So it was like a maternity wing on a bad day here on Monday and
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Tuesday.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07By the end of the winter lambing season,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Phil will have on average another 500 animals to care for.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13You'll be keeping your sheep indoors when they lamb?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Yeah, indoors. - Yeah, they'll all be indoors.- Mm.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Which is great, but they are in here on all this bedding.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Yeah.- So they're effectively on a hot, steaming dung heap.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29- Yeah.- You've got all these sheep in a confined area
0:41:29 > 0:41:32and you have a build-up of bacterias and diseases.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- Yeah.- You have to manage that, and some you win and some you lose.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40When you look after animals comes a responsibility of sometimes...
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- "That's suffered enough."- Yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Which is not always easy.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51It's a stark reminder of how tough country life can be.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56The reality of running a farm is sinking into me.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59It's not as idyllic as people think it is.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00That's only in the photos.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Behind the scenes, there's a lot of stuff going on.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Back in Norway,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Janne wants to continue Struan's education in the realities
0:42:13 > 0:42:15of nose-to-tail eating.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17She's brought him to a farm where they serve
0:42:17 > 0:42:20one of Voss's local delicacies.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Hi.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24HE SPEAKS NORWEGIAN
0:42:24 > 0:42:26He's going to show us how we're going to...
0:42:26 > 0:42:29This is the sheep's head, Smalahove, that's in Norwegian.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Yeah.- And he's going to show us how we're going to do it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34OK.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Smalahove is a smoked and boiled sheep's head.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Is this something that you'd want to do at home?
0:42:41 > 0:42:42I'm not opposed to doing it,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45but with it being the first time I've done it, I'm not going to lie,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- it's freaking me out a little bit because... - SHE LAUGHS
0:42:48 > 0:42:51..I'm holding this guy in the fire with a stick up his nose.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- And he's looking at you.- And he's looking at me, going, "Why,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- "why did you do this?" - "Why did you kill me?"
0:42:56 > 0:42:59That's some stubborn wool.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- Smells delicious! - Smells like burnt hair.- It does.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- FEIGNS EMOTION:- It's OK, buddy. They can't hurt you any more.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10SHE LAUGHS
0:43:10 > 0:43:12That was harder than
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I thought it would be.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17It's dead, but you've got this sheep and it's looking at you
0:43:17 > 0:43:19while you've got it in the fire.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21If I'm going to talk the talk, I need to walk the walk,
0:43:21 > 0:43:24but that was...that was pretty hard.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28But the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31I'm pretty apprehensive, I've got to be honest.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35I've got quite a weak sort of gag reflex.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36- You do?- For things.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- Yes.- You want to live in nature and kill what you find.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Yeah, but just certain things.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44But I'm sure it's going to taste very nice.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48If this is something that you do quite often, it can't taste too bad.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52People aren't going to do it if they don't enjoy it.
0:43:52 > 0:43:53Thank you very much.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56- OK.- This is my first ear.
0:43:56 > 0:43:57- OK.- I think.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00- Do fish have ears?- Taste it, then. See what you think.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07Did you like it?
0:44:10 > 0:44:12I can't tell if you're going to throw up,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14or if you're going to enjoy it.
0:44:14 > 0:44:15Me neither.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20- SHE LAUGHS - Um, the taste is good.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24- Yeah?- But my brain keeps on saying, "You're eating an ear."
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Oh, OK. Never had the eye.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Everyone says it's really good.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- OK?- Yep.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- Are you ready?- Are YOU ready?
0:44:32 > 0:44:33En, to, tre.
0:44:36 > 0:44:37Mm.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Stop thinking about it being an eye, it's just a piece of meat.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Did you like the eye of the ear more?
0:44:43 > 0:44:45I think the eye was probably the best bit.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- Yeah?- Mm.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49All the tastes are really nice, all the flavours are good.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Yeah.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53But I've still got a sheep's head looking at me,
0:44:53 > 0:44:54and I'm not going to lie to you, I'm...
0:44:56 > 0:44:58It is making me a little bit queasy.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01You're the one who wanted to use the whole animal.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05If you slaughter an animal, you have to use everything.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10It's disrespecting the animal if you leave some of it on the plate.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Is it too late to swap with somebody else?
0:45:13 > 0:45:15SHE LAUGHS
0:45:15 > 0:45:18- VOICEOVER:- Janne's called me a few times on using the whole animal and
0:45:18 > 0:45:21respecting the animal, and I'm still a strong believer in that,
0:45:21 > 0:45:24but it's not as easy as you might think.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Maybe if I had to do that too many times,
0:45:26 > 0:45:29there'd be a good chance I'd go veggie.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Yeah, given me a lot to think about.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Alex and Struan's time living each other's lives is almost at an end.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49Having experienced English livestock auctions and picked up tips on
0:45:49 > 0:45:53lambing, today Alex is learning the art of herding sheep
0:45:53 > 0:45:55with farmer Neil Coe,
0:45:55 > 0:45:58on his 2,000-acre farm on the edge of Dartmoor.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- You go that side.- Here?
0:46:00 > 0:46:01Yeah.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04Although Norwegian flocks are on average less than one sixth
0:46:04 > 0:46:06the size of British ones,
0:46:06 > 0:46:10shepherds in Norway do have to be on the lookout for predatory wolves,
0:46:10 > 0:46:12lynxes, or even the occasional brown bear.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16Job done.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18HE WHISTLES
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Lay down. Lay down.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22That's incredible.
0:46:22 > 0:46:27Unlike Alex, Neil's family have been farming for generations.
0:46:27 > 0:46:33He and his brother have 2,000 ewes, 250 cattle and 40 ponies to manage,
0:46:33 > 0:46:37which require a mix of modern and traditional methods of husbandry.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40Right, we're going to round the sheep up now, cos there's one here
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- I see of my neighbour's sheep...- Mm. - ..which we'll have to catch.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45The one with the red mark on - he's not supposed to be here.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48So, we'll bring him back to this gateway.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49Bonnie.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51- Just...- Yeah!
0:46:52 > 0:46:56Mmm! So, what do I do?
0:46:56 > 0:46:58- You drive down there...- Mm?
0:46:58 > 0:47:00You just say, "Go back, get off."
0:47:00 > 0:47:01- OK?- No, no, no!
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Bonnie, get on! And I say...?
0:47:03 > 0:47:06- Go back.- Go back. No!- Co...
0:47:06 > 0:47:08NEIL WHISTLES, ALEX LAUGHS
0:47:08 > 0:47:10Come here! Bonnie!
0:47:10 > 0:47:11Get up.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16I think I've got it now.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18See if we can teach you how to be an English shepherd.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20- Yeah!- Be nice to my dog!
0:47:20 > 0:47:22I'll be nice.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24OK, we got this.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28You ready?
0:47:28 > 0:47:30This'll be interesting.
0:47:30 > 0:47:31Go back! Get off!
0:47:31 > 0:47:35MUSIC: William Tell Overture by Rossini
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- Tell her to lie down!- Lie down!
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- Now what?- Tell her to go back.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48- Pull back?- Go back!
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Pull back!
0:47:52 > 0:47:54I don't know what you're saying!
0:47:54 > 0:47:58Luckily, sheepdog Bonnie has more experience in shepherding than Alex.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00- Pull back?- Tell her to keep.
0:48:00 > 0:48:01- Keep back.- That's it.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Keep back!
0:48:03 > 0:48:05Yeah, there she goes!
0:48:06 > 0:48:08ALEX LAUGHS
0:48:10 > 0:48:11Lie down, lie down!
0:48:11 > 0:48:12Lie down!
0:48:13 > 0:48:16Now, all you have to do is catch your sheep.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20- Huh?- You've got to run in and catch it.
0:48:20 > 0:48:21Er, which one is it again?
0:48:21 > 0:48:24There's two red dots on the little one in the middle there.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Right, you run in and catch it.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- Now! Go! Go, go, go! Get it, get it! - I'm looking!
0:48:29 > 0:48:31There, there, there, right in the middle.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33- I can see it!- That's the one, that's the one!
0:48:33 > 0:48:35You have it! You've got it!
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- Agh!- Lie down, lie down.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Hold him under the throat, like that,
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- that's the correct way to hold a sheep.- OK.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53Right. This one doesn't belong to us, so we'll put her back out there.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55- Right.- Woohoo!
0:48:55 > 0:48:58You worked your first English dogs, caught your first English sheep!
0:48:58 > 0:49:00- Yeah!- Job's good!
0:49:01 > 0:49:03That was really fun.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07- Yeah?- Yeah. I've got to learn how to train my dog to do that.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10- Yeah.- This is the most fun I had so far on this trip.
0:49:10 > 0:49:11- Yeah?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Ah, good old Dartmoor farming, you see, you can't beat it.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17- You can't beat it!- Hey, Bonnie.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19- It's their life.- Do you have any...?
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Sometimes have any doubts about what you're doing?
0:49:22 > 0:49:25About the whole farming business?
0:49:25 > 0:49:28There isn't any other job out there
0:49:28 > 0:49:31that I think would want to employ me!
0:49:32 > 0:49:35Or have me! No, I have no doubts.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39I love it. I've got this, I've got my dogs, my wife and kids.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42I love sheep farming, gives you a real sense of pride,
0:49:42 > 0:49:44real sense of pride.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47This is the best day so far.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50Haven't had this much fun in a long time.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52For internet farmer Alex,
0:49:52 > 0:49:56his time with his English counterparts has been a revelation.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Really exciting to see how well him and the dog work together.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Hup, hup, hup, hup!
0:50:02 > 0:50:03Yeah, it's really awesome.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05NEIL WHISTLES
0:50:05 > 0:50:08It has been really motivating.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11All the farmers I met are really proud of what they do.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Growing up, I was always a bit restless and got very easily bored.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16So, now I...
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Now I'm really confident that this is the thing for me to do,
0:50:19 > 0:50:21because it never gets boring.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25It's always something new, and it's always a lot of action going on.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26Yeah, it feels...
0:50:26 > 0:50:28It feels amazing here.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Knowing that you, you've found your one call in life.
0:50:37 > 0:50:38Just use your arms.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44In Norway, Janne is taking Struan on a trip up their mountain for a
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Norwegian-style barbecue at their hut.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50How are you doing?
0:50:50 > 0:50:52It's a good work-out.
0:50:52 > 0:50:53So, this is the cabin.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57That's lovely. So lucky to have this here.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01- You know, you've...- I love it. - It looks like you've got it all.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- Anything you want to do... - And then pinch to stop.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Or just sit down. - That's how I'm arriving!
0:51:07 > 0:51:10THEY LAUGH
0:51:10 > 0:51:12This is it, the cabin.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17- Nice!- It's tiny but nice.
0:51:17 > 0:51:18Small and bijou.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20- Are you hungry?- Yeah, definitely.
0:51:20 > 0:51:25Let's go out and make a fire, and cook some hot dogs.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28I really do love it up here, but coming here on the skis,
0:51:28 > 0:51:29it was just exhausting.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32- Yeah?- So that's got me thinking,
0:51:32 > 0:51:36it's not just the work that I need to change, it's my whole lifestyle.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40And, you know, make time to be healthy, make time to have fun,
0:51:40 > 0:51:42make time to see your friends.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46You can always earn more money, but you can't get more time.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48True, very true.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54I think Struan is a pretty restless guy.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58I think Struan just needs to decide what he wants to do,
0:51:58 > 0:52:00cos I think he's pretty good at making things happen,
0:52:00 > 0:52:03so if he wants it to happen, then it will.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Time away from his taxi has given Struan the chance to think about his
0:52:14 > 0:52:18life back home, and where his future might lie.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22I've realised over my time here just how much I love being out in
0:52:22 > 0:52:26the wild. I've enjoyed the farming life here.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Just being outside and being with nature,
0:52:28 > 0:52:30that was sort of the real highlight for me.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35Janne left me in charge of making sure
0:52:35 > 0:52:38all the animals are fed and watered and cleaned.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39And that'll be it for today.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43I can't be in an office,
0:52:43 > 0:52:46and even though the view's changing all the time in the taxi,
0:52:46 > 0:52:48I'm still in one place, and it's very repetitive.
0:52:48 > 0:52:54I've learnt that I'm a hard worker, but I get my priorities wrong.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58I focus so much on working hard and making sure I've got the money,
0:52:58 > 0:53:01that I don't spend enough time with Gemma,
0:53:01 > 0:53:04with my friends and family and doing the things that are really important
0:53:04 > 0:53:05in life.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16I'm really pleased with how I've just handled that escapee!
0:53:19 > 0:53:21I think this is very close to my dream life.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26It's not exactly the same, but it's very close.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29This experience has helped focus it a little bit more,
0:53:29 > 0:53:32and as time goes on, I'll focus it a bit more when I get home.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Struan and Alex's week is up,
0:53:43 > 0:53:46and it's time for them to say goodbye and head for home.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51It's been really nice having you here.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Thank you. I've really enjoyed it. I've had a good time.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56I want to get back to my wife now.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59- I can see that. - OK, thank you, Janne.- Safe travels.
0:53:59 > 0:54:03- Have a good day!- Thank you. - It's been so much fun.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Yeah. Have a lovely journey back.
0:54:05 > 0:54:06- Bye!- Bye!
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Before returning to their own families,
0:54:19 > 0:54:22the two men will finally have a chance to meet.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26I'm going to be interested to see how he's got on
0:54:26 > 0:54:28in my life.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30I'm going to make sure he realises
0:54:30 > 0:54:33how lucky he is to have all this here.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35He's got a great wife, he's got a great place,
0:54:35 > 0:54:38and if they keep working together the way that they seem to already,
0:54:38 > 0:54:40as part of a team,
0:54:40 > 0:54:42then they'll be unstoppable.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47I'm excited to meet him.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50Just to see how tall he is.
0:54:51 > 0:54:57I think that me and Stru are similar, in the playfulness thing.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00We both like adventures.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02I've been thinking a lot about my life.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06I don't do a lot of thinking at home, but I'm thinking, like,
0:55:06 > 0:55:07what I really want to do,
0:55:07 > 0:55:12and why I do what I do and why it's the best thing for me.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16I want to be a proud farmer, like the English farmers.
0:55:16 > 0:55:17- Hey!- How are you doing?
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Nice to meet you!
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- And you. Good to see you, man! - Good to see you.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28- ALEX SIGHS - So, how's it been?
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Yeah, it's been really good. Tiring.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32- Tiring, yeah.- Yeah. What about for you?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34It's been, er, different.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Yeah? What did you get up to?
0:55:37 > 0:55:39I've been driving your taxi.
0:55:39 > 0:55:40Yeah? How did that go?
0:55:40 > 0:55:42The scariest thing I've ever done.
0:55:42 > 0:55:43- Really?- What have you been up to?
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Been helping Janne out on the farm with the sheep.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49- We went up to your cabin as well. - Yeah.- I love your cabin.- Oh, you do?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Yeah, yeah. I'd happily stay there.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53What do you think you learnt about me and my life?
0:55:53 > 0:55:56I think I learned that you worked a lot.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- That's right.- Gemma's biggest concern was that you didn't spend
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- enough time together.- Yeah, that's one of my biggest concerns as well,
0:56:02 > 0:56:04- I'm always working. - Everybody I met around town,
0:56:04 > 0:56:07they told me how wonderful you were and they all had great stories about
0:56:07 > 0:56:09you. They didn't get to see you a lot, they said,
0:56:09 > 0:56:11because you were always working.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Yeah, that's true. I don't get to do anything, like, as much as I should
0:56:14 > 0:56:17- with other people.- I think you should start following your dreams
0:56:17 > 0:56:21and stop putting them off. Life is for living, you know.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Get out there and take a risk.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26My advice to Struan was that he should work a little bit less,
0:56:26 > 0:56:29spend more time with the people he loves, especially Gemma -
0:56:29 > 0:56:31I think she really misses him.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35The place they live in has so much potential.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38He shouldn't work his life away.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42You took a risk to get hold of your dreams,
0:56:42 > 0:56:45and my advice to you is, keep going.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48Janne's obviously a very driven, very focused woman.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51So, I think with the two of you together as a team,
0:56:51 > 0:56:55it's not going to take you long to get exactly where you want to be.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58And you're going to be spending your time up in the mountains -
0:56:58 > 0:57:02that's what's really going to make you happy.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04I think you've got a really good future ahead of you,
0:57:04 > 0:57:08and I don't think it's too far until you're there.
0:57:08 > 0:57:12But I think maybe you should take a bit more responsibility on the farm.
0:57:12 > 0:57:16Er... You've got a lot of restless energy, a bit like me.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19If you focus that a little bit into your work life on the farm,
0:57:19 > 0:57:23then it's all going to come to you a lot easier. I think.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25Yeah. You might be right.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27I'm definitely going to take Struan's advice.
0:57:27 > 0:57:31I never thought of it that way, that you can just channel your...
0:57:31 > 0:57:35childish energy into something creative.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39I always just get mad, like, "Don't... Grow up, behave!"
0:57:39 > 0:57:40And I'm like, "Agh!"
0:57:40 > 0:57:44But now, you know, I can use all of that energy for something positive.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47And I think it's really good advice.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50- Well, it's been a pleasure. - Definitely, take care, man.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53- Have a safe trip home.- Cool. I'll see you again.- See you.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55- Bye.- Bye!
0:57:55 > 0:57:56When I get back to the UK,
0:57:56 > 0:57:58I'm really going to try and work hard on what Alex has told me
0:57:58 > 0:58:00and the things that I've learned.
0:58:00 > 0:58:02I'm going to spend less time working,
0:58:02 > 0:58:05more time with the people I love and more time doing the things
0:58:05 > 0:58:06that I love.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11- Hi!- Hi.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26- Ha-ha-ha! - SHE LAUGHS
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