Whoa, since when is August a month of emotional turmoil? Like, aren't we supposed to save that stuff for January? August saw me totally bummed by the lack of summer here in the mountains, ecstatic over the early arrival of a stunning autumn, and positively giddy over finally ...
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Shut Up, Wanderlust, Let Me Be Happy
This wasn't the post I had meant to write today. But sometimes when I open Wordpress to share something that I hope is entertaining or helpful my brain gets confused and thinks this blog is the same as a diary and instead all the feels come out. So like, sorry in advance, ...
9 Reasons to Visit Norway in Autumn
Last week while foraging for blueberries on the mountainside behind my cabin I stumbled on a bright red leaf. Confused, I looked around and realized what in my concentration on getting enough berries I had been completely missing: autumn has begun! In mid August? It's ...
July 2016 – 12 Months in Norway
July, aka the month Norway plunges into chaos. For three weeks in July almost everyone goes on holiday, which means that you really shouldn't try to get anything done here then. Don't even try to buy a newspaper - the supermarket always seemed to be missing at least half ...
One Year in Norway: The Wins, the Struggles, and the Total Fails
It's now been one year since I moved to Norway. I'd love to be all "wow, time sure flies!" but honestly, this year has been really long. Really long in some amazing, magical ways, and really long in some oh my goodness can I just move to Belgrade already? ways. To tell the ...