You guys, it's October! Also known as the month of gorgeous falling leaves, blanket scarves, boots, pumpkin EVERYTHING, and Halloween! Wait, don't tell me Halloween isn't a thing in Norway... My second month living in Norway was a bit more hectic than anticipated, largely ...
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How to Make A New Place Feel Like Home in 2 Easy Steps
There are two key events that help make a new place truly feel like home: 1. having someone visit you and getting to show off all your new local knowledge 2. leaving for a trip somewhere else and getting to return home. I'm taking care of the second one right now - I'm typing ...
A Run-In with the Norwegian Mafia
A review of Stiftsstaden AS Trondheim - how they totally screwed us over I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again: I am SO happy to be living in Norway! After having spent many a magical holiday here as a child I was a little worried that the reality of non-vacation ...
August 2015 – 1 Month in Norway
This is going to make me sound like the Grinch Who Stole Summer, but I had been dreading August for probably the past six months. I know, I know. Like, I know. Watermelon, beaches, suntans, picnics, swimming - summer is awesome! But what I find a little less awesome is times of ...
Norway’s Prettiest: Hardangervidda and Gaustatoppen
When I said farewell to Alicia and Bryce in Mongolia I knew I'd be seeing them soon somewhere. And sure enough, five months later they turned up on my grandmother's doorstep in Norway! My grandmother lives in Bø, Telemark, which though boasting Norway's biggest water park might ...