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From the road…

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  • We did it, all of it.

    And yes, at 34 weeks pregnant. Here is the thing about meeting your person at age 40: you do everything all at once. I left Norway last November when I was eight weeks pregnant. We found out the wonderful news just days after Serhii’s visa to the US was approved.…

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  • God Påske!

    God Påske- pronounced Goo Poska means Happy Easter, well, Good Easter would be the literal translation. Last week was the lead-up to Easter, and the…

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  • Can I work in Norway?

    The theme of this week was most decidedly trying to solve the puzzle of working in Norway and ultimately getting a reality check that has…

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  • International Norway!

    The week began playing several rounds of Uno with my Airbnb host family’s 4-year-old daughter and ended with a Norwegian-style hike straight up Mt. Ulriken,…

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  • Getting My Feet Wet

    Before I arrived, I had thought I would give myself a week to get settled before jumping in. I figured that would allow me time…

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I’m Kate, the author behind this blog. I love to travel and tell stories. Lately, I have been traveling a lot which means I have been telling a lot of stories.