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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 world of Bergen shut down for a 5-day weekend, aside from those who had a 9-day weekend! Many businesses took the entire week off. You may be scratching your head…
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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 changed my course. Fortunately, it was also filled with many highlights yet again. On Tuesday I enjoyed coffee with a Norwegian engineer who is working on a solution to the…
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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, to the Norway I fell in love with last summer. And in between that? An international tour from Bergen. Here are the highlights. Early in the week, I discovered that…
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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 to work through the jet lag and properly gather my bearings. I am not sure if that would have been the correct strategy because that is not what I did.…
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Norway. I am back!
My travel to Bergen did not go exactly according to plan. The first silver lining was that I was once again reminded that my gut instinct is spot on. The second was that I got a Helsinki, Finland stamp on my passport. Surprisingly the quickest route I could find to Bergen was London to Helsinki,…
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