I've mentioned before that I was a bit unsure of Tromsø when I moved here. I hadn't loved the city on previous visits, and mostly just chose to move here because it's the biggest city in Northern Norway, and I wanted to live in a city but didn't want to move south. But when I ...
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13 Ways Norwegians Taught Me to Love Cold, Dark Winters
At this point I can't even count how many friends have sent me links to various articles about how everyone should try to adopt a Scandinavian mindset when it comes to getting through the long winter ahead. The prospect of winter during a pandemic feels dark, and I guess the idea ...
12 Best Norwegian Novels + Authors to Read (in English)
I've always been a fan of reading before bed, but with all this extra time at home these days I've been reading a lot more than usual. Whenever I'm feeling anxious or stressed I'll put on some classical music, make myself a cup of tea, and curl up on the sofa with a book. ...
11 Ways Living in Norway Prepared Me for Social Distancing
Norwegians had winter break at the end of February, which now seems like very poor timing indeed to have been traveling around Europe. It's all very stressful and scary, but what's done is done, so what can we do now to prevent further spread of infection? Social ...
I Loved 2018, But I Want 2019 To Be Different
I just dipped into my blog analytics to check which were the highest traffic posts I published in 2018, and almost all of them were about Norway. And like, I didn't actually spend very much of 2018 traveling within Norway - I think maybe four weeks in total? I'm taking this as ...