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 ...
expat life
8 Awesome Things About Living in Another Language, And 8 Things That Suck
I'm a big fan of foreign language learning, but the reality of living in another language? It's so much fun! And the absolute worst. I don't know when I've felt less emotionally stable. Oh wait yes I do, it was when I was living in Japanese. In fact every time I feel ...
The Longest Easter in the World? (It’s in Norway)
There are lot of bizarre aspects of Norwegian culture, and a lot of them have me shaking my head in frustration with this country. But luckily I'm happy to jump on board with most of Norway's peculiarities. Tinned fish for breakfast? Yes please! Toddlers on skis? That's some ...
Love Letter
Over the past few years I've seen a lot of bloggers write mushy, romantic posts on Valentine's Day. Posts about how they fell in love, their favorite romantic dates or getaways, love on the road, love at home, love across the globe, love, love, love. I usually roll my eyes ...
An American in Rauland – Why?
Questions, questions, questions - that's what life has been filled with lately. Everyone seems a little confused about what I'm doing in Rauland right now, and while I'm confused about pretty much every other aspect of my life at the moment, this is one question I am able to ...