I'm writing this post from the train from Trondheim down to my grandmother's home in Bø, Telemark. It's a 12+ hour journey, but one of the prettiest train rides I know. We'll be going over the mountains soon and I'm going to keep an eye out for reindeer and muskoxen! I'll be ...
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5 Norwegian TV Shows that Prove Norway is Crazy
Norwegian tv series are some of the oddest shows I've seen. In a good way? Read on... Trondheim turned into a winter wonderland this weekend with a fresh coat of sparkly snow (did you see my Instagram?), but something else wintry is happening here as well: it is getting dark. ...
Heart My Apartment
Ask and you shall receive! Like three months later, sorry about that. When I first moved to Trondheim a bunch of people asked to see apartment photos and I promised they would come, though I guess I secretly assumed that no one really wanted to see my home and everyone would ...
Half Expat
This is going to be one of my more random blog posts, but I feel like there's a little issue here that I have to address. Since moving to Norway this has become a bit more of an expat blog instead of purely about travel, which is something I'm excited about, as it means that I'll ...
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 ...