I am trying to get back into the rhythm of writing every week and it feels good. My schedule allows me to have time to read about most things that I did not have time to do when I was teaching and in school. So this has been one of the best things about this…
It has been far too long since I have updated my blog entries! So with the new year already in full swing, I thought I would go ahead and take some time to swing into writing action and add a new entry. Before I get going on a real roll, I want to say,…
Well, that blogging once a week promise has now been severely broken! 🙂 But, as it is a new year, I will try to be better in my commitment to the blog! It was a busy holiday season for us after a wonderful Thanksgiving excursion to London (goodness, we are really far behind in blogging!).…
What a wonderful time of year, the holidays!! I love the holidays for all the joy that it brings people. I think that my favorite holiday to celebrate is Thanksgiving, to be quite honest. I mean I know it is fun to give and get presents at Christmas and try to stay up past midnight…
Greetings from Oslo and happy thanksgiving week to all! The dissertation writing and research has consumed my time and focus in the past few weeks, putting blogging on the back burner…also, I have been searching for a suitable topic for a meaningful post about our experiences the last few weeks! A few major things have…
It has been a while since I have blogged last and well, there is no good reason for not since I am not working or have a full social calendar, but anyways, here we are again with what I think is a great topic. As you can tell from the title, I am going to…
Hi All! First of my apologies for not holding to my weekly blogging commitment – best way to say it is the “rubber hit the road” in the last 11 days or so. All my focus has been diverted to my dissertation! As opposed to the previous blogs…
With all the excitement of coming to Norway and being here in Norway now for three weeks, I have just started hearing about the “roller coaster of international living”. Once I heard about this phrase and learned more about it, I feel like I am certainly feeling that roller coaster effect where I am going…
Yesterday, Elliott and I went for a hike in the beloved Sognsvann area of Oslo. As we were traipsing through the woods, we talked about our blog and both came to the conclusion that in our first three weeks of being here, it has become a bit of a love letter to Norway. A theme…
Being in Norway for almost two weeks, my view on many things has changed for the better. I have been to different places like the grocery store, the American Lutheran Church, a montessori school, on a…
Family and Friends! Only week one and we are falling a bit behind on our blogging promises…our apologies! This week brought one of my favorite days of the year…the first day of school! This year’s beginning will (hopefully ) be my last first day of school as a student which is both bittersweet and extremely…
Greetings all! It has taken several days to put my reflections together on our journey from Minneapolis to Oslo – but I have decided the theme for this week’s post will draw from the significant leaving and coming that has happened in our lives this week. I’ve never been good at saying goodbye; since the…
With all the excitement of coming to Norway and having to learn a new language, culture, and way of life, I was a bit overwhelmed to say the least. But after the first few days here in Norway, I have found myself realizing that this is going to be a great adventure and there is…
Hilsen fra Sogn! (Greetings from Sogn) We arrived yesterday afternoon after quite the adventure hauling our luggage on 2 trains, stopping at the University of Oslo with about 200+ lbs. of luggage (we’re not kidding), collecting our key and a fantastic uphill walk towards our apartment. We are living in a 2 bedroom apartment which…
With less than 10 days to go before your departure to Norway, I find myself filled with all sorts of emotions about the journey ahead. First and foremost, I am extremely excited about it! How could I not be since I will be going with a veteran traveler, Maren! But this is also my first…
Elliott, Maren and Norway 