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Eurovision 2009
This is just a quick update (sorry, but it's pretty late, and there's a lot going on tomorrow). Some of the parties tonight have just gotten a bit wilder, as Norway just won the Eurovision contest. Here is the winning song: ...
Russ
I finally get to talk about the Russ tradition! I've been looking forward to this for a while, but now that I finally have some pictures, and have been able to talk to people about this, I feel that I still don't really know enough to provide an ade...
1. Mai
May 1st is Norway's labor day. Of course, the day means different things to different people. To some, it's a day to celebrate workers. To others, it's the day you start planting your garden, and to others, it's simply a day to relax. It also rep...
Change of pace
With the holiday halfway over, I've been feeling more rested, and was interested in doing something a little different today. The weather was really nice, and a coworker had previously suggested that I come with her to an animal shelter, and today w...
Norwegian Holidays
The Easter holidays start on Thursday. Actually, for many Norwegians, the holiday started last Friday. While around 90% of Norwegians technically belong to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Norway, this is not an overly religiou...
Harrytur
There is something of a tradition in the eastern part of Norway to travel to Sweden on occasion to buy stuff, especially alcohol and tobacco, where it is generally much cheaper. From Oslo, it takes around 1 1/2 to 2 hours each way to get to a t...
