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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: ...
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...
Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Every year on December 11, the Nobel Peace Prize committee hosts a concert to celebrate the winner. This year the winner was Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, and apparently a skilled peace negotiator (he's brokered peace agree...
He said what now?
It's been six months, and I finally decided it's time to sign up for Norwegian classes. So, starting January 6, I'll be attending two classes a week for six weeks. We'll see how things go from there, but the school I'm going through, the ...
Things you don't find in Norway...
Still working on getting back to a normal posting schedule - ideally I'd like to have a new post up at least every 5 days, but for some reason I still seem to be having trouble doing that.Anyway, I've been looking for some things that I just cannot f...
Snow!
Well, the election is over, and I've managed to pull myself away from Fallout 3 long enough for a quick post.Back on October 29, Oslo had a snow day! It really was quite beautiful, as you can see from the picture below. Since then it's ra...
Fårikål
Last night I was invited to Sunday dinner to try fårikål, Norway's national dish. It is not something I would likely have tried on my own since you won't find it in many restaurants.Fårikål translates to 'sheep in cabbage', and is just that...
Posting Plans
I have a post about the American Embassy thought out and I now have pictures to go along with it, and I expect to have it up by Wednesday. I have a photo for a post about the city hall, but I have some research to do before it gets written, so ...
Technical Post
I do have several ideas of things to write about:SAS Economy Plus SeatsEmbassiesPublic TransportationWashing clothes (don't laugh, it's important!)Well, that's a few of them, anyway, not in any particular order, though.But I'm sort of holding off on ...
Didn't I just get here?
So after two months in Oslo, it's time for a quick trip back to the States. --My first since I moved to Europe close to two years ago. Needless to say, this will probably mean fewer posts over the next couple of weeks. On the bright side, howev...
Where I've Been
I'll need to play around with embedding my map in the sidebar somewhere. I have a lot of places left to visit, but living in Europe has helped me visit countries I might not have had the chance to visit. It's amazing what people are coming up wit...
